Rehearsals are going well. Nearly everyone knows their words without their scripts (a well done and thank-you to prompters at home) and our singing is fabulous already! Outfit information will be out soon…

Don’t forget to get your forms back reserving your allocated tickets – they are in great demand ! We are sending children to check their bags every day but sometimes they don’t realise that  they have the form with them!

Just a wee reminder that Primary 2 has its Talent Show auditions on Friday afternoon. Remember you need to bring any music you need with you, as well as any costumes.  Don’t forget to practise first …a good job you have a holiday tomorrow to get your act perfect! We are looking forward to watching our brave performers!

Earlier this week we had our flu vaccines and today we were checking out how good we are at beating germs, by washing our hands properly. Ruth brought in a special unit that uses UV light to see how dirty our hands are. She told us a bit about germs and how they spread from person to person.

Ask us how we should wash our hands – some of us are very good at washing the germs off!

Guess what song you sing twice whilst you are washing your hands?

Do you know what part of your body to cough into?

We do!

Do you know whether a tissue or a hanky is best?

We do!

Scripts went home in school bags today for Primary 2 children with speaking parts in the show. Please help us by going over the lines with your children…we know they will do a fantastic job in the show! We are already working hard on our songs and we will soon  be in touch about costumes, although we are sure that lots of you already know all about them!

It is taking us a long time but we are still working hard to construct our rafts in Technology. Last week we started to glue on our masts. First we had to measure and saw a piece of wood. Once this is dry, we will be able to add a sail and then we will be able to bring them home…we can’t wait!

We have been word detectives hunting for common words – they can be tricky to find and tricky to spell! We have used magnifying glasses, whiteboards and Playdough to help make learning these tricky words fun!

Mrs Sloan joined us in class and we made colourful masks.

Mrs Wilkie ‘s maths group has been working on place value. We can read and make numbers using tens and units.

Last week, Primary 2 took advantage of some lovely weather and set off to explore Elderslie. We have been learning about the differences between living on an island and living on the mainland. This has started us thinking about what makes Elderslie a good place to live and asking why people live here and what we might find on our doorsteps.

Mrs Wilkie and her class set off to the football fields where they could see  houses had been built on the site of a carpet factory. They then crossed over the Brandy Burn and headed into the estate to see how many different types of housing they could see.

Mrs McKinnon and Miss Harper set off towards the shops down by the traffic lights. They found the site of the old swimming pool and also discovered a bowling green, hidden behind what used to be a library and the village hall.

We all walked along the main road looking for the cycle track – no railway station in Elderslie any more! We saw where the old Wallace Primary used to be over 40 years ago! Then it was on to the Wallace Monument,  ruins and tree that celebrate the fact that William Wallace was born here.

We had a wonderful afternoon out with the help of some of our mum volunteers. We know that  if you saw us out and about you would have noticed that we were on our best behaviour!