Wow, what an awesome first session. Even though it was a little wet Primary 2a remained undeterred, wrapped up and head to toe in waterproofs and wellies they marched up to the forest, singing as they went.
At first we sat down at the base camp and talked about how to stay safe in the forest.
Next Mr Hutcheson became an eagle and we had to hide at the boundary trees.
After this we had time to forage for our Forest Crowns. This was tricky as we really needed dry things so we had to look in sheltered space.
Our outdoor learning task was to create an obstacle course using our loose parts. The children exhibited good team work and used the materials to create a range of exciting courses.
Over the first few weeks of Primary 2, we have been working on developing a range of independent activities.
We’ve been working on logging on to chromebooks and using Education City and Sumdog.
We’ve been using cubes to make different values.
We’ve been working on quickly counting and adding to 20.
Also completing different written tasks. Using tens and units to visualise numbers.
Great job Primary 2!
Thank you for all support so far using the Seesaw app for completing homework.
Below are a few notes to be aware of,
Every Friday, the class teacher is recording who has completed the homework so all tasks should be completed by then.
The homework posted to the site is reviewed regularly. Once the teacher has seen the homework, they will approve and like the task. Sometimes, a comment will be added, this will not be done for every task.
Sometimes homework will be posted on a Friday for the following week. Please do not complete the homework over the weekend.
If a task is posted with a date that it should be completed on, please complete it on this date. If the task is completed early, children might not have covered the learning in class.
If you do not have access to a device that connects to the internet, for example a phone, tablet or laptop, then please contact the school office and leave a message for the class teacher.
As we cannot meet face to face for meet the teacher this year I have created a little presentation outlining some of the key information to help you and your child settle in to Primary 1 this year.
I hope this presentation helps answer any questions you had. This can also be viewed on Seesaw.
Homework will be issued this Monday 31st August. On Monday your child will receive a red homework folder which will contain a yellow jotter for use when completing some homework tasks.
There will also be an information sheet in your child’s folder which explains how to access ‘seesaw’. This will be the remote learning app we will be using to assign and complete homework tasks each week. The sheet provides you with a QR code which can be used to log in to your child’s profile.
Over the coming weeks Seesaw will also be used to share pupil’s learning from the classroom. More information on this will be provided during next weeks online open afternoon on Wednesday 2nd September. A video presentation will be posted on this class blog at 3pm on Wednesday which will explain what the year ahead will look like in P1.
All homework tasks will be issued on a Monday, however, we ask that the phonics sounds are practised daily. Any other tasks can be completed throughout the week on a day that suits best to allow for after school activities and other commitments. Homework should be completed for Thursday night in order to be marked on Friday.
The video link below explains a little bit more about using seesaw at home.
