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 our bird watching tally mark results to create a class pictogram to find out which bird we spotted the most of overall.  The gull was spotted the most in the Crookfur Playgrounds!

 

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 carried out some litter picking down at Woodland which they thoroughly enjoyed!

After Easter, we will be continuing learning more about sustainability!

This week we have been marking Neurodiversity Week with various activities each day.

After lunch we have been completing a mindfulness activity and this has got us thinking about our breathing and ways in which we can let go of any worries we may be feeling.

We received a visit from two Neurodiversity Ambassadors who showed us the Kit Bags that the school have. We were intrigued to find out what was inside and loved the wolf and robin finger puppets along with the smell of the calming oil!

We spent Thursday afternoon with our P6 Buddies. We read the story ‘A Superpower Like Mine’ and then started thinking about our own superpowers. Some of the superpowers we discussed were kindness, creativity, bravery, strength and having a good imagination. We drew a picture of us demonstrating our superpower and the P6 buddies helped us complete this. We then made a card for a ‘superhero’ in our own lives

We marked World Down Syndrome Day by wearing odd socks to school. Just look at those happy feet!

This week we have also started learning about data handing. We discussed what data is and how data can be sorted. We explored a variety of 3D shapes and discussed different ways we could sort the shapes. In small groups, we were able to sort them by colour, shape and size.

We have been enjoying the better weather this week and even managed to get outside to the P1 garden on Friday afternoon. We loved having the choice to explore outside or in the classroom and have our fingers crossed for more sunny days.

On Thursday the whole school participated in Meta Moments, organised by Miss Brodie and Miss Tenby. We had lots of visitors who have a range of different jobs and they spoke to us about the Meta-skills they use to do their job.

In Primary 1, we firstly listened to Dr. Eilidh tell us about the skills she uses in the hospital. Dr Eilidh uses the skills of communicating to speak to both her patients and her colleagues and the skill of collaborating as it is important she works alongside others  to ensure her patients get better.

Dr Eilidh also brough her stethoscopes in for us to try and there were some very amazed faces when we could hear our own, or others, heart beats.

     

We then enjoyed a visit from Alan Potter who is an artist. Alan shared that he uses the skill of creativity in his job as an artist every day. He has to think carefully about how he can turn his customer’s ideas into reality and what materials he can use. He brought the smaller models of some very large sculptures that he has previously made which we really enjoyed exploring. Alan also uses the skills of curiosity as he is often curious if something will go to plan. He shared the important message that it’s ok if things don’t work out and he just tries again.

Earlier on in the week we had a go at some number problem solving. In small groups, we read the word problem and then had to think about what we needed to do in order to solve it. We worked effectively  together and used our whiteboards to write down any working we thought would help.

This week we celebrated World Book Day.

We received a visit from some P7s who had written and illustrated some beautiful stories. It was a pleasure to listen to their stories and see the hard work that had went into them.

     

     

     

     

     

      

We then read a story together in class and created a story map to show our understanding of ‘Norman the Slug with the Slug with the Silly Shell.

In the afternoon, Mrs Agnew read us another story but this time she hid the front cover. We had to pretend we were illustrators and design a new front cover for the book. The title of the book was ‘Freddie and the Fairy’. Some of us thought Freddie was an animal and some of us thought he was a boy. The mystery was revealed at the end of the day.

 

We had a very successful trip to the Summerlee Museum on Monday. The trip linked in with our topic about The Past and the workshop, titled ‘When Gran was a Girl’ focused on exploring items from the past. We all had an amazing time and enjoyed each of the different parts of the museum there was to explore.

We started off by visiting the Miner’s Cottages. The cottages show what living conditions were like in the past. There were many cottages to explore and they started from around the 1840s to the 1980s. We could see a big difference as we moved from cottage to cottage!

     

     

     

We then went for a walk along the canal which led us to the park.

We spent quite a while exploring the park and had lots of fun, especially on the pyramid climbing frame.

     

     

Before lunch, we had time to explore the different areas of the museum. There was lots to see and do…

     

The final part of our day was the workshop. We were first shown three items from the past, a record player, camera and telephone and discussed what item our grown ups now use today that do all three things these items did.

We were then invited to explore the three stations. One was a green grocer’s and this allowed us to discuss where food was bought from in the past.

Another station consisted of toys from the past such as skipping ropes, a cup and ball and a hoop and stick.

     

     

Probably the most fun of all was the washing station. We had to scrub the clothes to make them clean, then dry them using the wringer and then hang them to dry. We had to be very strong to turn the handle on the wringer!

     

     

     

The last part of our afternoon was learning some moves from the 60s. We learned three different dance moves and got to perform them with some music. We even got to dress up in some outfits from the 60s!

     

      

Thank you to our parent helpers who came along to the trip and also to those who offered their time, we couldn’t have done it without you