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P2 Learning Reflection for W/E 13.3.20
This week P2 have been revising the spelling patterns for words with sounds beginning with fr-, ending with –ag and i-e. For writing this week the children designed hand wash posters. They had to list all of the steps clearly and draw pictures to go with each step. In numeracy the class have been making equal groups and adding them together. They have also been skip counting in 5’s. P2 also finished off capacity and volume, investigating which vessel holds the most water.
Isaac – I enjoyed making a hand wash poster. I did a goal with steps. You tell the people what to do when you wash your hands.
Ziva – I liked skip counting in 5’s.
Leo – I liked counting in 5’s. I can count to 200 in 5’s.
Nicholas – I liked counting in 5’s I can count to 100 in 5’s.
Austin – I liked doing the poster. We did a wash your hands poster. The steps are first wet your hands. Put some soap on your hands and scrub them together and sing happy birthday twice. Then you rinse the soap off. Get a paper towel and dry your hands off.
Lewis – I liked making the hygiene posters. We made them bright and colourful to encourage people to wash their hands.
Kaelan – We did graffiti words for spelling. I made words with the i-e sound. I did tide, hike, like, bike and time.
Rory – I enjoyed sharing my homework with the class. I wrote about how to make a Nutella pancake. I did sounds from Charlie and the Chocolate factory. I made lots of bar models for 11.
Euan – I liked doing the jug worksheet. We had to work out how many glasses the jug could hold.
Poppy – I liked doing the jug activity and we had to add up all the glasses to work out which container could hold the most. The jug could hold the most.
James – I liked rainbow writing our spelling words. This week I did sound beginning with fr. I wrote frill, from, free and frog.
Leighton – I liked when we were doing our spelling graffiti posters. I did bubble writing and block writing.
Lois- I liked making the graffiti posters off our spelling words. I was doing the i-e sound in bike and hike.
Sevinc – I like when we were doing our words. I did the green spelling words. It was split digraph i-e.
Charley – I liked making the hand poster. We wrote some things down. First you have to put water on your hands. Then you put soap on your hands. You rub your hands and sing Happy Birthday twice. Then you wash the soap off your hands with the water. Then you get a paper towel and dry your hands. You turn off the tap with the paper towel. Then you put it in the bin.
Coben – I enjoyed making pizza. We made the dough then we put it in the oven. When it crusted up we put on the ketchup. Then we put on some cheese. You were allowed to put peppers on your pizza if you wanted to. I put peppers on my pizza.
Emma – I enjoyed doing my spelling learning. I was spelling words with the fr sound.
P2 Learning Reflection for W/E 6.3.20
In literacy this week our spelling focus has been: a-e magic e, words beginning with dr- and words ending with –ad. In numeracy we have been counting in 2’s and 5’s. Our numbertalks focus is subtracting by adding on the difference from the smaller number to the larger number. We have also investigated weight and mass using the balance scales. Everyone enjoyed the World Book Day activities yesterday, especially drop everything and read! Today our assembly was led by Maleficent and lots of children dressed up as a character from a book. After assembly we were all invited to the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party!
Emma – I think it was nice to see everyone in costume and acting like their costume.
Nicholas – I liked counting in 5’s. I can count to 50!
Subhan – My favourite book is Harry Potter. I like Harry because he has a wand.
Lois – I like the book My Secret Unicorn. It’s all about unicorns and there is a girl who has got a nan and she went to her Grandma’s house and she bought a unicorn for her.
Austin – I liked World Book Day. When the bell went we had to drop everything and read our books. I was reading Hidden Treasure, it had ship and maps and it tells you where the treasure is.
Isaac – I am reading the Demon Dentist. The Demon Dentist was trying to take peoples teeth out.
Sushanth – I liked the Mad Hatter’s tea party. We had juice and sandwiches. We had a party to celebrate World Book Day!
Sevinc – My favourite book is The Naughtiest Girl by Enid Blyton. My mum read it when she was little and now I am reading it. The girl is really naughty because she does not want to go to school.
Rory – I was thinking why lots of people were wearing Harry Potter costumes today. It is because it is World Book Day. I like Harry Potter because he is a wizard and I like wizards.
Leo – I liked the tea party. We got sandwiches and the sandwiches were really yummy!
Euan – I liked weighing. I weighed lots of things to see how heavy they were. The water bottle was so heavy!
Lewis – I liked weighing. We used the pan balance. If the arrow is pointing in the middle the things weight the same. If one side goes down it means its heavy and the other side is light.
Charley – I liked the tea party. We were celebrating world book day. We drew our favourite book covers.
Ziva – I liked the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party. We were having a party with Alice and her friends.
Coben – I liked the assembly today. We all said our favourite books and we got to dress up.
