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Art and Design, Eco, Expressive Arts, Global Citizenship, Listening & Talking, Problem Solving, Science, Technology

Innovative Inventors in Primary 2

March 9, 2016 Mrs Toman

Arlo Barsanti ” This is Roger the Rubbish Robot but he is not really rubbish! The rubbish is sucked up the arms…………………….	Thalia Stewart ” This is a Bird and Bees B and B. The solar panels catch the energy from the sun and warm up the earth so that worms and flowers can live. Then the birds and bees will have food to eat. That is how it helps the environment”
” I made a model and a poster” Daisy McLean	Daisy McLean ” It is called the Clean Clean Machine. It sucks the bad and makes flowers………

Sarah Sneddon ” I made a pollution Pump. It takes polluted air and turns it into cheap electricity. I helps the environment and poor people.”	“My machine recycles paper, plastic and glass and turns it into seeds for the birds.” Blair Mann
Jamie McFarlane “This is Muncher the Environment Friendly Robot. He is solar powered and recycles bad air to make clean air. He recycles.”	Olivia Andrews “This is The Marvellous Bin. It sucks up the things and I was going to make a remote control too. It means you only need one bin and it helps the environment.”

Ben Casey” This is Ben’s Bag for Life. I made it with an old top. It has handles. I decorated it with bottle tops. It helps the environment because you don’t have plastic bags.”

James Malcolm-Blyth “The Litter Fighting Machine goes round the streets picking up litter and switching off lights. I made a model and a poster.”

“The Tap Timer. Why not get one for your home? It helps the environment because it stops you wasting water. You can turn it from 1 up to 5 and it stops the tap from running.” Lucy McAllister

Sophia Barclay “I made a solar powered litter collector. The balloons help it float. The water gets sucked up the pipe and the litter gets trapped. I was going to make a remote control like Olivia’s to make it come back to be emptied. It helps the environment because it helps the rivers, seas and oceans.”

Expressive Arts, Fun, Listening & Talking, Literacy

World Book Day 2016

March 3, 2016 Mrs Toman

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SDC11557 — “I like Matilda because on her first day she is really shy and cute”.

Siona” I was dressd as Elsa. This is my favourite book. My dress lights up”

Daisy McLean” I was Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz”	Joseph” I like Jumblebum because my bedroom is as untidy as Johny’s”.
Thalia” My favourite book is Cat in a Hat” and there is some other different stories”.	Kenzie” It is my favourite book because he has powers.”

Logan” I am a fierce pirate. I like pirate stories.”	Sarah Sneddon ” I was dressed as a clone trooper from Star Wars”
Sarah McKenzie” I am from Alice in Wonderland”	Jamie”I like it because I have the toys.”

Lucy “I lost the book about minions”	Olivia “Fantastic Mr Fox is a favourite book of mine and my dads”.
Blair “I like it because he is a wizard and can do spells and stuff. My mum helped me read the book”	James Malcolm -Blyth as ‘Sir James the Knight’.Finlay

Finlay ” I like Dennis the Menace because he plays pranks with his dog and he is rude to Walter. I played pranks on the teachers”	Jessica ” 101 Dalmations is my favourite book because I like the puppies and I like Cruella Deville”
Mia”I like the characters in this book”.	Sienna” I am Matilda. Mrs Buchanan was Miss Trunchbull.”

Marci” I made my costume. I read the book with my mum”.	Ben dressed as a soldier.
Arlo” Dennis pranks Angelface and Walter”.	Sophia” I like the book because my Gan bought it and it is a memory and all the books are my favourite”

Olivia “Snowwhite is my favourite because she is a princess”	Cara “I like Wally because they are big books and they are fun!”
Fraser ” My character is evil”	” We loved World Book Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

Collaborative, Community, Eco, Global Citizenship, Health and Wellbeing, Listening & Talking

Citizens of the present and the future……….

February 25, 2016 Mrs Toman

We have been learning about rights.

Article 24 of UNCRC is about the right to clean water, nutritious food and health care. We have been discussing wants and needs.

