Tag: Health and Wellbeing

FAOL – Good Health and Wellbeing

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Post date 21 October 2021
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*Successful Learners* *Confident Individuals* *Responsible Citizens*

The Snowdrops have really enjoyed looking at, touching, smelling and tasting a variety of healthy foods. For trying new healthy foods we followed the process of smelling it first, then kissing it with our lips, touching it with our tongues and then finally popping it in our mouths to eat. Everyone did really well following these steps for the first time.

We have also looked at and explored foods that are unhealthy for us and discuss why they were not good for us. We were then able to identify and sort a variety of foods into the 2 different groups of healthy and unhealthy.

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FAOL – Enterprise MacMillan Coffee Morning

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Post date 24 September 2021
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Today was MacMillan snack morning at school. We came dressed in purple and green and decorated cupcakes. We mixed green food colouring into the frosting and added it to the top of our cakes. We also used a rolling pin to roll out the green fondant icing and put it on top of a biscuit.

This week we also created pig masks and today we visited the atrium to stand on the muddy puddle with a Percy pig cut out. We also decorated a giant cupcake to display on our door for everyone to see. We enjoyed sharing a snack together with our friends.

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Fine motor skills and Farm to fork

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Post date 10 September 2021
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*Confident Individuals *Effective Contributors *Responsible Citizens *Successful Learners

Another fantastic week in the Comets class. We have been working hard on our fine motor skills and farm to fork activities.

The Comets were successful learners when identifying where different types of food comes from. We looked at the journey a carrot takes to reach our plates. The children were effective contributors when taking part in classroom discussions and activities.

We have been confident individuals when preparing our carrots in different ways. All the children used the equipment in a safe and efficient way.

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World Book Day

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Post date 4 March 2021
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Today is World Book Day and our chosen class book was “The Hungry Caterpillar” – the ladies even dressed up as characters from the book.

We read the story and did lots of activities throughout the day. We made caterpillars using our finger prints and counted the correct number to put on each one. We sorted healthy and unhealthy foods. We posted the food the caterpillar ate though the mouth of our big caterpillar and we also did some painting with a potato masher. It was lots of fun.

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Planets welcome back Primary 3!

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Post date 2 March 2021
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* SUCCESSFUL LEARNERS, RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS, EFFECTIVE CONTRIBUTORS, CONFIDENT INDIVIDUALS *

The Planets class enjoyed welcoming back some of our pupils.

We completed some Health and Wellbeing ICE Pack lessons focusing on emotions. We sorted a range of emotions into positive and negative emotions (worried, shy, excited etc) and then made our own mood monsters.

We also looked closely at one of the SHANARRI indicators about being responsible. We brainstormed ideas about ways we can be responsible and tried to take on some chores around the class.

Finally, we enjoyed celebrating Purple Friday where we tasted a range of “purple” foods including beetroot, red grapes, purple gummy sweets, purple coloured pringles and vimto juice.

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Home learning tasks- week 7

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Post date 1 March 2021
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Good morning Comets and happy Monday!

We are officially in Spring and it has been super to see a little sunshine over the weekend.

What better way to start the 1st day of a new month by practising our signs for the months of the year!

https://youtu.be/4rJpmqYgfxo

This week we will be Effective Contributors as we work on our tasks for World Book Day. For our home learning this week we will be looking at different books and of course a new Giglets story. You can find the home learning tasks HERE.

I have included a delicious recipe for a Gruffalo cake (we are HUGE fans of the Gruffalo in class.)

It has been so lovely to see you all on our VScene calls and I look forward to it again this week.

Take care and stay safe.

We are missing you all!

Miss Robertson and the Comet ladies x

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Home learning tasks-week 6

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Post date 22 February 2021
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Good morning Comets and families,

How are we all? We are missing you in school and can’t wait till we can be together again.

Last week during our VScene calls we practised signing the colours of the rainbow. February is LGTB month and this Friday is ‘Purple Friday’. We have been working hard on activities in class. At home you can try and make this beautiful rainbow.

The resources you need for this art activity are-

Some cotton balls
Piece of paper
Different coloured paint (colours from the rainbow)

Using the cotton balls make different coloured arches. Remember you will need a new cotton ball for each colour. After each colour you can practise the signs.

