Primary 2
17
Aug
2021
Letter from Fiona Robertson, Executive Director Children, Young People & Partnerships and return to school in August 221
Dear Parents and Carers Please see the attached letter from Fiona Robertson, Executive Director Children, Young People & Partnerships regarding the return to school this term. Parent_Carer_August 2021 Please also find attached a copy of the letter we issued in June regarding our return to school after the summer holidays, this includes the staggered start and [...]
Primary 2
25
Jun
2021
Dear Parents and Carers Please see the attached letter regarding a confirmed case of Covid 19 at King’s Park Primary School. Letter to All Parents re confirmed case of COVID19 in school Kind regards KPPS
Primary 2
01
Apr
2021
April Newsletter
Dear Parents and Carers, Please find attached our most recent Newsletter. Newsletter March 2021 We hope you have a lovely Easter break! Kind regards, KPPS
Primary 2
01
Apr
2021
Letter from Fiona Robertson Executive Director Children, Young People & Partnerships
Dear Parents/Carers Please see the link below that contains a letter from Fiona Robertson, Executive Director Children, Young People & Partnerships. Parent_Carers_20210401 Kind regards KPPS
Primary 2
08
Mar
2021
Return to school P4-7 Update 08.03.21
Dear Parents and Carers Please find in the link below an update regarding the return of P4-P7 learners next Monday (15.03.21). Letter to Parents P4-7 080321 Kind regards KPPS
Primary 2
16
Dec
2020
Support fund
Support fund launched for local people in need Support is now available from Midlothian Council for local people who are in financial difficulty and struggling to buy food, fuel or other essentials. The Midlothian Food and Key Essentials Fund has been launched to help support those facing severe financial hardship as a result of COVID-19 [...]
Primary 2
23
Mar
2020
Distance Learning Daily Schedule
This schedule can be used to help you structure your day. It is just a suggested timetable so you are free to adapt it to suit your own needs. Distance Learning Daily Schedule
Primary 2
23
Mar
2020
Hub Lunches
Please see the attached information regarding lunches during school closure for those children who are entitled to a Free School Meal. HUB LUNCHES Thanks KPPS
Primary 2
05
Feb
2020
Parent Calendar January – April 2020
Parent Calendar January – April 2020 Please find attached the Parent Calendar for January – April. Parent calendar 2020 (Jan) Further information will be sent regarding the Open Event, Lion King performances and the Church Service.
Primary 2
01
Oct
2019
Midlothian Police Appeal
Police appeal from Midlothian Police regarding a recent break in at our school.
Primary 2
30
Sep
2019
Standards and Quality Report and School Improvement Plan 2019
Attached is our Standards and Quality Report for 2018-2019 and our School Improvement Plan for 2019-2020.
Primary 2
14
May
2019
Nurture in King’s Park
This year in King’s Park, one of our school improvement priorities has been to improve inclusion, wellbeing and equality amongst our learners. We aim to ensure that we meet the needs of each individual within our school. One of the ways in which we are able to do this is through the introduction of Nurture Groups.
Primary 2
04
Feb
2019
Athletics in P2b
P2b have been having athletics coaching this term. We have learned new skills and really enjoyed our taster sessions.
Primary 2
31
Jan
2019
Scottish Dancing in P2b
P2b have been keeping our minds and bodies healthy by taking part in Scottish dancing. We have learned the Virginia Reel and The Canadian Barn Dance.
Primary 2
28
Jan
2019
Items need for the Nursery
If you have any items on the list attached and are happy to donate to the nursery please let a member of staff know.
Primary 2
23
Jan
2019
Scots week in P2C
This week P2C have been enjoying Scots week! Most of us tried Haggis for lunch. We learnt about Robert Burns and listened to his songs and poems. We listened, and sang some Scottish songs with actions. We also had an exciting drama workshop led by Mrs Reid, a parent in school and Actress. We used our [...]
Primary 2
22
Jan
2019
P2b Scottish drama
P2b had a great session with Mrs Reid this afternoon where we focused on drama techniques and using our imagination. We also had a wee introduction to some Scottish poems and learned some new Scottish words.
