February 21, 2019
by Mr McKenna
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Tomorrow is World Thinking and Founders Day 2019. It is a day when members of the Scouting and Guiding groups think about their members in all the countries of the world, the meaning of their organisation, and its global impact.
Pupils who are members of Beavers, Rainbows, Cub Scouts and Brownies are encourage to wear their club uniforms to school on Friday 22nd in support of World Thinking and Founders Day.
February 19, 2019
by Mr McKenna
Comments Off on Writing
For our Writing lesson this we are going to use Scottish Book Trust’s 50-Word Fiction Competition. Each month they provide a prompt to get you started, but where the story goes from there is entirely up to us.
February’s prompt is a photo of a camera. Have a discussion with you child about what their story might be and come up with lots of descriptive words to bring their story to life.
February 18, 2019
by Mr McKenna
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To encourage more responsibility in their learning, Primary 2 have been reminded about St Mark’s Correction Code. Up till now, the Class Teacher has been correcting any mistakes the children have made, particularly in their writing. However, now any mistakes will not be corrected, instead the relevant correction code will be used and the children will have to self correct.
These correction codes are used and displayed throughout the school and into high school, so it is important that your child becomes accustomed to using them.
Literacy & English Correction Code
Numeracy & Mathematics Correction Code
February 16, 2019
by Mr McKenna
Comments Off on Beat the Street
Well done to the children of Primary 2 for making a great start with Beat the Street!
@StMarksPrimary1 finished her shift now beat the street😍 pic.twitter.com/4TT7N92ikq
— Paul Townsend (@townsend910) 16 February 2019
Kelvin & Ross taking part in #BeatTheStreet today! @StMarksPrimary1 pic.twitter.com/ZUs8bODUDX
— Carly McGurn (@carlymcgurn_x) 16 February 2019
February 15, 2019
by Mr McKenna
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Please see the notice below for the opportunity of free swimming lessons with a Probationary Teacher at the Foundry swimming.
FREE SWIMMING LESSON DATES TAUGHT BY PROBATIONARY TEACHERS
Contact the Foundry directly at 0141 580 1174.
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 use it to make ice cream.
We loved the ice cream so much that we decided to create some ice-cream based art during Golden time.
February 14, 2019
by Mr McKenna
Comments Off on Reading for enjoyment
In Primary 2, we encourage Reading for enjoyment and have several opportunities throughout the day for private reading.
As you can see from above photo, the children are completely engaged in their new books from their recent Foundry visit.
February 13, 2019
by Mr McKenna
Comments Off on Beat the street
In assembly, we learned about an exciting new activity that’s just arrived in Barrhead and Newton Mearns. Its called Beat the Street and it turns the streets we live in into a gigantic game.
This short video from Beat the Street explains how it works and the children will be coming home with more information and everything they need to get started.
February 13, 2019
by Mr McKenna
Comments Off on Measurement
In term 1 we learned about Length and in term 2 we’ve continued our learning about Measurement with Weight and Capacity.
We have be estimating the weight of objects and arranging them in order, then confirming our results using scales.
Similarly, we have finding out the capacity of various containers using standard (200 ml) and non-standard (2 cups) units.
February 10, 2019
by Mr McKenna
Comments Off on Chinese New Year
We have been celebrating Chinese New Year in Primary 2. Sharing the traditional story of the Chinese Zodiac, retelling the story in our writing and making noodle soup with Mrs Hemphill.
We have also been making Chinese dragons during Golden Time as most of our class was born during the year of the Dragon.
