The children in Primary 1 have been learning all about money this week. We can identify coins from 1p up to £2. We talked about where our money comes from and why we need it. The children enjoyed taking part in our ‘needs and wants’ activities and were able to identify all of the things we really need in our lives. Our story was ‘The Old Man and his money’ which you can find on you tube.

The children created some fantastic story maps to retell the story. The children were really interested in the pictures on each coin and were fascinated with the story about the Portcullis on the 1p. Ask your child to tell you all about it.

 

 

Mr Robertson from Loudoun Academy came to visit us. He really enjoyed watching the children engaged in Phonics activities and was keen to join in!

As a school we will be focusing on different contexts raised during COP 26 – The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference , being held in Glasgow between 31 October and 12 November. Primary 1 Have been learning all about Commotion In The Ocean, and all the different creatures living in the Sea. We will now investigate Plastic Pollution in the Ocean as part of our COP 26 focus. The children have created a fantastic Ocean display in our classroom and will now see what happens when we introduce lots of plastic to our Ocean.

Homework task – can each child please bring a small piece of plastic ie. yoghurt pot, food tray, carton. We will explore how each piece of plastic can have a negative effect on our Ocean and the creatures living there.

I hope you all have a lovely weekend,

From Mrs Cuthbertson x