We have been learning to tell o’clock and half past times on digital and analogue clocks. Today we used chalk and sticks to make giant clocks and had lots of fun showing different times.

This morning something big happened in Primary 2. A Easter chick broke into our classroom and made a huge mess. It even visited the office and jumped on Mrs Webster’s desk.  We searched our classroom and corridors for it but no sign so we decided to make WANTED posters. Hopefully someone finds this cheeky chick.

Some children made and left out traps to try and capture the chick. Millie and Adelyn thought if they were like bunnies the chick might come back.

Learning in Primary two is a balance between adult initiated and child led experiences. The children learn new skills during direct teaching time with Mrs Burnett. They have set targets to complete but are free to choose the order and are responsible for managing their time. In the classroom they have several areas such as Maths, Literacy, Expressive Arts, Construction, Fine Motor, Loose Parts and Role Play to explore. The children can interact with the resources in these areas creatively and extend their learning. Here are some photos of the areas within our classroom and the wonderful learning experiences that are happening.

Sophie and Adelyn made a mind map of facts for 100 in the Numeracy area.

Sophia and Ella are currently writing their own books. They have taken on the role of author and illustrator.

Zac and Innes worked together to build a car garage. Innes decided they needed to a blueprint as “everyone who builds things needs one”.

Charlotte exploring the loose parts.

We have been learning about our sense of sight. In his free play, Innes made a diagram about how sight works and here he is talking through his diagram.

Today we celebrated World Book Day with lots of activities. We had great fun on a ‘Where’s Wally?’ scavenger hunt. Primary 6 pupils came to visit and we paired up to share our favourite stories. In the afternoon we went to the upper playground where we got to see all the classes in their outfits or wearing their props.

This term, we will be learning about life in the past. Everyone wrote an I wonder question about life in the past and over the next few weeks we will be learning about these aspects of history. Here are some of the questions asked:

I wonder what schools were like 100 years ago? Sophia

I wonder what books were like? Esme

I wonder what toys children played with? Zac

I wonder what cars were like? Logan

I wonder who was King or Queen 100 years ago? Joseph

I wonder what houses were like? Ada

Today, we looked at some artefacts and made a prediction about each object. Can you guess what each object is? There are 9 in total.

answers: wash board, telephone, radio, Walkman, school desk, school satchel, binoculars and satchel, potato masher, hoover

Over the last few weeks Primary 2 have been developing their skills in gymnastics. We can perform shapes, rolls, balances and jumps.

In Numeracy, we have been exploring weight and measuring objects in grams. We have been comparing weight using language such as heavier than and lighter than and have been ordering objects by their weight.

We have been investigating the value of number and got creative with the hundred, tens and units blocks.

In Muddy Movers, we have been problem solving and working collaboratively. We were challenged to create a structure that we could fit on. There were great ideas shared and the children decided to build a bus. The bus started off on one level, then it became a double decker bus. Ella suggested the tyres should be used for wheels.  Taylor and Innis thought the long planks would make a great seatbelt.

As we have been learning about Robert Burns, we have been exploring his poetry and other poems. We loved listening to ‘Don’t!’  by Michael Rosen and shared our favourite part. We identified the rhyming words used. We then created our own ‘Don’t’ sentences.

We have been learning about Robert Burns this term. Today for Burns day, we learned some dances including Strip The Willow and Canadian Barn Dance. In class, we made shortbread tartan and enjoyed eating it up!