We’ve had a lovely, busy week in Primary 2 full of creativity, curiosity, and a few very special visitors.
On Tuesday, we were joined by some of the Primary 7s to help us plan a STEM activity based on The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch. We haven’t built anything just yet – this week was all about ideas! Together, we talked through how we might use a pulley system to deliver lunch safely across a gap (just like in the story), and we worked in groups to draw our designs and write down the materials we think we’ll need. Lots of brilliant thinking, teamwork and some very imaginative ideas – watch this space for the next stage!
Pupil voice:
“We need something strong to hold the lunch – not just paper!”
“I liked when we worked with P7 – they helped us write the words!”
Our learning about the sea continued in class as we used an aquascope to help us explore life under the water. We imagined what it would be like to peer beneath the waves around Shetland and had some great discussions about what we might see. This tied in nicely with our topic work, where we’ve been learning lots of fascinating facts about sea creatures like jellyfish, puffins, and other animals that live in or around our local waters. Ask your child what a group of jellyfish is called – they might surprise you!
In numeracy, we’ve been working hard on division, using grouping to help us understand how numbers can be shared equally. We’ve used cubes, counters and lots of practical examples to help us get to grips with it – the children have been doing really well.
All in all, it’s been a week full of thinking, sharing and discovering – and we’re looking forward to seeing what next week brings!
