Christmas Church Service

Primary 2 helped with the Christmas service today by lighting and blowing out the candles and reading from the Bible.  You all did really well! 

Last P.E of 2014

P2 had lots of fun today in the hall for P.E; playing parachute games.  Thank you very much to the P4 helpers for setting up the comfy mats to sit on and tidying up at the end. 

Primary 1 and 2's Christmas party!

We had great fun this afternoon!  We danced, played musical statues, Christmas corners, Reindeer dash and chose the best dancers in p1 & 2.  Then we got to choose some crisps, biscuits, sweets, jelly, ice-cream and a drink! 

Maths This Week

We have been learning about how to tessellate shapes and measure area using squared paper.  We will be doing Christmas symmetry later in the week too.  Here is P2 working hard on their maths. 

Christmas Dinner & Santa visit

Friday was a very exciting day.  We had our Christmas dinner AND a visit from Santa!

Art Appreciation

Today we looked at painting by Vincent Van Gogh.  The class had some really interesting ideas and thoughts about what they saw.

Panto Pandemonium Outfits

Just a reminder to wear your school uniform (red jumper with black trousers) for the Panto Pandemonium performances this week on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Maths: Measuring Area

This is a very busy week in Stromness Primary School but P2 have done very well so far to keep focused and learn something new.  We are learning about how to measure area.  We have started today by finding the area of a sheet of paper using some flat shapes.  At the end of this activity children were able to say that circles were not a good way to measure area because they left too many gaps but squares were good.  Here are Primary 2 having a go at measuring area.

Lots of concentration!

Topic

We have been doing 3 topics this term!  Day and Night, Materials and Be Safe, Be Seen.  Here is an activity that has incorporated all 3.
  The children have made their own night time street with stars.  They have had to consider what materials to use, and what materials the people should be wearing to Be Safe and Seen. 
The stars are shining above the street and we have learnt how light pollution can affect looking at the stars.  We can see the 'stars' better in a darkened class than when lights are on and curtains open.

 

Winter Festivals (R.M.E)

Primary 2 have been learning  about winter festivals.  This week we learned about Diwali and in groups, made our own rangoli patterns.  These patterns are drawn at a doorway as a symbol of welcome. 

Macmillan Cake Morning

On Friday the 26th of September Primary 2 will be opening our classroom as a 'cake shop'.  We open at 10.45 and close at 12.30, but if you would still like some cake later - they will be in the community room at 1p.m and sold after school in the Foyer. 
We are accepting donations for cakes to help the Macmillan charity. 
 
Ways you can support us -

• Provide some cakes to sell
• Give your child some pennies to make a donation
• Come along and have some cake with us

Hope to see you on Friday :)

Bucket filler's challenge

Here are a few pictures from our 'Bucket Filler's Challenge'.  As you can see we had some very willing helpers!

Literacy

Primary 2 have been making their own choices about what they like to read.  They have been sharing books with friends and using Play Doh to help them learn spelling words. 

Nature Walk

Today we were out on a walk with Lindsey Taylor from the RSPB to look at the plants and animals in the local environment.  We soon discovered there were lots of plants and birds near to the school and we learned the names of some of them.

Well done Anchor Boys

Well done to all the P1 Anchor Boys who were presented with a green badge last week.  Well done especially to Murray who got a plaque for good attendance and Ronan who was chosen as the Best Boy.

Owls

Yesterday we had visitors from the RSPB in our class.  They were telling us about how owls survive in Orkney.  We learned that owls are birds of prey and they have sharp talons and a sharp beak to help them catch and tear into their prey.  They eat small birds, mice and shrews but their main source of food in Orkney is the Orkney vole.  Owls can't digest the bones and fur of their prey so it is regurgitated.  This ball of fur and bones is called an owl pellet.  In small groups we worked with cocktail sticks and tweezers to pull the fur apart and see if we could find any vole bones.  We had to put the  bones onto a picture of a skeleton.  It was very interesting and we couldn't believe how many bones we found!  

Chicks

P1 have been making up their own 'chick character.'  They had to give their little chick a name and think about what it might like and dislike.  They then had the challenge of making their chick a home using junk materials.  We are now enjoying playing with the chicks and making a street with roads and houses in the sawdust.

Bendy Plants!

P1 have noticed that our plants are not just growing, they are bending too!  Through discussion, we discovered that they are bending towards the window to catch the sun.  We tried turning the tray around and guess what - the plants moved and started to bend towards the window again.  Miss Pirie said the plants in her greenhouse aren't bending and Sofia thought that would be because the sun is coming in the greenhouse roof so they point upwards.  I think we will need to move our plants into bigger containers soon.  Look out for them around the school.

The marigolds grew two round leaves first and have now grown two spiky leaves.

Living Things

Today we spoke about how we know plants and animals are alive and what they need to stay alive.  We discovered that everything living needs food and water, grows, can have a baby or make a seed and can move.  We then went outside and had a look around at the living and non- living things in the playground.  We didn't want to collect anything living because then it might die so instead we collected non-living things.  We then talked about why they are not alive.  We found things like stones, string, glass, plastic wrappers, toys and dead flowers and plants.  

Now we know a little better about what we need to do to keep our plants alive.