Literacy

In spelling, our new phoneme this week is i_e.   We have been learning about ‘magic e’  at the end of words and how it changes the sound that ‘i’ makes in words like five, fire and bike.

For our writing, we have been creating a new character for our narrative writing and we will develop our stories about them over the rest of the term.

Numeracy

We have been learning about estimating and using this to estimate the number of items without counting them and also to estimate where numbers would go on a blank number line.  P2 continue to practise multiplication with a focus on the 5 times table.

Learning across the Curriculum

On Thursday it was World Book Day.  We all took time to read books in class and visited the library with P7.  We read the book ‘The Cupcake Fairy’ in class and then designed our own cupcakes.

Hi Everyone,

I’m really looking forward to teaching P2 and getting to meet you all.

Over the next few weeks P2 will have a weekly numeracy homework sheet to complete. I have given the pupils a copy of the sheet and there is a copy below.  Please could it be returned by Friday 7th March.

This homework will give them a chance to practise their addition skills.

Thanks

Mrs Mair

Our pupils will be having a Yes Day tomorrow to celebrate all of their hard work during my time in P2!

All pupils are allowed to bring in:

1. Oodies (to be brought in bags to be worn in class only)
2. One soft toy or one toy
3. An extra snack

Our P2 pupils have been very busy over the past few weeks!

Literacy 

The pupils have been learning to spell words with the ‘igh’ sound this week. They also wrote some fantastic narrative stories based on their own Mr Men character. They were able to include a detailed character and setting description. They then included a plot with a beginning, middle and end.

Numeracy 

All pupils have been learning to multiply numbers by 2 using a calculator. As well as this, the pupils have been learning to divide numbers by sharing them into equal groups.

Across the Curriculum 

Our pupils created some fantastic pieces of animal art inspired by Henri Rousseau. They also enjoyed their first visit to the park during our community walk!

All pupils have been learning to spell their common words on their common word grids over the past 4 weeks.

I have given all pupils a copy of their current common words to continue to practise spelling them at home. This homework is not compulsory but participating in this homework task will help your child with spelling and writing as they progress into P3 next session.

If you have any further queries or would like to send me a picture of some completed spelling tasks, my email is:

lauren.murdoch@eastayrshire.org.uk

Our P2 pupils have worked extremely hard this week!

Literacy 

The pupils have been learning to spell words with the ‘oi’ sound this week. Additionally, the pupils are learning to spell common and tricky words. We have created personalised grids that will be sent home next week so this can be a focus at home.

Numeracy 

In numeracy, the pupils have been learning to count in 5s and 10s to support them in learning the 5 and 10 times table. They have also explored coins up to £2 as part of our money topic.

Across the Curriculum

Our class have been focusing on team work and the skills required for effective team work. The pupils then engaged in a Lego challenge and put these skills to use! They were able to reflect on what they did well as a team and could identify areas for improvement.

The pupils also loved making their own stone soup recipes during our community walk.

Our pupils have been very busy over the past few weeks.

Literacy 

The P2 pupils have been exploring the purpose of non-fiction and fiction texts. They were able to discuss the differences between the texts and could use this knowledge to sort the books from our class library into the correct genres. Our pupils have also been learning to spell words with the ‘ow’ sound this week.

A huge well done to all of our pupils who made it through the final stages of the Scots Verse Competition. Leah was our P2 runner up and Emily was our winner!

Numeracy 

The pupils have been learning to skip count in 2s and 5s this week. They have also been learning their 1, 2 and 5 times table as part of our school’s Multiplication Masters initiative.

Across the Curriculum

The pupils in P2 have been learning to serve in badminton this week and created windmills whilst exploring wind energy sources in science. As well as this, the pupils enjoyed playing Pooh Sticks, a game inspired by Katie Morag, during our community walk. Please also take a look at some of the beautiful art displays created by P2, inspired by the artist Henri Rousseau.

Our walk this week was inspired by our poem ‘A Want Tae be a Dinosaur’.

All pupils went down to the river and enjoyed excavating the sand for dinosaur bones and other types of treasure!

All pupils will be reciting their poems on Wednesday, with 5 being selected to enter our Scots Verse Competition.

As part of our Scotland topic all classes are learning a Scots poem.  The Primary 2 poem is The Dinosaur by L. Griffiths. This homework will be given out on Monday and all pupils will have 2 weeks to practise reciting their poem. Every pupil will have the opportunity to recite their poem to the class with some being selected to enter our Scots Verse competition.

The Dinosaur by L.Griffiths 

A want tae be a Dinosaur, 

An’ roam aroon the toon. 

A want tae be a muckle beast, 

An’ gobble ye richt doon. 

I’d huv tae be a lang neck, 

Wi’ big teeth that can chew, 

Tae eat up aw they Scots weans; 

‘Cause they taste like Irn Bru. 

Our pupils have had an amazing last week. They especially loved their visit from Santa!