Primary 2
18
Jan
2019
Science in P2b
P2b have been learning about renewable and non-renewable energy. We are taking care of our environment by making sure we correctly recycle our waste. We have also been learning that forces can make things move or change direction by pushing or pulling.
Primary 2
11
Jan
2019
New Home Teams in P2b
P2b had fun completing their posters for our new home teams today. Every group worked co-operatively, producing colourful and interesting posters for their team.
Primary 2
20
Dec
2018
December Newsletter
Our latest newsletter is available for you to read. Catch up on some of the events that have taken place in King's Park this month!
Primary 2
20
Dec
2018
P2b Christmas Fun
P2b all looked fabulous and had great fun at our Christmas Party. We played games and showed off our dances moves in the gym hall before returning to the classroom for party snacks. We even had a special visitor to read us a story!
Primary 2
19
Dec
2018
P2C Last week of term highlights!
P2C have enjoyed exploring 3D shapes at our Christmas Wrapping station! We had fun performing our Puppet shows to each other, and the other P2 classes. We also danced and played games at our Christmas party. We even had a visit from Santa! Merry Christmas to everyone. It has been a busy term and we have [...]
Primary 2
12
Dec
2018
P2C get festive!
This week P2C have been getting festive! We enjoyed performing in our Nativity Lights, Camel, Action! We have started to decorate our class Christmas Tree! We also planned our Christmas Party for next week, and enjoyed Christmas lunch!
Primary 2
07
Dec
2018
Christmas Dates
Please find information regarding dates for the festive period. Christmas Dates parents 2018
Primary 2
06
Dec
2018
Circus time in P2b
P2b have been learning about the circus. We have been enjoying listening and talking about circus stories and trying out some circus acts during P.E. We showed great team work while we were creating our circus models from recycled junk. Next week we will be decorating them ready for our puppet show.
Primary 2
05
Dec
2018
Our Learning in P2C!
P2c are really enjoying their Circus Topic! We have been doing lots of art activities and working on our balance, forward rolls and coordination through Circus based activities at PE. We are now getting ready for a busy 2 weeks in the run up to Christmas! We are working on our Nativity and look forward [...]
Primary 2
27
Nov
2018
P2b have been brushing our teeth
This week we have started "teeth brushing" in class. We have been brushing our teeth for 2 minutes with "The Brush Bus Song."
Primary 2
23
Nov
2018
“Time” in P2b this morning
We are learning about time this week. We and have been talking about different types of clocks and ways to measure time. We have also been using little analogue clocks to make o'clock and half past times.
Primary 2
30
Oct
2018
Parent Council Minutes
Minutes from the 26 September Parent Council meeting 20180926-Parent-Council-meeting-minutes-FINAL
Primary 2
28
Sep
2018
Scottish Fire and Rescue visit P2
This morning we had a fantastic visit from the Fire Service who talked to us about their equipment and jobs. We asked them questions to find out information for "Our Community" topic.
Primary 2
24
Sep
2018
King’s Park Standard, Quality and Improvement Plan
Our SQIP Parent Report is now available for you to read.
Primary 2
30
May
2018
This week in P2A
P2A worked well as a team this week during Sports Day on Monday afternoon! They cheered each other on and had a fantastic afternoon! We talked and wrote about their favourite activities afterwards. This week we completed our mini topic of life cycles. We continue to look after our Sun flower seeds that we planted [...]
Primary 2
16
May
2018
P2A Presentations and Football Festival
This week P2A have been doing their personal talks on Dinosaurs. They have been working on their pace, volume and eye-contact. Well done to everyone for their interesting talks! We have also been learning how to play Rounders this week. We learnt to work as a team and developed further our skills of throwing and [...]
Primary 2
16
May
2018
P2c Outdoor Learning and Museum Visit
P2c have been enjoying different Outdoor Learning activities. We made fantastic chalk drawings of our favourite dinosaurs and flying reptiles and then measured them with metre sticks in groups. Can you recognise our T Rex, Pterosaurs and Triceratops? We have been playing and learning new skills with hoops and games on the bumps and climbing [...]
