--- title: "Year 2 Highlights" url: "https://www.thepalmeracademy.com/news/2023-10-18-year-2-highlights" school: "The Palmer Academy" --- # Year 2 Highlights ![](https://files.schudio.com/thepalmeracademy/images/news/2(1).png) 18 October 2023 Year 2 have had a very busy half term! In art, we have been learning about portraits and focusing on the artist Rembrandt. We even had the opportunity to create our own Picasso style portraits! In science, we have been focusing on different materials and their properties. The children had the opportunity to experiment with different balls and discover which ball bounced the highest and why. Black History Month afternoon was fantastic! Year 2's inspirational woman was Nicola Adams. Our activities were a PE lesson designed like a boxing work out and an art lesson creating Olympic torches. Our writing lessons have been focusing on narratives and instructions. The children had some amazing ideas for their own pieces! [![](https://files.schudio.com/thepalmeracademy/imagecache/100x100c/news/1(2).png)](https://www.thepalmeracademy.com/news/2023-10-17-year-1-highlights) Previous ### [Year 1 Highlights](https://www.thepalmeracademy.com/news/2023-10-17-year-1-highlights) [![](https://files.schudio.com/thepalmeracademy/imagecache/100x100c/news/4(3).png)](https://www.thepalmeracademy.com/news/2023-10-19-year-4-highlights) Next ### [Year 4 Highlights](https://www.thepalmeracademy.com/news/2023-10-19-year-4-highlights) ### News & Events - [News](https://www.thepalmeracademy.com/news) - [Upcoming Events](https://www.thepalmeracademy.com/events) - [Newsletters](https://www.thepalmeracademy.com/news-events/Newsletters) - [![Absence Reporting Link](https://files.schudio.com/thepalmeracademy/images/partners/1(1)_(1).png)](https://www.thepalmeracademy.com/absence-reporting) - [![Accelerated Reader](https://files.schudio.com/thepalmeracademy/images/partners/2(1)_(1).png)](https://login.renaissance.com/12d2ca4f-6beb-4887-82ee-ddfbdb0b88d4?state=145e0c43-7ae1-46eb-a2d3-c9224036ffb3) ##### Location 70 Northumberland Avenue Reading Berkshire RG2 7PP ##### Contact Us 0118 9375481 ##### Stay Connected - [X](https://twitter.com/R2PalmerAcademy) - [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/c/ThePalmerAcademy) © Copyright 2015–2026 The Palmer Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.thepalmeracademy.com/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)