Today we had money activities.  We were working in groups. We worked with P2/3/4.

Station 1 was the shop. Station 2 was a matching game.  Station 3 was writing £ and p on whiteboards.  Station 4 was counting amounts using Numicon. Station 5 was the teaching station.  Station 6 was the worksheet station.  At station 7 we went on the computers.  Station 8 was money dominoes.  Station 9 was counting money from a piggy Bank.

“I like it because we were learning different stuff and learning different amounts.” Hannah

“I liked the computers because I like the prices on it and the different amounts of money.” Eva

“I liked counting the money.” Josh

On Friday, children in P1, P2 and P3 will receive their Read, Write, Count bags.  Today P1/2, P2/3/4 and P6/7 worked together and had some shared reading time to become more familiar with the books in each bag.  This was a great opportunity for all children to practise their reading skills.

We have been working with Joe from the Solway Sharks. He has been teaching us how to play floorball. It’s lots of fun!

We learn our sounds in lots of different ways. Today we used shaving foam and our loose parts (shells, stones and pine cones).

The groups are busy working away. they have been learning the skills of

Sketching, strengthening, reinforcing, marking,

cutting and joining. This year our awards will be presented for

Awards:

• Most innovative design
• Best quality model and planning
• Best persuasive presentation

One from each room:

• Teamwork
• P1 – Being helpful and on task
• P2/3 – Using your initiative
• P4/5 – Effort and working well with others
• P6/7 – Showing leadership

We look forward to seeing all of the parents at our Half Past two event on Thursday. Come and see all their designs and speak to our budding engineers.

Watch our little videos to see how the children in P1/2 are using Numicon to help them with their learning.

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On Monday 13th November some of us went to lay a Poppy Wreath on the Maxwelltown War Memorial to remember all those people who sadly lost their lives in the First World War. We had a minute silence and looked at all the other wreaths.  

Last term we had a new science after school club run by Donna, one of our parents. The children in P1-4 loved it… the messier the better. They loved to

make things explode. This term it is P5-7’s turn.

Thanks  Donna.

On Friday 10th November Jane from Sports Scotland came to present us with our Award. We are all proud of our achievement and it was great to hear some feedback about our application. There were 13 people looked at our application so it was well scrutinised. The photographer from the Standard came to take our photograph. Well done everyone!!