Primary 1 had a fantastic time at the museum yesterday. We learned lots about life in the past and are very excited to spend the next few weeks learning more as our IDL topic.

On Friday, Primary 1.2 spent the day learning all about space.  We learned:

• The names of the planets in our solar system
• What gravity is
• That the sun is a big star
• How the earth turns and moves around the sun.

All our targets were space themed. We did some space data handling, designed a badge for a space mission and made our own rockets.

Just before we broke up for Easter, Primary 1 enjoyed an Easter egg hunt outside. It was lovely sunny weather.

In Maths we have started learning about data handling. The children have enjoyed learning how to record information and write tally marks.

The children enjoyed writing about their Easter holidays this week and did some lovely work.

Primary 1 have been very excited for the start of spring

We enjoyed going on a nature walk to find all the signs of spring.

In science, we have been learning about how sound is caused by vibration and movement.  We all had a go at creating our own musical instruments by using cardboard, elastic bands and beads.

We all enjoyed taking part in activities for Red Nose. Day. We especially enjoyed the egg and spoon race and showed great balancing skills!

Primary 1.2 have had a great February.

We’ve been able to delve even further into our topic of beliefs and celebrations by exploring Chinese New Year. We made our own paper lanterns and Chinese vases.

We’ve also been busy learning about different people in our communities and different jobs. We’ve had lots of visitors come to tell us about their work which has been the highlight of the month!

In Maths we’ve been learning using Blue Bots to help learn about direction. We have been trying to write our own set of instructions so our friends can guide them around maps.

January has been a busy and exciting month in Primary 1!

In PE, we’ve started gymnastics, which has been very popular.  Everyone has been giving balancing, rolling, and jumping a go – it’s been great to see some new skills mastered.

We started our new topic this month which is all about celebrations. After learning about New Year’s Eve, we’ve been discussing  other special occasions that people celebrate and the different things we believe in. There’s been lots of sharing about our own experiences, and we’re looking forward to learning more about celebrations from around the world.

In health and wellbeing, we’ve been talking about people who help us, like doctors, firefighters, and paramedics. The children loved learning about emergency vehicles and they worked in teams to design and create their own out of construction materials.

We also celebrated Robert Burns this week by learning a little about his life and enjoying some Scots songs. The highlight was definitely making our own shortbread.

Primary 1.2 have had a great day.

First we took part in a sleigh making challenge with primary 7. We needed to build a sleigh out of construction materials that could hold Santa and 2 presents. Everyone worked very well with their team mates and they all successfully completed the challenge.

Primary 1.2 had a great time at their Christmas party and loved meeting Santa!

P1.2 have had a lovely December. Taking part in the Nativity was a highlight, the boys and girls all did so well.

During Muddy Movers, we enjoyed some warm juice outside when the weather was really cold.

A reindeer broke into our classroom this month and left his snowy footprints all over the classroom. We enjoyed writing about what happened.

Primary 1.2 enjoyed a visit to the library to take part in a Book Bug session during Book Week Scotland. Everyone took home their own book and we enjoyed playing the activities in the class.

Primary 1.2 took part in designing the whole school calendar. We chose to do the month March with a spring theme and everyone created their own flower.

We’ve been busy making crafts for the Christmas Fayre next Saturday. Primary 1 chose to make advent candles and we made our own candle holders out of clay. Once they were dry we painted them and we will now set a price ready for them to be sold!

All the boys and girls were excited to wear their pyjamas to school for Children in Need! Everyones donations raised lots of money for a good cause. We enjoyed taking part in the activities in the gym hall and had the opportunity to buy something from the sale.

Lots of the children have taken an interest in other countries and flags this month. We’ve decided we’d like to start learning more about how people live in different countries and how they celebrate things.

We’ve been very excited getting ready for Christmas celebrations in primary 1.2! The children have been inspired to write letters to Santa asking for a class elf, the letters have been posted and the children are eagerly waiting to find out what will happen!

The children are enjoying taking part in a ‘Play Project’ on Fridays. At the end of each morning we all sit together and shared what we’ve created that day.

During Outdoor Learning, we’ve been trying to build things really high. The children are using some excellent problem solving skills and working together to create large structures.

On Remembrance Day, the children learned about why people wear poppies. They were interested in trying to create their own.

We made soup together and everyone had a go at chopping and peeling vegetables before we all sat down together to enjoy our soup!

We’ve had a very busy November, but the most exciting thing was Santa’s Reindeer’s coming to visit us! Everyone fed a carrot to the reindeer and we took some pictures together in the sleigh.

Primary 1 have had great fun this October.

We’ve started blending our sounds together and are beginning to read.

In Muddy Movers, it’s been quite wet so the children have had lots of fun transporting water around the outdoor area.

The children met with their P5 buddies to enjoy some Halloween games in P.E. We’ve also been taking part in ball control games in P.E and have been learning how to dribble with a basketball!

Last week the children enjoyed taking part in a Tae Kwondo taster session.

Our new topic is animals. We’ve been learning about animals that hibernate and animals that don’t. We’ve been exploring how this is linked to the seasons changing as we moved from Summer to Autumn.

In art, we have been learning about an artist Jackson Pollock and how he creates art on a big piece of paper on the floor. We used conkers and paint to try and re-create some of his art work.

As a class, we’re very interested in art at the moment and lots of us have been exploring with junk modelling and making stories. We love to take part in show and tell, showing all our creations to the class.

On Fridays, we’ve started new ‘Play Projects’. Every week we each pick an individual project and we need to build, make, write and draw something for our project. At the end of the day we show the class what we’ve created. The children have loved taking part so far during last weeks challenge “create a way to blow away the leaves” and this week’s project: “My spooky Halloween project”.