Our P2 pupils have had a very busy Term 3 and have earned a well deserved rest!

I hope everyone has a lovely holiday!

Literacy

The pupils have been learning to use find it, prove it strategies to answer literal, inferential and evaluative questions based on a text in literacy this week. They also learned to identify alliteration within a text and explored how it is used in poetry.

Numeracy

The pupils have been measuring the area of flat shapes using loose parts, counters and squares this week. Additionally, they have been learning to partition 2-digit numbers.

HWB

The pupils were also investigating how our nutritional needs change as we grow. The pupils enjoyed learning how to make a baby bottle for a newborn baby; feeding an older baby mashed foods and estimating how much milk 4-6 month old babies drink in a day. The pupils then created a healthy, balanced packed lunch that primary school aged children need to learn, grow and play.

Literacy

The pupils have been discussing the purpose of fiction and non-fiction texts in literacy this week. Additionally, the pupils have been continuing to learn how to sequence the main events in their reading books.

Numeracy

P2 have explored area in numeracy this week. The pupils can now confidently explain that the space covered by a flat shape is its area. They then used counters and squares to cover shapes in order to develop their understanding of area and enjoyed comparing areas using loose parts. 

Across the Curriculum 

This week, the pupils were learning to recognise the names of the 5 main food groups and their importance in our diet.  The pupils enjoyed tasting different foods from various food groups and could describe their flavours. 

The pupils were also eager to find out about the most famous person in Catrine as part of our Catrine topic. As a result, the pupils learned about David Dale who helped build the Cotton Mill in Catrine. The pupils then learned that water from the River Ayr was guided along the Voes to turn the big wheels in the mill to make cloth.

Thank You 

We would also like to thank Miss Campbell, our amazing student teacher, who has worked so hard to deliver excellent teaching and learning in P2. We wish Miss Campbell the best of luck for her next placement!

Well Done! 

A special well done to Miller in our class for reciting his Scottish poem at the Barony Burns Festival!

Literacy 

Our P2 pupils have been learning the o_e sound this week. They have also been exploring the main events in texts using What, Where, Why, How and When and can now use this knowledge to sequence the main events of texts in chronological order.

Numeracy

In numeracy, the pupils have been investigating lines of symmetry in shapes and everyday objects as well as having the opportunity to create their own symmetrical patterns using different materials. The pupils were also able to use their knowledge of symmetry to create a symmetrical Mother’s Day card.  Additionally, the pupils explored how to represent numbers in concrete and pictorial form during our Number Talks. 

Across the Curriculum 

As part of P2’s food and health topic, the pupils explored the origin and journey of food. Our pupils also had the opportunity to showcase the model cars they have been developing as part of their technologies project. All pupils were able to lead their own learning and engage in problem-solving strategies to construct model cars which could safely transport our Safety Officer, Chester. The pupils were able to evaluate their work and listen to peer feedback in order to  adapt and improve their model.

Our week has been filled with wonderful World Book Day themed activities. In class, the pupils have enjoyed listening, reading and writing stories.

Additionally, our P2 pupils were able to showcase their own Mr Men themed story books they wrote and illustrated themselves and enjoyed reading them to our P1s.

A special well done to Allie too for winning the bookmark competition set by P7 pupils.