Pupils from Portpatrick and St. Joseph’s primaries joined together to enjoy a day of outdoor learning at Logan Botanical Gardens. The children headed off in the sunshine for two workshops. Primary 1 – 3 pupils used their senses and observation skills to find out secrets of the trees and why they are an important part of our world. They went on a learning journey through the garden to discover something
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It was such a lovely day today, so we took our maths lesson outdoors. The children are learning about patterns and to continue World Earth Day we went out to explore natural materials to make a pattern. The children collected sticks, conkers and other objects. First, we measured the sticks sorting them into large and small. Karlton started a pattern for us all to continue. His pattern was big stick,
In writing lessons, we are learning to write instructions. We have used a range of stimuli to develop ideas for writing, for example, talk, pictures and own experiences. The children gave verbal instructions to a partner on how to wash hands. This helped the children realise that if they leave a step out then it is difficult to follow. The children used time connectives such as First, next, etc. They
Last week we went out to explore our senses for our science lesson. The children used their senses to detect information. We used our sight hearing, smell and touch to explore areas in our school grounds. The children could talk about how our senses keep us safe. “touch helps us know which plants are nettles.” “This plant is spikey.” “This bark feels rough.” “I can hear the wind blowing the
What a lovely day for getting outside. First, P1-4 got busy litter picking in our school grounds. The children found lots of rubbish! Jo from the Rhines Red Squirrel Network came to show us how to make a Tepee. The children found out how to construct the tepee to grow climbing plants. Jo encouraged the children to trim down branches, make them a similar size and then to bind the
The P1-5 were very excited about their trip to Dumfries House. We went to the Valentin’s Education Farm where the children took part in different workshops through out the day. After introductions and a safety talk the children went to feed the different birds getting up close and learning about the different kinds of chickens, ducks and turkeys. The children were able to talk to the turkeys as they always
Primary 5 – 7 have been learning all about the nutrients we need to be healthy. We have been finding out what influences us to eat certain foods. We have been exploring and tasting Scottish foods. Most children enjoyed tasting porridge, haggis, shortbread and sugar free iron brew. UNCRC Rights of the Child –
Primary 1-4 have been learning all about the Vikings. They have been finding out about where they came from and where in Britain they invaded. The children have questions they would like to learn about the Vikings. Some children wanted to learn about what Vikings ate. Some Viking foods have similarities and differences. Viking’s bread was not like what we eat today. The children explored weighing and preparing Viking
