We have had another busy, enjoyable and productive week in P.2.
We have been learning how to ‘Keep Myself Safe‘. Firework safety was a focus this week. We have used the sight and sounds of fireworks as stimulus for our writing, art, music and dance. Lots of creativity on display!
On Wednesday, we watched an entertaining performance of a Road Safety Magic Show in the hall. It proved very popular and a great way to learn about such an important topic.
In Maths/Digital Technology, P.2 explored how to create a tiling pattern using shapes in tessellation. We used our iPad to scan a QR code to lead us to the correct activity. We were very excited to do this. Some brilliant tiling on show. Use the QR code/link below to create a tessellation at home.
https://apps.mathlearningcenter.org/pattern-shapes/
Numeracy – our focus this week has been addition sentences eg. ‘Sam and Mo have 10 toy cars between them. Sam has 4 toy cars. How many toy cars does Mo have?’ Try some examples like this at home and use numbers suited to your child’s level of understanding.
Literacy – we revised our previous phonics learning in our groups this week:
Purple & blue: ea, or, ar, oy, or, igh, ow, oo, ou, sh, ch, th, oiÂ
Orange : ee, ay, qu, ng, sh, ch, thÂ
Yellow:Â s, a, t, p, I, n, m, d, p, oÂ
We continue to work on sentence writing. We used words to describe fireworks in the night sky. P.2 had some excellent ideas such as crackle, whoosh, flicker, boom, whizz and blast! It is great to see the progress in this area of the curriculum.
French – Our focus this week has been ‘J’aime les fruits’. Have some fun learning the words with this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJMEaN2Gih4
RE – we talked about the importance of remembrance and prayed for those who have died within our families. We are learning to say the sign of the cross in lots of our home languages. We can now say French, Italian and Portuguese thanks to our helpers in class. Polish is next on our list.
Assembly – A big ‘well done’ to our certificate winners today. Our Friday gathering to sing, celebrate birthdays and share achievements is always a highlight of the week.
Nativity – yes, it is that time of year when we have started to learn the songs for the school’s Nativity play which takes place on Wednesday 11th December. Information will be provided about times and tickets.
Library Visit for Book Week Scotland: P.2 will visit Portobello Library on Thursday 21st November. Thank you to our parents who have volunteered to accompany us on this trip. We will be in touch next week to confirm details.