It has been lovely to have the children back and ready to learn after the holiday. I hope you all had a great Christmas and I wish you all the very best for 2020. In primary 2 this week we have been learning about exposition texts and will have a go at writing our own next week. In numeracy we have been adding two groups together by counting on using ten frames and number lines. In number talks we finished off addition by breaking each number into tens and ones. We are now focusing on the strategy of compensation; by removing one addend and adding it to another addend e.g. 5+9 can be changed to 4+10 by removing 1 from the 5 and adding it to the 9. In PE we have been playing some team building and cooperation games with the parachute. The children all have their Scots poems home. Please help your child select one to learn for the Scottish poetry recital completion. I look forward to hearing the children recite their poems from the week beginning the 20th Jan.
Lewis – I liked the numeracy flash back, I got them all correct.
Nicholas – We wrote about the holidays. I went to five sisters zoo to meet my friends, Lewis, Austin, Kaelan and James.
Kaelan – I liked writing about the Christmas holidays. I got a machine for my Christmas, it’s like a train and when you switch it on it turns into a train.
Emma – In PE we were learning French words for colours.
Subhan – I liked writing about my holidays. I wrote about going to Mill Farm. I saw a lot of animals and I went to fun play.
Leighton – I liked number talks. We were adding by breaking the numbers onto their place value. For 32 + 13, 32 has 3 tens and 13 has 1 ten so 30 +10=40, 32 has 2, 1’s and 13 has 3, 1’s add the 2+3=5 then add 40+5=45.
Isaac – we are learning about exposition. It has a title, a statement of position, a series of arguments and last a concluding statement. It tells us what the writer thinks.
Leo – In PE we were playing team games.
Rory – In PE we were playing with the parachute. I liked it when it went up and we went under it. It feels all silky.
Poppy – I liked PE today I liked playing the French coloured spots game. You have to shout out the colour in French and then run on the right coloured spot.
James – I liked learning about nouns, they name things people and places. The word ‘friend’ is a people noun.
Ziva – I have enjoyed doing number jumping on a number line.
Sevinc – I enjoyed PE this week. We were playing with the parachute and we played the French colour game.
Austin – I liked doing my learning profile. We were drawing a picture for the wellbeing wheel. I picked nurtured and I drew my house and my mum and dad looking after me.
Lois – I liked using number lines. You had to remember to make a jump when counting on.
Charley – I enjoyed PE this week. I liked the parachute popcorn game. We had to work together to keep the popcorn on or off.
Coben – I enjoyed the assembly this week. It was about when you are worried. When you are worried you can write them down or chat to your friends or my mum and dad.
Euan – In PE we played the parachute game.
