We have been listening to the well know Roald Dahl story….’George’s Marvellous Medicine’. We thought this story was epic. We noticed that Roald Dahl had used lots of wow words, eg, pondering, tramendous and hesitating. We will try to use these in our VCOP sentences.
We also had a go at creating our very own marvellous medicine. We added a mixture of ingredients including squeezy strawberry jam, shaving foam and brown paint. We tried to make exactly 500 ml of medicine which is the same as half a litre. We used a measuring jug to measure it out. This experience has helped us to learn about volume.
In Primary 3 we have been learning to use the ‘See, Think, Wonder’ approach to bring out our natural curiosity and encourage us to ask questions. Our first ‘See, Think, Wonder’ object was this unusual ring. We worked in groups to brainstorm ideas about what we could see, what we thought might be true about this object and what we wondered. Some people thought that the ring may have belonged to an Egyptian Pharaoh. Others thought it might have belonged to a rich king. Most of us thought it might have a special or magical power. We wondered what this power might be and how it could be released. We enjoyed learning about ‘See,Think, Wonder’ and we used ideas from our discussion to write imaginative stories. We can wait to find out what our next special object will be!!! Watch this space!
We have been learning how to create animations using ‘I Can Animate’ software.
We began by learning about setting, then created fantastic drawings of a jungle setting. We also wrote some excellent Jungle Explorer stories based on our setting! They were exciting to read with lots of action.
Next, we used our drawings as a background for our animations. Our friends in Primary Three shared their learning with us and taught us how to create an animation using ‘I Can Animate’ software. We have started to create our animations and they are coming along brilliantly. We will share more of our learning about animation as we go along.
After our recent visit from the Singing Children of Africa, we had so many questions about Africa! Our visitors from the choir answered some of them…but many were still to be discovered! So, we have decided to see if we can find the answers to the rest. We are going to embark on an exploration of amazing Africa this term – we can’t wait to delve deeper and begin to answer our questions.
This week, we have enjoyed listening to traditional African folktales about Anansi the Spider. Anansi is a wise spider and we loved hearing the story about how he gathered lots of wisdom in a jar, then spread it around the world to help others!
After the story, we used our shape knowledge and cutting skills to create our very own Anansi spiders. Have a look at our finished work and our use of bright colour and shape – don’t they look fabulous?
What a fantastic week! Primary 2 have had a super start to the new term with positive attitudes all round. We have had lots of enjoyable experiences this week, and we are so excited for the many events to come over the course of this term – so stay tuned!
We spent some time reflecting on our experiences at the end of term one and added these to our ‘What Stuck With You?’ wall.
A question we ask ourselves in Primary 2 is ‘what inspired you today?’
Why not have a think about our question – what would your answer be?
Kevin is a Fire-fighter who visited our class as part of our People Who Help Us topic. We made a list of questions as we wanted to find out about the work he does. He brought in lots of his equipment and we had great fun trying it on and learning what it is used for.
Max drew a picture of him building a sandcastle with bricks.
He copied his story.
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