We watched a video about the shoebox appeal.
Blythswood Shoebox Appeal 2025
We made posters and we are all very excited about getting items donated. We made a video too. We can’t wait to start putting the shoeboxes together.
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Outdoor Learning – Shadows
We looked at shadows as part of our focus on sunlight in our weather topic. We went outside and used toy dinosaurs to make big and small shadows and we drew around them with chalk.
It wasn’t as easy as we thought it was going to be. The sun kept going behind the cloud so we had to be patient.
Light and shadows – KS2 Science curriculum – BBC Bitesize
Outdoor Learning – Clouds
As part of our weather topic we looked at different types of clouds and then got to go outside and try to name the clouds that we could see that day.
Numeracy Week
Shape Scavenger Hunt
This was a lot of fun! P2/3a couldn’t believe how many shapes we saw in the wild.
Bingo
We had lots of games of bingo and some pupils even got a chance to be the bingo caller.
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Lego Challenge Cards
These were so simple but such a hit with the class.
We did loads of other numeracy related activities and thoroughly enjoyed our week. The pupils were delighted to play the games with parents too and do the Finn Finity scavenger hunt with them. Thank you to those who could make it along.
Autumn Trees
As part of our weather topic we have been looking at seasons. We made some tree art using tin foil, bingo dabbers and spray bottles of water. It was great fun!
Maths Fun
These are some of the maths games/songs the class have enjoyed using this term.
The Counting by Twos Song | Counting Songs | Scratch Garden
The Counting by Fives Song | Counting Songs | Scratch Garden
Coconut Ordering – Comparing Numbers, Prices, Mass, Length and Capacity
Caterpillar Ordering – An Ordering and Sequencing Game
Paint the Squares – Interactive Number Charts
🏉 PE Update – Rugby Focus
Over the past three weeks, our PE lessons have centred around rugby skills, especially passing and moving with the ball. Pupils have been learning key rules of the game:
- Passes must go backwards.
- The team must stay behind the ball carrier.
To reinforce these skills, we’ve played a variety of fun and active games:
🎯 Canadian Goose
Everyone starts with a ball. On command, balls are placed down and one is removed. Players without a ball become robbers, trying to steal balls and pull flags from others.
🏃 Flag Fury
Players move freely, trying to collect flags from others and attach them to their own belts—only one flag per person before moving on.
🐻 Bears and Buffaloes
Pairs line up in the middle. On their team name being called, they run to score a try while the opposing team tries to pull their tags.
🚪 Great Escape
Attackers start in a central square and try to escape to the edge without losing their tag, while defenders attempt to stop them.
❄️ Rugby Freeze Tag
Catchers tag others using the ball. Tagged players freeze with hands up until freed by a high five.
PE Update – Football Block
This year, all classes will be working on the same activity in PE, with each class developing skills at their own level. We started the year with a Football block, focusing on building confidence and ability in key skills.
In Primary 2/3, our objective was to develop dribbling and passing skills. The pupils worked hard throughout the block, gaining confidence and making great progress with their skills.
It has been wonderful to see the pupils settle in quickly and adapt to the new class structure so well. We look forward to continuing this positive start as we move into our next activity block!
Here we are doing a team work exercise. The group had to move around, but the middle person wasn’t allowed to touch the hoop.
Here we are practising our passing and dribbling skills.
Art Lesson
In Art P2/3a have been learning how art can show emotions, we looked at “The Scream” by Edvard Munch and used chalks to create our own emotional picture.
