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Global Goals 2 – ‘Wonky’ Fruit Smoothie

The Asteroids were learning about ‘wonky’ fruit and the difference between ‘wonky’ fruit and the ‘perfect’ fruit you find in the supermarkets. We were learning that misshapen fruit tastes just the same as perfect looking fruit and so to help the farmers,  reduce waste and help the environment, we should try and use ‘wonky’ fruit when we can.

We looked at pictures of different fruit, identified them and sorted them into perfect fruit and wonky fruit groups.

We used ‘wonky’ blueberries, strawberries and over-ripe bananas in our smoothie. It tasted delicious!

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Edinburgh Theme LIT 0-21b – Threading

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During literacy time, the Sunflower’s enjoyed threading the outline of many Edinburgh landmarks.  Each child was able to weave the string around their picture to give it a complete outline. Some children were able to identify Edinburgh castle in their picture.

 

 

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Thistle Street -Social Studies – Exploring Different Styles of Houses

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The Daisies class enjoyed going on a local area walk and looking at different styles of houses. We spotted flats, bungalows and large detached houses. We also spotted a Scottish flag that we recognised from our theme.

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Thistle Street – Edinburgh Castles

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The Daisies class enjoyed looking at clips of Edinburgh Castle on Google Maps. We also watched a YouTube clip of a Minecraft themed animation of Edinburgh Castle getting built.

We used a rectangle foam stamper to print brick effects on our castle template and added windows, towers and a castle door.

We looked closely at the Scottish flag and collages our own to go on top of our castle.

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EXA 0-02a – Greyfriar’s Bobby Dog

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As part of our Scotland theme for the term, the Sunflower’s have been learning about Edinburgh.  Last week, we had an interactive story about the Greyfriars Bobby dog and his adventures.  Afterwards, we used a variety of fabrics to decorate our own Bobby dog.  The children loved exploring different textures and adding the material to their collage.

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50 Things Outdoors – Bubbles

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In the garden, the Sunflower’s enjoyed blowing and popping bubbles.  Each child experienced reaching, catching and popping bubbles and some children were able to blow them independently.   Well done Sunflower’s!

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50 Things Outdoors – Making a Mud Pie

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At the beginning of term 2, the Sunflower’s enjoyed making mud pie’s in the garden.  Each child felt the sensation of mud on their hands and poured, moulded and handled mud to make a mud pie. We also added some water. Some children preferred using kitchen utensils to make their mud pie. Everyone enjoyed getting muddy in the sunshine.

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Scots Story – Wonky Donkey!

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The Daisies class enjoyed reading today’s story called “Wonky Donkey”. There were lots of Scots words that really made us chuckle. We enjoyed the animated YouTube story and all took turns trying on donkey ear headbands and masks. Then we made a wonky donkey craft.

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Highland Games

The Bluebells have enjoyed learning about activities that happen during a traditional Scottish Highland Games. We took turns trying out some of the activities. We tossed the caber, threw the hammer, played tug of war, threw the wellie and our favourite was hurling the haggis.

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Successful Learners – Understanding Our Bodies

It was hot and cold this week in the Transition class during our Health and Wellbeing lesson. We looked at how our skin and muscles felt when hot and cold. We held an ice cube and identified different sensations that we could feel. We then turned a hairdryer on to feel the heat and identify those sensations. Words chosen by the class included hot, cold, jaggy and calm.

We then took advantage of the frosty day to go outside and bare our forearms to see how our skin and muscles felt. Everyone was very brave and even placed a frosted leaf on our forearms to feel even more cold! Well done everyone!

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