Kaelan – I liked the assembly because there was a lot of Harry Potters. Mrs Mill was Maleficent. We were dressed up because it was World Book Day!
P2 Learning Reflection W/E 28.2.20
P2 have been very busy this week preparing for our class assembly. The children really enjoyed sharing our everyday hero message with the school and parents this morning. Thank you to everyone who took time to write such lovely feedback. The children and class teachers really enjoyed reading your comments.
Assembly song links:
Leo – I liked the assembly. I liked the singing. Special kind of heroes is my favourite song.
Nicholas – I liked making the alliteration hero names. The words start with the same sound. My name is Nat Nicholas.
Leighton – I liked the assembly. I liked when we were singing the songs and saying our lines. Our assembly was about everyday heroes. My mum is my everyday hero!
James – I liked the assembly. It was about superheroes and we needed to get dressed up in an outfit. You don’t need to wear a mask to be an everyday hero!
Sevinc – My favourite song was the very last one at the assembly.
Emma – I liked the assembly. My favourite part was looking to be like a ladybug.
Sushanth – I liked the assembly. I actually liked the song with Will.i.am.
Charley – I liked saying my part at the assembly.
Lois – I liked the assembly because I liked my speaking parts. It was about everyday heroes. You can share things when you play to be an everyday hero.
Isaac – I enjoyed the assembly because I liked the last song, What I am.
Euan – I liked the assembly. I liked saying my lines.
Austin – I liked the assembly because there was nice songs and we got to say out lines.
Kaelan – I liked doing the assembly. It was all about everyday heroes. An everyday hero is just like me!
Poppy – I liked the assembly today. It was really good. I liked saying all my lines and stuff.
Subhan – I liked the assembly because I liked the songs.
Rory – I enjoyed assembly. My dad was happy that I had some lines and I was happy too.
Ziva – I liked our assembly. I like the what I am song.
Coben – I enjoyed our assembly because it was fun. It was about superheroes and everyday heroes.
Winter poems by P2
P2 used the word WINTER to write acrostic poems this week.
Leighton – You have to spell the word down the side of the poem. You have to think of a word that starts with each letter from the word.
Austin – The words have to be about the topic you are writing about.
James – It does not have to rhyme at the end. It needs to start with the same sound.
Winter is here
In the winter there’s snow
Night early
The snow glows
Everybody comes out
Robin jumping about
by Euan
Winter is here
In the snow it glows
Now the people make snow angels
The snow is sparkly
Everybody playing in the snow
Run on the snow
by James
Winter is here
I will go out to play
Night snow glows
The snow sparkles
Everyone is happy
Robins peck the snow
by Ziva
Winter is here
In the night the snow glows
Now people are making snow angels
The snow is cold
Everybody plays
Run on the snow
by Kaelan
Winter is already come
It is cold
Now the snow is soft
The snow is crunchy
Everybody is playing
Rosy cheeks
by Nicolas
Winter is fun
I love winter
Night is glow
Ten robins come
Everyone come play
Rosy cheeks
by Sushanth
Winter is the best
It is cold
Now the snow is here
The snow is glittery
Everyone play in the snow
Run in the snow
by Lewis
Winter is the best
It is cold
Night snow glows
The snow is freezing
Everyone builds snowmen
Run in the snow
by Rory
Winter is here
I love winter
Night snow glows
The snow is cold
Everyone making snowballs
Robin in the snow
by Leo
Winter is here
Icicles sparkle
Night snow glows
The snow is cold
Everyone plays
Robin jumps about
by Austin
Winter is a season for snow
In winter we have to wrap up warm
Night comes early
The snow shimmers in the sky
Everyone plays in the snow
Rosy cheeks from playing in the snow
by Sevinc
Winter is here
Icicles sparkle
Night snow glows
The snow is cold
Everyone make a snowman
Robins peck the ground
by Leighton
Winter is here
Icicles sparkle at winter
Night snow glows
The snow gently falling
Everybody playing
Red mittens keep you cosy
by Isaac
Winter is here
Icy snow on the ground
Night snow glows
The snow is soft
Everyone loves winter
Red robin taps the ground
by Poppy
Winter is here
I go out
Night snow falls at bedtime
The snow falls from the sky
Everyone can build a snowman
Run in the snow
by Coben
P2 Learning Reflection for W/E 24.1.20
In numeracy this week P2 have been making links between number bonds for 10 and 20. In number talks we have continued to add multiples of 10 to any number. In writing the children enjoyed creating their own stories about a wee lassie who swallowed a midgie. In PE the class are continuing to learn gymnastic balances and rolls. They are working in pairs to make up their own floor routine. We finished the week with a great Scottish focus assembly, with bagpipes, drums, poems and songs. Everyone in P2 thought it was braw!
