Primary 2 were very excited to meet the Bee bots!!

Bee bots are programmable floor robots. The children enter instructions to move the bee bot forwards and backwards, right or left.   They have been having fun navigating them from one place to another on the  Isle of Struay as well as around the classroom!!

They have also been introduced to a maths based program called Sumdog.  They have been learning how to log in using their own user names and passwords and have been enjoying playing the different games.

Primary 2 have been busy since returning to school after the Christmas holidays.   They were learning about symmetry and identifying pictures and shapes that were symmetrical.  They made their own symmetrical butterflies.

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They have also been working on money.  They have been looking at the values of different coins and have been investigating  different ways they can make  certain amounts.   They have been using their skills of counting in 2’s , 5’s and 10’s to count bundles of coins.

Primary  2 were given a challenge.

Their challenge was to design and make a model of a rocket/spaceship.

Their rocket was to have:

• a door that an astronaut can open
• a name
• and a window so the astronaut can look down to Earth

And what a fantastic job they did!!

Mrs Richmond and Mrs Lumsden had a great time hearing all about how they had made their rockets, what they had used and the name they had chosen for their rocket.

                                                                          Well done Primary 2!!👍👍

It’s been all about numbers in Primary 2!!

Large numbers, small numbers, numbers before, numbers after, numbers between…….

We have also been learning about the values of the individual digits in numbers.  

Primary 2 have been investigating sight.   We did a few experiments to make us think about how we use our eyes every day. Our first experiment was to walk with a blindfold on.  We had partners who helped guide us.

We then tried to throw and catch a beanbag with a blindfold on.  This was not an easy task.

Finally we had to guess where the  person speaking was standing by listening to their voice.

These experiments helped to show us how we rely on sight and how blind people depend on their other senses.

Primary 2

Primary 2 have been busy counting up in steps of 1, 2, 5 and 10 this week.

The Body coach, Joe Wicks, is on a mission to get more kids active and feel the benefits of exercise so P2/1, P2 and P6/5 decided to take part in his live workout.

We all gave it a good go, some of the exercises proving easier than others.

 We all had a good time proving that being active and exercising helps keep us healthy as well as being fun!!

Primary 2 have been having fun learning their spelling words this week.