What a busy day we have had!

After break we we were learning about the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha and how caring and sharing is very important. We saw a video clip about a family celebrating and their family and friends brought food to share which looked yummy.

This afternoon we made Wedhmi which is a traditional Eid dish.

First we had to weigh the ingredients.

This is what they looked like when they were baked. They tasted good.

Then we made messy sweets and everyone got a bit messy too! Mrs Macleod was covered in icing sugar! These are some of our messy sweet designs.

We are very creative in Primary 2. See you tomorrow.

In French/ ICT we were revising greetings. We matched the words with the phrase or word that we heard. We had to listen very carefully, but we managed to do the task well.

The website is Primary French which is very good for practising vocabulary which has already been taught. Au revoir .

P2 taught the p7s something new today!  After sequencing our instructions for how to play Jan ken poi, we visited the p7 class and taught them how to play.  There are some tricky Japanese phrases to say.  Why not teach someone else at home?

We watched videos of different types of Japanese dancing.  We told each other what we thought about them. We spotted what the same and what was different about them.  We matched up pictures and words to describe the different styles of dance.  We even had a little dance ourselves!

The end of another week!

Today we were practising counting forwards and backwards and looking at the patterns in the number square while we were doing it. Then we were working out numbers bigger and smaller than others.

These were numbers smaller than our own ages- 2,3,4 and 5.

This afternoon we printed the cover sheets for our jobs and responsibilies work in ICT. Our books are looking great!

I hope that everyone has a great weekend. See you next week.

We were learning about animals. Linsey came from the SSPCA which is an animal charity. We could collect things that would help to save a fox if it was stuck in a hole. Some of us would like a job looking after anim

als. We watched a video about pets. Also, we learnt to catch a snake with a pillow case. A man was looking after the wild animals. If someone is hurting an animal we have to tell an adult to ring the SSPCA.  We must not touch wild animals because they might just be learning their skills to live in the wild.

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In P.E. we were practising throwing and catching. We were learning a new throw called a shoulder pass. We were all getting better because we were practising. There was some great throwing and catching ! Our is very impressed with our line games.

We have been busy counting forwards and backwards. Counting backwards is a bit tricky so we will need to keep practising! This afternoon we learnt about Rosh Hashanah which is the Jewish New Year and it is the year 5776AM! People eat apples dipped in honey in the hope of a sweet new year.

We found out that some of us like honey after all!

The children have started to create a dance/drama to tell the Japanese folk story Momotaro. They are trying to use gesture, moves and facial expression to deliver the story.

Today we were matching 2d shapes with their names. We learned the popular Japanese game called “Jan Ken Poi”

Language
We have been revising the phonemes ee, oo, ck, f and j
Homework Ideas –
*Try to find words in newspapers, comics and in other places which include these sounds.
*This is a fun website to talk about words found in the home which contain the sound.
http://mrthorne.com/geraldine-the-giraffe-learns-ee/
http://www.familylearning.org.uk/phonics_games.html

Reading
A new reading book will be given each Friday. The days for reading are Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, so please make sure that pupils have their reading books in their bags each day. Listen to your child read and encourage them to use reading strategies to work out new words;
*First letter, phonemes in words, words in words, picture clues, meaning.
*Look for 2, 3 and 4 letter words in the reading book.
*Can you find any words with our revised phonemes in them?

Number
We have been learning about number order, how to identify and write numbers and fill in patterns backwards and forwards.
Homework Ideas –
*Count in turns with someone else 1 2 3 4 5 6 and so on. Who is out first?
*Go on a number hunt – in the house, in the street, at the shops. *How many places do you see numbers?
*Play board games to practise counting correctly.
This site has a variety of games which support number ordering.
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/ordering

HWB
We have been thinking about the jobs and responsibilities we have at home, school and in the community.
*Why not make a chart of your jobs at home and how many times you do them in a fortnight?
*If you see anyone helping in the community, draw a picture of what they were doing.
*We are looking at the feeling of belonging. Do you belong to a club? Why not try joining one if you can?