No one was more surprised with our Scottish weather than all of the Primary 2 teachers on Friday morning last week! It was a close call but we were delighted that the weather stayed dry enough for us to go ahead with our much anticipated Highland Games. The pupils had a fabulous time and they competed amazingly well.
Click the video link below to see the highlights of our surprisingly dry day.
Congratulations to everyone involved and well done to our winning clan!
Tomorrow is the day for our ONTHANK HIGHLAND GAMES!
We have been monitoring the weather closely and will continue to do so. If the weather is set to be particularly bad then our event may be postponed to next week at the last minute. However, if the weather is clear or light spells of rain, the event will go ahead.
Parents and Carers
Please send your child in comfortable clothing and shoes fit for outdoor physical activity.
Please send your child with a jacket.
Please send your child with a water bottle.
You are welcome to send your child with an optional hat, scarf and gloves or any waterproofs as it is set to be cold and we will be outdoors for the most part of the day.
If your child wishes to wear something tartan, they can. *Please do not go out and buy tartan for this event as we have made props for the day.
***** Please continue to use the homework jotter that was provided and if you need another, then ensure you email your teacher. *****
Homework tasks have been categorised using a Chilli Challenge format. You should pick ONE of the three challenges in Literacy and Numeracy to complete in your jotter. If pupils would like to complete more than this, that is their choice.
LITERACY HOMEWORK TASKS
– Bug Club book allocation.
– Library book. Remember to RETURN LIBRARY BOOKS on FRIDAY and new books will be PROVIDED ON MONDAY to be enjoyed throughout the week.
– New weekly joined phoneme. This week’s joined phoneme is “oi“.
Use the activity LOOK, SAY, COVER, WRITE, CHECK to write the following spelling and common words into your jotter.
boil
soil
coil
toil
foil
spoil
their
some
then
last
MILD CHALLENGE
Make cards and write each of the spelling and common words on them. Can you say each of the words when your Homework Buddy shows them to you.
SPICY CHALLENGE
Write a sentence for three of your “oi” words – try to include any common words you know from previous homework tasks too. (Remember a capital letter, finger spaces, sensible spelling and a full stop or other punctuation to complete good sentences please.)
HOT CHALLENGE
Write the meanings for two of your words and illustrate with a picture if you can.
NUMERACY HOMEWORK TASKS
Analogue and Digital Time: O’Clock
The answers are all mixed up!
Correctly match the different ways of representing the same time.
Five O’Clock 12.00 Ten O’clock 4:00 One O’clock 6.00 Eleven O’clock 7:00 Four O’Clock 5:00 Twelve O’Clock 10:00 Seven O’Clock 1:00 Six O’clock 11:00
Correctly match the different ways of representing the same time.
Half past one 4.30 Half past ten 2:30 Half past nine 8:30 Half past two 9:30 Half past four 1.30 Half past eight 10:30
CAN YOU MAKE ANOTHER FOUR TIMES OF YOUR OWN? MIX and MATCH UP O’CLOCK and HALF PAST times.
Your Homework Buddy could solve your mix and match and you can be the teacher and mark their work!
OTHER CURRICULAR AREAS HOMEWORK TASKS
Task 1:
Click on the Sway below to watch the video of Miss Baillie demonstrating the ‘Highland Fling’ and practise this in preparation for our upcoming Onthank Highland Games.
Click on the Sway below to watch Miss Telford reminding us how to warm up our bodies in preparation for taking part in our Highland games activities. Spend some time practising our warm ups.
Class teachers want to see photos of the work you have completed please so send an email with your good work attached. Remember to lay your work out well and try really hard with your handwriting and presentation.
Our topic this term is Scotland and we have been working hard in preparation for our finale that is ONTHANK HIGHLAND GAMES!
Our Highland Games will take place on Friday 26th March 2021, all day.
Parents and Carers
Please send your child in comfortable clothing and shoes fit for outdoor physical activity.
Please send your child with a water bottle.
Please send your child with sun cream if needed (with the hope of a sunny day!)
If your child wishes to wear something tartan, they are more than welcome. *Please do not go out and buy tartan for this event as we have been/will be making props for the day.
Plan of the Day
Clan parade led by bagpiper
Highland Games Events
*All events have been adapted and are child-friendly
Caber Toss
Sheaf toss
Farmer’s dash
Haggis hurl
Welly throw
Stone throw
Hammer throw
Weight over bar
Long jump
Highland steps
Ceilidh – Highland Fling, Canadian Barn Dance and Military Two Step
Scottish Treat – Heather’s famous shortbread!
Final Rounds
Presentation
Not to worry, we will be sharing pictures and videos of our fun-filled day afterwards to showcase our learning in a true Scottish way.
***** Please continue to use the homework jotter that was provided and if you need another, then ensure you email your teacher. *****
Homework tasks have been categorised using a Chilli Challenge format. You should pick ONE of the three challenges in Literacy and Numeracy to complete in your jotter. If pupils would like to complete more than this, that is their choice.
LITERACY HOMEWORK TASKS
– Bug Club book allocation.
– Library book. Remember to RETURN LIBRARY BOOKS on FRIDAY and new books will be PROVIDED ON MONDAY to be enjoyed throughout the week.
– New weekly joined phoneme. This week’s joined phoneme is “aw“. Use the activity LOOK, SAY, COVER, WRITE, CHECK to write the following spellingandcommon words into your jotter.
crawl
draw
jaw
paw
straw
very
took
fast
there
MILD CHALLENGE
Make cards and write each of the spelling and common words on them. Can you say each of the words when your Homework Buddy shows them to you.
SPICY CHALLENGE
Write a sentence for three of your “aw” words – try to include any common words you know from previous homework tasks too. (Remember a capital letter, finger spaces, sensible spelling and a full stop or other punctuation to complete good sentences please.)
