Category Archives: Primary 2S

The Senses – Sight

As part of our science focus this term P2S have been learning about their senses. This week we have been learning all about our eyes and our sense of sight.

Firstly, we learned all about the different parts of the eye. Then we drew a picture of our eye and labelled its parts.

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On Thursday, we were very lucky to have a visit from 2 guide dogs and their trainers. We learned lots about people who are blind and how these wonderful animals help them to keep safe.

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On Friday, we learned about Braille and how it allows blind people to read. We used our new knowledge to make our names in braille using lentils.

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To finish off our focus on sight, we had the chance to experience what life might be like if we were blind. Wearing a blindfold, and with a little help from our partners, we explored the playground. It was really tricky and some of us found it quite scary too!

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Do you wanna build a snowman?!

We made the most of the snowy weather in P2S today and took our learning outdoors!sam_2864

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The children used rulers to measure their snowmen - making sure they were 30cm tall!
The children used rulers to measure their snowmen – making sure they were 30cm tall!

 

 

 

The children worked so well with their partners!
The children worked so well with their partners!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Once we had built our snowmen we placed them in different places around the school and made predictions about which snowmen would melt quickest.

'I think out in the area they will probably take a long time to melt because its a bit colder out there.' - Kara
‘I think out in the area they will probably take a long time to melt because its a bit colder out there.’ – Kara
'I think this snowman will melt pretty quickly because the radiator is on.' - Mason
‘I think this snowman will melt pretty quickly because the radiator is on.’ – Mason

We checked our snowmen and measured them every 10 minutes.

The snowmen that we left outside lasted the longest. Just as we had predicted!
The snowmen that we left outside lasted the longest. Just as we had predicted!

Celebration of Scots Song and Verse

P2S have been working SO hard to learn our Scots songs for the infant Burn’s Supper. Here is a wee snapshot of our braw singing!

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Ye canny shove yer Granny aff a bus!

Scottish Landmarks

Today P2S found out their new context for learning – Scottish Landmarks, but Miss Stark didn’t make it easy for them!

The children had to work with a partner to put together lots of different puzzle pieces. Each pair had a different picture and the children had to figure out what all the pictures had in common!

'We have a picture of the Wallace Monument so it might be about old buildings.' - Murron
‘We have a picture of the Wallace Monument so it might be about old buildings.’ – Murron
Working hard as a team to build their picture!
Working hard as a team to build their picture!
'The Kelpies! I've been there and there is a really good park!' - Chloe
‘The Kelpies! I’ve been there and there is a really good park!’ – Chloe

The children took a look around at all of the different finished pictures. They had lots of ideas for what our new context might be!

On Monday Elvis asked us to sort through some different Christmas objects investigating whether or not they were magnetic. The children had lots of fun carrying out this activity and we learned some information about magnets and forces. We love science!

Our trays were full of lots of Christmas things all made of different materials.
Our trays were full of lots of Christmas things all made of different materials.

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The children worked well together recording their findings as they went along.
The children worked well together recording their findings as they went along.

Christmas Tree Cup Challenge!

Today Elvis challenged us to work as a team and build a Christmas tree using green plastic cups. We had lots of great ideas during our brainstorm session and we tried lots of different ways to make it work.

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It was quite tricky because we each had to use all 50 cups!
It was quite tricky because we each had to use all 50 cups!

The green group worked so well as a team and managed to complete the challenge first.

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To make it even more difficult Miss Stark told the class to try again – but this time they weren’t allowed to touch the cups with their hands! The children very quickly came up with a number of solutions.

P2S Christmas Party

The boys and girls had an amazing time at their Christmas party on Friday! Thank you Mr Roberts for teaching us some Scottish country dances. Here’s a clip of us doing the Virginia Reel –

All of the children looked fabulous in their party clothes!
All of the children looked fabulous in their party clothes!

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We really love the Hokey Cokey dance! Here is a video of us in action:

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Jingle Bell Challenge

P2S were faced with another challenge from Elvis on Thursday! We had to try and find a way to stop Santa’s bells from making a jingling noise!

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'We put some sparkly pipe cleaners  into the bell to stop it from ringing so much then we put it inside a Christmas bauble. You can still hear it a little bit' - Mason and Finlay
‘We put some sparkly pipe cleaners into the bell to stop it from ringing so much then we put it inside a Christmas bauble. You can still hear it a little bit’ – Mason and Finlay
Ou bell only makes a tiny noise because we packed it into a christmas bauble with lots of cotton wool and pom poms.' - Kara and Lacey
‘Our bell only makes a tiny noise because we packed it into a christmas bauble with lots of cotton wool and pom poms.’ – Kara and Lacey

The children came up with some wonderful and creative ideas to tackle this challenge and they had lots of fun doing it!