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.
Designing and building seaside activitiesCameron is checking the swings
Boat buildersMaking jellyfishWatch out it doesn't sting you Emma!Fun in the sand Pointillism Starfish Research groupEnterprising homework3D lighthouses
Inspired by the Bell Rock lighthouse
Well done children and their helpers
The Primary 3’s went on trip to Culzean where they did rock pool and beach art activities.
Fun in the sunWhat have you found?After lunch siesta
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.
Ooops that's a bit big for you SarahRadio operator CaitlinAny more ???This is what we wear when we go to save someone.Hang on we will save you!
Primary 2 are currently learning about the circus. They have all been busy making circus mobiles as an enterprising homework challenge. The results are all very impressive! The mobiles are bright and colourful, can move, can make a noise and some even light up! Emily was first to meet the challenge so hers went up on display at the middle of our big top. Now that everyone’s mobile is hanging up, room 4 looks great! We were learning about symmetry so we all made and painted some clown faces which are displayed in the corridor next to our clown self registration wall. We read the story of Dumbo and then made our own cute elephants from paper plates. This week we are writing our own Dumbo stories. At gym we have been practising circus skills. We have some excellent jugglers, knife throwers(well beanbag throwers), tightrope walkers and acrobats. When “The Big Kid Circus” came to Kilmarnock, primary 2 were their best customers! This week we are going to use shoe boxes to make a circus train full of animals. Hopefully Maya or Carmen will remember to bring in some of their rabbit’s bedding for the train carriages!
The pupils have been involved in a variety of enterprising homework challenges and now we would like to try a whole school challenge.
The mission should you wish to accept it is to use your wooden spoon in the most creative and interesting way you can think of to make a new character/object.
The staff have already undertaken this challenge to offer the pupils some guidance, advice and ideas from their first hand experiences, these are on display outside the Office.
You can use any materials to decorate and create. The whole family can get involved and help. Have fun!
Skills involved in this challenge:
Creativity and innovation
Using tools, equipment and materials.
Experiences and Outcomes from A Curriculum for Excellence:
EXA 1-02a, 2-02a
I have the opportunity to choose and explore a range of media and technologies to create images and objects, discovering their effects and suitability/comparing and combining them for specific tasks.
TCH 1-11a, 2-11a
Through discovery and imagination, I can develop and use problem solving strategies to meet design challenges with a food or textile focus.
TCH1-11b, 2-11b
Having evaluated my work, I can adapt and improve, where appropriate, through trial and error or by using feedback.
We have allocated two weeks to this challenge and hope that we will have a huge variety of spoons to display throughout the school at our Spring Fayre event this term.
The Primary 2 pupils are currently studying ” The Circus.” They have been talking about all the different circus animals, people and equipment that is used. They enjoyed hearing the story about “Dumbo the Flying Elephant.” If anyone has anything that relates to the circus can they please bring it into school. Enterprising homework will follow soon!
Primary Two’s Big Top
Which people, animals and equipment is used at the circus?
Primary 5 and 5/6 were researching the Vikings last term. They painted a Viking scene for the classroom walls, built a Viking Longship, visited Vikingar at Largs, presented in words and music Viking Life and that’s only a small part of their experiences.
The Walls
6 meters of Viking scene had to be painted on the floor - Wow!
Viking Longships
As enterprising homework the children were given 5 weeks to design and build – with adult help- a Viking Longship. The results were staggeringly good, as I’m sure those of you who were in school for parent’s evening will agree.
These pictures are just a small sample:
Vikingar the experience
If you are interested in Vikings then a trip to Vikingar in Largs is a must. The children split into 2 groups and while one was visiting the Longhouse and Halls of Valhalla the rest were meeting a Viking and dressing up as the poor and rich of the time.
Thora who took us through the LonghouseTake care that sword might be sharp!!
New Viking Warriors
They wore animal furs to keep warm.
Walls were decorated with carvings of the GodsAll dressed up!Gorgeous!Is that shield not a bit too big!!!!Our Viking teller of SagasViking artifactsP5 &P5/6 in front of the Needle
On the way home while dodging the torrential downpours we stopped off to look at the Needle. This monument marks the site of the Viking Battle of Larg which took place in 1263.
This term Primary 6 and 5/6 have been studying our Solar System and Space exploration. To get them of to a flying start they visited the Science Centre where they investigated the experiments, watched an enthralling film about the Hubble Space Telescope and were given an insight into what is in our night sky.
The Challenge
The pupils were then set a Space Challenge as Enterprising Homework. Along with an adult helper they had to design and make a Mars Rover…… all in 4 weeks.
These are just some of the wonderful rovers the children made.
Experiment Day
The two classes had a day of space experiments to help them understand the difficulty of working in space. They wore work goggles, very thick gloves at most experiments while at a few they wore work coveralls as well as standing on swivel boards. Good fun was had by all and a much better understanding was gained of the problems faced by astronauts working in the vacuum of space
