Over the last 2 weeks, as part of a whole school topic, P2 have been learning all about recycling. ♻️
We started our topic by having a pupil voice planning session as to what we would like to learn and what we already knew. We read through our story book and made a list in our floor book.
We learned about the different coloured bins, what goes in each bin, why it is important that we separate it and where each the rubbish goes. We created our own bins by reusing cardboard boxes, painting them different colours and labelling them. We then used these for a full week to practise separating our rubbish. We spoke about trying to do this at home too and encouraging our family to recycle.
When discussing recycled paper, we created our own paper!
We spoke about the benefits of compost and separating food waste. We identified the food waste bin in our own school and other settings. We then created our own compost. We spoke about how compost has nutrients from the food and how we can grow flowers in our compost. We then wrote a procedure piece on how to grow a flower.
As part of our targets this term, as a class, we aimed to develop our research skills. We researched save the earth posters and information after talking about clean energy. We spoke about solar panels and types of energy alongside how to recycle batteries.
We spoke about donating and upcycling clothes and other items. We spoke about how someone may have a use or a need for something you might not need anymore. We also spoke about reusable bags and the policy in place to encourage use of biodegradable products.
We ended our topic by creating recycling monsters. We gave our monsters bins for arms and legs, our own made paper for hair, a reusable bag for clothes and a recycling symbol on our the clothes.
We finished off our money topic by finalising our understanding of ‘change’ through our very own shop! We made 50p in different ways, using different coins and purchased our sweeties, working out the change we should receive. Everyone did brilliantly! 🍬
As part of our recycling topic, we created our own bins and compost. We learned what the different colours means and why it is important to separate our rubbish. We also have been using our compost bin in the dining hall! ♻️
We, of course, we had our trip to Mill Farm! We had an amazing day exploring the parks and saying hi to all the animals! It was such a lovely day altogether ☀️🐖🐑🌳
We started our week by celebrating our amazing volcano assembly by making hot chocolate! It was super yummy and super fun! We then wrote a procedure piece on how to make make it! ☕️
We continued our money work by learning how to make change from 10p. We discussed how to make amounts and how to work our change from buying items. We then engaged in outdoor learning and created scenarios, using our collaboration skills. 💷
This week, we also engaged in our whole school sports day! We had a lovely afternoon playing games and running races! ⚽️🎾
Primary 2 are now at the end of their volcano topic. As we are nearing the end of our topic, we were learning all about lava. We learned why it is the colour it is, how lava is formed and if rocks shoot out of it. We then created our own lava slime and wrote a procedure piece on how we made it 🟠
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Primary 2 have engaged in Rookie Rockstars this week! We have had fun learning songs and preparing for our own concert. 🎸
This week primary 2 have also been preparing to showcase our learning of volcanoes in our assembly tomorrow morning! We hope to see our parents and careers there if you can make it along 🌋
Primary 2 have had an awesome health week. We have had the opportunity to try different sports through taster sessions. We have tried sports and fruits that we have maybe not tried before. We have used our collaboration, perseverance, safety, and friendship skills this week. We even ended the week with a party and some health art. Big thank you to everyone involved in organising and running this fabulous week!
Primary 2 had a very exciting week last week…here’s a wee snippet of some of the things we got up to!
Structure of the Earth
As we have recently began our new volcanoes topic, we began with looking at the structure of the earth and tectonic plates in order to discuss how volcanoes are formed. We tied this lesson in with STEM and used our collaboration skills to create our own playdoh; discussing how the ingredients mix to form a new solid. We formed our playdoh earths by layering each part with each colour representing the inner core, outer core, mantel and the earth’s crust.
Volcano Texture Artwork
As part of our volcano topic, we looked at the different textures of a volcano. We used adjective to describe textures; we thought the lava might be smooth and soft but the volcano would be rocky and rough. We explored a range of textures and chose which ones we though would best suit our volcanoes. Using our creativity and fine motor skills, we created amazing masterpieces!
Eatwell Buffet
We developed our knowledge of the wellbeing ‘healthy’ by learning about the Eatwell Plate. We discussed each category and why it is important to have a healthy diet. Using our new found knowledge, we explored the buffet and filled our plates with the aim to have a food from each of the food groups shown on the Eatwell Plate!
We have thoroughly enjoyed our first week back after the holidays – it has been lovely to see our friends again.
We have had a very busy week….In Read, Write, Inc. we have worked hard on developing our Phonic skills and our reading.
In Maths we have also worked hard on learning about Fractions of amounts. We have been learning about whole parts, halves, quarters and three-quarters.
We have also learned about the symbols of the Holy Spirit as well as its meaning.
We also worked as table teams to design and draw a 7 foot long ‘tapestry of life at St Mary’s’ with illustrations of our memories, and experiences at school.
We had our lovely Christmas lunch on Wednesday and we would like to say a big thank you to all the ladies in the kitchen who made it so special for us.
On Thursday we watched a very special show in the hall. It was called a Pantomime and it was about Peter Pan. We really enjoyed it.
In the afternoon we did our dress rehearsal for It’s a Party and the other pupils in the school said it was brilliant.
Friday morning – well – what can we say. We nailed it!! Bethlehem came to Polbeth and put on a wonderful show for all our families. Special thank you to all the pupils in P1-3 for working so hard.
In between all of this our P2’s have been working on Literacy, Numeracy, PE, and all other areas of the curriculum.
Well, we’ve almost arrived in Bethlehem after many rehearsals and we are looking forward to seeing you there this week. We have been so busy, completing all our Literacy tasks including RWI reading groups and writing information reports about Santa Claus. We saw a fantastic new movie on Wednesday and ran a whole mile on Friday!
Primary 2 enjoyed a number of different activities as part of Book Week Scotland this week. The activities included participating in a whole school reading river, drop everything and read time, painting a book character on a potato, enjoying our book bags with our grown ups and hot chocolate.
