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.

Another fantastic week of learning in p2/1!

In Literacy, we focused on the sounds ‘f’ and ‘o’. The children enjoyed identifying words which had each initial sound. We also enjoyed blending CVC words using our magnetic boards. We are growing in confidence when reading and writing!

In Maths, we enjoyed using concrete materials to add. We had fun finding symmetrical patterns using mirrors.

In the playroom we learned about Guy Fawkes. We enjoyed some lovely firework art and discussed how to keep ourselves safe.

Well done p2/1, another fantastic week of learning 💫💫

A busy week of learning in p2/1.
In Numeracy, we started our addition journey. Following on from number bonds to 10 we explored sums this week and can now confidently identify the addition and equal sign. We are using concrete materials to help us. In maths we have started to learn about symmetry. We used pladough to create the other half of pictures to make them symmetrical on both sides. 💫

In literacy, we are continuing to work on describing characters. P2/1 are having a go at sounding out unfamiliar words by using their knowledge of initial sounds. We introduced two new initial sounds ‘g’ and l’ and enjoyed identifying objects that begin with both. Please continue to practise tricky words at home as this helps us with our reading and writing.

In the playroom we have enjoyed ‘printing’ painting with apples to create the shape of a pumpkin 🎃. Lots of children have also used their understanding of addition this week to ‘add’ items to each cauldron and create a spell.

During our parent afternoon we enjoyed showing off our fabulous Numeracy skills. We are growing in confidence when exploring number and hope you all enjoyed it as much as we did.

Check out the other post below to see our lovely customes. 👻

Happy Halloween everyone!

Happy Halloween from p2/1!

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Two years ago, our school community came together to raise funds for the Beatson Cancer Charity. Cancer impacts countless lives in different ways, and the Beatson continues to make an incredible difference through its compassionate care and unwavering support.

The Beatson Cancer Charity works alongside the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre – one of the leading cancer care facilities in the UK – providing vital funding for specialist staff, innovative research, and improved patient wellbeing. From emotional support and complementary therapies to cutting-edge treatments and clinical excellence, the charity ensures that patients and their families receive the best possible care at every stage of their journey.

We are proud to continue supporting the Beatson and the life-changing work they do for so many across Scotland.

This year, some of our amazing staff will be taking part in the Glasgow Santa Dash 2025 with Beatson Cancer Charity on Sunday the 7th December at Glasgow Green. Please help us to raise our fundraising target by donating to our Just Giving fundraising page. Click on the link below to access –

https://www.justgiving.com/page/miss-d-ht-8?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL

Every little counts and everything is very much appreciated.

Thank you in advance. 🧑‍🎄🎅🏻

From Miss D (HT) & Team Wallacewell

It’s Term 2, and we are excited and ready to continue our learning journey. This week, we’ve been busy in the playroom exploring the story Room on the Broom. As part of our learning, we investigated forces such as push and pull, and the children thoroughly enjoyed experimenting with a variety of engaging activities.

In Literacy, we have been focusing on character description. Using the witch from Room on the Broom as our inspiration, the children described her hat in detail and created a story sequence featuring the different characters from the story. We are continuing to make progress with our tricky words and are growing in confidence when reading and recognising them.

In Numeracy, we’ve been learning about the story of 10, working with number bonds. We used concrete materials to make ten and are building fantastic number sense.

During music, we explored halving numbers through rhythm and song. We also learned that ‘forte’ means loud and ‘piano’ means quiet.

Our Primary 2 pupils took part in their Harvest Show, and what a fantastic job they did! They sang their hearts out and danced beautifully to every tune. Well done to all of them for their wonderful effort and enthusiasm.

This week in P2/1, we focused on number recognition, specifically numbers 0–10.
The children practised identifying each number and worked on correct number formation.

In literacy, we learned two new sounds: ‘d’ and ‘e’, and the children engaged in a variety of activities to reinforce their learning. We also introduced new tricky words, which the children enjoyed learning. These have been sent home and should be practised daily to help support the transition from reading to writing.

We also introduced our reading books, which have been sent home. Pupils have enjoyed taking part in reading groups and reading aloud with confidence and enthusiasm.

To conclude our Journeys’ topic, the children enjoyed taking a journey through space, using their imagination and creativity to explore beyond our world. It was a fun and engaging way to wrap up our learning.

 Another fantastic week of learning. Well done everyone.

This week in Maths, we explored 2D shapes, learning to name and recognise them in our classroom and around the school. In Numeracy, we worked on subitising numbers from 0–10, building our ability to instantly recognise quantities without counting.

In Literacy, we focused on the first set of sounds: S, A, T, P, I, N. The children are becoming more confident in recognising and writing these sounds, and it’s been great to see their progress. We have  been enjoying mark making, experimenting with forming letters and expressing their ideas on paper in creative ways.

In the playroom, we’ve been learning all about journeys. The children explored different modes of transport used for travelling and loved sharing stories about journeys they’ve been on with their families.

Well done P2/1! Another fantastic week of learning.

Our classroom has been buzzing this week with Superhero energy! We’ve been practising kindness and helpfulness, and celebrated these super actions by creating our own Supertato characters. This helped us explore what it means to be a kind and caring friend.

In music, we’ve been exploring beat and rhythm. One highlight was marching along to different songs — including the lively Hawaiian Rollercoaster Ride from Lilo & Stitch! It was wonderful to see everyone moving and grooving in time with the music.

In literacy, we learned two new sounds: ‘p’ and ‘n’. Our confidence is growing when reading and recognising our initial sounds.

In numeracy, we focused on numbers up to 10. We used concrete materials to count and practised the formation of numbers too.

Click on the link below to view our Term 1 Curriculum Newsletter.

P2-1 Curriculum Newsletter – Term 1 2025-26