February 5, 2019
by Mr McKenna
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Each Monday and Wednesday the children are given spelling homework made up of 8 to 10 words in total. These words are used in the Spelling assessment that is carried out in class every Friday, so it is very important … Continue reading
February 4, 2019
by Mr McKenna
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Primary 2a’s Learning Blog has now been visited 1000 times since 20th November 2018. Thank you to everyone for visiting and allowing us to share our learning.
February 4, 2019
by Mr McKenna
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We will be going to the Foundry this Tuesday morning for our second library visit this year. We will meet Mary the librarian and have the chance to borrow a book again. Have a chat with your child about books … Continue reading
February 2, 2019
by Mr McKenna
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After finishing the hilarious Michael Bond’s “Paddington takes the test”, we took a class vote and decided to move on to Roald Dahl’s disgusting “The Twits”. Mr and Mrs Twit are a filthy couple who never wash. Mr Twit … Continue reading
January 31, 2019
by Mr McKenna
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Well done to the children in Primary 2 that performed at the Robert Burns’ assembly this week. We had a variety of acts such poetry recital, singing and Scottish Highland dancing.
January 28, 2019
by Mr McKenna
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Today the children were introduced to Rekenreks. Rekenrek, or arithmetic rack, was designed by Adrian Treffers, a mathematics curriculum researcher at the Freudenthal Institute in Holland, to support the natural development of number sense in children. Smaller versions consist of … Continue reading
January 28, 2019
by Mr McKenna
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This week’s Whole school homework focuses on Health and Well-being. Health and Wellbeing Family Learning Activity With the help of their families, children should complete one task from each colour representing different aspects of Health and Well-being. Click the links below … Continue reading
January 25, 2019
by Mr McKenna
Comments Off on Golden time: Rabbie Burns
In celebration of Burns’ Night, the children made lots of Scottish related arts and crafts. Scottish animals. Tartan weaving. Thistle collage.
January 25, 2019
by Mr McKenna
Comments Off on Categories and sorting
Following on from sorting Living and Non-living things, the children have been challenging themselves by coming up with their own categories. (I tried to test the children by putting the photos into the wrong categories. They spotted the mistake instantly!) … Continue reading
January 25, 2019
by Mr McKenna
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This week, some of the children have been learning about time. In particular, we have been learning to read o’clock and half past on an analogue clock. To help us, we have constructed our own clock and have used meter … Continue reading
