Another week done and dusted.

We have made lots of progress in maths this week. One of our maths groups have been looking at tiling. They have made some super designs using 2D shapes.

 

Another of the maths groups have been learning about fractions. Some then tried to draw and demonstrate their own fractions.

Some pupils love to try out their own calculations on the whiteboard and leave them for me to check over. This kind of enthusiasm is amazing!

Another maths group have been consolidating their knowledge of odd and even numbers.

While others were finding the missing number in calculations.

  

The girls spent ages trying to master this balance activity. They were very pleased when they finally managed it.

One of the most exciting things we took part in this week was creating an Arctic scene mainly made from recycled waste. All of the pupils were involved with designing a specific section of the display. It looks SUPER!

 

A SUPER busy week in P2 this week!!

We celebrated Health and Well Being week and took part in some fun activities which looked at different aspects of our well being. We discussed our mindset and how we can change this from negative to positive by getting rid of our ‘bad thought monsters’.

We also had a video call with the P6s during which they showed us some mindfulness activities to try if we are feeling worried or angry.

The pupils then choose their favourite strategy which they now know how to use to help calm themselves down.

For the final part of Health and Well Being week, we discussed why we shouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover. From this the children went on to discuss how this concept is the same for humans – you should never judge someone you don’t know. The book swapping event then took place and everyone loved unwrapping their new books!

 

 

It was also Scottish Book Trust week. We were so lucky to be given our book bug bags home which had some lovely activities and books inside.

During some of our P.E time, we worked in pairs to give directions to our blindfolded partner. This helped us to experience what it would be like to live as a mole like Rocketmole.

 

Some of Friday afternoon was spent junk modelling. The children built rockets after studying the story of ‘Rocketmole’ throughout the week. The children worked in teams and then presented their final designs to the rest of the class

       

 

 

We had an Arctic discovery station in class this week. The pupils enjoyed role playing with the arctic animals and building ice bergs and glaciers.

The loose parts lab was busy as usual, with lots of pupils building and creating various designs.

The pupils loved our new glitter glue pens at the creative station.

Some of the pupils enjoyed playing with the 2D shapes at the tiling station. They created some wonderful designs.

Well done P2!

The weeks are flying in for P2!

Last week’s ‘Arctic art’ has been hung up on the wall and it look AMAZING.

In P.E, the children enjoyed continuing to develop their ball handling skills.

Our ‘Loose Parts Lab’ was popular. Lots of interesting creations were being made.

In science, we were continuing to learn about food chains. This week, the pupils were working in groups to sort different groups of animals into a food chain.

One of our maths groups has loved continuing to learn about measuring length using meter sticks.

Finally, this week we have been doing some work around the book, ‘How Many Trees?’ by Barroux. We looked at deforestation and how this affects the wildlife as well as the environment. For art on Friday afternoon, the children created their own forest landscape pictures, choosing whichever resources they wanted to create the texture and shape of the trees.

 

Some children also decided to create deforestation awareness posters following on from our learning earlier in the week.

Well done on another super week P2.

This week in P2…

Some of the pupils were looking at even and odd numbers in maths. They were sorting the number cards into piles of odd and even and then arranging the piles into order from smallest to largest.

Some children enjoy creating symmetry using different materials from around the classroom.

The weight resources have been a massive hit this week with lots of children working together to explore and discover new things with various gram weights, kilogram weights and balance scales.

Some boys even began drawing around the weights and labelling them.

One of the maths groups was introduced to the concept of measuring length this week. One task they had to complete was to measure different objects and areas in the classroom using their foot span and hand span.

 

These girls loved playing with our phonics letter cubes to create different patterns and rainbows.

Once again the cafe was extremely busy throughout the week. Here some children have created a wonderful spread of food and drinks for their customers.

Well done on another busy week P2. You have all worked super hard!