April 2, 2020
by Mr Hunter
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‘So be sure when you step, step with care and great tact. And remember that life’s A Great Balancing Act. And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and ¾ percent guaranteed) Kid, you’ll move mountains.’ (Dr. Seuss) They … Continue reading
April 21, 2017
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We love learning about and using Thinking Skills in Primary 2. We have been learning these to help us improve our analysis, evaulative and creative skills. Today, we had lots of fun trying out a new way of thinking. We used the … Continue reading
March 17, 2017
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P2 recently finished their revision on Weight and Capacity. This was a fantastic opportunity for us to revisit our work and helped us to deepen our learning. It was also a chance for us to exercise some of our Learning Muscles, … Continue reading
February 22, 2017
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Over the last few months, P2 have been expanding their knowledge, understanding and skills to do with Measure. There has been a lot to learn about this topic and we have already covered Length, Weight and Capacity. Over the last … Continue reading
February 1, 2017
by Ruth McMaster
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Thank you to parents for coming along to our PATPAL afternoon. It was a great success. The children were very excited to show their parents and extended family about what they have been doing in mathematical problem solving. Please find a … Continue reading
February 1, 2017
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Thank you to everyone who helped to make our PATPAL (Pupils As Teachers – Parents As Learners) session this afternoon such a wonderful success. The P2 pupils relished the chance to work on their skills in a different format and to … Continue reading
January 13, 2017
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This week, we did our Assembly. We were very good! We practised our own parts at home and at school and made sure that we knew our lines. This meant that when it came to the day, when we had … Continue reading
January 6, 2017
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Happy New Year from us all in P2. It’s been a really short week and we quite tired after the Christmas holidays, but we have still done some quality learning. Here are some of the things we did this week. … Continue reading
November 7, 2016
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Over the last fortnight, P2 have started learning about Thinking Skills. We have been looking at two kinds of thinking in particular: De Bono’s Thinking Hats and Guy Claxton’s Growth Mindset and Learning Muscles. De Bono’s Thinking Hats are a … Continue reading
October 13, 2016
by Ruth McMaster
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‘Money Week’ has been fun and we have been learning about financial education. In Bellsquarry, ‘Money Week’ is a themed week where every class does some work on issues related to money. This involved a whole school approach to planning lessons and we linked all … Continue reading
