This week we have had some of our parents in class to read us stories in preparation for World Book Day next week. Caleb’s dad read us The Dinosaur that Pooped a Pirate and Aidan’s dad read Dinosaurs Love Underpants! We all sat beautifully while they read to us.
Pancake Day
Today we learned about why we have Pancake Day , or Shrove Tuesday. We had great fun tasting different tastes. First of all we had to learn how to quarter our pancakes, then we got to spread our pancakes with four different flavours – sweet, sour, bitter and salt. None of us liked the bitter taste! Can you guess by our faces which tastes we are trying? 😂
Air Detectives
On Monday we were being air detectives in Science. We had to time how long it took the particles from an air freshener to reach us! We learned that if we have a blocked nose it takes us longer to register the smell.
We then had to smell four different pots which were covered and had to try and guess what they were. It wasn’t that easy!
Scottish afternoon.
We had a great afternoon in the Assembly hall today. We were celebrating being Scottish! We wore a bit of tartan, sung some Scottish songs, danced and had some Irn Bru and shortbread. It was delicious! We learned how to do the Canadian Barn Dance and the Virginia Reel. When we got back to class Mrs Howie read us The Three Wee Pigs by the Scottish author, Matthew Fitt. It was funny! 
The author Debbie Quinn brought her book and her special friend, Leonard the Lion in to see us.She read her story to us, which is all about learning how to stay healthy and then she taught us Leonard’s special dance. It was great fun. We then drew our favourite part of the story.
Every week, Mrs Johnstone gives out a special award at assembly. Here are our certificate winners so far in Primary 2HM:
Calvin ⭐️
Harper ⭐️
Colby ⭐️
Miss Mason
We have all settled in well to Primary 2HM!
We read the story of ‘Superkid’ and so far we have all been super boys and girls, trying our best to be kind and work hard! 🩷💙
Here are some photos of us having fun in the classroom and playground with our new and old friends!
Miss Mason
The Air we Breathe
We were learning about our lungs today and about the very important job they do in our bodies. Mrs Howie made a model lung and also used a balloon to show us how our lungs work, and how the mucus in our bodies protects them.
We made up a jigsaw of our lungs and labelled the main parts. 
Wider achievements
Harper and Sophia were very busy at dancing competitions over the weekend. Well done to both girls as they collected trophies for their fabulous performances. Congratulations girls 🎉
Making mucus
Today we were learning about the importance of mucus in our bodies and how it protects us from pollution in the air. We made our own mucus and watched the reactions with different kinds of pollution. 
Carol Singing at Springhill
We visited Springhill Care Home today and sung our Christmas carols for the residents. We had a lovely time and Evie managed some special cuddles with
her Great Gran .
Be bright! Be Seen Disco
We had great fun at the disco tonight.