Other home learning tasks for the week can be found HERE.

We do not have a Giglets book assigned for this week. However, if you would like one added to your account you can email me. I can add something I think you would enjoy. This week I will be doing our weekly check-ins on Wednesday. I am looking forward to speaking to you all.

Take care and stay safe,

Miss Robertson x

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Home learning – week beg 8th Feb

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Post date 8 February 2021
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Hi everyone, I hope you are all well. This month is LGBT month, and we would have been reading a book all about different families. This book is called “The Family Book” by Todd Parr. Click the link to hear the story being read on YouTube.

The Family Book

Literacy

Rainbow hop

Let’s continue the rainbow theme. Make giant letters in different colours and place them on the floor. You could start with (s a t p i n), someone at home can help, then they can shout out a letter and you have to run and jump onto the correct letter. You could even do it with the letters of your name and then find each letter in the correct order to spell your name.

Numeracy

Shapes are all around us and we had been exploring different shapes in the classroom. Look around the house and see what shapes you can find. You can also play this Shape game .In the game you need to feed the monsters the correct shapes.

Health and Wellbeing

Make a pizza

Make your own pizza at home. Try using a wrap, pitta bread or pizza base. Spread the sauce over the base, then add your toppings – there are lots of things you could add to your pizza. Why not have a go and create an LGBT rainbow pizza. Is your pizza round or square? Did you enjoy your pizza?

Chinese New Year

This week is also Chinese New Year. You could try different Chinese foods at home such as noodles, prawn crackers and prawn toast. Email me and let me know what you liked.

This year is the year of the Ox. I was born in the year of the Goat. Use this website to find out which animal you are and more information about Chinese New Year.

You could make a colourful lantern by folding a piece of paper in half making some slits not quite to the end of the paper, decorate then twist into a cylinder shape and secure with glue or staples and add a strip of paper to the top to create a handle. You could place a battery-operated tea light in the bottom and see the light shine through.

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Home learning tasks-week 4

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Post date 1 February 2021
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Good morning Comets

I hope you are all well and staying safe.

This week we are going to be looking at the story of ‘’The Three Billy-Goats Gruff.” The book can be found on your Giglets account. Again, if you need a copy of log in details just let me know.

The suggested activities for the week can be found HERE.

I am looking forward to catching up with you on our phone calls this week. As always if there is anything that you need just let me know. You can contact me on kirsty.robertson@eastayrshire.org.uk

Have a lovely week Comets and remember you are all amazing!

Miss Robertson x

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Home Learning – week beg. 25th January

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Post date 25 January 2021
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Literacy

Learn about Scotland and living on an island by watching Katie Morag on iPlayer – what episode did you watch? Did you enjoy it?

Have a look at this clip where Katie Morag is playing pooh sticks. Have you played pooh sticks before? Did you like it? When you are on a walk you could have a go and play pooh sticks too. Video – Katie Morag – pooh sticks

Now have some fun doing the Shooglie Wooglie. This a clip from Scottish Book Trust doing the Scottish version of the Hokey Cokey. Have fun and hopefully you learn some Scottish words for different body parts.

Shooglie Wooglie video

Numeracy

Our theme this term is Scottish castles can you use kitchen roll tubes to create castles. Places a different number on each castle you make. Then you can play a game, placing the correct number of straws or pencils inside the numbered castle – you could even add flags to the top of each straw/pencil. Have fun. You could also get help from someone in your family to draw a castle with a number on it and place the correct number of toys on top on the castle drawing. You could also create a number line. Draw a castle with battlements then use a toy character to count to 10 and back again moving him along the battlements.

Health and Wellbeing

Put on your own mini Highland games in your house.

Toss the caber – use a cardboard tube for this.

Hammer throw – use a cushion and see who can throw it the furthest.

Catch the Haggis – use a bean bag or a sponge or even an orange. How many times can you catch it before it drops?

Art

Have a look online at different tartan designs. Then have a go of making your own tartan. This can be made drawing lines with pencils, pens or crayons. You could even get messy and use paint. Or you could cut or tear paper into strips creating you own design by sticking them to a piece of paper.

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