Zach was really proud to show his friends this super Judo shield. He had to work really hard so that he could win it! Well done Zach, we are really impressed.
Category Archives: Primary 2
P2 Nativity Costumes
We are very excited to have started our Nativity preparations. Please send in the following costumes by Monday 30th November, in a bag clearly labelled with your name:
P2 Boys – Sheep: White top/t-shirt and black leggings/trousers.
P2 Girls – Pigs: Pink top/t-shirt and black leggings.
Narrators should wear their full school uniform (white shirt and tie) with an element of tinsel, e.g a hairband, round cuffs or waist.
Thank you.
P2 Class Teachers
Happy Halloween!
Primary 2 are excited for Halloween! We have come to school in our costumes and are looking forward to lots of Halloween activities in class. Here are the things we like to do at Halloween:
Finn – I like going trick or treating.
Lucas – I like dooking for apples.
Charlie – I love trying to eat Halloween donuts from a piece of string, it gets my face all messy!
Zach – I love going to Halloween parties.
Mirin – I like to play Halloween games with my brother.
Aaron – I enjoy dressing up!
Happy Halloween everyone!
Friendship Spot
Mrs Hesketh has very kindly been busy making a new friendship spot for our playgrounds.
This lovely sign is already up in the infant playground and will soon be introduced into the other playgrounds too.
Children whose friends are off school, or are still eating lunch, can go to the spot, and can find new people to play with.
The primary 1’s have particularly loved this. They have all been keen to share stories of finding new friends or playing with someone who didn’t have anyone.
We are looking forward to hearing many more lovely stories.
Autumn Adventure in P2 and P2/1
Primaries 2 and 2/1 went on an autumn walk today. We used our five senses to look out for the signs of autumn. We have a new topic called ‘The Hodgeheg’ which will involve learning about the season of autumn. In Maths we have also been learning about time – looking at the months of the year and sorting these into seasons. We know that the autumn months are September, October and November. Here are our thoughts on our autumn walk:
I heard a squeaky noise outside and Mrs Gibson thought that it could be a little animal. – Kaylan
I saw some leaves falling from the trees. – Alex
I enjoyed going on the walk as it was nice to get some fresh air. – Justin
I heard a bird tweeting. – Zach
We recorded all of our observations and look forward to writing all about this tomorrow!
1970’s Groovy Disco!
Today Primaries 2 and 2/1 had a 1970’s disco to mark the end of their topic! Even Mrs Brown joined in with our disco and showed us her moves. We were all dressed up and we looked FANTASTIC!
Lucas- We used lots of different dancemoves from the 1970s.
Emily- We played the corners game with a disco ball, flares, platforms and a record.
Adam- We played 1970s musical statues.
Ciaran- We did interesting dance moves from the 1970s!
Connor C- We had party snacks and juice.
We would like to share everything we have learned about the 1970s:
Matthew- We learnt that the first video game ever invented was called Pong.
Justin- People wore platforms and flares.
Harry- The names of the ABBA members are Bjorn, Benny, Anni-Frid and Agnetha.
Zac- We know that Camberwick Green and The Wombles are 1970s children’s T.V programmes.
Neve W- We learnt the dance from Saturday Night Fever.
Kaylan- John Travolta is the star!
Aoibhe- You can change the record player to different speeds. You can set it very fast and the voices sound funny and squeaky. When you set it very slow, the voices slow time and it takes a long time for the record to finish.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank Mrs Hesketh. She brought in lots of different things from the 1970s including a record player, 1970s toys, Camberwick Green discs, lots of records, a disco ball and books from the 1970s.
We also want to thank all the mums, dads, grannies and grandads for helping us look super for our disco and for handing in 1970s memorabilia.
Mrs Dymock and Mrs Gibson
P2’s Super Stars
Congratulations to Aoibhe Toner who moved up a belt in Tae-Kwon-Do, and well done to Zach Rova and Matthew Roxburgh for receiving a certificate and medal in Judo. They even got their photograph taken with two ladies who competed in the Commonwealth Games!
What super stars you all are!
Well done Cerys!
Cerys has achieved the next level in her Swimming lessons! Isn’t she a star? A huge well done from all the boys and girls.
Mrs Gibson
International Languages Day 2015
Primaries 2 and 2/1 had a fantastic day on Friday. We celebrated International Languages Day, with a focus on Spanish, as we are learning this language in our school. We were lucky enough to have a visit from P5b, who taught us the ‘Hokey Cokey’ in Spanish! Primary 2 sang their Spanish number song to the nursery boys and girls and Primary 2/1 sang their number song to Primary 5b. We were FANTASTICO! 🙂
Meanwhile, the super Primary 1 boys and girls were taking part in their Macmillan coffee morning. A huge well done to boys, girls, mums and dads for raising money for this great cause.
