This week in numeracy, we explored lots of different ways to make and add numbers to 20. We used practical materials, number lines and mental maths strategies to help us solve problems and share our thinking with our classmates.

In literacy, we continued with our Read Write Inc. lessons and worked hard on our reading and spelling. During writing, we were introduced to our new genre, Information Reports. We began learning about the features of information reports and looked at examples to identify headings, facts, pictures and labels. We are excited to learn more about this genre over the coming weeks.

We also enjoyed taking part in PE, where we developed our fitness and teamwork skills through a range of fun activities.

At Cooking Club, we had a fantastic time preparing and making pizza bagels while learning important cooking and food preparation skills. Next week it is going to be a sweet treat.

Art with Mrs. Ferguson we looked at the owl and created some firework pictures.

In Religion, we were learning about All Saints and All Souls and how we remember them in the month of November. We created remembrance wreaths for our loved ones.

Friday morning, we attended mass at school, joined in with the hymns and responses as best we could.

Have a good weekend!

A busy week as always!

In Numeracy, we completed our assessment and moved on to a new topic, addition using our number bonds. We continued to develop our confidence with numbers through practical activities and lots of discussion.

In Literacy, we continued working hard in our Read Write Inc. groups, practising our sounds, reading and writing skills.

In our People Who Help Us topic, we worked in small groups to create our very own drama pieces based on our learning. We had some budding actors and actresses in P2! 🎭 We then became drama critics and assessed each other’s performances, sharing one thing we loved and one thing that could make the performance even better next time. We loved seeing everyone work together, use their imaginations and build their confidence when performing for others.

We’ve had another fun-filled week in P2 with lots of learning, exploring and opportunities to develop our skills! 😊

Numeracy: We continued building our understanding of numbers 1–10, focusing on finding one more and one less. We used a variety of hands-on materials and resources to help us explore numbers and develop our understanding.

Literacy: We continued working hard in our Read Write Inc. groups, learning new sounds and developing our reading skills. In writing, we began describing ourselves and wrote some sentences all about who we are.

French: We had fun exploring different feelings and emotions in French. We created colourful pictures to show different emotions and linked these to the French phrases we have been learning.

Religion: We continued our learning about justice, thinking about how Jesus welcomed everyone, made time for all children and treated everyone fairly. We discussed how we can show fairness and kindness to others in our own lives.

Art: Our art lessons continued with Mrs Ferguson, where we have been developing our creativity and artistic skills.

Assembly: We listened carefully to the House Captain hustings and heard from the pupils who are hoping to become this year’s House Captains. We’ll be casting our votes very soon!

Fun 31: We also enjoyed some lovely time with our P1 friends, sharing lots of fun and games during Fun 31.

What a busy week!

We’ve been as busy as ever and have had lots of fun learning together!

🎨 Art: On Monday, we enjoyed a special art lesson with Mrs Ferguson, where we explored self-portraits and thought carefully about the features that make each of us unique.

📚 Read Write Inc.: We officially began our phonics and reading programme! We’ve been enjoying learning new sounds, practising our reading skills and getting stuck into lots of exciting stories.

🔢 Numeracy: great excitement this week as we started using our Maths No Problem book. We have been counting forwards and backwards from 10, recognising the number 0 and using concrete materials to help us develop our understanding. We’ve been on a real quest for numeracy success!

🧠 Health & Wellbeing: We talked about things that can help our minds when we are feeling worried or anxious. We enjoyed stories such as The Invisible String and explored different strategies we can use to help ourselves feel calm and safe. We have also reintroduced brushing our teeth after lunch, helping us develop healthy habits.

🇫🇷 French: We revised our French greetings and practised saying bonjour and greeting one another.

👮‍♀️👩‍⚕️We have begun our new topic ‘People Who Help Us’! We shared our ideas about the different people who help us in our community and started thinking of lots of wonderful questions we would like to find the answers to such as “do farmers sleep outside?”, “do fire fighters get scared?” and “do dentists take out their own teeth?”

What a fantastic second week! Stay tuned to see what we get up to next week!