We are learning all about 3D and 2D shapes this term. We looked at a variety of 3D shapes and found out what they were called. Some shapes can have two names, for example, a cylinder is also a prism. We then looked at the 2D shapes within 3D shapes and what they are all called. In pairs we chose a 3D shape to create using paper. We really enjoyed this task!
One of our pupils was lucky enough to be part of the Lerwick Jarl Squad this year! He brought in his costume to show the class and told us all about how it was made. We were delighted he was able to show us his outfit and tell us all about his day and night!
Some of the questions other pupils asked were:
How special is the costume to you? (Very!)
How is the wool attached to the suit?
Where will you store the suit?
We have had a busy first week back at school which ended in a visit from the Scalloway Fire Festival Jarl Squad!
We made our own helmets and shields with lots of different designs and patterns.
We thought the Jarl Squads outfits were cool and fantastic!
This week we have been continuing to learn about measuring in maths. We have learnt about length, weight and capacity. Today we have been learning about area and perimeters.
We wrote firework acrostic poems on Wednesday. Last week we worked in groups to create poems and used them to make our own. They were very interesting!
Our topic this term is Light & Dark and this week we looked at different sources of light and what they are used for. We have also made a cave in our classroom.
We also had a visit from a new Gritter. We are entering a competition to name the new gritters. It was really interesting to find out all about them and what they do in the winter.
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Welcome to a new school year in the P2/3 classroom!
This term we have been doing Fairyland as a topic. We have been very busy turning our classroom into Fairyland!
We had a visit from a Dragon who left us a letter asking us to turn the classroom into Fairyland because the real Fairyland was disappearing and the Dragon was worried that none of his fairyland friends would have anywhere to live. So far, we have made a giant beanstalk, Jack, magic beans, a cow, a castle and a giant! We have also made dragon masks and Hansel & Gretel sweetie houses.
We have also made a dragon based on what we think our visiting dragon looks like.
We have been reading lots of Fairytales and have really enjoyed them all.
We have had caterpillars in our classroom for the last few weeks. They have gotten bigger and bigger every day. They have had special food to eat in their tub. They all climbed to the top and hung in a hook shape. The caterpillars are now all in their cocoons! We hope that the butterflies come out of their cocoons before the holidays!
Yesterday we all made a Pharaoh headdress. Some of us made bracelets as well. Â We all got to choose our own colours!
We loved making them.
Two weeks ago we mummified tomatoes. We had been learning about how Ancient Egyptians mummified the bodies of the Pharaohs. We decided to mummify tomatoes to see how it worked.
First we cut a hole in the tomato, then we scooped out all the seeds. We cleaned our tomatoes inside and out with an anti bacterial wipe to wipe away any bacteria that was on the tomato. We then filled the tomatoes with a mixture of salt and bicarbonate of soda (natron) and put the tomatoes in a tub and poured the rest of the mixture over it. Â We kept two control tomatoes as well.
We left them for two weeks to see what would happen!
The tomatoes left in the mixture had shrivelled up and all the moisture had been taken out of them. The skin was no longer smooth, it was very wrinkly. There was no mould on any of our tomatoes but there was mould on the control one.
The tomatoes smelt horrible after being in the mixture!
We all enjoyed taking part in the experiment!
Today we had a visit from Michael who works with Dogs Against Drugs. It was very interesting.
We spoke about drugs being bad for you and that they are illegal. We also talked about how dangerous they are for our health.
Michael brought in a dog called Thor. We got to stroke him. He was only 20 months old. If Thor smelt drugs on someone, he would sit down in front of the person.
We got to try on handcuffs, we got to try Michael’s baton and Tyler showed us how leg restraints were used! We also got to try on different jackets and vests.
We all got a Dogs Against Drugs keyring.
We really enjoyed our visit.
We have been learning about shape. We have learnt the names of 2D shapes and 3D objects. We have been going on shape hunts! We have been looking for 2D shapes in 3D objects. We have done this in the playground and in the classroom. It has been really good fun! We have looked at 2D nets and then made 3D objects from them. We made cubes, cuboids, triangular-based pyramids, square-based pyramids, triangular prisms and Mrs Spowart made a dodecahedron which has 12 sides and Josh and Freya made an icosahedron which has 20 faces!
We have really enjoyed learning about shape!
