The children baked delicious jam tarts as part of our day and night topic. They rolled out shortcrust pastry and cut pastry stars for the tops of the tarts. They were very tasty! They learned about cleanliness when cooking and the importance of hand washing. Well done boys and girls.
Nursery Owl Babies Topic- November 2012
- A field teacher from the RSPB taught the Nursery children all about owls. The children were able to make owl sounds and identify owls.
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- RSPB visit
They have had a lovely time playing with the night animals puppets, especially the owls.
- Playing with the owl puppet
The children have been exploring light by playing with torches in the tent. The children loved this activity!
- Tent picture
The children showed an interest in making a warm cover for the bed in the house. This has been extended into work on quilting. Look at our super quilt.
- The children were able to sew the patches together. Well done!
The children have also been creating their own quilt patterns at the sticking table.
The children were really pleased with their quilting work!
Nature area in Nursery Garden
Nursery Bird Garden Project (2011/2012 and 2012/2013)
The children had a fantastic time working with the RSPB to improve our garden and outdoor nature area. They have learned so much about birds and habitats.
Nursery Planning March 2013
Nursery Planning
The children are currently learning about letters and sounds. We have been taking part in an imaginary story line in which a princess from the magical land of ‘letters and sounds’ has asked all the boys and girls to look for letters because all the letters in her magical castle have disappeared! Can you see any letters? Look on signs, labels and anything else with print. We will be talking about sounds, e.g. clapping our names, talking about all the items that start with an initial sound and comparing rhyming words through listening and talking activities.
Nursery Polar Areas Topic- February 2013
Our Polar Areas topic was a huge success! The children learned so much about penguins and polar bears!
The children enjoyed playing with a range of equipment to develop their understanding of polar areas. They had fun exploring ice in the water tray and playing in the snow. They have been playing with an ice breaker ship in the small world area and they have been using polar animals in the igloo! The children also had visitors who told us all about their trips to the Arctic and Antarctica. It has been a fabulous learning experience for the children.
- The children used plastic eggs to create 3D penguins!
- The children were able to imagine what life might be like for polar animals through the use of the puppets.
- The children learned about solids and liquids when they made icing for the “frosty” cakes!
- Look at our fabulous igloo! The children loved this!
- We explored the ice and used ‘scientific’ vocabulary to describe the changes that took place.
P7 Technology
Primary 7 have been making enclosures for Endangered Species; they really enjoyed this task and the endangered animal had somewhere to eat, play and sleep, the keeper could gain access easily and it was safe from the public.
What do you think of them?
Primary 4W
Want to find out more about term 3’s topic Our Bodies?
Try this link!
http://kidshealth.org/kid/ It is full of useful information and has lots of fun activities!
Fairtrade Fortnight in P5D
As part of our Rainforest topic, we learned about Fairtrade. A representative from Traidcraft visited to tell us all about a fair price for fairtrade growers. We learned lots of information about how Fairtrade benefits people. We also looked at Fairtrade goods and investigated their countries of origin and how buying them helps the communities. As part of Fairtrade Fortnight, we sang songs, played games, read playscripts and designed posters. We created a display outside our classroom to inform others all about Fairtrade.
Food Week in Primary 5D
We had fun preparing and eating a variety of Tropical Fruit. As part of our Rainforest topic, we learned about fruit grown in the Rainforest. Mrs Dyson bought a selection of fruit for us to identify and describe. We then worked with Mrs Dyson and Mrs Howie to learn about the safe and hygienic preparation of fruit. We used our knowledge to cut some fruit safely. We then enjoyed tasting the various fruit, which included papaya, mangoes, dragon fruit, pomegranate and passion fruit. We used our knowledge to then create a recipe for a delicious Fruity Rainforest ice-cream sundae. We also had a dietician from the hospital to visit our class and tell us all about food labelling systems and about eating a balanced diet.
Climate Challenge Week
Classes Primary 4 up to Pimary 7 took part in the one hour challenge during Climate Challenge Week. The task was to design an ultimate Eco Home. Izzy Mein was the overall winner.
