Monthly Archives: February 2026

Learning in P-4

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This afternoon we talked about our learning this week in RM 2. Ava told us that she has enjoyed learning in maths, finding out about graphs and charts in ‘data handling’. She has also enjoyed her reading book, part of the Dragon Eggs series. Oscar has enjoyed finding out more about journalism and reporters and their role in telling us about the news. Edith talked about fasting, covered in RME when learning about Islam.

Aiden has really enjoyed playing with the cars this week, especially playing with the ramp built by Lucas. Scarlett told us about using a mnemonic to help her remember how to spell ‘ould’ words. ( O U lucky duck!)  The children have really enjoyed Tech, Doodle and Dance clubs this week.
Assembly today was about friendships and P1-4 had some great ideas for our Braemar School Friendship Code.  Here are some photos from our week.

 

 

Outdoor Learning Teamwork

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This afternoon we all went outside to work together on some important jobs, as well as taking part in a creative activity in the snow!

We cleared all the raised beds in the polycrub and had a good tidy up, so that we are ready to start planting and sowing seeds soon. Lucas and Ben harvested a giant turnip and Craig  found 2 big cabbages. We stacked and tidied all the plant pots and put any waste into the compost bin. Jamie spread some extra bark chips at the entrance where it’s starting to get muddy.

We also sorted equipment for our ‘Mud Kitchen’ and had a chance to have a play with it in the snow, making snow pies and giant ice creams. We think this will be a very popular playtime activity all year round! A big thank you to everyone who sent in old kitchen equipment for this project.

P1-4 have been learning about how animals cope  in winter so we decided to set up ‘Squirrel Cafes’ around the school grounds, using the pinecones we collected earlier in the year. Hopefully our local squirrels will enjoy a wee treat over the weekend while the school is quiet.

February is “Random Acts of Kindness Month”. Inspired by the book and animated film ‘Thread of Hope’, pupils discussed what kindness looks and sounds like when playing and learning outdoors. They then painted in the snow with warm and cool colours to represent feeling upset (cool) and the kindness (warm) that can help in those moments.

Finally, we warmed up with a cup of hot chocolate at the end of the session. Great teamwork from everyone this afternoon!

Making our ebooks in P1-4

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P1-4 have been learning about animals who migrate, hibernate or adapt during our cold winters. They used their technology skills to make ebooks. They needed to decide which animals to write about and made sure to put them in the correct section. Some children took notes from the internet and drew pictures of their favourite animals.