We are becoming very confident at reading our tricky words. On Wednesday, we worked with a partner and went on a word hunt through our library books. Here’s what we found. 😁
Galleries
Microscopy
We loved looking through microscopes in ICT. 🤩
Technology
Today we had a technology hour in class which we all loved. We alternated between using the iPads to play maths games, playing Nessy on the computer and using Virtual Reality headsets. We were all so excited to use the VR Headsets and enjoyed seeing different images of the coast and sea life. Mrs Stephenson had to keep reminding us not to walk around with them on or we would bump into things!
STEM fortnight
Yesterday was the beginning of a fantastic two weeks filled with STEM activities. To start it all off, we were visited by a woman from WaterAid who spoke to us about all the amazing work they do. We quickly realised how lucky we are to have such easy access to clean water and toilets ! In the afternoon we were visited by a very successful engineer, Dr Peter Hughes OBE.
Pancake Tuesday
Today we applied our knowledge of counting and capacity when following a recipe. We needed to add full cups, half cups and a number of spoonfuls of ingredients to our bowls before giving them a good mix. Most of us thought the pancakes were ‘yummy’ 👍🏻
Kindness
Today we spoke about being kind to each other through our words. We sat in a circle and passed two apples around. To the first apple we said unkind words such as- ‘I don’t like you,’ ‘you’re stinky,’ ‘you’re ugly.’ To the second apple we said lovely things such as ‘you are beautiful,’ ‘You smell nice,’ ‘You are lots of fun.’
We talked about how the apples would feel on the inside (even though they looked fine on the outside). Mrs Stephenson then cut the apples in half. The one we were kind to looked bright and healthy on the inside, the one we were mean to looked dull and bruised.
We discussed that when we say unkind things to people, although they might look fine on the outside, on the inside they will feel really sad ☹️
To finish our circle time, we said lovely kind words to each other and all felt great afterwards 🤩
August Flashback
As we are now near the end of 2019, we thought we’d share an amazing memory of the year – the children’s first day of Primary 1 🙂