Primary 2
02
May
2018
What we have been learning this week inP2A
Another busy week in P2A. We became paleontologists looking at Dinosaur fossils and looking at skeletons of Dinosaurs! We have been learning to count in 2s, 5s and 10s from various starting points. We have been working on our doubles and subtraction questions. We enjoyed seeing the performance of Beauty and the Beast! Well done [...]
Primary 2
25
Apr
2018
P2A Visit the Museum
P2A visited the National Museum on Chambers Street, Edinburgh today and had a fantastic day! We attended a Dinosaur Discovery Workshop where we received a variety of evidence to examine to work out what Dinosaurs the clues revealed! We looked at footprints, teeth, food eaten and worked out the length of our Dinosaurs! Then we [...]
Primary 2
28
Mar
2018
P2A – What we have been learning this week!
P2A have been talking about Spring this week. We have discussed words associated with Spring and the changing of the clocks. We have studied the Artist Van Gogh and his famous still life painting ‘Sunflowers’, creating our own version using daffodils. We talked about what still life means and learnt a little about this famous [...]
Primary 2
28
Mar
2018
Spring has arrived in 2c!
2c pupils have enjoyed outdoor activities including our daily mile and using the climbing wall, bumps and tig. We enjoyed looking for signs of spring in our playground and noticed spring crocuses and leaf buds on trees and were lucky to see birds carrying twigs to make nests in the trees and bird boxes. We [...]
Primary 2
19
Mar
2018
Learning in P2A
Over the past few weeks P2A have been creating Dinosaurs using a variety of materials (play doh, stickle bricks and lego). We continue to build up our factfiles full of interesting information about a variety of Dinosaurs. We used these when thinking of the size of the Dinosaurs. We continue to work on our Common [...]
Primary 2
09
Mar
2018
P2c Active Schools Football, Maths and Writing
P2c have started Active Schools Football. We are learning new skills and games over the next few weeks. It was great exercise and great fun working together in teams. In maths we have been looking at quarters of different shapes and doing number sequences and designing fraction flags on the smart board. We have been [...]
Primary 2
28
Feb
2018
Snow Day Learning Activities and Ideas
Please find a variety of ideas that you can choose to work on during Snow Days. Please share your learning on our Twitter feed @KingParkPS
Primary 2
21
Feb
2018
P2A go Dinosaur crazy!
P2A have been going Dinosaur crazy with their new topic! We have been following instructions to create Stegosaurus line drawings. We have been creating factfiles. This week we learnt about the Pterodactylus. We have built on skills from our information handling from Numeracy and Maths week and have gathered information on our class eye colour and created pictograms. [...]
Primary 2
09
Feb
2018
P2c Maths and Numeracy Week and Dinosaurs!
This week we have used our maths and numeracy skills to help us in our Dinosaur topic.
Primary 2
07
Feb
2018
P2A have fun with Numeracy and Maths.
P2A have had lots of fun learning during Numeracy and Maths week! We have linked Numeracy and Maths to our topic of the dinosaurs! We used our dinosaur factfiles to measure out the T Rex and Triceratops using metre sticks and trundle wheels in the playground. We couldn’t believe the size of the T-Rex! We also [...]
Primary 2
26
Jan
2018
P2c learn about Robert Burns, Scottish songs and activities
We have learned that Robert Burns was born in Alloway in Ayr and is famous all over the world for his poems and writing. We learned he lived in a cottage and helped his family on the farm. We listened to the poems ‘To a Mouse’, ‘Address To A Haggis’, ‘The Selkirk Grace’ and we [...]
Primary 2
24
Jan
2018
This week in P2A.
Another busy week of learning for P2A. This week the class enjoyed a drama workshop from Mrs Reid. We worked together as a team, imagined objects as other items, acted to some Scottish poetry and learnt to develop our movement and expressions! The class thoroughly enjoyed the workshop and hope Mrs Reid will come back [...]
Primary 2
24
Jan
2018
P2c Busy January
P2c have had a very busy January. We had many discussions and shared our interesting written news of our Christmas holiday. We have been writing thank you letters. We enjoyed our literacy study of ‘The Snowman’ and ‘The Snowman and the Snowdog’, made a display of our snowy forest art work relating to the stories [...]
