Japan
This afternoon, P2/3 were learning how to count in Japanese and how to write their names in Japanese. We also drew our own manga characters.
Amazing work P2/3!
P2/3 – Japan
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P2/3 – Japan
Japan: Expressive Arts
As part of our Japan topic this term, P2/3 have been learning about a famous Japanese artist called Katsushika Hokusai.
Hokusai is famous for painting ‘The Great Wave of Kanagawa.’
P2/3 re-created Hokusais famous painting using oil pastels.
Amazing work P2/3!
P2/3 – Mobile Library Visit
Mobile Library Visit
Yesterday, Fausto from the East Ayrshire Mobile Library came to talk to us and our parents about the resources the library can provide and how to join the library.
Thank you for visiting!
P2/3 – Easter
Easter: Baking
Today, P2/3 made mini egg crispy cakes. We then made our own Easter baskets to put them in.
Fab work P2/3!
P2/3 – Space
Space: Mini Fruit Solar System
Today, P2/3 made a solar system out of fruit. They used a raisin (Mercury), a blueberry (Venus), a grape (Earth), a raspberry (Mars), grapefruit (Jupiter), an orange (Saturn), a tangerine (Uranus) and a plum (Neptune).
The children worked in their groups to figure out the order of the fruits comparing them in size to the planets.
After that, we added the fruit to a skewer to make our very own mini fruit solar system. The children loved trying the fruits as we were making our solar systems, the oranges seemed to be the favourite!
Amazing work P2/3!
P2/3 – Easter
Easter
As P2/3 were joined by the P4s yesterday we also took part in some fun Easter activities. We spoke about why we celebrate Easter and then took part in puzzles, making tissue paper Easter eggs, and animating our own Easter drawings!
Fab work P2/3/4!
P2/3 – Den Building
Den Building
Unfortunately, due to the weather, P2/3 could not litter pick on Thursday. Instead, they joined up with Mrs Eccleston and P6/7 who showed them how to build dens. They all had an amazing time!
P2/3 – Space
Space: Day and Night
This week P2/3 were learning about how the Sun and the Earth move in space to give us day and night. The children also learned about Tim Peake and made their own 3D alien shape.
Great work P2/3!
P2/3 & P5/6 – Science
Science: Gummy Bears
Firstly the pupils enjoyed learning about solids, liquids, and gasses where they made a human solid, human liquid, and human gas.
In a solid, particles are tightly packed.
In a liquid, particles are less tightly packed and free to move past each other.
In a gas, particles are spread out and move randomly.
Experiment time:
P5/6 created hypotheses of what might happen when we placed a solid (gummy bear) into a liquid (water) and left it overnight.
P2/3 led the learning by showing P5/6 what to do.
We left the cups containing our solid and liquids overnight to investigate today. When we returned the gummy bears has gotten bigger. We learned that this was due to a process called osmosis where water molecules travel from an area of high concentration of water to an area of low concentration of water.
Finally, we discussed how we could use this knowledge to remove the water from the gummy bear. Some hypotheses we have put to the test are:
- placing the gummy bear in a saturated salt solution
- placing the gummy bear in a saturated sugar solution
- placing the gummy bear in just salt
- placing the gummy bear in just sugar
Why don’t you ask your child about the final outcome?
P2/3 – The Worry Tiger
The Worry Tiger
This week, P2/3 have been reading The Worry Tiger. We completed a visualisation task and made our own worry dolls.
Traditionally, worry dolls originated in Guatemala and were gifted to children who needed a friend to talk to whenever they were nervous or sad. Before bed, they would tell their dolls their worries, place the doll under their pillow, and go to sleep — by the morning, all their worries would fade away!
