Today marks the final day of Term 2. It has felt like a very quick term, filled with lots of achievements!

This week in P2b…

Rights Respecting Week

Our amazing Rights Respecting committee reps have been sharing the importance of the UNCRC this week. They even made announcements on the tannoy to share the right of the day with the whole school. We explored the Right to Play in our writing and discussed other rights that are respected at Crookfur. The class ended the week by designing their logos for the whole school Rughts Respecting logo competition. Everyone voted for the logos that met the success criteria and 3 were chosen. Well done to everyone for showcasing their creativity!

The Orangutan!

The class enjoyed trying out the new playground equipment. Everyone’s favourite was trying out the P3/4’s orangutan area.

Proud Moments of the Week

I hope you have a restful spring holiday and I look forward to seeing everyone in a couple of weeks as we begin our final term of P2!

From Miss McNeil and P2b

This week in P2b we have been learning about…

Writing: Exploring Our Feelings

P2b have been linking their learning in Health and Wellbeing and Literacy. Over the last few weeks, the learners have been exploring their emotions and writing about their experiences. They have enjoyed working with Mr Wilson to uplevel their sentences. Some of the learners wanted to share their writing on this week’s blog.

Transient Art

Some of the learners have been exploring transient art through their play. A range of images were created. The pupils in these photos chose to create portraits of characters from their book of the week.

Growth Mindset

P2b have been continuing to develop their growth mindsets. We enjoyed reading and discussing The Giraffe Can’t Dance text. I am really proud of how they have been using the power of yet in their learning.

Our Structures

Thank you for all your hard work and Ramadan Mubarak to everyone in our class family who is observing Ramadan.

Miss McNeil

This week in P2b we have…

Exploring Paint and Still Life

The learners have been exploring painting, including mixing colours. Some of the pupils chose to use this time to create something to celebrate Mothers Day.

Our Structures

Time

Some learners have been learning to tell the time on analogue clocks this week.

Working Cooperatively

P2b displayed one of learning powers during our PE slot this week. Everyone worked cooperatively with their team and showed good listening skills.

Next week is a busy week with Committee Meetings and Walk, Scoot and Bike Week. We hope you have a lovely weekend.

From P2b and Miss McNeil

This week in P2b we have been very busy learning about Fairtrade Fortnight.

Global Goals

We spent time discussing the Global Goals and how Fairtrade helps farmers earn fair wages. The learners then created an action plan and a display showcasing all 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Fairtrade Quiz

The learners participated in a Fairtrade quiz with Miss Ralston.

Trolley Challenge

The learners showcased their knowledge of Fairtrade products and the famous Fairtrade logo when completing the Trolley Challenge!

FairAware Award

At this week’s assembly, some of the pupils from P5/6 and P6 delivered a presentation all about Fairtrade. They discussed what they have been learning about in class and the importance of supporting Fairtrade products. Then Mr Atkinson announced that the school has been awarded the FairAware Fairtrade Award for everyone’s hard work at raising awareness for Fairtrade. Well done everyone!

We hope you have a lovely weekend!

From Miss McNeil and P2b

This week P2b have continued to develop their knowledge and skills. However, we have had an extra special focus this week… World Book Day! This week’s blog will highlight everything we have been doing to spread the joy of reading.

Julia Donaldson

Each stage was asked to explore a different author this week. Primary 2’s author was Julia Donaldson. The learners have had lots of different opportunities to explore her lovely stories throughout the week, including our Julia Donaldson jigsaw project.

The Masked Reader

The learners have enjoyed watching two Masked Reader videos each day. They used the clues to try to work out who was behind each mask. Pop over to the Twitter page to see the videos!

P2 Reading Buddies

Some of the learners have the opportunity to take part in the P2/5 Reading Buddies programme this term. On Thursday, the Big Buddies planned a special session for World Book Day. The P2’s enjoyed hearing about the P5’s favourite books and listening to them read.

P7 Author Session

On Friday afternoon, we were invited to Mrs Allan’s class to hear some amazing books and stories that the P7 pupils created. Thank you to the P7’s and their teachers for all their hard work organising this special treat for the classes.

We hope you have a lovely weekend!

From Miss McNeil and P2b