Primary 2
22
Jan
2018
A Dinosaur visited P2B’s classroom!
P2B found large sand footprints in our classroom. We saw a video of a Dinosaur coming into our classroom and leaving them. P2B wrote about what happened and questions they had about this dinosaur.
Primary 2
20
Dec
2017
Primary 2
19
Dec
2017
PlayTalkRead Bus
Benji the PlayTalkRead Bus is coming to Midlothian. The Bus will be hosting free storytelling and rhythm sessions and a range of play and activity sessions for children and their parents.
Primary 2
15
Dec
2017
Christmas Dinner
P2B enjoyed many Christmas activities this week. They performed wonderfully during the Nativity and thought their Christmas lunch was tasty.
Primary 2
13
Dec
2017
P2c Christmas Celebrations
P2c have been very busy this week decorating our class Christmas tree and preparing for the P1 and P2 Nativity. We designed Nativity posters and made plans for our P2 Christmas party.
Primary 2
13
Dec
2017
Festive fun in P2A!
This week P2A have been getting in the festive mood! The class enjoyed taking part in this years nativity ‘The Very Hopeless Camel’. We had the dress rehearsal in church on Monday, and 2 performances on Tuesday! Well done to all as it was a fantastic production! We have also enjoyed our Christmas lunch and [...]
Primary 2
30
Nov
2017
P2c Literacy and Languages Week and St Andrew’s Day
We have had a very busy Literacy and Languages week. In class we read many books including ‘Mr Tiger Goes Wild’, ‘Katie Morag’, ‘The Gruffalo’, ‘The Gruffalo’s Child’ and ‘The Gruffalo’ in Scots. We read and learned many Scots words and we had a quiz to guess the meaning of the Scots words in the story. [...]
Primary 2
29
Nov
2017
P2A Literacy and Languages Week Activities!
This week P2A have enjoyed lots of activities for Literacy and Languages week! We have taken part in D.E.A.R (Drop Everything And Read). We kept our reading books close at all times and even took them to P.E. just incase the D.E.A.R bell rang! We enjoyed visiting the Book Fair and looked through the great selection [...]
Primary 2
24
Nov
2017
P2C Outdoor Learning and Circus Designs
This week in 2c we designed clown hats and lion masks as part of our Circus topic and we reflected and discussed the variety of Outdoor Learning we do in our playground. We had many suggestions. We have had a senses and an autumn walk and learned about nature and our environment. We play games [...]
Primary 2
17
Nov
2017
This Week in 2c Remembrance and Children In Need
In 2c we discussed and reflected about Remembrance and why we wear poppies. We drew lovely poppy pictures. We dressed up for Children in Need on Friday and gave a donation. Look at our odd and colourful outfits! In Maths we used our problem solving skills to design interesting and unique clowns using different 2D [...]
Primary 2
01
Nov
2017
P2A go silent!
This week P2A have been learning mime and movement through their topic of the Circus. This will be developed over the next few weeks. The class watched a Circus clip of Charlie Chaplin, and then current mime and movement artists. They then developed their own mime scene of making a sandwich with their shoulder partner! [...]
Primary 2
01
Nov
2017
P2c Circus Skills in PE
P2c collaborated in teams with 2a in the gym hall. We learned new skills using small and large balls, beanbags and rings. We had fun throwing, catching, rolling, twisting, twirling and turning. We practised balance on a line and a bench and forward moves on the mats. We imagined we were acrobats, tight rope walkers and [...]
Primary 2
27
Oct
2017
The Circus Has Come To P2c!
P2c are enjoying learning about the circus through activities in literacy, mathematics, art, drama, music and PE.
Primary 2
25
Oct
2017
Learning this week in P2A!
P2A enjoyed a well deserved October break. This week we have been continuing our topic of the Circus.
Primary 2
12
Oct
2017
P2c Playground PALs
P2c very much enjoyed and collaborated with P6 and P7 pupils in various games in the playground this week. Pupils listened well to instructions and worked well in teams to learn new games and skills. Thank you to Mr Dougal, Mr Montgomery and P6, 7 pupils for helping us.
