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Collaborative Working, Expressive Arts, Literacy, Outdoor learning, Science

Space

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Primary 2 have been learning all about Space. We learned some facts about each of the planets and tried to come up with different ways to remember the order of the planets. After that we learned that the Earth rotates and revolves around the Sun and this is why we have day and night. We took a visit to the Glasgow Science Centre and thoroughly enjoyed exploring the Planetarium. During ICT we have been creating our own space PowerPoints and lots of us have been sharing our learning at home! In Art we learned all about Peter Thorpe’s abstract space art and we decided to create some of our own. In Literacy we researched Neil Armstrong and wrote a newspaper article about the moon landing.

We were creating space pictures. We looked at pictures of Peter Thorpe’s artwork and then we used pastels to create our own. Ben

We were learning about abstract art. We used bold colours like black and red together. We thought about hot and cold colours. This helped us to add more detail.

We got a space book to look for planet words. We put the words on cards and used them to spell the planet words. Archie

The Earth rotates and revolves around the Sun. It takes 365 days for the Earth to revolve around the Sun. Megan

It takes 24 hours for the Earth to rotate. If we are facing the Sun then we get light and it is day. If we are facing away from the Sun then it is night. Melody

We went outside and we had to find a partner and one of us had to be the Earth and the other person was the Sun. We had to rotate and revolve around the Sun. If Miss Watson shouted daytime we had to face our partner (the Sun) and if she shouted nighttime then we had to face the other way. Callen

 

Collaborative Working, Numeracy, Problem Solving

STEM Week

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For STEM week Primary 2.2 were set a challenge of designing and building a tower that birds could sit their nests on. We started off by thinking of lots of different designs and looking at some photographs of strong structures. Then we discussed which designs we thought would work the best and why. After that we worked in teams to have a go at building some of the models. 

‘The top of our tower was perfect for a nest because it was a long rectangle. Our group used Megan’s idea which looked like a house. We tried to build the roof but it was too tricky because it kept collapsing. Next time I would add things on the side to help make it more secure.’ Hamish

 

‘Ours went quite well but some parts were hard. Everyone had good moments and bad moments. Our good moment was at the start when we built the base of the tower. Our bad moment was at the end when the top started falling but we managed to fix it.’ Leo

‘My group chose Callen’s idea but it didn’t really turn out anything like it. We added extra bits and we added on a base instead. Then we added on some flags.  I liked it because it was very sturdy.’  Annabelle

‘We were trying to make the Eiffel tower. We couldn’t make the cuboid at the top because the straws weren’t the same length so we couldn’t adjust it and the top was too heavy for the rest of the structure. The base was the right size so it worked well.’ Isla 

‘Our groups was a bit small so I think the giraffes would have been able to reach it. Next time I would make a cuboid shape to help make it a bit stronger and taller.’ Melody

 

Afterwards we discussed what other materials we could have used to build our towers. The next day we decided to try again using a new idea, marshmallows and spaghetti. This took cooperation and lots of patience. These models were a little bit messier but far tastier!

‘We started with big marshmallows but they kept falling down because they were too heavy. Then we got some wee marshmallows which were lighter. We put the big ones at the bottom to make it steady and we used the small ones at the top.’ Kobe

 

Collaborative Working, Community, Eco, Outdoor learning

Potato Planting with Mr Strang

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Primary 2.2 were delighted to have a visit from a local farmer Mr Strang who helped us to plant potatoes in our outdoor area. He showed us what the potatoes looked like before they were planted and explained all the things that they would need to help them grow. Then we got the chance to go outside and work collaboratively to plant the potatoes. We listened carefully for the instructions on how to look after them and now we are going to water them daily to help them grow. We look forward to seeing the results!

‘We had to put lots of compost in the tub. We took turns to put the compost in.’  Melody

‘We put holes in the compost to put the potatoes in. We had to hold them by the potato and not the stem to plant them because the stem could fall off.’  Aaron L

‘The stem tries to go up to the top and they grow a little flower on top.’  Indi

‘Potatoes need sunlight to grow.’  William

‘If you put in too much water then it will go out the holes in the bottom of the tub.’  Leo

‘It needs one watering can once a day and it needs food.’  Carrie

Collaborative Working, Numeracy

3D objects in Numeracy

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In Numeracy we have been learning to name different 3D objects as well as describing them using the appropriate vocabulary. We have constructed lots of different 3D objects and counted how many faces, edges and vertices they have.

‘We had balls and sticks to make different 3D objects. I made a square based pyramid.’  Logan

‘We had an area where you could build a cube out of playdough. I liked making the cube.’  Kobe

‘There was playdough and sticks and I made a pyramid, cube and cuboid. I helped other people to make some 3D objects too.’  Isla M

‘A square is flat and a cube is not.’  Isla M

‘I made a sphere with the playdough.’  Amy

Collaborative Working, Community, Cross Stage Working, Eco, Outdoor learning, Phyical Literacy

Outdoor Learning At The Orry

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Callen- ” We were finding some sticks to make our names with.”

Innes- “I was finding some leaves with Will.”

Ailsa-“I was making my name out of twigs.”

Aidan-“I was making my name out of small and big sticks.
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Alex-“I was making a picture out of sticks.”

Melody-“I was getting some twigs to make my name with.”

Tilly-“I was making my name out of sticks.”

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Murray-“We were making our name out of wood and twigs.”
Bella-“I was making my name.”

Annabelle-“I was collecting twigs and then making my name out of them.”
Careers, Collaborative Working, Problem Solving, Science

STEM week

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Sean and Rachel from Atkins told us a little about being engineers. They challenged us to make a boat that floats using just straws, tape and tin foil!
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Amy and Bella P1.3 Melody P1.3

Ailsa and Annabelle P1.3

 Charlie and Thomas P1.3

Callen and Rebecca P1.3

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Jamie Robertson P1.3 and Bradley P1.2

Mr Masters!
Isla and Paige P1.2 Lewis and Leo P1.2

Murray P1.3 tried using different materials…

 Oliver P1.3 and Aaron P1.2
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Thomas P1.3 testing his design
We learned that hot air rises. John from Think Science taught us about static electricity John blew hot air into the bag with a hairdryer and we watched what happened next…
He made a hot air balloon John even lay on a bed of nails