This week we have been learning through the Chinese New Year. In our classes we have a Chinese Restaurant where we took turns to serve meals to our friends. In the water tray we had noodles in the water. We had to try and pick the noodles up with chop sticks. It was really difficult! We made lovely Chinese lanterns which are up in our classroom. We also made an amazing Chinese Dragon on a huge display in the dinner hall. In the Active Learning Zone we played the memory game. We had to remember chop sticks, a rabbit (because it is the year of the rabbit), noodles, a Chinese dragon, Chinese lanterns and Chinese plates. We are able to play the memory game without an adult to help us now. We had adding homework with Chinese dragons to help us count. (Really sorry! Mrs Munro has forgotten to bring the camera home so the photographs won’t go on the blog until Tuesday.)

Thank you to all the parents who came to our Open Afternoon on Tuesday. It was really busy and it was so good to see you in school. The children were very excited about showing you around and letting you see all their learning.

Centenary Year Topic – On Wednesday 16th February P1 are going to celebrate their 100th day at school as part of our Curriculum for Excellence centenary year topic. This will include the children making party hats and decorations as well as playing some 100 themed party games. We will then enjoy 100 themed food which they will have helped prepare. This will include-

• 100 themed cakes – fairy cakes with 100 and 1000’s and caterpillar cake with 100 spots and 100 legs
• 100 shaped fruit and vegetables – carrot batons and melon balls
• 100 shaped crisps – salt and vinegar sticks, hula hoops and onion rings
• diluting juice

Children are invited to bring party clothes in a bag to wear in the afternoon. There will be a charge of 100 pennies(£1) to take part in the celebrations.

Next week is going to be an exciting week!