This week is National Maths Week and we have been focusing on symmetry . We went outdoors to try to create some symmetrical patterns using natural materials from the our playground. We did find it tough to be completely symmetrical but we made a good attempt. We also the created symmetrical patterns using 3D objects in the classroom.  We created our own symmetrical pattern first then we created half of one for our partner to complete. We enjoyed doing it!

We have all returned back to school and we have moved round to the middle school corridor. We are settling in to our new classroom and the new playgrounds. We like the opportunity to use the Active Trail and the bottom playground for sports. We are not able to show you our faces yet so here is some of our work.

1. We studied the artist Andy Warhol who creates repeated images in very bright colours. It is called Pop Art. We chose to use donuts and cupcakes in our design.

2. We wrote some Acrostic Poems using our names. We tried to think of words to describe ourselves or things that we like.

3. We created our very own McMoo picture. We based them on the artist Jennifer Hogwood who creates lovely images of Highland cows .

Primary 2 had another good year at Cross Arthurlie and despite a period of learning from home, they’ve shown resilience and confidence by bouncing back.  We look forward to seeing everyone back for Primary 3.

Today was Cross Arthurlie fun day, Primary 2’s theme was a day at the seaside. In the morning we made different crafts and we visited the fun fair, where we played lots of different games such as hit the bulls eye, knock the cups and fish out the rubber ducks. Primary 7 also organised some outdoor stations and races for the whole school. After lunch, we had a visit from the ice cream van and we all got a tub of ice cream! What a busy day we all had, it really was a great way to celebrate the end of Primary 2. Thank you for all your hard work this year, we will miss you!

Today we learned how to play some popular childhood games from the past. Some of us already knew these games and others were learning them for the first time. We played marbles, snap, memory game, the hoop and stick and dominos. Marbles was most people’s favourite!

In science we have been learning about forces. We have explored the forces push and pull.

Today we went outside and took part in push and pull activities.

First we played tug of war in groups using the pull force. Then we pushed the football around the cone. We had fun pulling the stilts from one end of the playground to the other. We then set up planks of wood and used the force of push to knock them down with a ball.

We have been learning about living things in science. We combined our knowledge of how to grow and look after a plant with some Easter fun!

We made Easter bunny plant pots and then planted our flower bulb using soil.

We put water in our plants to give them food and the boys and girls will continue to give their bulbs water and sunlight over the Spring break so they can grow into beautiful flowers.

Good luck P2/2!

We have had a busy few weeks settling back into school. We have started our new IDL, Now and Then. Today, we enjoyed looking at artefacts and making predictions of what we thought each object was called and used for. Take a look at our pictures below and see if you know what each object is. The answers are at the bottom of the post.

Object 1 is a rug beater. Object 2 is a school desk. Object 3 is a wash board. Object 4 is a hoover. Object 5 is a radio. Object 6 is a potato masher. Object 7 is a school bag. Object 8 is binoculars. Object 9 is a infant toy. Object 10 is a television. Object 11 is a phone.

This morning the boys and girls were challenged to build a sleigh for Santa. The sleigh had to fit two presents, stand on its own and have a seat for Santa (Buddy the elf visited to try it out for Santa). Pupils chose to work individually, in pairs or in small groups. They planned their sleigh on whiteboards and discussed which construction material they were going to use. Everyone was successful in building their sleigh!

Primary 2 had lots of fun dancing and playing games at our Christmas Party today. We even had a special visit from Santa!