Primary 2
10
Oct
2017
Roll up roll up as the Circus arrives in P2A!
P2A have now completed their novel study. The tree that housed Plop the Owl has now turned into a phonics tree! New sounds we are learning are added each week and constantly revised! The class have been busy learning to spell common words, and are also enjoying taking turns to read to the class at [...]
Primary 2
29
Sep
2017
Welcome to P2c!
Welcome to 2c! P2c have been very engaged in our novel study ‘ The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark’. We have been doing various art and drama activities, outdoor learning, writing and science related to our novel study. We made owl masks and owls using collage and firework pictures using paint and chalk. In science, [...]
Primary 2
30
Aug
2017
P2A – The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark
P2A enjoyed a fantastic Summer and are enjoying their new classroom environment! They have started their novel study ‘The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark’, and have been joined by the main character of Plop in the classroom! They have already created firework pictures which feature in the first chapter ‘Dark is exciting’. They [...]
Primary 2
28
Jun
2017
P2b celebrate the end of the year
P2b have been enjoying exploring seaside animals and identifying and drawing shells. We worked together in groups in our last few days of Primary 2. We have reflected over our very busy P2 year with Mrs McMillan. We are looking forward to our summer break. Happy holidays from P2!
Primary 2
27
Jun
2017
P2A Houses and Homes Presentations
P2A have been busy this week presenting their talks on a house of their choice from anywhere around the World! The presentations have been fantastic with the class aiding in deciding on 2 stars and a wish to be worked on in P3. Pictured are some of the models that aided the presentations! Well done [...]
Primary 2
26
Jun
2017
P2b Houses and Homes Topic
P2b have been learning about houses and homes around the world. We looked at house types in Britain and Japan and Kenya. We learned house types depend on the climate and the resources people have for building. We made houses from lego, card, paper, blocks, playdoh and clay mud huts. We prepared a presentation of houses [...]
Primary 2
26
Jun
2017
P2b rehearse for King’s Park’s Got Talent
P2b auditioned for our talent show. We had singer, dancers, hula hoop artists and football skills. Well done P2b.
Primary 2
26
Jun
2017
P2b Litter Picking
P2b have been very busy keeping the playground and gardens tidy. We worked well in groups to use the litterpickers.
Primary 2
25
Jun
2017
P2A
P2A continue as Successful Learners in the run up to the end of term. The class enjoyed Health and Wellbeing week recently where they participated in Sports Day, fruit tasting, Upbeat dance, Yoga and meditation techniques. They also kept the playground litter free with their week of litter picking. Each day after the pick they [...]
Primary 2
02
Jun
2017
P2b Health and Well Being Week
We experienced meditation and were very happy and relaxed after a beach story. We enjoyed taking part in Cosmic Kids, lively Jump Jonny and working with each other doing calm, mindful colouring, class squiggles and singing and handclapping activities.
Primary 2
02
Jun
2017
P2b Health and Well Being Week
We learned about eating a balanced diet and tried some delicious fruit and vegetables and made a cereal mix with oats, bran flakes and dried fruits. We learned that too much sugar is not good for us. Thank you to the lady from Tesco.
Primary 2
02
Jun
2017
P2b Health and Well Being Week
We have been very busy this week. On Monday we had Upbeat Dance and our Sports Afternoon. Can you see our different activities? We did the obstacle course, jump the river, football dribbling, egg and spoon, balance the bean bag and the flat race.
Primary 2
02
Jun
2017
P2b Football Challenge
We had a very energetic morning at Dalkeith Thistle Football pitch learning new ball skills and practising skills we have learned with our Active Schools Club. We moved round various stations and collaborated well in our teams and worked with pupils from other schools. Thank you Kevin and Steven for teaching us and thank you mums [...]
Primary 2
02
Jun
2017
P2b Outdoor Learning
We enjoyed the outdoors and learned new skills. We collaborated to make dinosaur drawings and used our maths measuring skills.
