It has been lovely to see everyone back after our mid term holiday.  I think everyone has grown over the week!

We have been learning about subtraction in maths this week.  We will be able to use this skill in lots of different areas.  We have been using a lot of practical materials to help us but some of us are remembering subtraction facts in our head.  The Primary 2s in our class have been using the knowledge they learned in P1 to help complete subtraction sums with bigger numbers.

During our topic this week we have been learning about the skin.  We looked at our skin under magnifying glasses to get a better look.  We have also been learning about how our bodies heal after getting a cut or scrape.  We have been talking about how important it is to keep our skin clean so that  we do not pass on germs.  We carried out an experiment with bread to see how germs can spread.  We touched one slice of bread with dirty hands, one slice of bread with hands washed with soap and water, one with hands cleaned by hand sanitizer and one slice of bread which touched our laptop.  We also have a slice of bread that hasn’t been touched as our control.  We will let you know our results.  We will be making posters to remind people to wash their hands.

Next Thursday is World Book Day.   We will not be dressing up however the children can bring in a cuddly toy or cushion to snuggle up to and enjoy lots of stories.  We are also visiting Alloa Library next Thursday afternoon.

I am sorry there are no photos on our blog this week.  Our ipads have been collected in to get something technical done to them!! We will hopefully have it back soon.

Have a nice weekend everyone.