HOT CHALLENGE
Write the meanings for two of your words and illustrate with a picture if you can.
NUMERACY HOMEWORK TASKS
MILD CHALLENGE (within 20)
Task 1: Place Value Scavenger Hunt
Find a number which includes the place value clue. You can do this by cutting numbers out of a magazine, newspaper, taking a photo or any other imaginative way!
Place Value Clue
Number
3 in the ones place
1 in the tens place
9 in the ones place
0 in the ones place
Task 2: Underline the digit with the value…
10 in 18
1 in 11
6 in 16
20 in 21
Task 3: Write the value of the underlined digit
13 =
07 =
20 =
17 =
Task 4: Daily 10
Click on the link to try out the Daily 10 challenge to write down the values of the highlighted digits. Choose level 2 and click partitioning. If you would like to put a time limit on each question, select your time, otherwise click manual. Good luck!
Find a number which includes the place value clue. You can do this by cutting numbers out of a magazine, newspaper, taking a photo or any other imaginative way!
Place Value Clue
Number
7 in the ones place
4 in the tens place
6 in the ones place
8 in the tens place
Task 2: Underline the digit with the value…
40 in 44
7 in 57
9 in 99
70 in 79
Task 3: Write the value of the underlined digit
82 =
66 =
35 =
93 =
Task 4: Daily 10
Click on the link to try out the Daily 10 challenge to write down the values of the highlighted digits. Choose the level you wish to try (2 or 3) and click partitioning. If you would like to put a time limit on each question, select your time, otherwise click manual. Good luck!
Find a number which includes the place value clue. You can do this by cutting numbers out of a magazine, newspaper, taking a photo or any other imaginative way!
Place Value Clue
Number
3 in the tens place
6 in the hundreds place
2 in the ones place
1 in the hundreds and ones places
Task 2: Underline the digit with the value…
800 in 808
70 in 375
2 in 122
500 in 550
Task 3: Write the value of the underlined digit
184 =
406 =
215 =
393 =
Task 4: Daily 10
Click on the link to try out the Daily 10 challenge to write down the values of the highlighted digits. Choose level 3 and click partitioning. If you would like to put a time limit on each question, select your time, otherwise click manual. Good luck!
Click on the Sway below to watch the video of Miss Baillie demonstrating the ‘Highland Fling’ and practise this in preparation for our upcoming Onthank Highland Games.
Class teachers want to see photos of the work you have completed please so send an email with your good work attached. Remember to lay your work out well and try really hard with your handwriting and presentation.
It has been lovely having everyone back in class these past two weeks! We’ve been busy getting everyone settled back into our P2 routine and revising the work that had been produced during the January Lockdown to ensure that everyone has had some experience of the main concepts taught. Elements of these will continue to be revised/taught in the next few weeks.
Once again, thank you for your support whilst we were away from school. Several pupils really have made leaps forward in their learning and self confidence which has been delightful to see back in class. We wish to capitalise on the progress made and would ask that you continue to help support your child by completing the weekly homework activities.
***** Please continue to use the homework jotter that was provided and if you need another, then ensure you email your teacher. *****
Homework tasks have been categorised using a Chilli Challenge format. You should pick ONE of the three challenges in Literacy and Numeracy to complete in your jotter. If pupils would like to complete more than this, that is their choice.
This week, please complete the following:
LITERACY HOMEWORK TASKS
– Bug Club book allocation. (This is vital to ensure your child is practising sounding out and identifying the phonemes being taught in class. This should help improve reading confidence in class too as we have noticed this week that some pupils are unsure on how to decode the texts.)
– Library book. Regularly choose books for enjoyment to read and have read to you by an adult. (These can be your own books or a library book will be provided on a MONDAY to be enjoyed throughout the week. Please ensure it is returned each FRIDAY so it can be quarantined over the weekend before being returned to the school library.)
– New weekly joined phoneme. This week’s joined phoneme is “ue“. Use the activity LOOK, SAY, COVER, WRITE, CHECK to write the following spellingandcommon words into your jotter.
clue
due
glue
Sue
true
blue
best
number
other
MILD CHALLENGE
Make cards and write each of the spelling and common words on them. Can you say each of the words when your Homework Buddy shows them to you.
SPICY CHALLENGE
Write a sentence for three of your “ue” words – try to include any common words you know from previous homework tasks too. (Remember a capital letter, finger spaces, sensible spelling and a full stop or other punctuation to complete good sentences please.)
HOT CHALLENGE
Write the meanings for two of your words and illustrate with a picture if you can.
NUMERACY HOMEWORK TASKS
– Heinemann Active Maths on Bug Club (Complete the maths games assigned by your teacher. For games to be complete, enough points have to be achieved or games completed within the time limit.)
MILD CHALLENGE
Write the following numbers indicating the tens number and ones number like this.
15 is 1 ten and 5 ones = 10 + 5
18 13 19 16
10 17 11 12
SPICY CHALLENGE
Write the following numbers indicating the tens number and ones number like MILD CHALLENGE.
26 28 31 37
44 45 51 59
HOT CHALLENGE
Write the following numbers using the tens and ones like this
1 ten and 4 ones = 14
1 ten and 8 ones 1 ten and 3 ones 1 ten and 5 ones
2 tens and 2 ones 3 tens and 7 ones 4 tens and 3 ones
OTHER CURRICULAR AREAS HOMEWORK TASKS
– Research and write one interesting fact about a CHAMELEON into your jotter.
That’s your homework complete this week!
Class teachers want to see photos of the work you have completed please so send an email with your good work attached. Remember to lay your work out well and try really hard with your handwriting and presentation.
