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Amazing Aliens

Posted on May 19, 2011 by kpearce

Primary 2P have been busy making aliens to live on the planet near our space station. Have a look at some of the finished products of today’s art session.

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P2P Book Launch

Posted on May 18, 2011 by kpearce

This term the class have chosen to create alien storybooks. Today we set a date for our book launch in order to give us a deadline to meet. Parents, carers and friends are all invited to come and celebrate the … Continue reading →

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The Final Launch of the Endeavour

Posted on May 16, 2011 by kpearce

Today we watched the final launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour live from Kennedy Space Center. We were so excited to see it take off. Then we watched the empty fuel boosters fall away and finally once it was more … Continue reading →

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Mixed Media Space Art

Posted on May 13, 2011 by kpearce

We created these space designs this week using chalk pastel, black and white paint, thick card shapes with silver paint and a glitter glue or tissue paper. This lesson came from deepspacesparkle.com , which is full of wonderful primary art … Continue reading →

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Kid Pix Rockets

Posted on May 13, 2011 by kpearce

On Wednesday we learned to choose a space-themed background and designed our own rockets using the paint tool. We explored various tools and found that you can stamp stars or alien spacecraft as well.

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New Topic: Our Journey into Space

Posted on May 7, 2011 by kpearce

We are now finally underway with our new topic, Our Journey into Space, after a very fragmented first two weeks of term! We have now shared what we already know and have formed lots of questions that need answering. Below … Continue reading →

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National Galleries Art Competition

Posted on May 7, 2011 by kpearce

This week we completed our class’ group entry to the National Galleries art competition. The theme was celebration and we drew inspiration for our work from Joan Eardley’s Children and Chalked Wall 3. Pupils created characters in pairs, with pupils … Continue reading →

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Basic Moves

Posted on May 3, 2011 by kpearce

Today we had a special PE session with our two student teachers,  Mr. Murray and Mr. Neilson. After our warm up, we worked on our basic moves and skills in four fun stations. Have a look at some of our … Continue reading →

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Sanderson’s Wynd Trashion Show

Posted on May 3, 2011 by kpearce

On the last day of term the Eco Committee at SWPS held its annual Trashion Show. There were some stunning entries with some very interesting designs, all made out of recycled materials. Here are some photos of Primary 2P entries.

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What we have learned

Posted on April 7, 2011 by kpearce

Today we have been thinking about what we have learned during this very busy half of the term. These are the favourite things we have learned: I have learned how to plant different kinds of seeds. Sam M I have … Continue reading →

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