1970s car
Charlie’s mum very kindly sent us some photos of his dad’s 1970s car. The children were very excited to look at these pictures and discussed the similarities and differences between this car and cars nowadays. Thank you for your support!
P3 and P3/2 visit to the Library
Today Primary 3 and 3/2 went to Broxburn Library to learn more about Egypt. Diane in the library dressed up as Tutankhamen and told us lots of interesting facts.
Here are some of the amazing facts she told us.
Isla M – Tutankhamen died when he was 19 years old.
Millie – they but cone on a ladies head then burst it to get perfume on the lady.
Molly – ladies wore a tunic and man wore a kind if kilt.
Hubert – Tutankhamen was a pharaoh when he was only 8 years old.
Emily – the rich drank beer and the poor people drank wine.
Harris – Narmer the pharaoh united upper and lower Egypt.
Marta – Cleopatra died when she got bitten buy a snake.
Luke – poor people had house with one room, rich people had houses with up to 70 rooms.
Callum – Cleopatra was the last pharaoh of Egypt.
Kordian – Osiris brother killed him.
Nicola – Tutankhamun died because he had an infection in his leg.
Clara – Egypt was split into two different kingdoms – upper and lower Egypt.
Freya – Egyptians removed their brain through their nose when they died.
Isla G – Isis’s husband was the first mummy.
Thank you to all our helpers for coming with us. We had a great afternoon and learned lots of interesting facts.
70’s memorabilia
Primaries 2 and 2/1 have been learning all about the 70’s era. So far we have been looking at the fashion and listening to some music. Thank you to these boys for bringing in some memorabilia from this decade to share with the class!
Super Judo
Well done to Matthew for being a star at Judo and receiving this super trophy!
Groovy Grandparents- Learning about life in the 1970s
Primaries 2 and 2/1 were very lucky today! Mrs Hesketh was born in 1970. She brought in a record player and all her favourite records from when she was a little girl. We learned lots of new facts about our topic.
Mirin- You have to hold the records really carefully or they will get scratched. If they get scratched, they jump all over the place and we can’t hear them properly.
Aoibhe- We learned that it’s not just music. We can listen to stories too. Mrs Hesketh brought in the Peter Pan story for us to listen to.
Matthew, Christy- We listened to the Carpenters.
Adam- When Mrs Hesketh set the record player to 78, it was really funny. The voices were very fast and squeaky.
Cerys and Mrs Hesketh both brought in a disco ball! We decided to put out the lights, switched these on and dance to the records. We tried to dance like they did in the 1970s, with lots of special moves!
Judo Star
Congratulations to Zach Rova in P2 who received this fabulous trophy for outstanding Judo! Well done Zach, we are very proud of you!
The Anaconda’s Feast in Primary 2 and 2/1
Last week, Primaries 2 and 1 met a very sneaky snake! It was an Anaconda snake and we learnt some very interesting facts about this snake.
Christy- They live in South America.
Lucas- I reminded Mrs Dymock that the Anaconda swallows its feast whole.
Bella-Rose- It can grow as long as a school bus!
Harry- I’ve held an Anaconda round my neck when I was on holiday in Spain.
We decided to create our own Anacondas! We used different materials including coloured paper, cardboard, crayons, pencils, glue, glitter and scissors.
We have displayed our artwork on our classroom doors, ENTER IF YOU DARE!
Speak to you again soon.
All the boys and girls in Primaries 2 and 1.
Energetic Eshaan!
Eshaan in P2/1 had a great time running in a race and received this wonderful medal for taking part. Well done Eshaan!
Well done Maisie!
Maisie in P2/1 was awarded with a super certificate for performing with the Helen O’Grady Drama Academy last weekend. She was one of the children in the famous story ‘The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe’
Maisie had lots of fun acting when she had to be cheeky to the old woman and the housekeeper.
Well done Maisie, we are all very proud of you! 
Wonderful Work!
As you already know Primaries 2 and 2/1 have been working very hard recently and have made some fabulous habitats. We were so proud of our habitats that we asked Mrs Brown and Primary 1 to come take a look at them. We then visited each others classroom to see all the different habitats in the three classrooms.
We would like to say a big thank you to anyone who helped us to make the habitats and to Mrs Brown and Primary 1 for visiting.
