This week we have been researching Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder plot.  We created our own bonfires using a technique called blow-painting and shall finish them next week with the addition of real twigs and a sprinkle of gold glitter.  We also created fireworks in milk, using food colouring and fairy liquid.  This was a…

This week we have had lots of fun creating potions with water, food colouring, bicarbonate soda, vinegar and washing up liquid! We also added glitter and some herbs/spices to create different smells and textures.  At construction we created pumpkins, ghosts and haunted houses with lego and multi-link cubes.  For craft, we designed our own pumpkins…

Over the past two weeks we have been learning  about 2D and 3D shape. We have had fun sorting and matching new shapes, creating patterns on the lightboards and drawing round shapes to make people, houses and vehicles.  We also investigated which shapes can tile and created some pretty impressive tessellations.  P.3/4 tried their hand…

This week we have been exploring 2D shapes, including pentagons, hexagons and octagons.  P.4s have also been getting to grips with regular and irregular polygons. We have been sorting and matching shapes, creating shapes with matchsticks and rods, as well as creating pictures on the lightboard.

This week we have had lots of opportunities to work collaboratively in the creation of various structures, including bridges, castles, beds, farms and rainbows!  The older pupils have been kind and considerate when working alongside our P.1 pupils and our wee class is really beginning to feel like a team.  There has also been lots…

This week we enjoyed our first session with Connor Cluckie from Active Schools.  He is joining us every Friday for the next three weeks, focusing on a different sport each time.  It was all about rugby today and we enjoyed various warm ups and drills to help build on skills such as passing and catching,…

This week we have been planning our own stories.  We shared our ideas with a partner and created story maps on A3 paper. The next day we began creating our own images on Adobe Express. We will finish these next week before actually writing our stories in jotters.  Each story needs to have a character,…

This week we painted pointillism pictures inspired by The Galloway Chilli, as well creating puppet shows using Shalla’s characters.  We also created animations on Purple Mash and, finally, wrote our own narrative of the story.  We were lucky enough to see Shalla on Wednesday and she kindly got her photograph taken with us.  Next week…