Watch this space for updates……………………..

Collaborative, Community, Eco, Fun, Listening & Talking

Wild About Animals!

February 24, 2016 Mrs Toman

We had a visit from Andy from SSPCA. ” We were learning about wild animals. 03000 999 999 is the number you call if an animal needs help”. Sarah McKenzie & Mia Lafferty	“I was asking a question about the owl’s wings”. Logan Hart
“I got a question right for the boys team”.Fraser Tweedlie	“I won a card in the quiz. I used the clues to work out that it was a red squirrel”. Marci Burt

Collaborative, Expressive Arts, Fun, Music, Numeracy

Te te and ta ta!

February 24, 2016 Mrs Toman

We have been learning to read musical notation.

” I was silent because I was a rest” Marci Burt

Sophia Barclayand Olivia Andrews ” We were te te.”

Listen to our song!

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“I was a ta” Cara Adams

” We were learning a new song “Toni Chestnut” Cara, James & Sarah McKenzie

Achievements, Art and Design, Eco, Listening & Talking, Problem Solving, Science, Technology

Innovative Inventors Challenge

February 20, 2016 Mrs Toman

Primary 2 have been learning about important inventions and how they affect people and the environment.

We have been listening and watching for useful information. We have taken notes and made books for the class library about John Logie Baird and Alexander Graham Bell. We will be researching more inventors and their inventions………….

We have planned a trip to the Science Centre in April.

Primary 2 have accepted a challenge to invent something that will help fix an environmental problem. All designs, presentations and patents are due on 10th March………………………………..

Collaborative, Community, Eco, Fun, Health and Wellbeing, Listening & Talking, Literacy

Fair Trade Big Breakfast

February 20, 2016 Mrs Toman

Primary 2 have been very busy organising a Fair Trade Café, writing letters to local businesses, sending out invitations to our Big Breakfast and creating Fair Trade pieces of art.

We would like to say a huge “Thank You” to our community business partners for donating so generously to our Big Fair Trade Breakfast. Thanks to Coop (Clarkston), Scotmid (Eaglesham & Mearns), Morrisons(Giffnock), Tesco(Silverburn) and Eaglesham Bakers! Special thanks to our very own star baker, Mrs Parker, who baked delicious Fair Trade cakes! Thanks to all the staff who helped to serve our guests.

Mrs Howard and Mrs Wight promoting Fair Trade!	Oliver” I was telling my family about Fair Trade”.
Bottom Left Text HereTh	“I was getting Fair Trade cake. I enjoyed the breakfast and cake.” Thalia

” Iwas learning to make orange juice and don’t get it in your eye because it stings!” Olivia Mason	” That was our Fair Trade wall” Mia Lafferty
” We made a Fair Trade lady out of wrappers”. Siona and Mia	” I was telling my dad about Fair Trade.”

Fair Trade Tea Towelby Olivia Andrews	Fair Trade Tea Towel 4by James Malcolm-Blyth
Fair Trade Tea Towel 3by Blair Mann	Fair Trade Tea Towel 2by Sophia Barclay

We have been learning about where food comes from and why Fair Trade is so important.

We learned about the oranges from Brazil and how they make orange juice. Sarah McKenzie

“We learned about bananas from Columbia” Cara

SDC11511 — Sequencing the Orange Juice story

” We learned the kids make cocoa for the shops but they don’t get enough money!” Arlo Barsanti

“So buy Fair Trade!” P2.1

Community, Eco, Listening & Talking, Literacy, Science, Technology

Renewable Energy

February 20, 2016 Mrs Toman

We are learning about different fuels and how they are used.

We invited an engineer from the local wind farm to teach us about wind turbines. We listened and watched for useful information. We wrote notes and asked questions.

“Mr. Chand told us that electricity is all around us. We were learning about windfarms” Ben Casey	We got a torch and a piggy bank and a mug.
“We were making notes. We were listening for information.” Jamie McFarlane	“We learned about wind turbines and how long they are and what they are made of”. Siona Sircar