We know that children often answer the question, ‘what did you do at school today?’ with ‘nothing!’ We thought it would be helpful for you to have a brief overview so you can talk to your child about their learning in school.
This week, we have been learning:
Numeracy and Maths: ordering objects and numbers correctly, using the lesser than < and greater than > symbols, carrying out a survey of the colours of vehicles passing our school, using tally marks, counting totals and interpreting the data we gathered.
Literacy focus: descriptive words in reading and writing. Ongoing phonics work and daily reading/stories in class.
Health and Wellbeing: We created our own ‘Positive Playground Charter’ as part of our whole school focus on teamwork. Lots of great ideas contributed by the children and wonderful drawings produced. Assembly took place outdoors in the sunshine today and we hope the residents of Duddingston Road enjoyed hearing us sing ‘Welcome Everybody’ and ‘Happy Birthday’ in multiple languages at the top of our voices!
PE: Dance using the changing weather and colours of Autumn as stimulus.
Modern Languages: We have been learning numbers to 20 in French, Italian and Polish with help from our bilingual learners.
Art: we created stunning ‘Pal Portraits’ by observing and sketching one of our friends. We also drew, cut out and coloured a variety of Autumn leaves for our classroom window.
RE: We learned about the story of creation and how people are part of God’s creation. We enjoyed a song about the wonders of the world God created.
P.2 experienced a live lesson on climate change this week from ‘Keep Scotland Beautiful’ as part of our learning for sustainability.
The children have the opportunity to select and direct their own learning experiences in our ‘Treezone’. We have wooden blocks for building, a role-play area, jigsaw table, STEM resources, art and crafts, a library, sand/water, writing table, numeracy games, a natural table and a ‘small world’ area. It is amazing to observe the children engaged in play which develops their thinking, motor control, imaginative, scientific, creative, mathematical, problem-solving and social skills. We are so lucky to have this space and provision.
Home Learning Folders: your child should have brought a new folder home this week with a jotter and lots of learning activity ideas connected to literacy and numeracy. Please use the resources provided to support your child at home. We will share any additional home learning tasks here on the P.2 learning page of the school website.
Reading folders: please ensure your child has their reading folder in their bag to bring to school each day. We will continually assess progress.
Autumn home learning task: Please collect natural objects to bring into school next week for our Autumn table. We plan to look more closely at these using magnifying glasses. We will then make detailed drawings/paintings/models of these using different art materials. This learning links to our RE focus on God’s creation.
Parent Consultations: We look forward to meeting with you next week to discuss your child’s learning.
Have a lovely weekend.
Thank you for your support.
The P.2 Team