March 1, 2020
by Farrell
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We had a great time learning all about the digestive system and the journey food takes through our bodies. Things got a little messy! First we broke the food down in our mouths: Then, we squeezed it down and into … Continue reading
February 20, 2020
by Farrell
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P3a had great fun learning about magnetic forces! The boys and girls used their knowledge of magnetic materials and magnetism in everyday life to create their own magnetic mazes and games. 4568ED70-445A-4844-AB21-82B8F19827A6
June 20, 2019
by Mr McKenna
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Yesterday, we went outside and built some of our own Eiffel Towers made out of sticks. Our first attempts were good but after some discussion we had another attempt with more sticks and they were amazing.
June 17, 2019
by Mr McKenna
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After finding out about Gustave Effiel and his winning competition design, the Effiel Tower, we decided to build our own towers using toothpicks and marshmallows.
March 29, 2019
by Mr McKenna
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Today, as our final activity in our Farming and Fairtrade topic, we planted our own potatoes.
March 15, 2019
by Miss McKay
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British Science Week Journeys and Transport was the theme for 2019. In a nod to Science week Primary 2 were provided opportunities to think about different transport, from trains, planes to spaceships. Here is what they got up to…
March 11, 2019
by Mr McKenna
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To mark British Science Week 2019 we added some fun science activities to Education City this week for homework. Log into Education City using your username and password glued into your Homework jotter, click into Homework and select Science Week … Continue reading
February 15, 2019
by Mr McKenna
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In Science today we were learning about how substances change state when we add heat or cool them down. We showed that if you add heat to ice cubes they turn into water. We decided to apply this knowledge and … Continue reading
January 25, 2019
by Mr McKenna
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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 16, 2019
by Mr McKenna
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Following on from our Living/Non-living lesson, we decided to sort animals into categories. We had to decide on the best categories to represent our animal. First, we sorted them into the categories Water, Flying and Land but then we decided … Continue reading