Everyone has put so much effort and time into all the habitats and Miss Boyd, Mrs Dymock and Mrs Lenoard are so proud of you all! 🙂
Brownie promise
Well done to Emily Cook in Primary 2a for completing her Brownie promise and becoming an official Brownie member!
Butterfly Adventure
Yesterday Primaries 2 and 2/1 went on their summer outing to Butterfly World in Edinburgh. We had a great day looking at lots of different butterflies, insects and reptiles. Some of us were even brave enough to touch and hold a snake, a millipede and a tarantula! We then went into the nocturnal room and saw scorpions that glow in the dark, and a hedgehog running on a wheel!
Afterwards, we had a picnic outside and ate our lunch, then we played fun games in the park. Here are some of our best bits…
I liked seeing the caterpillar disguised as bird poo. – Megan S
I thought it was funny to see the hedgehog running on a wheel like a hamster. – Ellie
I enjoyed holding the tarantula, millipede and snake. The millipede felt tickly. – Marta
I liked seeing the big yellow and white snake. – Marcel
I enjoyed seeing the glow in the dark scorpions. – Emily
I liked holding the spider on my hand. – Tia
We would also like to thank the kind parents and grandparents who helped us on our trip.
Home is where the habitat is…
Our teachers are so proud of us for all of the hard work and effort that we put into making our Living Things habitats. We were set a homework challenge to choose a habitat, learn about it and create it using material of our choice. We have made a huge variety of wonderful habitats. These include The Arctic, a beaver’s dam, a hedgehog’s nest, a pond full of frogs, a bird’s nest, an ape house and many more.
We have invited Primary 1 to come and have a look at them and we will tell them how we made them, why we chose to make this habitat and what we have learned.
We really enjoyed the homework challenge because it helped make learning fun!
Elijah’s Junior Marathon
On Saturday Elijah took part in the Junior Marathon in Edinburgh for a super cause. He raised £100 for the charity Macmillan Cancer. We are very proud of him for taking part and making such a huge contribution to the appeal. Well done Elijah!
Living Things
Primaries 2 and 2/1 are very excited to see that our sunflower seeds are starting to grow! We have been watering them regularly and will be taking them home soon to plant. We can’t wait to see the flowers bloom!
Emotions
As part of our Health & Wellbeing, Primaries 2 and 2/1 have been getting in touch with their emotions. We had a chat about all the different emotions that we may experience throughout our lives and had a Circle Time to discuss what might make us feel a certain way. We realised that our faces can let others know how we are feeling. We then looked at Edward Munch’s famous painting ‘The Scream’ and decided to recreate our own interpretation using oil pastels. Our character’s show different emotions using facial expressions.
Butterflies make a bid for freedom!
Today was a mixture of excitement and sadness for Primaries 2 and 2/1. All 20 of our butterflies successfully emerged from their chrysalis and it was time to set them free. Miss Toner kindly offered to help us as she didn’t mind holding and touching the butterflies. Miss Boyd was brave too! At first, the butterflies were quite timid and needed encouraged to fly away. Mrs Dymock tried her best to capture them on film as they fluttered into the sky but they were too fast for her to follow them with the camera.
We all agreed that this was an amazing learning experience watching tiny caterpillars transform into beautiful butterflies. We know that it was kind to set them free and allow them to start the life cycle again.
Here are our thoughts:
It was nice to have butterflies in our classroom. – Ethan
I liked learning about the life cycle as it was all new to me. – Lilya
I never knew that caterpillars turned into liquid in their chrysalis and then made a new body. – Milo M
I liked going on the minibeast hunt because we got to find out about other insects and what they looked like. – Megan S
I enjoyed setting the butterflies free. – Megan H
I learned that a butterfly’s black tongue can curl. – Elijah
I liked being able to look at the caterpillars and butterflies up close. – Ellie
I was surprised to hear that a butterfly’s life only lasts around 2 weeks. – Emily
I learned that butterflies taste with their legs. – Rowen
Bye bye butterflies!
Butterfly news…
Primaries 2 and 2/1 were very excited to see that more butterflies have emerged from their chrysalis. P2a now have 7 butterflies and P2/1 have 4 so far. All of P2b’s caterpillars are still inside their chrysalis transforming. Miss Toner helped us to put some sugary water in a bowl at the bottom of the butterfly garden for the butterflies to drink. We are also going to put some apple slices in for them to eat too. The red liquid that you can see inside the net is not blood. It is extra liquid that the butterfly uses to stretch its wings out. It’s not very pretty to look at but it is important for the wing formation.