James – I liked doing art because we were drawing a dragon for Chinese New Year. We had to remember to keep our pencils nice and light.
Rory – I enjoyed PE. This week we learned the dish roll and the rocket roll.
Austin – I liked doing the chunking 10 in number talks.
Sevinc – I enjoyed art. We were drawing a vase for Chinese New Year. We had to keep our pencil marks light.
Lewis – I liked numeracy. We were making friends of 20. 6 +4=10 so 16 + 4=20!
Leighton – I liked numeracy. We were making friends of 20. If you know your friends of 10 then just add on 10 to make a friend of 20.
Lois- I liked art this week. We were drawing a dragon. I liked how you needed to keep your pencil light. We were making it more detailed.
Leo – I liked the assembly today. I liked our song Three Craws.
Poppy – I liked when we were doing art yesterday. It was a little hard cause you had to use your pencil lightly and do different curves.
Charley – I liked art this week. We were trying the keep the pencil nice and light. We are going to rub it out and add more detail to it.
Euan – I liked PE. We did the dish roll and the rocket. My favourite balance was the stork balance.
Nicholas – I love the Chinese New Year vase. We are drawing a dragon on it.
Emma – I enjoyed everyone singing because they had such wonderful sing in assembly. It was really nice!
Kaelan – I liked creating the dragon on the pot. You actually get to create your own dragon. We will go over it in pen and rub out the pencil marks.
Subhan – I liked writing about the Wee Lassie who swallowed a midgie. I wrote about a highland cow, eagle and a midgie.
Isaac – I enjoyed doing the Chinese vase. We were trying to draw a dragon first really lightly. Then you have to press down harder for the eye and eyebrows.
Sushanth – I liked to do the dragon drawing. We need to make the pencil nice and light.
Coben – I liked number talks. There was 3 and 3 that makes 6.
Ziva – I liked the Scottish assembly. People got to say their poem. My favourite poem was our class winner!
P2 Learning Reflection W/E 17.01.20
In literacy this week the children did a tricky word spelling test. I will use the results of this to plan our tricky word focus for this term. For writing the children all had a go at writing an exposition piece about having a friend in class. For PE we have started gymnastics and are currently focusing on balancing skills. In numeracy the class have enjoyed the daily flash back 4 revision quiz. Our number talks focus was compensation and our learning focus was counting on using a number line. The children have enjoyed playing Strike it out. You can play at home using this link: https://nrich.maths.org/6589
Leighton – In number talks we were doing some compensation. It’s when you switch the number and they still add up to the same. Lewis – I liked number talks, we were using compensation. For 6+4 you can take 1 away from the 6 and add it to the 4 to make 5. Then double 5=10. Coben – I was breaking numbers into place value. |
Nicholas – I loved writing today.
Rory – I enjoyed number talks I know that 10 and 10 is 20 because it’s a double. For 9+11 if you take 1 from the 11 and add it to the 9 it makes 10 and double 10 is 20.
Sushanth – We did flashback 4. I liked to do 9+4 on the number line. You can use compensation too. You need to take 1 from the 4 to turn the 9 into 10 then add on 3 to make 13.
James – I liked numeracy because we were doing number talks and we were doing compensation. With 9+11 you can move 1 from 11 to make 10 and then double ten =20.
Lois – I enjoyed PE. I like playing the colour game. We are going to move onto gymnastics now. Nicholas – I loved to put the work in order. Charley – We are going to have a reading competition. It’s called the First Minister reading challenge. So we have got to read books and try to keep our library tidy. |
Subhan – We get to read books.
Poppy – in PE we were balancing, we did zootz stork balance. You have to put your head straight and your arms out the same height as your shoulders and your knee up with toes pointing down.
Leo – I was reading Tabs kitten. Tabs kitten was sleeping somewhere else.
Austin – We were reading there a Wee Lassie who swallowed a midgie. The story rhymes and we were guessing what she would swallow next. I got a Scottish animal right it was Nessie.
Isaac – In numeracy we were playing Strike out. There was a number line all the way to 20. You have to get a partner. You need to choose a number on the number line and cross it out and you choose another number to add on and you cross that out. Then you circle the answer. The next person has to start with that number. They cannot choose any numbers that are crossed out.
Euan – I enjoyed PE today. We were doing balances. I liked doing the stork balance.
Ziva – My favourite was gymnastics. We were doing balances.
Sevinc – I liked doing the flashback 4. Emma – I enjoyed doing the countdowns this week. Today I managed to get ready in 5! Kaelan – In assembly it was about Jesus. He was giving the man his sight back. Everyone else just ignored the man. |
P2 Learning Reflection for W/E 7.1.20
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.