Primary 2
02
Jun
2017
P2b Lifecycles Topic
We have been learning about different lifecycles. We studied the plant, frog and butterfly lifecycle. We learned animal baby names such as tadpole, caterpillar, chick, duckling, fawn, calf, cub, lamb, kid, foal and joey. We also enjoyed lifecycle stories of Penguin, Tiger, Panda, Shark and Turtle.
Primary 2
17
May
2017
P2A take part in the Football Festival!
P2A had a fantastic morning today during the Football Festival. The class took part in a variety of stations set up to test out the skills learnt earlier in the year from their 6 week football programme! Here are some highlights from this morning! They played alongside the other P2 classes and another Midlothian school.
Primary 2
30
Apr
2017
P2A develop their balance and coordination skills.
P2A enjoyed their Easter break and discussed what they did through Circle time and holiday write ups. As we enter a busy Term 3, the class have enjoyed their topic of the Dinosaurs and are just finishing this off over the next few weeks. They drew fantastic Dinosaurs in the playground using a variety of [...]
Primary 2
26
Apr
2017
King’s Park Primary Telephone Line
26 April 2017 We have a problem with our school telephone line this morning. The engineers are working on the fault. Please e-mail Kingspark_ps@midlothian.gov.uk if you need to contact the school. Thankyou Mandi Pache School Admin
Primary 2
30
Mar
2017
P2b Busy Term
P2b have been very busy this term. We have been learning about report writing following our museum visit and letter writing. We wrote letters to Nessie the Loch Ness monster asking lots of interesting questions. We have put adjectives on our Literacy wall display and used adjectives to describe dinosaur features and sizes, shapes, patterns and [...]
Primary 2
06
Mar
2017
P2A have fun learning about Dinosaurs!
P2A have over the past few weeks been enjoying a variety of activities to help them learn more about their topic of Dinosaurs! They enjoyed working with P2C to create some still life line drawings of a variety of dinosaurs. They also used Dinosaur stencils to draw Dinosaur shadows to mount onto colourful painted backgrounds! P2A [...]
Primary 2
24
Feb
2017
P2b don’t forget the Dinosaurs!
In P2b we are enjoying learning about the dinosaurs. We have made a display of our dinosaur art and have learned lots of interesting facts from books, posters, the internet and our museum visit to add to our science wall. Look what we have written.
Primary 2
24
Feb
2017
P2b Visit the National Museum of Scotland
The Dinos have arrived in 2b! As part of our Dinosaur topic we visited the museum. We had a tour of the Gallery then a Dinosaur Workshop. We were very lucky to identify Dinosaur footprints, fossils, bones, teeth, claws and even a Stegosaurus plate and Velociraptor skull which is very precious. We found out in which period the [...]
Primary 2
01
Feb
2017
P2A explore measure!
This week P2A have been busy working together with their buddies to explore measure using non standard units! They have enjoyed using their hands and feet to measure various objects around the classroom. We have also been comparing objects to learn the size of the Dinosaurs! We are amazed at how big some Dinosaurs were! [...]
Primary 2
25
Jan
2017
P2 learn about Robert Burns, 25th January
We have been learning about Robert Burns. He is a famous Scottish poet and came from Alloway in Ayrshire. We had fun at the a ‘Twa Rabbies’ show. We listened to some of his poetry and songs. We have also been very busy learning new songs and playing a variety of musical instruments. Can you see [...]
Primary 2
22
Jan
2017
P2A start their new topic on the Dinosaurs!
P2A have been as busy as ever since starting back after the Christmas holidays! The class have started their new topic on the Dinosaurs and are so excited about it! Through using a KWL grid they discussed what they already knew and what they wanted to learn. So far they have been matching up Dinosaur [...]
Primary 2
23
Dec
2016
P2 had a fabulous Christmas Party
P2 planned and organised their Christmas party. We discussed which games, activities, music and party food to have. We had great fun collaborating and planning the party. We enjoyed dressing up and getting ready for the party. We played corners, musical statues, pass the parcel and had a dance competition for prizes. We enjoyed our party snacks. [...]
Primary 2
14
Dec
2016
P2b Christmas Celebrations
We have been celebrating Christmas in 2b. We helped decorate the Christmas tree with baubles and lights. Every day we look at our class Advent Calendar to see if there is a little surprise. We were very colourful for our Christmas lunch. Thank you P7 for helping us in the dinner hall and thank you [...]
