Primary 2-1 Wallacewell Primary

As we come to the end of another wonderful year in Primary 2/1, it is amazing to look back on all that the children have achieved. Throughout the year, they have grown in confidence, independence, and resilience, and it has been a pleasure to watch them develop both academically and socially. I am incredibly proud of all their hard work and accomplishments.

This week, the children enjoyed a very special visit from author L.G. Walters. She shared an extract from her book, The Kingdom of Kilminkie, introducing the children to its characters and giving them an insight into the story. The children listened with great interest and asked thoughtful questions, making the experience both enjoyable and inspiring.

We also shared our solo talks and animal research projects. The children worked extremely hard to create colourful and informative posters and showed great confidence when presenting their learning to the class. It was clear that a great deal of effort had gone into preparing and practising at home, and the children impressed everyone with their knowledge and enthusiasm.

We learned about a wide range of fascinating animals, including sharks, giraffes, cheetahs, lions, and monkeys, as well as much-loved family pets such as cats and dogs. Every child should be very proud of the effort they put into researching and presenting their chosen animal.

As this is our final blog of the school year, we would like to thank all our families for their continued support and encouragement. Working together has helped the children flourish, and we are grateful for the important role you have played in their learning journey.

We wish all our families a happy, relaxing, and well-deserved summer holiday. We hope you enjoy spending time together, making special memories, and taking advantage of any sunshine that comes our way!

Thank you for a fantastic year in Primary 2/1. I have loved being part of the children’s learning journey and look forward to hearing about their summer adventures when they return. 🌞📚✨

Primary 2/1 have been busy exploring the wonderful world of robots! Using a variety of junk modelling materials, the children designed and created their very own robots. They showed incredible creativity, transforming everyday items into imaginative robot creations with unique features and special abilities. It was fantastic to see the children sharing ideas, solving problems, and taking pride in their finished models.

In Maths, we have been exploring halves and quarters. The children worked hard to identify and create equal parts, developing their understanding of fractions through a range of practical activities. They also discovered that the more people you share something with, the smaller each person’s share becomes. This led to some excellent discussions and problem-solving as they applied their learning to real-life sharing situations.

In Literacy, we have been reading the fantastic story One Button Benny. The children used their imagination to predict what might happen when Benny pressed the mysterious button. Their creative ideas included saving the world from aliens, flying through the sky, and gaining amazing robot powers such as stretching super-long arms or blowing bubbles. It was wonderful to hear the children sharing and explaining their imaginative predictions.

It has been another fantastic week in Primary 2/1, full of creativity, curiosity, teamwork, and learning. We are very proud of all the children’s hard work and look forward to the adventures that next week will bring!

In Numeracy, we have been learning about grouping and fractions. We used lots of concrete and visual materials to help us understand our learning and build confidence with these new concepts.

In Literacy, we have started procedural writing and have made fantastic progress with our sentence structure. We are also learning about different sentence openers to help make our writing more interesting and engaging.

In the playroom, we have been learning about Wallacewell Road as part of our topic all about our community. We got creative and designed our own community parks, thinking carefully about all the things we would love to have in a local park. We then worked in pairs to build our parks and showed excellent teamwork by listening to each other’s ideas and opinions.

In Music, we focused on rhythm using musical instruments and had a go at reading musical symbols. We had lots of fun exploring different beats and patterns together.

We also enjoyed our fantastic Summer Disco where we danced all night and took part in lots of fabulous party games with our friends. Everyone had a wonderful time showing off their best dance moves!

We would kindly appreciate any junk modelling resources being handed in to support our upcoming topic on robots.

Thank you for your continued support!

Another fantastic week of learning in p2/1.

One of the highlights has been keeping the beat to samba music with our music teacher, Nicola. The children enjoyed finding the rhythm, moving to the beat, and joining in with the music. We also watched short clips from the movie Rio to help us learn more about samba and what a festival in Brazil might look like.

In the playroom, we have been learning about the different parts of a plant. The children created some thoughtful artwork to show their understanding. Our bean plants on the windowsill are growing at different speeds, which has given us a great opportunity to observe and talk about changes over time.

In maths, we have been working hard to understand halves by folding and cutting shapes into equal parts. We have also started exploring multiplication and division through making equal groups using objects, helping us build our understanding in a hands-on way.

It has been a busy and productive week of learning in P2/1. I hope you all enjoy the long holiday weekend.

Click on the link below to view our term 4 curriculum newsletter.

P2-1 Curriculum Newsletter – Term 4 2025- 2026

This week in class, we have been exploring our new topic: Changes. It has been a fantastic start to our final term of the year, with lots of exciting learning taking place across all areas.

