Welcome Back!

Welcome back everyone! We hope you have all had a wonderful and relaxing break.  It is great to see all the boys and girls back at school and ready to learn.

Term 2 is going to be a very busy term!  Our topic will focus on Autumn and Festivals that happen around this time of year.  As you know we will be taking weekly trips to the forest between Tuesday 6th November and Tuesday 4th December.  A letter was issued before the holidays to let parent helpers know which weeks their help would be required.  A further letter is being sent home today detailing the clothing children should take with them to school on forest days.

-Water proof jacket

-Wellies/water proof boots

-Hat

-Scarf

-Gloves

-Water proof trousers (if possible)

Please make sure your child comes prepared with these items every Tuesday to ensure their comfort.

*Timetable:

Monday – am: Assembly with Miss McKay and ICT.   Pm: Singing with Miss Hamilton

Tuesday – pm: Forest trips (6th Nov – 4th Dec)

Wednesday – am: Music/Drama.  Pm: Paired reading with P5/6

Thursday – am: Library.

Friday – pm: Gym and Golden Time

*P1M News:

Even though we have only been back 3 days the boys and girls got stuck back into a busy timetable.  On Monday morning we welcomed Miss Wilson into our class.  She is a student from the University of Aberdeen and will be with us for 4 weeks.  We started the week with assembly and learned our new sound ‘d’.  In the afternoon we sung some songs with Miss Hamilton.

Tuesday we got back into the swing of reading and all had some reading group time with Mrs MacKinnon or Miss Wilson.  On Tuesday afternoon we made pumpkin lanterns!  We had to do some decorating and very careful cutting.  What do you think of them?

On Wednesday we carried on with the pumpkin theme and we designed a pumpkin face with a partner.  We had to work hard to compromise and include both partners ideas to make it fair.

When we had finished our design we all voted on the best pumpkin eyes, nose and mouth and Mrs MacKinnon carved it into a real pumpkin!  Before she could carve we had to help her pull out the slimy, stringy insides!

After all the pumpkin carving fun we listened to Room on the Broom and then did a drama activity based on the story.

Mrs MacKinnon watched us very carefully whilst we listened to the story and did our drama job.  She was looking for the person who did the best listening and following instructions – that person got to take home our pumpkin!

Here we are with our pumpkin! Can you spot the photo where we are all pulling scary faces?

On Wednesday afternoon the fun continued. Mrs Moir let us design and create our own tiny pumpkins (tangerines!) so everyone could have one.  It was great fun and we got to draw our designs on the tiny pumpkin with a sharpie.

We’re looking forward to many more exciting weeks to follow!

Have a super week everyone 🙂

Mrs MacKinnon and Mrs Moir

3.10.18 – 10.10.18

It is the final week of term 1 and we don’t know how that has happened!  As you can see from the photos we have taken the boys and girls have had a very busy first term.  As the term has progressed they have become more familiar with the routines of school and are really coming along.

Here we are enjoying Golden Time with Mrs Moir

We have been learning about Noah’s Ark and this week the boys and girls had a go of building their own arks using the contruction materials.

 

 

 

When we return in Term 2 we are very lucky to be welcoming a student into our class.  Miss Wilson is an MA3 student from the University of Aberdeen who will be completing her placement with us for the first 4 weeks of term.

Also after the holidays our weekly forest visits will begin.  We will have our first trip to the forest on Tuesday 6th November (week 2).  Please see the letter sent home with you children to see which days you have been allocated to help.

 

Finally, it has been a super first term in P1M and Mrs Moir and I look forward to welcoming the children back after a lovely break.  Please all have a relaxed, enjoyable and fun filled holiday.

Thanks,

Mrs MacKinnon and Mrs Moir

27.09.18 – 03.10.18

Another busy week in P1M has past and now only 7 school days to go! Where has the first term gone?

This week our four star writers drew a picture and told a super story about a walk they had been on around our school.

At the end of last week the boys and girls were lucky enough to get to go along to see the ‘Road Safety Magic Show’.  They had a super time and learn lots!

On Monday the children went along to another singing session with Miss Hamilton.  They got to sing some very jazzy songs with fun actions!

 

We have been talking about the building work that has been going on outside the green unit and we thought it would be nice if boys and girls could find out a little more.  So on Tuesday morning one of the builders from the site came to join us.  He brought his builders shovel and told us all about his digger, hard hat and bright orange uniform. The children came up with some questions they wanted to ask the builder.

P1M were very busy straight away this morning with their fine motor jobs followed by music and movement with Mrs MacKinnon.  We had a go of playing some finger cymbals and then we took part in a drama activity all about under the sea.

Can you see us all swaying like the sea weed and swimming about like little Tiddler the tale telling fish?

We hope you all have a super weekend and look forward to the final week of term 1!

Mrs MacKinnon and Mrs Moir