We would like to take this opportunity to say a BIG THANK YOU for all the positive feedback, the emails letting us know how you’re getting on setting up your new work routine and all the excellent work sent to your teachers so far!

Be proud in these unprecedented time families!

All the teachers in Primary 2 are delighted with the work you’ve sent to us today despite all the IT and internet issues that the whole country has experienced, so thank you all for working so hard!

Please don’t worry if you’ve not had a chance to get stuck into the learning grid or if you’ve still to send us photos of your work. The beginning of this week is a “soft start” and a chance for your teachers to check that everyone is able to access the accounts we’re asking you to work with, but also it’s giving us a chance to learn lots of new things on the computer too.

We already have exciting activities in mind for next week and the teachers are working very hard to put together activities that will feel more like being at school. These will give you the opportunity to show off everything you remember from before the holidays as well as learn lots of new things.

Check back later this week for a sneak peak at what we have been working on.

If you find that you’ve done your work and are eager to try more tasks then please check out the USEFUL WEBSITES tab at the top of the Primary 2 main blog page. We’ve put together a list of websites that you may find interesting to practise spelling, number or topic work from before Christmas.  These are not mandatory but we’ll try to add to our list to offer more games and activities that you can try. It’s also important that you don’t sit on your computer or iPad too long each day. If it’s dry, try to get out with your family for a walk in the fresh air, tidy your room or play with others you live with. It is very important to work to stay calm and happy too!

Remember that this week you’ve to ensure that you log into Bug Club and finish your book. For your book to appear as complete, please check you have answered all of the bugs. Some people are used to having more books in their account however we have only allocated one at the moment. If you love reading or want to practise more then cosy up after you’ve done all your jobs and enjoy a book, either by yourself or with someone special.

Keep up the hard work P2!

Miss Baillie, Mrs Banks, Mrs Easter, Mrs Kidd, Mrs Saxelby & Miss Telford.

P2 Team

Welcome back!

We hope everyone has had a good Christmas and New Year! As you know we can’t be back in school together just yet so Mrs Wright has asked us to give you some work to do while you are at home.

Here in Primary Two we say, do what you can, when you can! To help you, we’ve made a grid of activities for the week. Any additional information you need for your activities will be included below so scroll down. You can do the jobs in any order and on whichever days you like.

Mrs Wright wants you to log into Bug Club and complete the book we allocate EVERY WEEK. If you have any problems logging on or completing your work please let your teacher know as soon as possible. 

We can’t wait to see your home learning so be sure to email your teacher every week!

Lots of your jobs will be interactive and need very little, however, if you need to write anything down then please use your homework jotter and photograph what you’ve done to send to us.

If you need any resources such as jotters, pencils, glue sticks, highlighters and crayons then these have been made AVAILABLE in the school foyer.  Just come and pick them up for you and any family members.

Before you get settled to your work routine today, have a look at this welcome back video. 2021, let’s go!

Click on this link.

https://sway.office.com/P4xkkPXariTrAofG?ref=Link&loc=play

GRID 1 – 11.01.21

Click the document below to find the learning grid with this week’s suggested activities.

Primary 2 Learning Grid 11.01.21 (word)

Primary-2-Learning-Grid-11.01.21-3 (PDF

GRID LINKS

Click the links below to access the suggested online activities.

LINK 1
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ordering-and-sequencing/caterpillar-ordering

LINK 2

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z84qkty

LINK 3

https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/storybooks-and-games/hairy-maclary/

We can’t wait until we are able to see you again everyone! Have a good week, if you need us, email us, but have fun! Remember to take breaks, give yourself some “Golden Time” for playing if you think you’ve done a good job and send us your work.

Miss Baillie, Mrs Banks, Mrs Easter, Mrs Kidd, Mrs Saxelby and Miss Telford (P2 Team)

Just a little reminder that Friday is Christmas jumper day and donations can be brought in a bag or made through parent pay .

Friday is also the last day for Christmas fayre  purchases. Money can be sent via parent pay or sent to school in a bag to quarantine. 

If your child has written Christmas cards for their friends could we remind you that tomorrow (Friday) is the last day for these to be submitted due to us ensuring a period of quarantine.

