Firefighter Carroll came to visit P2  and tell us all about his job.   We thoroughly enjoyed his visit.    He told us of the dangers of fire.

Nurse McQuade visited our class on Tuesday.   She told us all about her job.    She brought in aprons, masks and gloves for us to try on.   We also got to fill syringes with water and try them out.   This was fun.   We enjoyed Nurse McQuade’s visit very much.

“She let us try on some uniform,” said Lily.

“Nurse McQuade let us try syringes with water in them,” said Lewis.

“We tried on bandages,” said Emilie.

“We tried on doctor’s masks,” said Dylan.

“We put on hospital gloves,” said Eilidh.

“Nurse McQuade answered all our questions,” said Conor.

We have been writing stories about catching a robber.    We hope that you enjoy reading them

Primary 2 are busy counting money, playing money games and shopping for goodies in our class shop.

P2 had a very informative visit from PC Laura and PC Kenny on Thursday afternoon. They answered all of our questions and let us try on their uniform. We had great fun as you can see from the photos.

We have been practising the poem “Crocodile” by J.K. Annand.    We have learned some Scottish words.

“doukin” meaning splashing and “muckle” meaning enormous.

We hope you enjoy listening to the poem.

We are busy researching Scottish Castles.   Here is what we found out about castles.

“Castles have turrets and battlements,”  says Lewis.

“Castles have very thick walls,” says Emilie.

“The turrets have pointed roofs,” says Summer.

“Castles sit high up on a hill,” says Lauren.

P2 enjoying the “circle jig” during gym time on Thursday afternoon.

P2 had a very enjoyable day at Summerlee Museum.   We took part in a Victorian toys workshop and then had a walk around Summerlee.   Here are some of the things the children said about their visit.

“I enjoyed looking in the different houses.” said Sophie S

“I liked making my decoration.” said Aiden

“I enjoyed playing with the Victorian toys.” said Eilidh

“I liked the Victorian gardens.” said Harry and Chloe.

“My favourite was the huge steam train,” said Emilie

“I liked looking at the old-fashioned trucks.” said Lauren

P2 enjoying the artefacts sent from the Summerlee Museum.

Head Teacher’s Awards have been given to Noraiz Anwar and Cillian Hailstones over the past two weeks.

Dojo Winners are Skye Fitzpatrick for week beginning 9th November and Emma Sophia Seggie for the following week.

Well done all of you.