This week we learned a new magic E sound with A. We were also lucky to have Zoo lab this week where the children got to see a snake, a giant snail, a hamster and a stick insect which all the boys and girls got to hold. We continued our learning on animal habitats and how animals adapt to their specific habitats. The primary 2s also wrote another persuasive text asking for a new puppy. And finally we learned how to use a ruler to measure objects in cenitmetres.

The primary 2s P.E days will also now be Tuesday and Friday.

This week P2a began learning about magic E and have been looking at how this changes the sound of vowels in words. We have started learning about the fascinating world of dinosaurs and what they looked like and when they roamed the Earth. P2 also started learning about volume and capacity in maths. We began to look at persuasive writing and how to use bargaining to convince people to do things for us. And finally we finished off our Scotland topic by learning about William Wallace and made wanted posters for him.

Just a polite reminder that reading at home is so so important, and it would be great if all parents and carers could ensure that boys and girls are doing their reading homework each week. As the boys and girls move closer to primary 3, reading will become more challenging and so the more practise the more able and prepared they will be.

This week have have continuing our work with verbs and we also began to look at persuasive writing by looking at adverts and thinking about how we are persuaded to buy things like Lego and McDonalds. We have being learning about fractions by cutting shapes into fractions and we extended this by learning how to find a fraction of an amount. We revised 4 spelling sounds this week and will move onto split phonemes next week. Yesterday we had our open afternoon and parents got to see us doing spelling. We also did some outdoor learning this week.

Primary 2 have been settling back in and adjusting to being back at school after the holidays. We have been revising place value in maths and the boys and girls have shown a good understanding of this in class. We have started our new topic on Scotland and have been learning Scottish words and will continue to learn more about Scotland over the coming weeks. We have been practising using verbs in sentences so we are prepared for our next writing style which will be persuasive writing. We also got to attend the P7 enterprise day and the boys and girls bought items and played games.

Can I ask that boys and girls who do not currently have indoor shoes to please bring a pair in because with the cold wet weather children’s shoes are getting dirty and muddy, which is then being brought back into the classroom.

This week we have been revising addition and subtraction in numeracy and the boys and girls have been using their place value to solve calculations. Also this week we did our writing assessment on setting description and we described Santa’s Workshop. The boys and girls were able to use their word banks to help them build their sentences. We have also started paired reading with primary six boys and girls which the class are really enjoying. In reading we learned about sentence structure and why connectives are important when writing. One more week till the christmas holidays.

This week have been doing missing numbers in maths and number patterns and the boys and girls have been doing great. We also described Santa’s workshop in our setting description writing. The boys and girls have also done lots of art to decorate our classroom door for Christmas. Remember that this week is our Christmas Fair so please come along.

In class this week finished up with multiplication and division and everyone is getting much better at it. We also had book club where we got a lovely bag of new books and some toys for us to use at home. We then ended the week of by going to the panto and putting up our Christmas tree. The boys and girls in P2 were so well behaved that a lady came and said she was very impressed with our behaviour and the boys and girls did great.

In art we started making a solar system mobile craft which we will finish next week. We started learning about division and strategies we can use to help us. We continued with our setting description by describing the fish tank from Finding Nemo. The boys and girls also got to take part in the book swap for Book week Scotland. They also got to enjoy a special assembly about the upcoming Common Wealth Games. Next week we will continue with setting description and comprehension in reading.

This week the boys and girls worked hard on their setting description writing using adjectives to describe a setting from Toy Story. We also learned some new strategies to help us with multiplication. In IDL we learned about the planets, their order and facts about them. We did skip counting in 5s, 10s and 2s. The boys and girls also learned why we have a two minute silence to remember all those who have fought in wars across the world.

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