We hope to release the butterflies on Monday!
Sowing sunflower seeds
Yesterday, as part of our science topic ‘Living Things’, Primaries 2 and 2/1 learned about seeds and plants. We know that plants, fruit and vegetables come from seeds. We then planted our very own sunflower seeds which we will take home after they have grown a little.
Today in literacy we wrote instructions explaining how we did this and tomorrow we are going to be learning about the different parts of a plant and what they are for.
We know that a plant needs water and sunshine to grow.
We will post some pictures once we start to see some growth. We hope our green fingers encourage them to grow!
Beautiful Butterfly
Primary 2 have some very exciting news…one of our butterflies has emerged from its chrysalis!
Archie was heading back to his desk to do some maths work when he spotted the wings hanging on the silk paper. He quickly came to tell Mrs Dymock who didn’t believe him at first as they had looked at the chrysalis’ in the morning and there was no change to them. The hard work that Primary 2 were doing must have made the butterfly want to come out and investigate!
The wings were closed tightly, however they have started to open now and the red liquid from their wings are on the paper. This means that its wings are getting stronger.
Primary 1 came over for a visit to meet our new butterfly and to learn lots of new interesting facts.
We know that we need to care for the butterflies before releasing them. We need to put some sugary water and flowers into the butterfly garden for the butterfly to drink before it is strong enough to set free.
We can’t wait for the rest of them to join us!
Super Swimmer
Congratulations to Kordian Rackiewicz in P2a for achieving level 3 in swimming! Well done, we are very proud of you!
Washy Washy Clean, Scrub scrub!
Primary 2 have been learning about the importance of washing your hands.
We watched a video about why it is so important to wash our hands. We found out that if you don’t wash your hands it can make you very sick!
We should wash our hands :
-Before we eat
-After blowing our nose
-After touching animals
-After going to the toilet
-Before cooking
-After coughing or sneezing
-After being outside
We made some fantastic posters about the importance of hand washing which are going to be laminated and displayed in our toilets.
We also watched a video which taught us the song “Washy Washy Clean, Scrub Scrub”. This video showed us the steps that you need to take to wash your hands properly. We then had a practice of washing our hands in the sink with some yummy cola soap 🙂 .
Take a look at our pictures!
The importance of hand washing – By Primary 2/1
Today we were learning about the importance of washing our hands.
We agreed that we must wash our hands…
* Before eating
* After going to the toilet
* After playing outside
* After touching money
* After touching pets
* When you cough or sneeze.
We learnt HOW to properly wash our hands.. Have a look at the pictures! Mrs Deas said that she has never seen such sparkly, clean hands!
Well done Primary 2/1 – Let’s keep the germs away by following our hand washing rules 🙂
Minibeast Hunt
This afternoon Primaries 2 and 2/1 braved the wind and decided to go into the garden to go on a minibeast hunt. We were very careful not to disturb the insects in their habitat but used a magnifying glass to look very carefully at them. We found some spiders, slaters, worms and a centipede. We looked in the soil, grass and under logs and stones. We recorded our findings on a minibeast checklist.
Deaf Awareness Week
P1 would like to say a big thank you to Miss Boyd, who taught us how to communicate using sign language. We loved signing ‘I can sing a rainbow’.
Miss Toner and P1
5 chrysalis hanging in a row…
Primaries 2 and 2/1 would like to say a huge thank you to Miss Toner for helping us transfer our caterpillar chrysalis’ into their new environment. She had to be very careful when moving them as they are extremely delicate and are in the process of turning into a butterfly. Although they don’t look like they are doing very much right now, a lot of changes are happening inside the chrysalis. The caterpillar’s body turns into liquid inside the chrysalis and then a new body forms. We are excited to see the wings emerge from the chrysalis!
Yesterday, Emily and Ethan brought in a photo album containing photographs of the life cycle of a butterfly that their mum had taken in her own back garden.
We then made mobiles to hang in our classroom showing the life cycle.
We will keep you informed of what happens next!
Deaf Awareness
As Miss Boyd used to work in Donaldsons School for the Deaf, she learned how to sign in order to communicate with the children that she worked with. As this is Deaf Awarness Week, Miss Boyd spoke to all the children to tell them about what it is like not have the ability to hear properly. Miss Boyd and her class taught us how to sign the song ‘I can sing a rainbow’.
Primary 2a and 2/1 would like to say thank you to Miss Boyd & P2b.
Swim Star
Congratulations to Megan Spence for coming first in her swimming competition! Well done!
