Primary 2 have been looking at old things from Granny’s suitcase. They looked at old toys and then they worked together to make paper spills which they covered in papier-mâché in order to construct kites. Each kite was unique with colourful tails. Today was quite windy so we had fun testing them out.
The children enjoyed their first playtime in Kirkstyle. Our positive play leaders in Primary 6 came out for an extra play session to encourage our new starts to explore the space outside.
The first visit to school sometimes seems very daunting for our new Early Years children and their parents. However the children enjoyed themselves singing and playing games with some eager volunteers from Primary 6, Miss Boyd and Mrs Walls.
Circle Time is a positive behaviour technique that is used throughout the school to promote relationships through turn taking, patience and tolerance.
The pupils in the school were very active in the school meals project ‘Mary’s Meals’ in previous years. At a recent Assembly we gave them an update about the East Ayrshire School Mbinda that came about as a direct result of the school meals project where every meal purchased in schools benefited the community in Malawi.
The school were approached by one of the local church represnetatives to ask if we would like a visit from some Malawian farmers who faces a lot of challenges compared to farmers in countries like our own.
Howard Msukwa and Susan Ntende visited Scotland all the way from Kaporo Smallholder Farmers Association in Malawi, to talk to the pupils in Kirkstyle. They described their farming life in producing rice which they currently sell through stalls at churches across Scotland.
The pupils learned about the demands of farming without machinery, using hand held tools in temperatures of 35-40 degree heat, in a climate that is unpredictable and irregular in its rain patterns.
We hope that this experience has allowed the pupils to consider Fair Trade items when shopping and appreciate the hard work and effort that goes into producing these items.
As part of our Nursery Induction programme the new starts meet with our current Primary 6 pupils for a playtime session. This means the children get the chance to find some new friends and mentors before their start in August.
The first harvest of the growing garden have been taken home to be enjoyed in salads around Kikrstyle. Primary 1 pupils grew their cress and mustard seeds in school until they were ready for eating – then they carefully carried them home.
As part of out electricity science topic this term Primary 4 worked in grouped to test differet circuits to see if they could light the light bulb. Cassie was surprised that another circuit worked to light the bulb.
Kieran, Ellie, Jody and Sophie carefully recorded which of the circuits light up their light bulb and which did not so they could report their findings to the class.
The children had a choice of different toppings for their pizza. McKenzie, Robert, Keris and Aiden selected their favourite pizza toppings for their pizza.
It was hard work making our pizza’s but worth it! Ryan, David and Christopher thought their pizzas tasted delicious!
Kieran’s pizza design was selected by Miss McDowall and Mr Nutt as being the winning design. Kieran’s pizza was in the shape of Kenya. Kieran selected foods eaten in Kenya for his toppings and the colour of these foods also represent the Kenyan flag.
The range of different pizza designs to represent Kenya was fantastic! Here are some of the different designs.
The children in Primary 3 have been studying the seashore zones and the creatures that are found there. They have also compared the seaside and what happens there and how it looks now to 100 years ago. They were excited to find lots of things that are the same but also the large number of differences.
The children participated in activities covering curricular areas of Science, Technology and Art related to our topic.
The Primary 3’s went on trip to Culzean where they did rock pool and beach art activities.
Then a week later it was off to visit the RNLI at Troon who were super but unfortunately the weather was anything but as the rain came down and the 3s got very wet.
