Exploring learning through play, curiosity and the outdoors.
P2A have been learning about the fairy tale -Little Red Riding Hood- the children have learned to use templates, cut shapes and imagined the body shape of the wolf with some examples to inspire them. They have drawn and coloured a basket , drawn little red riding hood’s face- side on- and used colours in this multi media work. They have drawn forests showing some scale and colour – Imagine being in their forest.
With the endless rain today pupils were really interested in where it comes from. We had some impromptu learning about the water cycle and rain this afternoon where pupils asked very insightful questions. After watching the forecast for the next few days then the class asked to get their wet suits and wellies on and I wasn’t going to say no.
We’ve just finished our symmetry learning. We can recognise symmetrical patterns, create our own and we learnt about symmetrical animals such as butterflies.
We can recognise 1 line of symmetry in shapes and know how to test if a shape is symmetrical or not.
Pupil Voice:
‘Symmetry means the same on both sides’
’well… if I fold the shape and it isn’t the same then I know it is not symmetrical’
What a week in Primary 2A! We’ve been busy with symmetry, subtraction, storytelling, and even some outdoor learning!
The children have been creating beautiful symmetrical patterns during play using loose parts.
Pupil Voice:
“I am making a teddy bear rainbow”
They also became number line ninjas, jumping backwards to master subtraction. “Jump back like a frog!” said one pupil.
Our fairytales took a creative spin this week. We have been creating our own characters and changing the ending of old-fashioned fairytales! We have had fairytales involving the Northlink, Pokemon and Vikings!
We took phonics outside, writing words with chalk and hunting for sounds in nature. “I like being outside when the sun is out!” said a pupil. We also had a virtual tour of Lerwick using Google Maps, spotting different types of houses and discussing what makes each one special. “I saw a house just like mine!” someone excitedly shared.
We kept active with our Daily Mile and had fun attempting to score hoops. I think we all need some practice though. Only Mrs Henry got one in the net!
From creativity in stories, collaboration in games, sense-making in maps, to critical thinking in phonics, we’ve been learning in so many ways!
P2A/B have made designs of shields using collage at the beginning of Term 3.
P2A/B were designing shields using black and white shapes.
P2 have been doing games skills in PE with the focus on Gross and Fine Motor Skills. We learnt that fine motor skills used smaller parts of our bodies like fingers and that gross meant big so gross motor was big body movements.
Our topic for term 2 has been fairytales. We wanted to learn about castles and dragons, we shared stories, folktales and learnt facts about where and why castles were built. We’ve enjoyed a range of art and design activities for IDL – we focus on the process of creating art work so all our paintings and drawings are unique and allow us to be creative in the design process.
In literacy we’ve been learning about ‘adjectives’ – we thought of adjectives to describe our dragons and added adjectives to our literacy working wall to help us with our writing.
‘castles were built on the hill to stop the bad guys getting there quickly’
’castles were built with stones because they don’t burn and are strong!’
We linked our World Book Day door display to our IDL too by creating a door that takes you into Fairytale land.
Wow! What a week we’ve had in Primary 2A – we’ve been busy learning, creating, and having so much fun! Here’s what we got up to in our action-packed week:
🥞 Flipping Fantastic Pancakes! 🥞
We started the week by making pancakes, and let’s just say, some of us have a real talent for flipping (and some of us need a little more practice!).
Pupil Voice: “I was really proud of my pancake because I flipped it without dropping it!”
It was a great way to practise our hand-eye coordination and patience – important skills for life!
📚 Book Week Bonanza! 📚
It was Book Week, so we spent lots of time reading in the classroom and sharing our favourite stories.
Pupil Voice: “I loved reading with my friend because we helped each other with tricky words.”
On Thursday, we dressed up as our favourite characters, and the classroom was full of wizards, superheroes, and fairytale creatures. Even the teachers got involved !
🚪 A Magical Door to Fairyland! 🚪
We designed and created a magical door into Fairyland using our creativity and teamwork. This activity helped us develop our imagination and problem-solving skills, as we worked together to decide what Fairyland might look like. The children did a great job and P2A even won the door display competition!
🔎 Character Hunt & Classroom Play! 🔎
We had a character hunt around the school, spotting famous storybook characters hidden in different places. This was a great way to practise our observation skills and teamwork with our families. After, we came back to the class and had a play with our friends.
🛡️ A Viking Invasion! 🛡️
To top it all off, we had a visit from the Bressay UP HELLY AA squad! The whole school joined in, singing Viking songs with real energy.
What a week, Primary 2A! We used so many metaskills – from creativity and collaboration to resilience and confidence. Now it’s time to rest (and maybe practise a little more pancake flipping) before another week of adventures!
We are back from our half-term break and have jumped straight into some exciting learning in P2A!
In Numeracy, we have started the Numeracy Project, focusing on telling the time. Right now, we are learning about o’clock and half past, and the children have been showing great enthusiasm in mastering this new skill. It’s been fantastic to see them so engaged and eager to practice telling the time throughout the day!
Another highlight of our week was taking part in our Leadership Assembly. As Kindness Officers, we shared how we have been spreading kindness in our school. We wrote our kind actions on sticky notes and read them out at the end of the day, reminding each other of the importance of being kind. We also created a kindness flower, writing ways we can be kind on its petals. Our class made beautiful posters with messages like “Kindness makes us happy” and “Kindness is respectful”—a wonderful reminder of the positive impact kindness has on everyone.
Pupil Voice;
“Kindness makes us happy”
“Manners are kind”
“O’clock at the top”
