Literacy

This week P2 have been learning the ‘ow’ phoneme as in cow, owl and tower.  They practised their spelling words with a partner using magnetic letters and boards.

Our Scottish poem this year is The Dinosaur by L.Giffiths. After reading the poem, P2 wrote a description of a dinosaur.

We have also been revising using ‘and’ to join sentences.

Numeracy

In Maths this term our focus will be multiplication and division.  This week they have been practising recognising and making equal groups.

P2 have also been learning about shape.  As our Scots poem is about a dinosaur, they used different shapes to create a picture of a dinosaur .

Learning Across the Curriculum

We have started reading Katie Morag and this will be used as a stimulus for our Scotland topic.

We also created some Saltires and thistles in art as they are symbols of Scotland.

Below is a copy of our Scots poem ‘The Dinosaur.  A copy was sent home with each pupil but if you need another just let me know.

I’ve also included a link to a video that the pupils have been using in class to help them learn it (it says bairns instead of weans but the pupils know that they’ve to say weans).

The Dinosaur

What a busy week we have had!

Christmas Party

On Monday P2 had a fab time at their Christmas Party with P1.  We played Corners, Musical Arms, Pass the Parcel and even did the Canadian Barn Dance!

Nativity

I am so proud of P2! They were all absolutely fantastic in their Nativity.  We hope you enjoyed it too.

Pantomime

Yesterday we all really enjoyed out trip to the Galleon to see Sleeping Beauty.

Literacy

This week P2 have been learning the ‘ff’ phoneme as in off, puffin and stuff.  They also wrote instructions on how to play a dice roll game they have been using to help them practise their addition.

Numeracy

P2 have been finishing off their learning on addition and subtraction and practising some missing number calculations.

Learning Across the Curriculum

P1 and P2 have been working hard practising for their Nativity and are all looking forward to parents and carers coming to watch them next week.

P2 also enjoyed Christmas lunch on Wednesday, especially the chocolate cake!

Literacy

This week P2 have been learning to read and write words using the ‘ll’ phoneme as in bell, tell, spill and still.

For writing, they wrote instructions on how to make a Marshmallow Snowman like they did for the Christmas Fayre.

P2 have also been consolidating writing and spelling their common words in class.

Numeracy

This week we have been practising our addition and subtraction using number squares to help us.

P2 have also been learning about measure and were using cubes to measure items of stationery. They also used their hands to measure how long items of furniture in the class were.

We are continuing to practise our 2, 5 and 10 times tables.

Learning Across the Curriculum

In PE P2 have finished off their block on fitness. They have learned lots of different activities over the past few weeks and this week we put them all together to create a circuit around the gym hall.  They carried out each exercise for one minute before moving on to the next.

In science P2 were learning about germs and the importance of washing your hands.  They created posters which have been put up in the toilets to remind everyone to stop the spread of germs by washing their hands.

P2 also did a fantastic job with their Christmas crafts for the Christmas Fayre.  Thank you to everyone who was able to attend.

Literacy

This week P2 have been learning the ‘ss’ phoneme as in mess, chess and class.  For their writing they wrote instructions on how to weave as they have been doing this in class when learning about textiles.

Numeracy

We have continued to work on adding and subtracting this week using counting on and counting back as a strategy to find the answer to our calculations.

Learning Across the Curriculum

Today we had a visit from PC Shirkie who talked to us about people who can help us and road safety.

It has been  a really busy week this week with home circles, the Literacy Open Morning and Big Talks!

Big Talks

P2 did a fabulous job talking about what they want to be when they grow up. I loved all the posters and props they brought in to help them.

Literacy Open Morning

P2 really enjoyed the literacy open morning. Thank you to all those who attended.  A big thank you to P7 pupils who designed some of the activities the pupils took part in.

Literacy

This week P2 have been learning the ‘y’ phoneme as in happy, funny and body. They have practised spelling ‘y’ words and their y letter formation.

In writing they have started to write instructions.  This week they wrote instructions on how to make a jam sandwich.

They continued to answer different types of questions about their reading books and also made their own scrambled sentences.

Numeracy

P2 have really been enjoying their multiplication masters.

They have  been learning to  add and have been focussing on number bonds to 20.

They will also be learning about measure and they brainstormed lots of words they know associated with measurement.

Learning Across the Curriculum

In science P2 have been learning about their senses.  They used blindfolds to find out what it might be like to be blind and then carried out some experiments using their other senses, including touch and smell, to identify mystery items.

They also coloured and made their own Pudsey pictures.

Just a reminder that it is Big Talk next week. Please send your child ready with their talk to present on the following days:

Tuesday –  Miller, Jessica, Coila, Charlie

Wednesday – Claye, Ethan, Rosa, Reuben

Thursday –  Fifer, Mirryn, Allie, Lyanna

Friday – Brie, Lucia, Riia

We can’t wait to hear about all  what they want to be when they grow up!

Pupils got a list of common words they have been practising to read and spell sent home with them today.  Please get them to read the words  to you  and then practise writing them using some of the activities from the spelling menu below.  This can be completed on the back of the spelling menu sheet they have in their bags and returned on Monday 17th November.

Big Talk

Please remember to complete your Big Talk homework from last week (I’ve re-posted the info below).  If you need any paper or have any questions then please just let me know.

Email: kirsty.mair@eastayrshire.org.uk

This term Primary 2 pupils should prepare a talk about:

“When I grow up, I would like to be…”. 

Your child should prepare and practise their talk at home and can bring in a picture, drawing or poster to help them.

P2 will present their talks on the week beginning Monday 17th November. 

Some ideas to include in their talk could be:

What job would they like to do when they are older?

Why would they like the job?

What skills or equipment might they need for the job?

I look forward to hearing about what they would like to be.

Mrs Mair

Literacy

This week P2 wrote some fantastic descriptions of fireworks.  They used lots of colours and different adjectives to describe the sounds  fireworks make and how they look.

Our phoneme this week was ‘ea’ as in sea, tea and teacher.

Numeracy

P2 have been working hard on their adding, partitioning numbers using whole-part models and then writing the number sentence they have made.  They have also been practising their 2 times table.

Learning Across the Curriculum

In science they have been learning about different organs inside their body and what they do.  They have also been learning how to say different body parts  in French.

This afternoon they discussed why poppies are a symbol of Remembrance Day and created their own pictures of poppy fields.