Primary 2b Wallacewell Primary

What We Have Been Learning

🎶 Harvest Show
We have been busy practising for our Harvest Show! We have been learning our songs and practising our lines in preparation for our performance. Harvest Show lines can be found in their green homework jotter.

🔤 Phonics
We have been doing phonics every day and learning new sounds. We have been practising recognising and using our sounds to help us read and spell words.

📚 Reading
We have been reading every day and learning different reading strategies to help us understand what we are reading. We have been practising making predictions, using pictures and text clues, and talking about characters and events.

🔢 Numeracy
We have been developing our addition and subtraction skills, working with numbers to 20 and beyond. We have been using different strategies and practical resources to help us solve problems and explain our thinking.

Please find attached the links to the Harvest Show:

Harry up Harvest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5sQaT4NZDo

It’s Harvest Time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-3JPZcLjVE

Autumn Leaves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rhKeuIWGpg

Cauliflower Fluffy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PukdaXUzgOU

In the playroom, we had lots of fun exploring our robots topic through play and discovery. We learned how simple circuits work and enjoyed investigating how electricity can make things light up and move. We also used our imaginations to role-play as astronauts, travelling through space and exploring new planets. These exciting activities helped us develop our STEM knowledge while encouraging creativity, teamwork and communication.

We used LEGO to help us develop our multiplication skills in a fun and practical way. By building arrays with bricks, we were able to visualise multiplication facts and explore repeated addition. This hands-on activity helped us build confidence in maths while working collaboratively and solving problems together.

As part of our instructional writing lesson, we learned how to write clear instructions by following a recipe for an ice cream sundae. We discussed the ingredients and steps needed before creating our own delicious sundaes. It was a fun way to practise sequencing and instructional language while enjoying our tasty creations!

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

P2b Curriculum Newsletter- Term 4

As part of our Changes topic, we explored the outdoors through exciting bug hunts and plant investigations. We searched for minibeasts in our playground and learned the names of different plants and flowers. These experiences helped us understand how living things grow and change, while encouraging us to be curious about the world around us.

This week we enjoyed celebrating World  Book Day in our classroom. The children loved listening to different stories and sharing their thoughts about them.

We also designed our own book vouchers and used Book Creator to make our own books. The children showed great creativity and imagination while creating their stories.

Well done everyone for your fantastic work!

We have had a busy and exciting week in class!

In writing, we created persuasive pieces to convince our teacher to take us to the zoo. This linked to our IDL theme, The Natural World, where we have been learning about different habitats and how animals survive in them.

In maths, we have continued measuring length and height and have been revisiting multiplication to build our confidence with times tables and problem solving.

In PE, we played ball games, focusing on teamwork, coordination and control.

We also learned about Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day, exploring different traditions and thinking about the importance of kindness and friendship.

Click on the link below to view our term 3 curriculum newsletter.

P2B Curriculum Newsletter – Term 3 2025-26

This week, we were very excited to welcome a zoo lab into school for a special visit. The children had the chance to see some fascinating animals up close, including a giant African snail, a snake, a desert mouse, and a tree frog.

We learned lots of interesting animal facts. The children discovered that tree frogs have special feet that help them climb, and that a frog’s eyes help it eat by guiding food into its mouth. Everyone listened carefully and asked some brilliant questions!

In the playroom, our learning took us back in time as we explored prehistoric animals. The children enjoyed digging for dinosaurs, carefully searching like real palaeontologists. They also used their creativity and teamwork skills to build towers, experimenting with balance and height.

In maths, we have been focusing on measuring length. The children explored comparing and measuring objects, using mathematical language such as longer, shorter, and taller during their activities

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