This week we were working towards our Make you Mark achievement. Learning about lean to shelters. Pupils foraged for sticks to build a strong shelter than would keep their character safe and dry.
They worked in pairs and showed good team work, communicating, sharing and making decisions together.
Of course there was also plenty time for climbing and exploring. We also found a Fern root ball and the children were full of stories of mice, hedgehogs and other forest animals it looked like.
P2 were over the moon to be back to school and back in the Forest this week. Together they explored the environment, visited Grandfather tree and set off for an adventure. They were straight to work climbing trees, making ‘concrete’, playing on the rope swing and of course looking for worms.
They work in teams to create, explore and climb, all topped off with a lovely singsong around the camp.
It was great to see how much everyone enjoyed the day and we are looking forward to next week.
We had a great time building and exploring materials with the loose parts. We worked with friends, sharing materials, talking and planning our builds and even compromising.
On Friday we went to the Glasgow Science Centre. We had a great day.
Noel “I visited an upside down house”.
Chloe ” I went in the play area and used puppets”.
Alyan “I went to the water park, I put water in the cold bit, I closed the door and when I opened the door a boat was crossing down”.
Eilean ” I loved everything especially the upside down house”.
Roqeebah “I liked the bubble mixer”.
Mrs Dziobek “I love the first floor”.
Elijah” I liked floor 3, it was about the human body”.
Erioluwa “I liked the sliding floor, the house was tilted”.
Ollie “I liked playing with the water, I was trying to move a mini ship”.
Orhan “I liked the racing”
Stephen “I liked the sliding house, I was sliding and falling off”.
Jaxon “I loved the tilted house”.
Brodie “I liked the dance bit, I scored over 200 on my first time”.
Sam “I liked the sliding house because I tried to stay up”.
Andrew “I liked the tilted house with the floor sliding downwards”.
Beau “I liked the seeing the seal playing in 3d”.
Lena “I liked the movie, I liked seeing the shark”.
Zosia “I liked flying the solar planes”.
Cartin “I liked the dance floor”.
Jessica “I liked everything, I want to go again”
Emilie “I liked everything”.
Robot Day was a little treat from the Digital Leaders.
we had coding, spheres and lots more…
We had the treat of having the digital leaders come to share their knowledge and expertise. As a team we made short stop motion videos.
It was great to see older pupils displaying patience and responsibility whilst leading the learning of Primary 2.
Maths Week Scotland was a busy week for Primary 2. Each day we’ve had a different challenge to complete and we’ve been thinking about money, shapes and direction.
As part of our homework we found out how our families use mathematics in the everyday.
We wrote stories using number sequence knowledge which prompted interesting conversations about our number knowledge.
The biggest event of the week was the Whole School challenge. Pupils had to work as a group of 4 to build a tower. We worked in random groups using our tally cards to choose groups. We sketched the designs first and then commenced the build.
During the challenge, we had to contribute our ideas and listen to our team, share materials and make compromises.
As part of our friendship topic, we’ve been working with different partners in the class. We’ve learned a clapping rhyme Apples on a Stick.
We have also been learning how to play noughts and crosses. As we play we practise being good winners and losers, turn taking and logical thinking.
During the next few weeks we’ll be developing our problem solving strategies. Our first focus is Act out the situation.
For the first lesson, pupils used concrete materials to count and calculate the answer. Through this lesson they demonstrated skills in resilience, independence and creativity.
P2 discovering drawing is a physical and emotional activity. When we draw, we can move our whole body!