Primary 2
14
Dec
2016
P2b Christmas Stars
We were Stars, a very Sleepy Shepherd and a King in our Primary 1 and 2 Nativity Performance. We had great fun performing the show in church as narrators, musicians and a choir. We learned all about the Christmas story and sang many lovely songs. Can you see who we are?
Primary 2
13
Dec
2016
P2A enjoy a day of performance!
P2A started this morning learning about Mime and Movement. They watched some mime performances and then created their own along with their table buddies to the theme of ‘getting ready in the morning’. It seems we have a class of aspiring Actors and Actresses as the mime acts were fantastic! Then the class were Angels [...]
Primary 2
07
Dec
2016
P2A
P2A have been very busy over the last few weeks. The class really enjoyed Literacy week and the book fair! Lots of fun was had when we had to drop everything and read (D.E.A.R)! The class shared their favourite stories and wrote book reports. As we come close to finishing our topic on the Circus [...]
Primary 2
05
Dec
2016
Children In Need
Thank you to all those who brought in their spare coins to make a class sized Pudsey. Take a look at our creations! We have been busy counting up all of the coins and we raised a whopping £685.12! We also had fun spotting the odd coin from around the World! Your Pupil Council
Primary 2
30
Nov
2016
P2b Celebrate and Learn About St Andrew’s Day
We learned about St Andrew the Patron Saint of Scotland. We had fun creating thistles using paint and collage. They were tricky to cut out. We made a Scottish display of tartan and flags. Look at all our green, blue and purple thistles. We had some shortbread and listened to a Scottish story and bagpipe music. [...]
Primary 2
25
Nov
2016
P2b Literacy and Languages Week
P2b dressed as text characters. Can you see what we are dressed up as? We read many different types of text and enjoyed choosing books from the Book Fair this week.
Primary 2
25
Nov
2016
P2b Design Clown Hats
We collaborated to share ideas to make and decorate our clown hats using cone shapes. Look at all our colourful designs.
Primary 2
25
Nov
2016
Primary 2
24
Nov
2016
P2a Circus Skills
We use different sized balls and quoits to improve our juggling skills. Tight rope walkers and acrobats need good balancing skills to perform their acts.
Primary 2
21
Nov
2016
P2A create Circus Big Tops!
P2A followed instructions from the Smartboard to create fantastic line drawings of Circus Big Tops! They then shared their work as a class and provided each other with positive feedback.
Primary 2
18
Nov
2016
Primary 2
18
Nov
2016
P2b Circus Lions
P2b have been busy making circus lion masks using collage. We used our lion masks in drama for mime. Can you guess who is behind the masks?
Primary 2
07
Nov
2016
Primary 2
03
Nov
2016
Active Spelling in P2A
P2A have been busy this week learning a variety of ways to experiment with their spelling words and new sounds.
Primary 2
31
Oct
2016
P2b Design Glasses
P2b have been learning about our 5 senses. We designed colourful glasses of different designs. Can you guess who we are behind our glasses?
Primary 2
31
Oct
2016
3D Shapes in the Circus
We have been using our knowledge of 3D shapes to make objects form the circus.
Primary 2
13
Oct
2016
Primary 2
12
Oct
2016
Primary 2
12
Oct
2016
P2b Active Schools Football
P2b have been very busy learning new skills this term with the Active School Football Coaches. We collaborated well in our teams.
Primary 2
11
Oct
2016
Successful Learning in P2A
P2A have been busy revising their knowledge and learning more about shapes.
Primary 2
29
Sep
2016
P2 Curriculum Evening 2016
Please click on the link to access the powerpoint from the Curriculum Evening. Regards P2 teachers P2 curriculum eve 140916
Primary 2
29
Sep
2016
P2A Football Sessions
P2A are enjoying a series of sessions with external football coaches Kevin and Steven.
Primary 2
15
Sep
2016
P2 Novel Study ‘The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark’
P2 have had a very busy start to the Term and are enjoying their novel study 'The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark'.
