It is our final week of outdoor football so please bring a change of clothes on Monday.

We have recently received guidance and risk assessments on the reintroduction of indoor P.E. sessions.  As a result we will be preparing to begin indoor P.E. sessions again very soon.

If possible, we request that all pupils bring a gym kit in a kit bag that can be hung on their own coat peg. It would be beneficial for your child to have a change of shorts and soft indoor shoes. Thank you for those who have already handed in PE Kits at the beginning of the term.

Our gym days will still be a Monday and a Thursday.

Mrs Kidd and the P2 Team

To begin our focus on Anti-Bullying Week, we invite YOU to wear ODD SOCKS to school on Monday.

We will have information and activities which aim to help all our children support friendships in class and manage big feelings as well as providing top tips on calming down quickly and relaxing!

Trip letter

Could we please remind parents that we sent out an orange consent letter to give your permission for any school trips throughout the year.

Thank you for all forms submitted so far however, if you’ve still to return your form we would appreciate it if you could sent it into school as soon as you can.

If you have misplaced your form please contact the school office to request another one.

Telephone: 01563 525477

Photographs

Having had their photographs taken last week any outstanding orders for the images that were sent home should be returned to school ASAP as the envelopes will be collected on Monday 16th November. These must be in school by 12pm that day. Ordering the photos online earns the school more commission than ordering through the school and we would encourage you to use this service if possible please.

It’s Children In Need day this Friday 13th November. Follow the link below for more information.

https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/ea/public/onthankps/uploads/sites/16735/2020/11/05104314/CHILDREN-IN-NEED-FRIDAY-13-NOVEMBER-20.pdf

It will be school photograph day on

Wednesday 4th November and Thursday 5th November.

We had word this morning that the Scottish Football Association are going to be working with all the primary two classes to deliver some football coaching. Due to the current health and safety guidelines we are unable to hold these sessions indoors at the moment. As a result, regardless of the weather, we will be participating in outdoor football coaching until further notice on the following days: –

Monday 2nd November, Monday 9th November and Monday 16th November.

Some classes were lucky with the weather during today’s session however, in the coming weeks, it would be beneficial if you could send a change of clothes to participate in sessions that include long trousers and outdoor trainers as well as a waterproof jacket. Pupils can change before they participate and then change back into their school clothes after the session.

In Primary Two we will be using Glow more frequently to communicate information and homework each week. Please check regularly through the week and every MONDAY for homework updates.

LOGGING IN

Watch the video below to help you log into your child’s own Glow page. Once logged in you will be able to upload photos of work and write posts for your teacher.

UPLOADING WORK

Watch this video to see how to upload work or make a post to share with your child’s teacher.

If you have an issues or queries then send us an email and we will try our best to help.

Team P2

Miss Baillie, Mrs Kidd, Mrs Saxelby & Miss Telford

Dear parents and carers,

Click on the Homework menu at the top of the page and select Homework Week Beginning 28.9.20. There are suggested activities for Literacy, Numeracy & Maths and Other Curricular Areas. Homework will be added again next week and you can access it from the same menu. If you need assistance please contact the class teacher via email (See “What you need to know about P2” menu).

We have asked that you send us your child’s work so that we can provide feedback. Please check back on the Primary 2 Glow page tomorrow, Tuesday 29th September, for a “Watch this video” to help you access your child’s own personal Glow page.

We have been working hard to get everyone settled into Primary 2 building strong and happy relationships with each other after having been away from school for so long. We feel it’s now time to begin thinking about how to support learning in class at home with some homework activities.

We are awaiting a delivery of new homework jotters that we can issue to you to write ideas down. Hopefully, this will allow us to send them home at the beginning of next week. Due to the current circumstances these jotters will be KEPT AT HOME and the class teacher will NOT collect them or mark them in the traditional way. If you wish to share your child’s work you can email them or upload a photograph directly to your child’s personal Glow page. More information on how to do this will follow.

In the meantime, we would like to share that the classes are revising the following:-

Literacy

– alphabet sounds and the joined phonemes sh, ch, th, ng.

– handwriting formation with a focus on joining sh, ch, th, ng.

– using phonic knowledge and sounding out unfamiliar words in reading activities.

– writing sentences and remembering the core targets: use a capital letter, finger spaces between words and a full stop.

SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES

– Watch this video.

– Read these words, remember to sound them out if you’re unsure

         shop        chip          that           ring

        shark         church          thinking        string

Numeracy

– counting in 1s and 2s up and down to 20 and beyond.

– identifying patterns in shapes/colours and in numbers.

– identifying if a number is odd or even and linking this to number doubles (1 + 1, 2 + 2 etc)

SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES

– Watch this video.

– Count up and down in 1s and 2s to 20 and beyond if you can.

Other curricular areas

– All about me

– Class charter and rules/routines in class

– Art, painting/collage/detailed drawing

SUGGESTED ACTIVITY

– Tell your homework buddy your top 3 class rules that help you to learn, stay safe or be the best that you can be.

We will update our Primary 2 Glow Page with the homework for each week every MONDAY so please check in WEEKLY. Additional ideas for working with your child is provided in the menu tabs along the top of the page.