Caterpillar News
Primaries 2 and 2/1 were really excited to see that their caterpillars have started to hang upside down in their home in the shape of a J, and have begun to go into their chrysalis. A lot of growth and change will take place in the chrysalis where the caterpillars will come out as butterflies!
Ghana Appeal
A big thankyou to Michael Brennan who came into school today to give us a presentation about how our money will help the hospital in Ghana. He was very grateful of our donation.
Cool Caterpillars
Primary 2 and 2/1 are really excited to welcome new guests to their classrooms….caterpillars! As part of our topic ‘Living Things’ we are going to be following the life cycle of a caterpillar as it grows into a beautiful butterfly then we will set it free. We devised our own questions that we would like to find out about the creatures and hope to be able to answer them by the end of the topic. We have learned so many facts already!
I learned that caterpillars have holes on their bodies to breathe. – Natalia.
I know that caterpillars have spiky hairs to stop them from being eaten. – Emily
I learned that caterpillars shed their skin. – Megan
I didn’t know that mummy butterflies lay caterpillar eggs. – Nia
I learned that caterpillars go into a J-shaped cocoon. – Archie
I learned that caterpillars have different kinds of legs. – Katie
Swim Star
Congratulations to Elijah Grint in Primary 2a who achieved level 4 in swimming. He had to dive, tread water and use back, front and butterfly stroke. Well done, we are very proud of you!
We Can Sign a Rainbow!!
In primary 2b we have been learning sign language. We have learned how to sign the song “I Can Sign a Rainbow” and we are now pro’s at this! Click on the link below to watch our video. It is password protected. The password is : p2bstnics
Thank you to Joss from Primary 6b for filming it for us 🙂
Have a great holiday everyone!! 🙂
https://vimeo.com/123942890
Ellie aces Taekwon-Do!
Ellie has just moved up to the Blue Stripe level in Taekwon-Do! What a great achievement! Well done!
Musical Megan!
Megan impressed us this morning with a lovely rendition of ‘Twinkle Twinkle’ on her violin. She has been practising lots and felt comfortable and confident to share her music with her class. Well done Megan! We were very impressed!
Easter Egg Bonanza
This morning Primaries 2 and 2/1 went on an Easter Egg Hunt. They found a coloured envelope in their classroom containing a nursery rhyme clue to solve:
‘Hickory dickory dock, the mouse ran up the _______’ which led them to the next clue which was hidden at the clock! The hunt took us outside and thankfully we were all confident with our nursery rhymes and were able to solve every clue.
There was a basket filled with yummy creme eggs as a treat for us at the end of the hunt!
Happy Easter everyone!
Milo’s Medal!
Congratulations to Milo for winning a medal at his rugby match at the weekend! He tells us that he got very muddy but it was great fun! Well done Milo!
Swimmer of the week!
Well done to Archie Bremner in P2a who received a certificate for being swimmer of the week! He had to swim a whole length to achieve this award! We are very proud of you!
Measure
Primary 2 have been busy learning about Measure. We have been measuring items in our classroom using our feet, hands, straws and cubes. We know that normally our mums and dads would use rulers and measuring tapes to measure things in our house but before we start to learn about that we need to be confident measuring using non-standard units. We realise that our measurements won’t all be the same when we use our hands and feet because they are all different sizes from each other. Have a look at us in action!
Our Learning Log
Primaries 2 and 2/1 have had a busy week! In Maths we have been measuring and have been investigating to find things that are tall and short. In P2a we discovered that Kordian was the tallest in our class and Chloe was the shortest. In P2/1 Alan was the tallest and Tatenda was the shortest. We used cubes which are a non-standard unit of measure to sort characters from Aladdin and measure them.
In Literacy we read a new book called ‘Who’s our new teacher’ and we worked in pairs to make up questions for the big green dragon. We used the words why, where, how, when and what and had to remember to use a question mark at the end of our sentence.
We have also been building up an interesting story about our magic carpet adventure. This week we wrote an interesting middle where we met a character in our story.
I met a giant baby in Egypt. – Archie
I met Prince Charming. – Aisha
I met Santa in the North Pole. – Chloe
I met a dancing Daisy in beautiful Field Land. – Natalia
I met a flying unicorn. – Zuzanna.
I met a shark in Australia. – Stephen
We also learned about St Patrick and made brightly coloured rainbow mobiles with a lucky shamrock and pot of gold hanging from them. We know that St Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland.
Wow! What a busy week we have had. We are looking forward to learning lots more next week!
Mother’s Day Song!
