Today we have been making salt dough Christmas tree decorations and dancing Santas!
Today we have been making salt dough Christmas tree decorations and dancing Santas!
Last week in p2/3 we were learning about Diwali, the Hindu festival of light. We listened to the story of Rama and Sita and rewrote it in our own words, picking out the main ideas. We all enjoyed making Diva lamps from clay and are already asking when we can make some more things from clay!
Unfortunately we are not able to do baking but some people wanted to take home a recipe for some traditional Diwali sweet treats to try out at home.
We also coloured Rangoli patterns and put them on our door and windows. (should be on our doorstep!) Some people remembered to try to colour them symmetrically.
Today we have been painting our lamps and can’t wait to take them home!
On the first week back at school primary 2/3 enjoyed making some Halloween decorations and writing spooky Halloween acrostic poems.
Here are some examples:
Werewolf
Whoo howls the werewolf
Eating meat
Running through the woods
Everybody look out
Werewolf is scary
Owls hoot
leaves crackling
Frightening!
By Alec p2
Witches
Witches are scary
In the darkness
Trick or treating
Children laughing
Harsh noises
Excellent fun at Halloween
Scuttling spiders
By Scarlett p3
In week 2 we learned about Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder plot. We made some super firey bonfire pictures and used our senses to write bonfire poems.
Here are some examples:
Bonfire
Colourful, wavy, spikey, twinkling,
Like a dragon.
Loud, noisy, crackling, banging,
Like a monster.
Smokey, suffocating, charcoaly,
Like a barbeque.
Spicy, meaty, amazing,
Like a pepperoni pizza.
Bubbly, warm, relaxing,
Like being in a hot tub!
By Peter p3
Bonfire
Flaming, spikey, swirly, wavy,
Like a tornado.
Roaring, crunching, crackling, howling,
Like a monster.
Smokey, woody, musty, damp,
Like an old log table.
Waffles, marshmallows, lollipops and hot chocolate,
Like a lovely snack.
Warm, soft, snug, comforting,
Like a cosy blanket on my bed!
By Honey p3
I can’t believe that our first term back at school is almost over. It’s been a whirlwind and passed really quickly!
The class have been working hard on their numeracy, literacy and Health & Wellbeing. They have been learning about time and seasons in their topic work.
There have been lots of changes to get used to. The children have all adjusted well and taken everything in their stride.
Here are some of their comments:
Kirsty-It’s been different having takeaway lunch boxes instead of trays.
Sophie- Thumbs up! I’ve enjoyed school!
Ruby-It’s strange not having lots of toys to play with.
Sophia-It’s wierd using hand sanitizer all the time and sharing a toilet with the boys!
Scarlett-It’s strange having a cleaner coming in and out of class at different times!
Ella-It feels wierd having to wear a face mask on the bus.
Alexander-It’s wierd that we can’t give people Hi fives!
Lucille-It’s strange having to wipe things all the time.
Alec-I don’t like that I can’t bring toys into school.
Anri-We can’t fist bump!
Freya-We can’t hug friends!
Andrew-It’s different having teachers come into the classroom.
Peter-Its’s different just sitting with one person and not in groups.
Owen-It’s strange not queuing for lunch and choosing our lunch in the mornings.
Jasmin-It’s different having our own packs for pencils and stuff and not sharing.
Here are some things we have enjoyed this term:
Johanne-I’ve liked doing maths.
Ruby-I’ve enjoyed reading Biff and Chip books again.
Freya-I’ve liked going to the library again.
Sophie-I’ve enjoyed writing my news stories.
Lucille-I’ve liked playing with lego and drawing in my drawing book.
Alec-I’ve liked maths games on the IWB.
Anri-My favourite is playtime with my friends.
Rory-I’ve liked learning about the seasons.
Honey-Drawing in my drawing book.
Scarlett-Learning about the Earth, Moon and Sun.
Peter-Having lots of pizza for lunch!
Kirsty-I like the new way of doing lunches.
Alexander-I have enjoyed getting back to work again!
Sophia-I’ve liked playing with the p1’s.
Dylan-I have enjoyed playtimes with my friends.
Ella-I have liked playing with p1’s.
Jasmin-I have enjoyed playing Sumdog on the laptops.
Andrew-I’ve liked playing Sumdog on the computer.
Owen-I’ve liked doing maths games on the big board.
Primary 2/3 had a super trip to Scholland Farm and learned lots about farming and where our food comes from. Thank you very much to Jamie, Mrs Leslie and Mrs Casey for having us!
P 2/3 had a busy and enjoyable afternoon outdoors on Wed 26th April doing their bit for Da Voar Redd Up. Thank you very much to our helpers who gave up their time to join us at short notice!
P2/3 had a fantastic experience with the Body works workshop!
At last!!!! Primary 2/3’s assembly. Didn’t they do well!
We used catapults to test the effect of different forces on a cardboard missile.
We tested the effect of different forces on the speed and distance travelled by toy cars.
We experimented with magnets to see what they can do. Then we tested objects made from different materials to see which ones were attracted to magnets.
We have been learning all about energy and forces.