we have been learning how to keep safe in the dark. We experimented what it’s like to wear dark clothes in the dark then bright vests. We all agreed it’s much safer to been seen at night.   We then learnt how to put someone into the recovery position and what to do in an amergancy. Look for more photos in our SOS folders next week.

During our time in ICT today we used our skills to create our own beautiful tartans to celebrate St.Andrews day. We each designed our tartan then printed the tartan and made them into little kilts. We think they look great!

We enjoyed taking part in Fit Thursday. We had fun playing tennis, cricket and football. We loved playing Bocha and with the Parachute as well as Mrs Brankin teaching us some body combat moves! An energetic, fun, fit and busy day enjoyed by all!

Justine from the SSPCA visited the class this week to discuss the importance of caring for Pets and what the SSPCA do. We learnt lots of facts about different animal and talked about what to do if an animal was in danger or injured. We played games, watched video clips and completed a quiz. The talk was really interesting and we asked lots of questions.

We have been inspired by Van Gogh’s Starry Night painting. We looked at each section of his work and tried to recreate his beautiful work. We build up the picture by drawing, the using oil pastels then finally a watercolour wash. We talked about what we would see in the night sky.

Today as part of the Dundee Fit 15, we danced for 15minutes to Just Dance. The class all participated and even sang along to the tunes. Each day we will be raising our heart rates for 15 minutes by getting involved in a physical activity. This week we have walked and ran in the playground. Over the next few weeks we will try lots of different activities and record how they made us feel.

During maths time we played a game called roll a pumpkin where we had to calculate the number to draw parts on our pumpkins. In art we used a dotting technique to paint scary ghosts, then used our cutting skills to make a paper pumpkin. We enjoyed our Autumn party being all dressed up for the occasion and also the school parade.

We listened to a fire safety talk for the Scottish Fire Service this week. We have learnt about the dangers of fireworks and bonfires. We now know the important rules about staying safe and why we should go to an organised event. We can discuss these rules with someone at home.

We have been enjoying our mile walk this week through the Autumn leaves. We have been discussing the changes in nature and looking at the signs of Autumn around our playground.

To finish off our IDL learning on Dundee Mrs Brankin set is the task of applying all the knoweledge we had about landmarks around Dundee and make models at home. These were created  for construction, Lego, junk and lolly pop sticks. We created the Tay Rail and Toad Bridge, Law Hill, Caird Hall, Dens Park, Cox Stack and Dennis the Mence. Lots of effort,  creatively and fun had at home making these! Mrs Brankin thinks they are all fantastic! Great job 😀