Primary 2-1 Wallacewell Primary

This week in P2/1, the children have continued to develop their learning about dinosaurs. They enjoyed exploring dinosaur habitats and learning about which dinosaurs lived on land and which lived in the sea.

We were also very fortunate to welcome Zoolab into school. During this exciting visit, the children learned about a variety of animals, exploring their features and habitats. Many pupils showed great courage by holding the animals and asking questions. This experience provided a fantastic stimulus for writing, where the children recounted the visit and described the animals they had seen and held.

In maths, the focus was on measure. The children are becoming increasingly confident using concrete materials to measure accurately. They worked very well in pairs to count and measure a range of objects and even measured each other, demonstrating excellent teamwork.

It has been a very positive and successful week of learning in P2/1.

Primary 2/1 have had a very busy and exciting week, diving into their new topic all about dinosaurs!

As part of our topic work, the children explored different types of dinosaurs and learned how to categorise them as carnivores or herbivores. They engaged in thoughtful discussions about what dinosaurs may have looked like, considering their size, colour, and physical features. The children also learned about camouflage and why it would have been important for dinosaurs to blend into their environments.

In maths, the children developed their data-handling skills by learning how to use tally marks to record information. They then used this data to create a pictogram showing the class’s favourite fruits. The children demonstrated excellent counting skills and took great care in presenting their results clearly.

During literacy, we continued our work on describing settings. The children wrote imaginative descriptions of where dinosaurs lived, including forests, jungles, and prehistoric landscapes. They also practised improving their writing by adding adjectives to uplevel simple sentences, making their work more detailed and engaging.

To finish the week, the children used a variety of construction materials to design and build their own dinosaurs. We were very impressed with their creativity and teamwork. Some children even created dinosaur enclosures inspired by Jurassic Park, thoughtfully discussing the safety features needed to keep the dinosaurs securely inside.

Well done to Primary 2/1 for a fantastic week of learning. We are very proud of all their hard work and enthusiasm!

What a fantastic week of learning for P2/1!

This week, we enjoyed learning more about money in maths. We practised using coins in real life situations through role play in our class shop and are now confident at recognising coins and matching them to their value.

In literacy, we are working on building sentences using our core targets, such as capital letters, finger spaces and full stops. We also enjoyed learning about Scots language through poetry, including A Dug, A Dug by Billy Keyes and The Gruffalo’s Wain.

We loved welcoming our parents into the classroom, where we showed them how we use our magnetic boards to build confidence with blending words. We hope you all enjoyed our open afternoon and look forward to welcoming you back soon.

We finished our Scotland topic by learning about the island where Katie Morag lives and comparing it to our city of Glasgow.

This week, our focus for learning in the playroom has been on Scotland. The children have thoroughly enjoyed learning all about Glasgow landmarks, such as the Squinty Bridge, Glasgow Cathedral and many more. Through role play we enjoyed taking a tour of Glasgow on our very own City sightseeing bus.
Using our construction resources, we worked together as a team to build these landmarks and what a fantastic job we did! We challenged ourselves by identifying problems and working together to fix them.

In Numeracy, we have been learning about money. We practised using money in real life situations, such as shopping, through role play. We are growing in confidence when identifying coins.

In literacy, we are working hard to learn all of our tricky words. Thank you for your continued support with this at home. Please ensure these are practised daily, as this really helps to improve reading and writing skills.

We also loved learning about Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. The children particularly enjoyed learning about Edinburgh Castle. We even worked as a team to build our own castle and then wrote about it using adjectives.

Well done, P2/1 – a brilliant week of learning!

What a fantastic last week in p2/1 to end term 2.
We enjoyed lots of fun Christmas activites such as our Christmas party where we had a very special and important visitor 🎅🏽❤️

We were also very lucky to have a surprise treat from Miss Davidson today. We couldn’t contain our excitement when the ice cream van arrived 🍦

I am so proud of p2/1 and all their achievements this year. I hope everyone has a very special Merry Christmas when it comes.  I am excited for the fabulous learning to come in 2026 for our amazing pupils ✨⭐️💫

What a wonderful week it has been! Primary 1 truly shone as they took to the stage for their two nativity performances of Born in a Barn. Their confidence, enthusiasm and infectious energy filled the room from start to finish.

