All posts by Mrs Bashir

Primary 2 – Afternoon 24th June 2020

How did you get on this morning?

Planning your dinner party

Now you have your invitations, what will you make for your dinner party?

Here is what I would have:

Starter: Bread sticks and dips

Main: Tomato pasta with garlic bread

Dessert: Fruit skewers

Draw your Starter, Main and Dessert laid out on the table.

 

Maths:

Here is a fun Subtraction Game. You can choose your level:

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math/subtraction/fruit-splat-game/

I hope you have a lovely day in the sun today!

 

Primary 2 – Morning 24th June 2020

Good Morning P2!!

Start your day with a dance along:

 

Writing: The focus this week is a dinner party! With adult permission you will be hosting your own dinner party for your family on Friday!

L.I: I am learning to write invitations.

Write your family invitations to your dinner party in your neatest handwriting! Remember to include:

  1. When the dinner party will take place (day and time)
  2. Where the dinner party will take place (location)
  3. Contact information (email address or phone number)

 

Get Creative: Give your guests another treat.

How to make a paper fan for your guests:

 

Send comment and pictures to:

wlpolkemmet-ps-primary2@westlothian.org.uk

 

Primary 2 – Afternoon 17th June 2020

I hope you got on well with your Literacy task this morning.

Maths – Here are some worksheets on Subtraction with a number line to help you if you need.

You can choose Subtraction to 10, 20 or 30.  There is also a challenge:

Subtraction to 10

Subtraction to 20

Subtraction to 30

Challenge – Missing Number Subtraction to 20

Race a Caterpillar

Here is a link to a little activity which I thought looked great fun. It is all about racing caterpillars and it is really simple because you only need;

  • paper
  • pens
  • scissors
  • 2 straws

Send your comments to:

wlpolkemmet-ps-primary2@westlothian.org.uk

Primary 2 – Morning 17th June 2020

Good morning Primary 2! I hope you have had a good week so far.

Get your day started with a dance tutorial!

 

Literacy Task

Here is a lovely story about Kindness. Watch and listen to the story and then write 5 sentences to say what you will do this week to be kind to someone.

Draw a picture for one act of kindness.

5 things I will do this week to be kind are:

  1. Today I will offer to help my son make a tent in the house.
  2. I am going to make cupcakes tomorrow for my neighbour because it is her birthday.
  3. When I go for my daily walk, I am going to smile at a stranger.
  4. I am going to call my mum and tell her I love her.
  5. I am going to call a friend and give her a compliment.

Send your acts of kindness to:

wlpolkemmet-ps-primary2@westlothian.org.uk

Primary 2 – Afternoon 10th June 2020

How did you get on with the Code Breaker and Reading Challenge?

Maths

Here are some Maths Problems:

PE

Here is a fun challenge you can do with your family:

Save the Treasure – PE

 

Be Active Challenge

This challenge comes from Sustrans 1k-a-day challenge.

Can you walk, run, cycle, skip, hop, jump 1 kilometre a day for a week?

Ultra Britain have set up a virtual challenge for families.

Track your progress. Share your photos. Get active together and get a certificate to mark your achievement.

https://www.sustrans.org.uk/campaigns/outside-in/outside-in-week-4/outside-in-week-4-challenge/

Tell us how you get on by emailing us:

wlpolkemmet-ps-primary2@westlothian.org.uk

 

 

 

Primary 2 – Morning of 10th June 2020

Good morning Primary 2!

Get your day started with Joe Wicks:

 

Code Breaker

Exercise your brain with this Code Breaker. Can you decode the hidden message? The make your own hidden message and see if someone else can decode it:

Outer Space Secret Code

 

Literacy -Reading Challenge

Read a book or choose a book you have read. Pick a task from the reading grid. You can do a task a day.

Reading Challenge Grid

Send your work or any comments to the email below. We would love to hear from you!

wlpolkemmet-ps-primary2@westlothian.org.uk

Primary 2 – Afternoon 3rd June 2020

PE

Catch up with Joe Wicks today

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhWmnEVA0y4

or how about some Cosmic Yoga

 

Art

Let’s do a bit of weaving! Now here is a list of things you will need for this activity.

  • Googly eye (or make one out of paper)
  • White or black card (or paper)
  • Scissors/glue
  • Colour paper (or colour your own strips of paper)

First, you need to cut out a shape of a sea creature, I have attached a picture of a fish but you could choose something else.

Then you need to cut straight lines across the shape of the animal.

Then you need to weave your strips of coloured paper over and under through the straight lines.

Finally, you can decorate your animal!

Send your creations to

wlpolkemmet-ps-primary2@westlothian.org.uk

Primary 2 – Morning 3rd June 2020

Good Morning Primary 2! I hope you had a lovely week so far and enjoyed the sunshine we had.

Your Literacy writing task today is to watch a video and write 3 fun facts about what you have seen and heard. Here is the attachment for the link to the video and to explain the task:

Writing- Sunflower Sea Star

A fun game for Maths you can do with a family member – the following attachment has all the details you need! You will be comparing and measuring the Length of string:

Maths – Worms

Let us know how you get on, you can also send us pictures to:

wlpolkemmet-ps-primary2@westlothian.org.uk

Primary 2 – Afternoon 27th May 2020

Hope did you get on writing Instructions on how to make a sandwich. Please let us know by getting in touch using the email address at the end of this post.

Why not take a few minutes to listen to Newsround? Pick one of the items on the news that interested you and draw a picture. Write a few words underneath and label the picture to give the reader more information.

Click on the link for below to get the current news!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/news/watch_newsround

Art – Do you have unwanted newspaper, leaflets and magazines lying around? Why not create something with them. Use the pictures or colours in newspapers/magazines to create an image or mould the paper to make wall art. Here are some examples:

We would love to hear from you, please send us your comments and pictures to:

wlpolkemmet-ps-primary2@westlothian.org.uk

 

Primary 2 – Morning

Good Morning!

Literacy – For Writing, watch the following video on how to make a Jam Sandwich. Then write instructions for how to make a sandwich in your jotter:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2KxoWtb2VE

You can put in your own fillings. My favourite ingredients for a sandwich are cheese, tomato and cucumber.

Remember:

  1. Include a Title
  2. Make a list of Equipment/Ingredients
  3. Write the steps in order
  4. Number each step and take a new line for each step
  5. Draw a picture for each step at the end

Now follow your Instructions with an adult and make your sandwich. Did you get the steps in order?

Send us a picture of your sandwich and writing:

wlpolkemmet-ps-primary2@westlothian.org.uk

Maths – Below is a link for the Mental Maths Train. You can choose to Add, Subtract, Multiply or Divide. Each cart on the train has different levels. Start on the Addition cart and challenge yourself. Why not try Subtraction next!

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train