In Primary 2 we have been working hard to make some lovely things for our Mums! We have filled envelopes with surprises for our mums and we have also recorded a lovely song! We hope all our Mums have a wonderful Mother’s day! 🙂
Parable of the Mustard Seed
Primary 2 have been learning the parable of the mustard seed. We looked at mustard seeds and noticed that they were tiny! Mustard seeds are one of the smallest seeds but when planted, they grows into a big trees! We watched this video about the parable of the mustard seed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnnxF-dg6SM which explained how the mustard seed was like our faith. All we need is a little bit of faith and God will help our faith to grow just like he helps the mustard seeds to grow! We have to make sure that we look after the mustard seeds to help them grow and we also have to make sure we talk to God so that he can help our faith grow! We also really liked the song at the end of the video :). Primary 2 then planted mustard seeds in plastic cups. Take a look at our pictures!
P1 and P2 Scoot and Skip!
Primaries 1 and 2 had great fun raising money for the Lenten Appeal today! They enjoyed taking part in their sponsored Scoot and Skip!
We are resilient!
Primaries 2 and 2/1 have been learning about being resilient. We watched a video of Mr Bump and noticed that when he fell over, he just got back up and tried again! We found out that the word resilient means that we don’t give up when we find something difficult, we just try again! We discovered that different people find different things difficult, but that it’s important to keep trying! We then drew a picture of something that we find tricky and wrote a sentence about resilience. Take a look at some of them!
After we drew our pictures we sang the song Incy Wincy. We noticed that Incy Wincy was resilient because even though the rain washed him away he climbed up the spout again! We then learned another verse to Incy Wincy which was :
When you face a challenge, do the best you can.
We all feel down when things don’t go to plan.
Look on the bright side. Have another try.
Be like Incy Wincy, and keep on aiming high!
Primary 2 are resilient!
P2b stars!
A big well done to Maisie who received a certificate for taking part in swimming Club Championships. Maisie achieved 8th and 10th place in her races!
Another big well done to Isla G who recieved a certifcate from her dance school as she is dancer of the month!
Congratulations to both girls 🙂
Spring has sprung!
Primary 2a were looking at the signs of spring and then wrote an acrostic poem together on our laptop on no pen day!
Spring is the season when baby animals are born.
Prickly hedgehogs come out of their deep sleep.
Rabbit babies are called kittens.
Insects crawl out of their hiding places and butterflies flutter their wings.
Now the weather is starting to get nicer.
Green buds and leaves start to grow on the trees.
By Primary 2a
Spring Acrostic Poem!
We made up a poem as a class on ‘No Pen Day’. This is what we came up with…….
P2/1 Acrostic Poem about Spring
Spring is the season when cute, little baby lambs and chicks are born.
People come out to play when it’s sunny and mild.
Rabbits are soft and warm.
Insects like caterpillars and ladybirds come out of hiding.
Nests are cosy for birds’ eggs to hatch.
Grass starts growing big and green.
Super ideas- P2/1!
Dancing Award!
Well done to Megan Hay in Primary 2/1 for winning a dancing award for ‘Most Improved Dancer’. We think you’re a star!
Shrove Tuesday
Primary 2 and 2/1 celebrated Shrove Tuesday by using healthy fruits to make pancake faces. We used strawberries, blueberries and raisins to create our faces. The best part was getting to eat them at the end…yum!
Famous Scottish Inventors!
As part of our Scotland Topic, Primary 2 have been learning about famous Scottish inventors. We found out that John Logie Baird invented the television and Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. We decided to make our own telephone using paper cups and string and we were able to hear and speak to each other through these! We then worked in pairs to make televisions out of cereal boxes and drew our favourite television show on the screen. After we had finished making our televisions we presented them to the rest of the class. Take a look at our pictures!
P2 are designers
Primary 2 have been learning about Scotland and they found out about two famous inventors, James Logie Baird who invented the television and Alexander Graham Bell who invented the telephone. We are very thankful to these two clever men! We designed our own telephones from past and present.
Internet Safety Day
Castles for keeps
Primaries 2 and 2/1 have been learning about Scotland. We looked at Edinburgh Castle and learned that it was built on top of a dormant volcano. There is also a canon called Mons Meg that is fired at 1 o’clock every day from the castle. There is a Great Hall in the castle which was used for dancing and entertaining. We saw a photo of the crown jewels too.
We then learned about the features of a castle. We know that the keep is the tallest part of the castle so that the guards can keep watch. We also know that above the main door there is a murder hole where guards would drop things like boiling water to stop enemies from attacking them. Some castles have a drawbridge that can be opened and closed to stop enemies from entering. Some castles have a moat which is water surrounding the castle which makes it difficult for enemies to attack.