There were plenty of laughs and even a few happy tears from proud parents, families and teachers as the children delivered their lines with charm and sang and danced their hearts out. As always, they reminded us just how amazing they truly are.

We also enjoyed a lovely movie afternoon as a special treat for our hard work during Nativity.

With such a joyful week behind us, the countdown is now officially on to our festive break!

In the playroom, we helped the Jolly Postman by working out the quickest route for him to deliver his letters. We also set up our own post office, where we sorted and delivered mail just like real postal workers.
Our creativity was put to great use too, as we designed and built different types of transport to help Santa deliver presents to children across the globe.

In literacy, we loved describing our cheeky Christmas elf. The children did a brilliant job sounding out their words independently. We are almost finished learning our initial sounds and this week consolidated our tricky words.

In maths, we have been learning to tell the time on an analogue clock. We are becoming experts at recognising o’clock times and sequencing days of the week.

Our Nativity rehearsals have been going wonderfully, and Primary 2/1 are so excited to perform for a real audience next week. We are incredibly proud of their enthusiasm and hard work.

What a magical, festive week it has been! 🌟🎄

This week we’ve been busy rehearsing for our very own nativity performance and we also had the wonderful opportunity to see The Little Mermaid at the King’s Theatre. The children loved it. We enjoyed singing along, clapping, cheering, and soaking up every magical moment. Travelling by bus with friends added to the adventure, filling the journey with laughter and excited chatter.

Our learning didn’t stop there. We were delighted to welcome Catriona from PATHS, who taught a fantastic lesson to support our calming strategy, “Doing the Turtle.” The children are becoming very confident in recognising when it’s time to pause, take a breath, and make calm choices.

In literacy, we continue to practise our sounds and common words. We have been working on becoming word detectives to read and write familiar words. We also enjoyed some learning experiences based on The Jolly Postman. Your support at home makes a huge difference, thank you! Please continue encouraging your child to read, spell, and use their words with confidence.

In the playroom, we have been learning all about the Post Office. The children have been exploring how it works by posting parcels, weighing them, and sorting them just like real postal workers. They have also loved building vehicles to help deliver parcels around the community, using their imagination and problem-solving skills to bring their ideas to life.

Finally, please keep an eye out for upcoming requests for costume items for the nativity. The excitement is building, and we can’t wait to share our performance with you soon!

This week in P2/1 we have been busy learning lots of new skills!
We took a wonderful trip to the library where we enjoyed choosing books and learned about fiction and non-fiction. We can’t wait for our next visit.

In Literacy, we read Jack and the Beanstalk and used adjectives to describe the giant. We are becoming confident at building sentences independently.

In Numeracy, we focused on numbers before and after a given number and are working on counting forwards and backwards.

This was our last week of learning about the Enchanted Forest in the playroom, and we had great fun exploring small-world play where we used our imagination to create our own stories. The children also designed and built magical forest settings using natural materials, loose parts, and construction resources. Through this, they explored problem-solving, planning, and working cooperatively with others.

Our nativity songs are sounded amazing and next week we will take to the stage to rehearse so please ensure you are practising your lines at home!

We have had a highly productive week of learning in P2/1.

In Literacy, pupils have been focusing on saying, blending, reading, and writing CVC words using their knowledge of initial sounds. This week, we introduced the sounds ‘b’ and ‘u’, and learners can now confidently identify words beginning with each. Pupils are also developing greater confidence in recognising tricky words in their reading books and applying decoding strategies to tackle unfamiliar vocabulary.

Within the playroom, our new context for learning is the Enchanted Forest, where children have been engaging with a variety of fairy-tale stories. We took part in a design and build challenge inspired by The Three Little Pigs. They constructed model houses and then tested their structures to evaluate their strength and suitability for protecting against the Big Bad Wolf.

In Numeracy, the class has been developing their understanding of subtraction, recognising that taking away results in a smaller total. Pupils also created symmetrical artwork, demonstrating their growing understanding of symmetry.

Our Nativity rehearsals are now well underway. Please check your child’s homework folder on Tuesday for their assigned speaking lines, which should be practised at home.