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Numeracy, primary 2, Primary 2 20/21

Primary 2 Thursday 3rd December numeracy

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Numeracy Thursday 3rd December

Good morning everyone.

For numeracy today, I am setting you a one-minute challenge.

First, ask your grown-up to start the timer, when you think a minute is up as them to stop. Were you close? Ask those who live in your house to try it. Who was the closest?

Next I would like you to estimate how many times you can do each item in the table in one minute. Write down your estimate and then ask a grown-up to time you. Did you manage more or less? Did it feel like a minute? I have left the last box empty, you can think of your own challenge to complete in one minute.

Now you could ask your grown-up to join in? How did they get on?

 

Activity Estimate Actual
Write your name
hop
Write the alphabet
Burpees

 

Literacy, primary 2, Primary 2 20/21

Thursday 3rd December Primary 2 P.E

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Good Morning!

On a Thursday we normally have P.E. Our focus has been on small ball skills (throwing/catching). The children have also been using a small bat and ball to improve their hand-eye coordination. If you have a ball and bat at home you could show your grown-up what we have been working on.  Remember to warm up first, perhaps you could be the teacher and lead the warm-up for your family.

We have also explored large ball skills. At home you could show off some of the throws you have been learning. Remember only throw the ball if your partner is ready ( the children can discuss how to show someone you are ready to catch the ball).

 

If the weather isn’t great why not try some cosmic yoga for kids on Youtube?

Have fun

Literacy, primary 2, Primary 2 20/21

Primary 2 Thursday 3rd December Literacy

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Wednesday 3rd December

Literacy

Good morning everyone!

Remember to keep looking over your tricky words and phoneme.

On a Thursday, we normally write in our taught writing jotter. We have been focusing on using time words in our writing.

  • o’clock
  • half past
  • today/yesterday/tomorrow
  • morning/afternoon/evening

For today I would like you imagine you have gone into a time-travelling machine and ended up in the past – or perhaps, future.

Remember to talk about

  • What you see?
  • What does the place look like?
  • Whom do you meet?
  • What do they look like?
  • What do they eat and drink?

Remember to read your story, does it make sense? What about your handwriting? Do you have finger spaces? Have you made sure your letters are the correct size?

I can’t wait to read all your stories.

Primary 4 20/21

P4 Scottish Wild Animal Talks

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The children have worked hard over the last couple of weeks researching animals which are found in our beautiful countryside.

This week the Primary 4 children presented their PowerPoints and posters to the rest of the class as their first assessed talk for this session.

We learned about a huge variety of amazing creatures.

I was totally blown away by the effort the children put in and also the

pride they took in their work.

Fantastic everyone.

Miss McCrae 🙂

Primary 3a 20/21

P3a Mischief Elf

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Oh dear! It seems our elf has gotten himself into a pickle this morning. He must’ve stumbled as he was trying to climb to the top of our Christmas tree, I think he was trying to steal the star from the top. Luckily his foot got caught in one of the branches to stop him from falling to the ground. That would have been a disaster!!

Mr Stewart will be choosing his favourite name for our little elf tomorrow, so make sure you are sending in your name suggestions today.

primary 2, Primary 2 20/21

Primary 2 Wednesday 2nd December Teeth and Healthy Eating

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Our topic this term has been about teeth and healthy eating. The children have been exploring the sugar content of  a variety of foods. At home choose some items from your food cupboard/fridge and put the items in order from least amount to largest amount of sugar. Do this without checking the labels and then look and see if you were correct.

Were you surprised by any of the items.

Below is an activity to test your knowledge of teeth and healthy eating.

teeth questions

Literacy, primary 2

Primary 2 Wednesday 2nd December Literacy

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Wednesday 2nd December

Literacy

Remember to revise your tricky words and phoneme every day.

In class we have been exploring alliteration. This is when a sound is repeated. For example

She sells sea shells on the sea shore.

At home choose at least five objects and use alliteration to describe them. For example, a shoe, shiny shoe.

Then try some tongue twisters. Who can say them the best? Can you and your family come up with your own tongue twisters?

  • I scream, you scream, we all scream, for ice cream!
  • Peter Piper. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Orange Reading Group

Today (Wednesday) would normally be your reading day. Read your book aloud to your grown –up. Your new reading book is ‘The Magic Key’. You will find this on Youtube.

Blue Reading Group

Today (Wednesday) would normally be your reading day. Read your book aloud to your grown –up. You were reading ‘Lost in the Jungle’. Your new reading book is ‘The Lost Key’. You will find this on Youtube.

 

You can also use YouTube to watch Alphablocks or Geraldine The Giraffe.

Numeracy, primary 2

Primary 2 Wednesday 2nd December Numeracy

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Numeracy

Good morning.

Our numeracy focus this week is time. You could make your very own clock. Make sure the numbers are in the correct place. Show your grown up o’clock, half past and any other times you already know. Remember to include digital times as well.

If yesterday, you completed the time activity Fun in the park and the one-hour before and after clocks then today you can complete the activity below, this involves writing the time one hour before and after however today can you do it with half past times?

If you are in the smaller maths group then you can complete the activity ‘Tell the time: Writing the time.

Remember you can also use the My Maths website. (you have the login information at home)