We used different construction materials including clay, lego, mega blocks and Knex to create our own castles and tried to recreate some of these features.
Primary 2/1 singing Scottish songs!
Primary 2 and 2/1 have been learning some Scottish songs! Here are P2/1 singing ‘Three Craws’.
Dancing Stars
Congratulations to both Emily Cook and Katie Hay for achieving certificates in their dancing. Emily received her Certificate of Merit and medal for demonstrating proficiency in Theatre Craft. Katie received her certificates after performing in her dance show and she was awarded a Certificate of Distinction for dedication and excellence in all dance styles and a Certificate of Merit for most improved dancer!
Well done girls!
Primary 2 sing Scottish!
Primaries 2 and 2/1 have been learning about Scotland and the Scottish language. They were set a homework challenge to learn a Scottish poem or song to recite to their class during our Burns Supper. Primary 2a’s favourite and most popular songs were The 3 craws and Ally Bally Bee. Have a look at us singing Ally Bally Bee together.
Burns Supper
Primaries 2 and 2/1 remembered Robert Burns by celebrating with a Burns Supper this afternoon. They had a little taste of haggis, neeps and tatties and toasted Rabbie with some Irn Bru. Some of us weren’t so keen on the haggis as it had a spicy taste. Most of us loved the Irn Bru!
Super shortbread!
As part of our Scotland topic, primaries 2 and 2/1 over 3 consecutive weeks will have had the opportunity to make and taste some shortbread – a delicious Scottish biscuit!
Mrs Thomson in our school kitchen allowed us to help her make some. We measured and weighed flour, sugar, margarine and cornflour and then it was mixed into a batter. Mrs Thomson then rolled the batter and used a fork to pierce a hole design in it before putting it in the oven.
Mrs Thomson brought it along to us once it was fresh out of the oven. It was still warm and smelled delightful! We all enjoyed having a little taste!
Primary 1 + 2 Winter Ready Activities
Snow Days
Here are some handy hints of things to do to keep yourself busy in case of snowy conditions.
Maths Ideas
¶ Can you build a snowman and measure its height?
¶ Continue to practise addition and subtraction facts to 10 and 20.
¶ Can you spot any Christmas patterns and continue them?
Literacy Ideas
¶ Can you write an acrostic winter/snow poem? (P2)
¶ Can you write CVC words in the snow?
¶ Can you write a snow themed story?
¶ How many words can you make from ‘Winter Wonderland’?
Science
¶ Can you measure the length of time it takes to freeze a cup of water? How long does it take to thaw?
Art
¶ Can you create a snowy picture?
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Twit twoo in Primary 1 & 2
Primaries 1 and 2 have been enjoying reading the story ‘The owl who was afraid of the dark’ by Jill Tomlinson. We have been learning about owls and other nocturnal animals, and have also been looking at day and night. Yesterday we had a visit from Owl Magic who brought 9 different owls with them for us to look at, learn about and handle.
We learned lots of new things about owls:
I learned that owls eat rats, mice and frogs. – Megan H
We now know that owls have 2 stomachs. One is for fur and bones and the other is for food to give them energy. – Nia & Milo M.
Owls bring up the fur and bones through their beak and this is called a pellet. – Lilya & Natan
I learned that some owls have yellow eyes and they are daytime owls, some have orange eyes and they come out at dawn and dusk, and others have black eyes and they come out at night. – Adil
Most of us enjoyed handling the owls and we all had the chance to stroke a Barn Owl called Cuddles. Mrs Renshaw was so brave as she held an Eagle Owl called Apollo.
Scottish Storytelling Week
Primary 2a and 2/1 visited Diane at Broxburn library today for Scottish Storytelling Week. She dressed up as Hamish the Highland Cow and read us two Scottish picture books.
She even let us try on her Highland cow hat! We had a great time!
Swim star!
Congratulations to Lilya Ikene for completing Level 6 at her swim club! She worked really hard on improving her dive to achieve this! Well done!
Museum of Transport
Primaries 2 and 2/1 concluded their topic by visiting The Riverside Museum of Transport in Glasgow. It was so interesting getting to see all of the different types of transport from the past in real life. We even got to go in some old trams. We saw older cars, trams, a steam engine, horse and cart and we even saw the oldest bike! There was a cobbled street that had lots of shops that would have been around in the past such as a cobblers, saddlery and pawn shop. Our favourite shop was the photography room as we got to try on lots of old fashioned clothes.
