Mathematics and Numeracy Primary 2 Literacy Listening and Talking, Reading and Writing Skills (Ongoing) Book study: The Owl Who was Afraid of the Dark – book study activities Using adjectives Personal writing August to December Term Mathematics and Numeracy Number and Number Processes 2D and 3D Shape Angle, Symmetry and Transformation Ideas of Chance and Uncertainty Estimation and Rounding Fractions Measurement Time (Night and Day) Mental Maths Skills (Ongoing) Health and Wellbeing Keeping Safe (with a focus on our senses) Emotions and Feelings friends. PE – Movement skills, social dancing Modern Languages French will be introduced by 2020 Contexts for Learning The Senses Night and Day Hallowe’en St Andrew’s Day Christmas Technologies Technology in Society – helping our senses. Develop simple computer skills. Art, Drama and Music How artists use colour and tone. Mark making Music – social singing games . Drama – creating simple roles, The senses, night and Day, Patterns Carols and Craft Concert Sciences Body System and Cells – The 5 Senses experiment Energy Sources – The Sun Space – Earth and the Moon, the different planets and Seasons Religious and Moral Christian beliefs and values Christian festivals -Christmas and gift giving. The creation and looking after the world. Social Sciences Nocturnal animals Outdoor Learning Senses Walk Owl pictures and Owl houses linked to The Owl Who was Afraid of the Dark Other Learning Links School Charity Days: Children in Need; Community Links Christmas Concert Christmas Nativity Service

P2 went on lots of adventures in their space rocket Primary 2 We enjoyed doing science experiments to find out if two eyes were better than one. We made a nest like Plops from our class novel The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson August to December Term

Mathematics and Numeracy Primary 2 January to March Term Literacy Listening and Talking, Reading and Writing Skills (Ongoing) Scots Poetry Weather forecast presentations Descriptive writing about the weather Mathematics and Numeracy Number and Number Processes Expressions and Equations Angle, Symmetry and Transformation Fractions Money Time Measurement (The Weather) Mental Maths Skills (Ongoing) Modern Languages French will be introduced by 2020 Health and Wellbeing Social Wellbeing – relationships Medicines, germs and diseases. PE – use of control and space, large ball skills Road safety. Keeping safe in the home. Contexts for Learning The Weather Comic Relief Scots Language Easter Technologies Computing skills – using 2simple and textease inserting text and clipart Performing a weather forecast and filming with the flipcam Camera skills Art, Drama and Music Drama – creating and expressing simple roles. Music – play a range of simple instruments, use notation Art – Colour mixing, line and shape. Sciences Topical Science: The Water Cycle Identifying different types of weather and extreme weathers; different weather symbols Sort and test materials: waterproof or not? Religious and Moral Christians stories – Gospels Jesus as a friend and friendship. Easter- Palm Sunday Other World Religions - events Social Sciences People, place and environment e.g. Scotland’s climate and others across the world. How weather affects us and living things Other Learning Links World Book Day Comic Relief: whole school Activities Community Links Sport Relief Assembly Performance Hosted Sport Relief activities and sold wrist bands for the rest of the school, raising £604. Outdoor Learning Experiencing different weathers and measuring weathers using instruments.

We ran a photo booth to raise money for Comic Relief. Primary 2 On World Book Day we made ‘Wild Things’ masks. We did research about nocturnal creatures. We practised our Scots Poem Nessie by J.K. Anand and made pictures of her. We ran a photo booth to raise money for Comic Relief. January to March Term

Mathematics and Numeracy Primary 2 April to July Term Literacy Listening and Talking, Reading and Writing Skills (Ongoing) Connectives and sentence openers Alphabetical order Postcards from the seaside Creating posters Mathematics and Numeracy Number and Number Processes Expressions and Equations Measurement Data Analysis Mathematics – its impact on the world Mental Maths Skills (Ongoing) Modern Languages French will be introduced by 2020 Health and Wellbeing Gymnastics, athletics, potted sports, sports day Circle Time – expressing our thoughts and feelings in a respectful way Keeping safe: Strangers, safe places to play, water and sun safety. Contexts for Learning The Seashore Book Study: The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch Sports Afternoon Technologies Solving practical challenges in groups; model making Internet skills: searching for information Art, Drama and Music Art:, observational drawings and using different media Music: social singing games Sciences Physical features at a seashore Sea creatures and their habitats Simple food chains Floating and sinking Religious and Moral Looking at other world religions Judaism. Festivals and celebrations: Shabbat and Hannukah. Social Sciences Seaside Holidays from the past – compare and contrast the differences Other Learning Links Scavenger Hunt with the National Trust Rangers at Rockcliffe. Community Links Beach Visit with National Trust Rangers PTA Summer Fete Outdoor Learning Beach visit to Rockcliffe Exploring the rockpools at the shore

Primary 2 April to July Term Sports Afternoon and family picnic lunch Investigating sea creature habitats and building simple food chains. We have been very busy in Primary 2 and we learned lots of new things. We have measured things using hands, feet, straws and cubes. April to July Term

Magic Memories from Primary 2 “going to Rockcliffe” “playing with the marble run” “learning about numbers to 100” “We thought Plop the Owl was funny“ “making seaside pictures and drawing around our feet” Magic Memories from Primary 2 “learning about doubles in maths” “making weather posters” “Doing our Comic Relief Assembly” “The Seashore Topic”