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Learning P1-4 5th Jan 2026

Good morning P1-4 and a Happy New Year!

Here are some learning activities for you to have a look at today.

Literacy:

(image from Pobble 365)

Question time

  1. Why do you think Percy doesn’t like water?
  2. How do you think he feels about swimming in the pond?
  3. Where might he have got the wellies from?
  4. What would you say to Percy to encourage him to overcome his fear?
  5. What do you think might happen when Percy decides to brave the water?

Use these sentence starters to write your own sentence or paragraph. Can you write or tell a story about Percy?

  1. Percy’s bright yellow wellies gleamed…
  2. The tranquil pond shimmered in…
  3. With a deep breath, Percy…

Numeracy and Maths

Log onto Sumdog and practise your maths. If you can’t remember your log in details, ask a parent to send me a message and I can email it to you.

Get outdoors

Can you make a snow animal? Here are a few examples to get you thinking.

 

Learning P5-7 21.11.25

A woodpecker in my garden this morning!

Good morning P5-7,

Here are some learning activities for you to have a look at today.

  • More times tables practise. Use this website, choose a times table to work on and see if you can master it by the end of the day. Sumdog practise task is available until 3pm.
  • Gaelic weather- watch the video from yesterday again and have a go at the worksheet – writing sentences about the weather e.g. ‘It is cold and I am cold’.weather worksheet 21.11.25
  • Story writing: Muffin’s bathtime. Continue the story- Who is Muffin? Why is she having a bath- in a house? Use adjectives to describe her. Can you include a simile? Alliteration? Add your story in the comments or email it to me if you want to share it here. (Pobble 365)
  • Art- draw a monochrome picture. Think about the elements of art- in particular shape,form and value- and draw a wintry scene. My photo of the woodpecker above is a colour photo, but looks almost black and white because of the snow. Perhaps you could draw Vanessa in a snowy garden!

Learning P1-4 21.11.25

Good morning Primary 1-4.  Here are some more activities for you to have a go at if you are able today:
Have a fun day!
Mrs McKnight

Learning in P1-4 20.11.2025

Good morning Primary 1-4.  I hope you are enjoying this wintery weather!  Here are some ideas to keep you busy today whether you are indoors or outside.
Most of all, stay warm, enjoy your day and hopefully I’ll see you all tomorrow.
Mrs McKnight

Peter Mackay visit

This afternoon P5-7 had a visit from Scotland’s Makar, Peter Mackay, as part of Braemar Literary Festival. We asked him about his role as Makar, about his poetry and also asked about Gaelic, as we have just started learning Gaelic in class. He shared some of his poems with us and we made up a funny story together about a spooky house in the woods. After he left, we wrote poems about Biscoff biscuits!