Author: Miss Borsbey

We have had a busy week again in P2!

In maths, we have been learning how to use scales to see what objects were lighter and heavier than each other. It was super tricky because if an item was really heavy it tipped the whole scale! We had to try our best to find a nice balance and record these findings in our workbooks.

In P.E. we learned how to turn our static long jump into a moving long jump. We worked in teams to practise the new skill and then split into pairs. We gave our partner feedback including their strengths when jumping and how they could improve next time. We had to look out for things including bending our knees, taking off on one foot and landing on two feet. We had so much fun!

During topic this week, we investigated how the dinosaurs became extinct. After a whole class discussion about the different possibilities, most of us agreed that it was most likely an asteroid that killed them. We took the information we learned and created dramas to show the extinction. Creating the dramas was hard work – it involved us communicating, collaborating and some of us even had the chance to be leaders. We performed each drama for our quality audience to watch and received peer feedback at the end. Miss Borsbey and Mrs Oliphant thought every group was absolutely fantastic!

On Wednesday, we met our new classmate Jigsaw Jo! Over the next few weeks, she is going to help us learn about the similarities and differences between people. We loved introducing ourselves to Jigsaw Jo and all had a chance to tell her our name and age. After the introductions, we had a discussion about what everyone in the class likes and dislikes. We began to notice that people like and dislike similar things regardless of their gender. With Jigsaw Jo’s help, we paired up and completed a shield writing all of the similarities between us. Some similarities were:

We both like pizza, we both like chicken, we both have a dog, we both like climbing trees, we both have blonde hair, and we both hate broccoli.

We can’t wait to see what fun activities Jigsaw Jo has for us next week!

We have had a great week in class. In numeracy, we learnt about place value with numbers up to 20. We used five wise and pair wise ten frames to help us work out the tens and units.

We have also been practising counting in 5s and we are getting great at it!

In topic, we worked as one big team to create a timeline of the Dinosaurs. We found it tricky to spell all of the different words but we challenged ourselves and did a great job!

Our baby Dinosaurs hatched! We were so excited to see what kind of Dinosaur they were!

We have also started reading a new class novel called “The Witches”. Getting comfy in the reading area to read the next chapter is something we all look forward to. Ask us how to spot a witch and see if we can remember!

We’ve had a very busy day in Primary 2 today! We started off with the excitement of our new classroom layout which has given us a large library space and play area!

To celebrate our 50th Birthday, we all came to school wearing denim, embracing the fashion of the 1990’s!

We had such a fun morning with all of our visitors. We made Mr Potato Heads, designed a new outfit for the Spice Girls and even had the chance to make magical Harry Potter wands! 

We finished the day off enjoying our Slush Puppies and Ice Cream Cones!

Primary 2 would like to say a massive thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate our school’s birthday today!

 

On Tuesday we had our learning breakfast. We had so much fun spending the morning with our families showing them what we have been learning in class!

This week in P.E. we learnt what an over arm throw is and how to use one of these when throwing a javelin! We had to make sure we were holding the javelin in the correct place and that our feet were in the right position. We had a competition to see who could throw their javelin the furthest!

For topic this week, we were learning all about Halloween. We learnt about the history of Halloween and why we celebrate it. We even made some spooky decorations for our classroom whilst practising our fantastic scissor skills!

In numeracy, we began looking at numbers to 100. We had to challenge ourselves to fill in lots of missing numbers on hundred squares and number lines. We also had many number puzzles to do, including number jigsaws and hundred square Tetris!

 

During writing, we were focusing on adjectives whilst also remembering to use capital letters, full stops and finger spaces. We managed to write some super spooky Halloween stories using our fantastic imaginations!