P2 Learning Reflection for W/E 13.12.19
Isaac – I enjoyed doing numbertalks we are breaking each number into its place value. So for 21+32 the 21 has two tens and the 32 has three tens and so add two tens and three tens that makes five tens that’s 50. 21 has 1 one and 32 has 2 ones that makes 3 ones. So 50+3= 53.
Subhan – I liked the Nativity show. I was a narrator I had to speak to the audience, I felt good.
Poppy – I liked doing the Nativity I was the enormous star in it. I liked walking around the room, everyone had to follow me. I was a little bit nervous but I was happy to perform.
Leighton – I liked the nativity. It was really good. I liked the bit when I was following Poppy and trying to catch the stars.
Nicholas – I enjoyed the nativity. I was a sheep!
Emma – I enjoyed sewing my stocking for the Christmas fair, when it was done I liked the look of it. I had to do little stitches; it wasn’t hard it was easy.
Kaelan – I liked the Christmas fair. I bought my sewing. I made a robin it looked so cute.
James – I liked the nativity because I was playing an instrument and I was playing it in the first song. I was playing a triangle.
Rory – I enjoyed the Christmas fair because it looked quite Christmassy! I enjoyed the nativity because I liked my tambourine playing in it.
Lewis – I enjoyed the nativity. I was a Wise King. I had to plod on the camels and bring frankincense for baby Jesus.
Lois – I enjoyed the dress rehearsal because it was fun to wear our outfits. I was a narrator I liked the part when I had to speak. I needed to say another part too!
Sushanth – I enjoyed eating the Christmas lunch. I enjoyed my turkey it tastes like chicken or something.
Austin – I liked doing my class talk. I was talking about the changes of the moon, my numeracy and the sounds spelling. I like talking to the class about my learning.
Leo – I liked the nativity. I got to play the triangle. I was happy.
Ziva – I liked the nativity. I liked when the enormous star shouted out. I was on percussion for High on a Hill, I played maracas it was easy to keep the beat.
Eaun – We did the nativity this week. I was in percussion. I played the tambourine. It was good.
Charley – I liked doing the nativity we got to do it in front of the mums and dads and we were wearing our costumes. I was an instrument player, I played the chimes it sounded like stars!
P2 Learning Reflection for W/E 22.11.19
Our phonics focus this week has been ‘ew’ and ‘ire’. So far the children have discovered eight different spellings for the ‘ew’ sound! In numeracy P2 have been partitioning a 2 digit number into tens and ones. To help celebrate Scottish Book Week the children have enjoyed sharing their favourite books. On Thursday we tuned into #AuthorsLive to hear The Gruffalo being read aloud in Scots, we thought it was braw! If you want to watch it again or hear any of the other stories you can access them at: https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/learning-and-resources/authors-live. P2 were delighted to receive their Read Write Count book bags today. Happy reading everyone!
My favourite book is…
Charley – ‘The King Cat’ is my favourite book because cats are my favourite animals!
Austin – ‘Steve, Terror of the Sea’ is a good book because every page is funny!
Sushanth – I like the shark story because every page is funny and the giant shark is so huge.
Poppy – ‘Wonky Donkey’ is my favourite story because it is very funny and silly. It’s a rhyming book the words rhyme.
Nicholas – I like ‘Hare and Tortoise’. The rabbit runs then falls asleep and the turtle wins the race.
Lois – ‘The King Cat’ from our Read Write Count bag is good. It really funny because the cat decides its too peaceful when the dog goes away.
Leighton – My favourite book is ‘Spook and Skull.’ They go into a house and there is a person that sees the ghost and skeleton he jumps up and bangs himself on the wall.
Ziva – My favourite book is ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar.’ It is funny when he eats all day, it feels like I want to eat as well!
James – I like ‘The King Cat’. The dog came and the cat is upset because that’s his house and he thinks he is the king of the house. The dog and cat become friends at the end of the story.
Euan – I like ‘Station Mouse’ because the mouse got up to mischief and went around the station.
Subhan – I like the ‘Ninjabread Man.’ When he comes out the oven he jumps out and runs out the door. I read it all the time.
Lewis – I like ‘The Snail and the Whale’. The snail and the whale are friends and they swim around the world. The other snails get to swim on his back and they take turns!
Rory – ‘Steve, Terror of the Seas’ is my favourite book. It’s really funny because everyone runs away from the small fish but we find out it’s really the shark everyone is scared of!
Emma – I like ‘Steve, Terror of the Seas.’ It’s funny it says he is scary but the truth is it’s a shark everyone is scared of.
Coben –’Steve, Terror of the Seas’ is good. It’s because there are scary parts and there is also a scary fish!
Isaac – ‘Steve, Terror of the Seas’ is funny. Steve is a funny fish because he thinks he is the scariest fish but it’s really George the shark that everyone is scared of. They go everywhere with each other!