My favourite part was when I saw the fire engine. – Rowen
I really enjoyed going into the subway and hearing the loud noises and seeing the rats. – Chloe
We counted 32 cars! – Natan
Homework Challenge!
Dear Parent/Carer
HOMEWORK CHALLENGE
This term your child has been learning about Transport, particularly comparing modern day modes of transport and transport from the past. They have been learning about penny farthings, horse and carriages, steam trains and the first air travel.
Their challenge is to create their own model of one of these modes of transport using everyday materials. Please return the completed model no later than Friday 10th October.
It would be lovely to display their masterpieces for all the other children and parents to see at our showcase event on Friday 17th October at 11am.
Many thanks for your continued support.
P2 & P2/1 Class Teachers
Get on your bike!
Well done to Megan, Hannah, Gregor and Mrs Bell who all participated in this years Pedal for Scotland. 
L’enorme crocodile
Primaries 2 and 2/1 are enjoying listening to and studying the book ‘The Enormous Crocodile’ by Roald Dahl. They have enjoyed meeting some character’s including ‘Notsobig one’ and ‘Humpy Rumpy the hippopotamus’. Lilya brought the story in French and Mrs Dymock and Mrs Renshaw had a go at reading a page, however the children agreed that they should stick to reading the English version.
L’enorme crocodile!
Sports Day 2014 – Primary 2
Here are some of the pictures taken of the current P2 children participating together in the St Nicholas sports afternoon.
St Nicholas Sports Day
Primary 2 and Primary 2/1 pupils had a great afternoon of fun. Thankfully the rain held off for us. Well done everyone!
The Commonwealth Baton
Our baton bearers.
P2/1 Welcome an Olympic Medalist to St Nicholas
Article 15
You have the right to be with friends and join or set up clubs, unless this breaks the rights of others
Eve invited her Uncle Gary – gold medalist from the Bath Special Olympics 2013 – to St Nicholas to speak to her friends and classmates.
Eve’s dad and her Uncle Gary gave the girls and boys of P2/1 and P2 the opportunity to experience boccia – more photographs to follow.
Our Active Parents
Article 24
You have the right to the best health possible and to medical care and information
P2 and P2/1 have invited in some of their super fit parents.
Mrs Roxburgh – the lady with the magic sponge to keep them going – the physiotherapist.
Mrs McCafferty – triathlon
Mrs Hendry – hockey
Mr Cameron – running
Mr Weir – cycling
Lenten appeal
Congratulations to Aimee on winning the first P2 Easter Egg raffle.Watch out for tomorrow’s lucky winner. All donations go the School Lenten appeal.
al.
Maths challenge completed
Article 29
Your education should help you use and develop your talents and abilities.
Well done to all the children for their efforts in our recent Maths challenge. Each clock was fantastic and unique! These are the final photos.
Countdown on. Challlenge ends tomorrow!
Primary 2 have brought in many different clock designs and every one has been amazing.
World book day
It’s a bit late but here are the children dressed up as characters from their favourite book.
Zumba with Nina!
Boys and girls say they had the ‘best day’ and would love to Zumba every day!
More clever clocks!
Only two days to go on our challenge!
Our clock designs.
Some children have completed their Maths Challenge. Remember, the challenge ends on Friday!
P2 Shape
Children were asked to bring in 3D shapes from home.
P2/1 and P2 Assembly
Sorry for the delay!
Here are some images of our recent assembly.
P2/1 and P2 Carryout a Traffic Survey
Today we looked at the traffic that passed at the top of the school road.
Beth – -‘The traffic was busy and when the cars were not coming it was quiet.’
Harry – ‘Huge trucks and little cars went by.’
Ewan – ‘Double decker buses passed by.’
Kieron – ‘I saw a zebra crossing.’
Stella – ‘I saw some lamp posts – so in the dark people who are driving can see other traffic going by.’
Josephine – ‘I saw vans,’
Thomas – ‘ I saw cars.’
Aimee – ‘I saw buses.’
Kenzie – ‘ I saw 96 cars!’
Sophia – I saw vans driving.’
Clara – ‘… and cars were zooming.’
Rhys – ‘Lorries and vans were going by.’
DIVERSITY ASSEMBLY 14/2/14
Just a quick reminder that P2/1 and P2’s assembly will start at 11am.
Primary 7 will be running the cafe afterwards.
Diversity Assembly
All children have been given their parts for the assembly – please check reading diaries. Don’t worry if you have been off – we have set aside parts especially for you.
Each child has been asked to wear their favourite t-shirt to the assembly.