We began by looking at how things change over time in the natural world. One of our favourite activities was planting seeds and observing how they grow and change into flowers. This helped us understand that change can take time and requires the right conditions.

We also explored how the weather and seasons change throughout the year. Through role play and creative art activities in the playroom, we acted out different types of weather and discussed how each season is different. This made our learning fun and interactive.

Our main focus has been learning about the water cycle. We discussed how water changes state and learned about the important role of the sun in this process, especially in evaporation. We are beginning to understand how water moves in a continuous cycle and why it is so important for life on Earth.

In numeracy, we have been developing our skills in finding missing numbers and learning about fractions. We have been using practical activities to help us understand these concepts more clearly.

In literacy, we have been working on sequencing stories and adding more detail to our writing. It has been great to see everyone becoming more confident in expressing their ideas and improving their storytelling.

With the sun making a welcome appearance, we were also able to enjoy some outdoor P.E. sessions. We took part in fun circuit activities to help improve our skills and begin preparing for sports day.

Overall, it has been a fantastic first week back, and we are looking forward to continuing our learning throughout this final term!

What a fantastic week of learning in P2/1!

This week, our focus has been on developing skills for the world of work. We have loved learning about different jobs we might like to do when we grow up.

We enjoyed a wide range of experiences. In coding, we used Scratch to program our cat character and explore the basics of coding. We also had great fun in our role-play café, where we took orders and served our customers. Some of us became artists, creating beautiful still life paintings, while others showed fantastic creativity as jewellers, making jewellery using laces and beads.

Primary 2 also completed their final week of Cycle UK and loved having parents come along to see how confident they have become.

To finish our week, we wrote “wanted” posters in literacy for the cheeky bunny who stole our eggs! During our parent visit, we really appreciated your help in building safe traps to try and catch the bunny and return our eggs. We are excited to see if we can find the bunny next week!

Well done, everyone!!

In Literacy, learners have been developing their sentence writing skills, with a particular focus on enhancing their work through the use of effective and varied sentence openers. Pupils have been encouraged to think carefully about how they begin their sentences in order to make their writing more interesting and engaging for the reader, and they are beginning to apply these skills with increasing confidence and independence.

In Numeracy, the class has been using Dienes materials to support their understanding of teen numbers. Through practical, hands-on activities, pupils have been exploring the concept of tens and ones and are becoming more confident in representing and identifying these numbers accurately. It has been very encouraging to see the progress being made as learners develop a deeper understanding of number structure.

In the playroom, pupils have been exploring the theme of Spring through a wide range of creative and interactive learning experiences. Activities have included still life drawing inspired by seasonal changes, Easter egg word hunts to reinforce literacy skills, and the creation of imaginative “wanted” posters for a mischievous bunny who has stolen the school eggs. These experiences have supported both creativity and collaboration among the children.

Primary Two pupils have also successfully completed their final week of Bikeability. Throughout the programme, they have demonstrated enthusiasm and determination while developing important cycling skills. They are now looking forward to welcoming parents next week, where they will have the opportunity to showcase and celebrate their newly acquired skills with confidence.

This week in Literacy, we developed our writing by describing Spring. We created our own word mats to help us write sentences about Spring and discussed the changes we notice during this season. We used our five senses to help us describe what we might see, hear, smell, feel and even taste in Spring. The children are growing in confidence when using adjectives to make their writing more interesting and are working hard to remember their core targets.

In Numeracy, we have been focusing on place value. We used concrete materials and Glasgow Count strategies to help us understand how numbers are made and how the value of digits changes depending on their place.

We have also had a key focus on learning about our rights as we work towards achieving our Gold Award this year. The children enjoyed the story Elmer and discussed how our class and school values link closely with our rights. It was lovely to see the thoughtful connections the children made during our discussions.

P2/1 at Wallacewell Primary School have had another busy and exciting week of learning!

As part of our class learning about the NHS, the children have been exploring the important role of a pharmacy. They really enjoyed a hands-on activity where they mixed their own “medicines” and practised making prescriptions. It was fantastic to see everyone so engaged in their learning.

In literacy, we had a wonderful time celebrating World Book Day. The children made a fantastic effort dressing up as their favourite book characters and it was lovely to see so many different stories represented. We also created book reviews about our favourite books and shared them with our classmates.

In numeracy, we have been exploring weighing. The children used everyday objects to investigate and compare different weights through practical activities, helping them to develop their understanding in a fun and engaging way.

Well done to P2/1 for another fantastic week of learning.