We have all been incredibly busy in class with various Christmas activities and we will continue this to get into the Christmas spirit and to spread Christmas cheer.

It is often at this time of year that we are asked for class lists so that some of our pupils can write Christmas cards for their friends. This is not a mandatory activity and we would discourage you from going to buy cards now. However, if your child has cards and would like to send them to their friends, we would ask that they write them and place all the cards into a single bag for posting in our Primary 2 post box in school. 

Include the following on the envelope:

• friend’s name

• class

Mrs Kidd – P2K

Mrs Saxelby – P2S

Miss Telford – P2T

Miss Baillie – P2B

Due to the circumstances the cards will need to be quarantined, therefore we would ask for all cards to arrive before:

MONDAY 14th DECEMBER

They will be delivered during the last two days of term. 

Merry Christmas!

Primary Two Team 🙂

All Primary 2 classes have been working hard to learn how to sign the Christmas Alphabet using Makaton. Unfortunately, due to restrictions we have been unable to go across to Crossgates as initially planned, so instead we have put together this video as our virtual Christmas card for all to see.

We have also been busy decorating our class windows to spread some Christmas cheer, we hope you like them.

Keep your eyes peeled for the upcoming Christmas Virtual Assembly, as we will feature alongside other classes who have been learning Sign Language to a range of Christmas songs.

Stay safe.

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Team P2 🙂

Please check “Things you need to know about P2” in the menu if you need to contact Mrs Kidd as her email address has changed. All other staff emails are correct.

Christmas jumpers should be worn each Friday of December however, Primary two would request that pupils try to wear their Christmas jumpers/dresses/decorations again where possible on Monday 7th December as we are trying to film a special message to be shared this week.

Thank you

Primary 2 Team

CHRISTMAS CRAFTS

Our annual Christmas Fayre has been cancelled but with the wonders of technology we have been able to bring you examples of our Christmas craftiness to showcase for sale!

Primary 2B – Miss Baillie

Craft – Salt dough tree ornaments 🦌

Each child has chosen their own design for their first ornament. Their second ornament is Santa which can also be purchased. 

Price – £1.00 each

Primary 2K – Mrs Kidd

Craft – Snowman model decoration with woollen hat  ☃️

Price – £2

Primary 2S – Mrs Saxelby

Crafts – Christmas tree yarn stars 🎅

   – Christmas bird feeders

Price – £2.00 for two stars and one bird feeder

Primary 2T – Miss Telford

Crafts – Salt dough melted snowman decoration  ⛄

-Personalised snow globe magnets 

Price – Combined price of £2.00

We hope you agree that our crafts have been made with care and love. The children have worked very hard to prepare them for you to help to spread some Christmas cheer. Please place your orders through Parent Pay and your purchases will be packaged together and sent home in due course.

Thank you for your support!

Merry Christmas

🎄

Primary 2 will be going to Crossgates Care Home, straight across from Onthank Primary School, for some Christmas Carolling outdoors. This will take place on Friday 11th December 2020 and the children can be dressed in Christmas attire, as per school Christmas calendar. We would really appreciate it if you could practise the following songs over the coming weeks with your child(ren). We will be adding our own Christmas cheer to the songs in class too. Below are links to videos with lyrics. 

1. The Christmas Alphabet with Makaton Sign Language 

2. It was on a Starry Night

3. Away in a Manger 

4. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer 

5. Jingle Bells

6. When Santa Got Stuck Up the Chimney

7. We Wish you a Merry Christmas

Miss Telford and Team P2 🙂 

Due to a national directive taken outwith our control locally, all pupil login data has been reset for primary one and primary two pupils. It has been decided that if pupils need to log into their own Glow page then it will only be updated and used at school as required to support any work in class.

The impact on our pupils will be minimal. Homework and information about Primary two will continue to be posted on our primary two Glow page and can still be accessed through google without log in information. Any completed homework should be emailed to the class teacher. A reminder of our email addresses are as follows:

jennifer.baillie@eastayrshire.org.uk    Miss Baillie

laura.milligan@eastayrshire.org.uk    Mrs Kidd

carol.saxelby@eastayrshire.org.uk     Mrs Saxelby

lauran.telford@eastayrshire.org.uk.   Miss Telford