P2 had a visit from a Storyteller called Mr Zhang.

He told the class the story  of the Chinese Zodiac.

Dr Pellowe visited P2 to talk to us about her job as a GP.

This is the year of the Dog.

“I taught the class how to write Happy New Year in Mandarin” – Amelie

“We decorated dragon masks and Chinese lanterns” – Jessica

We tasted Chinese food.

We worked together in our groups to devise a Dragon Dance with musical accompaniment.

Amelie’s Mum very kindly gave the children a red envelope with a coin inside to wish everyone good luck for Chinese New Year.

Primary 2.1 had a wonderful time during Outdoor Learning this morning.

“Karen and Mike worked with our groups.  The girls stayed nice and clean, but the boys got very muddy” – Rhona and Femke

“It was actually really good fun, we played a game called Wizards, Giants, Elves and Unicorns” – Rebecca

“We were the muddiest in the class, we were sliding into the muddy puddles” – Blake, Archie and Luke

“It was cold outside but we were wrapped up warm, we had fun” – Nina and Ruby

“I wish we could go outside every single day to do Outdoor Learning like that, it was so much fun. I stayed on my feet when I was doing the Tug O War, I never rested until  it was over” – Tom

As part of our Weather IDL lessons we have been learning about the water cycle.

We used books and information on the Internet to research the process.

Mrs Balloch helped us with our experiement.

Evaporation:

Heat from the Sun causes water on Earth (in rivers, lochs etc) to evaporate (turn from liquid into gas) and rise into the sky.

This water vapour collects in the sky in the form of clouds.

  – Archie

Condensation:

As water vapour in the clouds cools down it becomes water again, this process is called condensation. – Luke

Precipitation:

Water falls from the sky in the form of rain, snow, hail, or sleet, this process is called precipitation.   – Amelie

Collection:

Rivers and lochs collect water that has fallen. Water evaporates into the sky again and the cycle continues. – Cara

You have been working so hard in Primary 2.  It looks like you enjoyed your Storyteller visit during Book Week.  The Scottish songs that you learned sounded very funny.  I wonder if anyone will perform them at our Scots Verse Event.  I am also pleased to hear that you enjoyed the Puppet Show that the Primary 7 pupils performed for your class.   Well done for all your hard work rehearsing for your Nativity.  The show was a great success and you all looked fantastic in your costumes!  Keep working hard in 2018!

A Little Nativity 2017 by Primary 1&2

“I was Angel Gabriel, I sang a song to Mary to tell her she was going to have  a special baby” – Archie

” I was a camel, I took the Wise Men all the way to Bethlehem” – Ava

“I was a hen, I went into the stable with all the other animals” – James

“I was the Mum in our Nativity, I told all the children it was time for bed and I read them the Christmas story” – Rhona

“We had fun dancing in the gym hall and a special visitor came to our class”  –  Ruairi

“Santa gave me dinosuar blow pens and rubbers , they are really cool” – Emily

To celebrate Book Week Scotland 2017,  the children had a visit from a wonderful storyteller called Gerry Durkin.

“I loved it when he taught us the song Ma Maw’s a Millionaire, I couldn’t stop laughing”- Matthew

“The song about the Glasgow cat called Sam the Skull was so funny” – Amelie

P2.1 Drop Everything And Read (DEAR)

Thank you Primary 7.1 for writing your own script, creating and designing props and for performing a fantastic Puppet Show for our class.

“The start of the show was funny when all the puppets jumped up” – Emily

“I liked the parrot puppet, he made me laugh” – Austin

“The puppet show was really funny. The parrot squawked and copied what the P7 girls said” – James

“We were all shouting BOO!  to the evil puppet called Dr Boom” -Cara

“The monkey puppet was funny, he pretended to bite my finger” – Jessica

As part of Try a Sport Week, Primary 2.1 were learning about yoga postures, breathing and relaxation techniques.

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“Yoga helped us to feel calm” – Finlay

“I liked the relaxation part when we were quiet and still”- Archie

The children also had an opportunity to learn new skills in Handball. They passed a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the goal of the other team.

“I’ve never played Handball before, but it was so much fun” – Oliver

“We played in two teams and it was a draw” – Cairn

“I loved Handball, it was one of the best games ever” – Tom

“I was cheering loud for my team to win” – Blake