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Innovative Inventors Challenge

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………………………………..

Fair Trade Big Breakfast

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.

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“I was getting Fair Trade cake. I enjoyed the breakfast and cake.” Thalia
SDC11574” Iwas learning to make orange juice and don’t get it in your eye because it stings!” Olivia Mason SDC11571” That was our Fair Trade wall” Mia Lafferty
SDC11572” We made a Fair Trade lady out of wrappers”. Siona and Mia SDC11570” 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

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Working collaboratively
“We learned about bananas from Columbia” Cara

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Sequencing the Orange Juice story
” We learned the kids make cocoa for the shops but they don’t get enough money!” Arlo BarsantiSDC11512  “So buy Fair Trade!” P2.1SDC11514

Renewable Energy

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.

 

 

 

SDC11444“Mr. Chand told us that electricity is all around us. We were learning about windfarms” Ben Casey

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We got a torch and a piggy bank and a mug.
SDC11418“We were making notes. We were listening for information.” Jamie McFarlane SDC11450“We learned about wind turbines and how long they are and what they are made of”. Siona Sircar

Keeping Safe in Winter P2, P3 & P4

IDL Blog 048Poster making to share important messages about travelling in bad weather conditions. IDL Blog 026Thalia from P2 and Anna from P3 working together to spread the word about staying warm with appropriate clothes for Winter weather.
IDL Blog 034Archie and Finlay MacDougall  working on a joint safety message to put up around the school. IDL Blog 036Amelia and Isabella reminding us all to look after pets and younger family members when there is salt on the ground……it is not for eating!!!!!!!!!!
IDL Blog 016Marvellous Makers group designed and made accessories to make children more visible during the dark winter days. IDL Blog 038Getting to grips with stitching with ‘high viz’ materials.
IDL Blog 035Amelia from P3 and Lexa from P2 making posters about the importance of staying away from frozen ponds. IDL Blog 020
IDL Blog 039P2,P3 and P4 acting out risky situations and teaching us how to deal with them responsively. IDL Blog 022Super Surveyors group went out into the community to gather information about ‘Keeping Safe in our local environment’.
IDL Blog 014Planning and designing safety accessories. IDL Blog 027First draft of a safety poster by Jacob Smith

Outdoor Gym

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“I was climbing from the side with my trainers on. It was a bit tricky! I was able to get it quickly. I was climbing up with my feet but my trainers were a bit slippy.” – Thalia Stewart
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“Me and Kirsty were balancing on the sticks that go high and low.” – Thalia Stewart
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“I was staying away from the crocodile and the shark!” – Olivia Mason

Outdoor gym provides opportunities to further develop balance, coordination, upper body strength, ability to share resources, cooperate and take in lots of fresh air!100_6411 100_6414 100_6415 100_6416 100_6417 100_6418 100_6419 100_6426 100_6427 100_6435 100_6436

Super Surveyors – Collecting and Displaying Information

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We collected information from Primary 2 about their favourite fruits.
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“We saw traffic and we counted it in tally marks.” – Aaron Forrester
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“We were counting how many colours of smarties we had and then we coloured our graphs.” – Daisy McLean

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Ben recording his favourite sandwich filling.
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Liam adding his tally mark to the survey.
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Daisy and Blair hard at work sorting information about smarties.

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