We have been working hard to develop our problem solving skills this week in Numeracy and Maths. We worked in small groups to identify what the problem was asking and what strategies we could use to find the answers. We selected materials that would help us and took turns to record and report back our findings. We are looking forward to a new problem next week.
Enjoy the long weekend.
Mrs Denholm x
We have had a lovely day learning more about Eid Al-Fitr. Our day began preparing and baking chocolate chip cookies following Mrs Amin’s recipe. We worked together in small groups to measure out the ingredients and separate the mixture to create our cookies. The smell floating through the school as they were baking was delicious.
We were invited to have some henna designs on our hands which were so beautiful and unique. The children were delighted with them.
We tried learning some new dance moves together which was lots of fun, but very fast!
We learnt about different places of worship and what happens in a Mosque. We then tried to build some Mosques using photographs in the block area. We realised all of the buildings were very grand and had lots of interesting details on them.
Have a lovely weekend. See you all next week.
Mrs Denholm x
We had a wonderful sunny day to walk to the Co-op to deepen our understanding of money and the services of a local business. The children worked well together in their groups to explore and complete some challenges encouraging them to look at the prices of items. They were able to spot and talk about their favourite foods and plan a dinner they would like to enjoy. We finished our experience by buying some ingredients to make play dough in the classroom. We enjoyed a little treat in the sun to give us some energy to manage the big walk back. Thank you to our lovely helpers who made the experience much easier to manage. Here is a wee snapshot of our trip.
This week we have been learning about different types of fruit and have shared what we like and dislike with each other. We recognise the importance of eating fruit as part of a healthy diet and enjoyed preparing our own fruit salads developing our chopping, peeling and slicing skills.
After we had our visit from Rennie, The Dams to Darnley Ranger we carried out some drawing and writing about some facts that we had learned.
We then carried out some observational drawings on birds trying to really focus on the different shapes and colours that we could see and add as much detail as we could.
We used IPADs to enhance our learning by using google to search for information about birds. The children enjoyed talking about different images they could find.
Over the last couple of weeks we have learned more about different ways we can help look after the environment to help make a better world.
The children thoroughly enjoyed doing some litter picking down at Woodland!
After the Easter holidays, we will continue to learn more about sustainability together!
This week the class have continued to develop their creativity and problem solving skills as they have used junk materials to build with. The children have worked independently on their own designs and as part of a small group to create magic potion pots, a BFF rocket and a shield to name a few. If you have any junk materials at home, please send them in as there are hours of fun to be had with them.
This week is Neurodiversity week at Crookfur. We have read some stories and chatted about similarities and differences within our class. We have also recognised that we all have different superpowers, including being brave, kind and imaginative. We met with our buddies to carry out an activity with them. They helped us recognise and draw our superpowers before sounding out words to write in thank you cards to our everyday superheroes in our lives.
Have a great weekend!
Mrs Denholm x
This week we explored mixing red and yellow together to make different shades of the colour orange. We painted squares with the colours and once they were dry turned them into little houses.
We have continued to learn about money specifically selecting the right coins to make amounts and matching coin equivalents together up to 15p.
We welcomed a doctor and an artist in to talk to us about how they use meta skills in their jobs. We discovered communication, curiosity and collaboration are key. The children asked lots of good questions and many seemed inspired for a future career.
The children continue to amaze me with their problem solving skills and creativity which is evident throughout their play every day. Here is a little snapshot of some of the play from he week.
I hope you all enjoy your weekend. Hopefully the sun will make an appearance.
Mrs Denholm x
This week we enjoyed a trip to Summerlee Museum together to explore some items from the past and learn how our grandparents might have lived. It was very interesting to see some of the items such as the wind up telephone, record player, camera, satchel and chalkboard.
the children quickly realised life is much easier now and more convenient with almost instant access to most things.
We enjoyed lunch together before taking a walk to see the cottages where we were able to visit different rooms set up from across the decades.
We even had time for a play outside in the park. It was great fun!
We had a little look around inside at some of the items from the past and enjoyed the interactive buttons on some of the stations.
Thank you to our lovely helpers Nada, Kirsty and Sara. We couldn’t have done it without you!
Have a great weekend!
Mrs Denholm x
This week we have been discussing the similarities we have within our class that we can see such as hair colour and eye colour. We have also thought carefully about questions we could ask each other to find out more about our friends for the things we cannot see such as favourite movie or colour. This made us realise often if we listen carefully enough and play with each other we can find out more and grow new friendships.
We have also been exploring odd and even numbers in maths. We used different numbers of children to see if we could split that number into two equally with nobody left out. If somebody was left out the hoops we realised that number was odd.
In PE we have continued to develop control and accuracy with the ball as we played some competitive games. It was very exciting if the ball landed in the hoop, meaning we could try get another ball or hoop.
I hope everyone is having a great weekend! See you all on Monday for the school trip.
Mrs Denholm x
This week we were very lucky to receive a visit from the fire service to talk to us about the job of a firefighter and how to stay safe. The children asked some great questions and were able to try the uniform on, see how the equipment works and even got to sit inside the fire engine. It was a great experience for us all.
