A big thank you to the parents and grandparents who took the time to join Mrs Schendel and I for a ‘maths blether’ yesterday afternoon. It was lovely to see you and to have a chance to talk about the learning taking place in the P2 classroom.

Based on feedback given during our chat, I would like to ask that book bags are now returned on a Monday instead of a Friday. This will allow for more time to complete homework tasks over the weekend for those who wish. Book bags will be still be issued on a Monday with the activities for the week.

Thanks for your continued support.

Mrs McKenna

New reading books have been issued today as well as a new numeracy challenge. Thank you to those of you who completed the last challenge, it was lovely to see the work completed by the pupils and to read the comments. Here are a few examples of completed tasks:

This week pupils have been given a ‘Firework challenge’ which has been added to their maths scrapbook. Pupils have also been given three coloured pens to complete the task. Pupils should use the three colours to see how many different ways they can colour in the rockets. They may also want to draw some rockets of their own, thinking about which shapes they can use to make their rockets.

Remember there is a ‘maths blether’ for P2 parents in the main playground tomorrow (Tuesday 9th November) at 2.45pm. Please feel free to come along and ask any questions you may have in supporting your child with their maths homework or to ask about the maths work taking place in the classroom.

Please ensure reading books and maths scrapbooks are returned in book bags on Friday.

Thanks again.

Mrs McKenna

Primary 2 have had another busy week! This week we have been learning about Bonfire Night and firework safety. We had great fun creating our own firework pictures using chalk and paint. We have also been learning to use a number line to add in maths and have started our new class novel ‘The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark’.

We finished off the week with a trip to the park during our walk this afternoon.

Here are our ‘Star of the Day’ awards for this week, well done everyone!

Have a great weekend!

Mrs McKenna

P2 will be heading out for their weekly walk around Catrine on Friday afternoon (5th November).  Please ensure your child comes to school wrapped up wearing a suitable jacket and footwear to go on the walk.

Thanks again.

Mrs McKenna

Primary 2 have had a fun filled week of Hallowe’en activities. Have a look at some of the things we have been getting up to.

Today was our Hallowe’en Fun Day. We had a lovely morning of Hallowe’en activities followed by a fantastic party with P1 in the afternoon. We danced, played party games and enjoyed some spooky activities in the P1 classroom. It was a great day!

Here are our Star of the Day awards for this week, well done everyone!

Reading

New reading books have been issued for homework this week. Please note that pupils will only be issued with a new reading book once the previous one has been returned.

Maths

This week pupils have been given a ‘Numbers challenge’ which has been added to their maths scrapbook. Pupils can complete the activity in any way they want – they might want to write, draw or even take pictures of the numbers they can find. Pictures can be sent to me in an e-mail. My address is: laura.mckenna@eastayrshire.org.uk

It would be great if you could let me know how you got on with the activity by filling out the family/child comments boxes at the bottom of the sheet. Did you enjoy doing the activity together and why? Did you find anything tricky? Was there something that your child did or said that really impressed you?

Remember to return book bags on Friday.

Thank you.

Mrs McKenna

What a great start Primary 2 have had to term 2! This week we have been writing, music making, drawing, adding, building and being creative. We have been getting ready for Hallowe’en by decorating the classroom and making paper chains. We also made our own play dough and have had great fun using it in the classroom for literacy, numeracy and during our afternoon play activities.

This afternoon we went for a lovely walk around the village. We spotted a pumpkin in the square and collected lots of sticks for making magic wands next week. We also found lots of numbers and more signs of Autumn.

Here are our ‘Star of the Day’ awards for this week, well done everyone!

We are looking forward to a fun filled week of Hallowe’en activities next week.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs McKenna

P2 will be going for a walk around Catrine tomorrow afternoon (Friday 22nd October).  It has been a bit chilly today, so please ensure your child comes to school wearing a suitable jacket and footwear to go on the walk.

Reminder

Any book bags that haven’t been returned yet should be brought into school tomorrow so that new reading books can be issued on Monday.

Thank you.

Mrs McKenna

It has been a very quick and busy term in Primary 2. Here’s what we have been getting up to in the last week of term 1.

On Wednesday we enjoyed a lovely walk in the sunshine. We walked to the voes to feed the ducks and spotted lots of signs of Autumn on our travels.

Today was ‘Go Purple’ day to raise funds for the Ayrshire Hospice. The pupils in P6/7 organised lots of fun house challenges for us to take part in.

We finished off the term with a movie afternoon. The classroom was transformed into a movie theatre to watch the film ‘Finding Nemo’.

Here are our ‘Star of the Day’ awards for this week, well done everyone.

Have a great October holiday!

Primary 2 pupils enjoyed creating a ‘movie theatre’ in the classroom last week during their free play time. As an end of term treat, we will be having a movie afternoon on Friday. Pupils may bring in a small snack to eat while they watch the movie.