--- title: "Year 2 Blog" url: "https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/category/year-2-blog" school: "St Stephen's C.E. Primary School" --- # Year 2 Blog [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0259.JPG)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-11-06-10-57-year-2-discover-the-magic-of-stories-at-willington-library) 6 Nov #### [Year 2 Discover the Magic of Stories at Willington Library! šŸ“š](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-11-06-10-57-year-2-discover-the-magic-of-stories-at-willington-library) This week, Year 2 were invited to Willington Library on Monday afternoon. The current theme at the library is local authors so we were treated to a lovely story by an author from Durham called ā€˜The Wonderful Woodlouseā€™ The story explores the garden with a woodlouse and a snail as they go on anā€¦ [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0798.JPG)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-23-08-41-year-2-get-to-grips-with-curling) 23 Oct #### [Year 2 Get to Grips with Curling! šŸ„Œ](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-23-08-41-year-2-get-to-grips-with-curling) This week, the children had an exciting opportunity to try curling in the school hall, and it was fantastic to see their enthusiasm and determination throughout the session. For many of the children, this was their first experience of the sport, making it a wonderful chance to learn somethingā€¦ [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0734.JPG)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-16-12-47-texture-detectives-discovering-the-hidden-patterns-around-us) 16 Oct #### [Texture Detectives: Discovering the Hidden Patterns Around Us!](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-16-12-47-texture-detectives-discovering-the-hidden-patterns-around-us) This week in art, the children have been exploring **texture** and how artists use it to make their work more interesting and realistic. Texture refers to how something feels or looks like it might feel. We discussed different words to describe texture, such as rough, smooth, bumpy, soft, hard,ā€¦ [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0667.JPG)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-09-11-26-class-2-harvest-wellbeing-day) 9 Oct #### [Class 2 Harvest Wellbeing Day](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-09-11-26-class-2-harvest-wellbeing-day) Over the past few weeks, the children have been learning about the importance of gratitude, generosity and taking time to appreciate the many blessings in our lives. It has been wonderful to see them embracing these values through a variety of activities linked to our Harvest celebrations. Oneā€¦ [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0610.JPG)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-02-13-51-the-great-fire-of-london-learning-reflecting-and-rebuilding) 2 Oct #### [šŸ”„ The Great Fire of London: Learning, Reflecting and Rebuilding](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-02-13-51-the-great-fire-of-london-learning-reflecting-and-rebuilding) The children have thoroughly enjoyed their history learning about ā€˜The Great Fire of Londonā€™. We have talked about how the fire started, how it spread, the causes and consequences and how London was rebuilt. The children have enjoyed all the activities including, drama, art, discussions,ā€¦ [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0613.JPG)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-28-08-38-stars-of-the-week-25-9-26) 28 Sep #### [Stars of the week 25.9.26](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-28-08-38-stars-of-the-week-25-9-26) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0361%5B2%5D.jpg)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-25-10-07-year-2-bring-st-cuthbert-s-story-to-life) 25 Sep #### [Year 2 Bring St Cuthbertā€™s Story to Life](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-25-10-07-year-2-bring-st-cuthbert-s-story-to-life) What a fabulous way to start a new week with a visit to the wonderful Durham Cathedral. We started the day with a guided tour of the Cathedral. A real highlight for everyone was seeing the tomb of St Cuthbert. After lunch (the part of the day a lot of us were looking forward to!) we becameā€¦ [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0713.JPG)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-21-10-24-stars-of-the-week-18-9-26) 21 Sep #### [Stars of the Week 18.9.26](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-21-10-24-stars-of-the-week-18-9-26) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0673.JPG)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-18-10-42-our-science-challenge-bridge-builders) 18 Sep #### [šŸš€ Our Science Challenge: Bridge Builders!](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-18-10-42-our-science-challenge-bridge-builders) Our Science unit (Uses of everyday materials) saw us turn into budding engineers this week. After investigating different materials and their properties, we were set a challenge- to build a bridge. Each group was given one type of material (wood, paper or foil), some scissors, some tape and a tenā€¦ [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/808298967_1742405547888407_8632702574121727981_n.jpg)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-16-13-44-stars-of-the-week-11-9-26) 16 Sep #### [Stars Of the Week 11.9.26](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-16-13-44-stars-of-the-week-11-9-26) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0629.JPG)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-11-10-46-getting-active-in-pe) 11 Sep #### [šŸƒ Getting Active in PE!](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-11-10-46-getting-active-in-pe) The children have settled in really well in their first week back. It is lovely to see how they are coming in to school happy and ready to learn. In their PE on a Friday, the children will be covering the unit of Fundamentals where they will develop skills of balancing, running, changingā€¦ [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/new_year(3).jpg)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-04-13-24-a-new-school-year) 4 Sep #### [A New School Year](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-04-13-24-a-new-school-year) Class 2 have settled in really well, and it was lovely to see their smiling faces coming in to class, on their first day. 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