Expressive Arts, Literacy and English, Social Studies

Happy St Andrew’s Day – 30th November 2016

November 30, 2016 Miss Dunn

Primary 1 have been investigating St Andrew’s day today through traditional Scots songs, language and stories.

We learned that Scots language is different from our language. Phoebe asked if it had different letters like Hebrew, Miss Dunn explained it was the same letters just in a different order to make different sounds.

We enjoyed hearing Whit the Clockleddy Heard and The Gruffalo’s Wean in Scots. Can you guess what familiar story we know them as?

We also learned some traditional Scottish children’s songs, such as Three Craws and Ally Bally. Our favourite song was Katie Bairdie.

Click on the link below for the song and lyrics to try at home:

http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/katie-bairdie

Other learning activities included collage thistles, Scottish culture Bingo and making a traditional Scottish dinner of Haggis , Neeps and Tatties in the home corner.

“St Andrew’s Day is when we celebrate Scotland” – Yisrael.

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Mental Wellbeing – 29th November 2016

November 30, 2016 Miss Dunn

Today we had a mental wellbeing workshop called Moving to Calm with Dr Livingstone one of the school’s parents.

We used music and movement to explore our emotions and find strategies for calming and relaxing.

Joshua Sabba: “I liked using movments to be angry and cross, like big movmenets.”

Isaac Ram: “The claw hands were a way of being cross without hurting people.”

Phoebe Tomkins “We used smooth flowing movements with our arms”

Celebrations

Shabbat Shalom – 25th November 2016

November 25, 2016 Miss Dunn

We had a lovely Kabbalat Shabbat today in the infant department.

Listen to our views below:

“I love singing the songs where we think about what should be on the Shabbat Table” – Lori

“I like it that we all say the words to the bracha” – Toby

“When we hear what all the other boys and girls have been learning about like the Parsha it helps us too. My brother Harry told us the prayer he wrote today and I was proud.” – Lucy Vallance

Literacy and English

Scottish Book Week

November 25, 2016 Miss Dunn

We have been exploring lots of literacy and reading experiences this week as part of Book Week Scotland.

Take a look at some of our favourites:

Ava

“I loved going to visit ourlibary in school. We all got to look at lots of books and started our Book Reflections journal.” Korin

“My favourite part was having lots of time to be in our book corner, I love the books there. We have been sorting them into the right places. The section on Mog books is one of my favourites.”

Alice:

“I’ve really liked making words at the tiny teacher board. I pretend I’m the teacher, teaching other people how to read.”

Literacy and English

Our Trip to the Library – November 24th 2016

November 25, 2016 Miss Dunn

We had such an exciting day today on our class trip to the library!

Katie and Freddie have given this summary of the trip:

“First we got on the bus but it was too small! We needed 29 seats and it only had 22.

After that we sang songs on the bus and really quickly we were in the library.

Gillian from the library showed us around then read us three books.

We are going to vite for our favourite book next week in class, we liked the shark one the best!

At home time we got to take our Book Bug bags home, it was such a good day”

We even got a mention on the ERC twitter feed!

So much fun with @CalderwoodLodge P1 class gifting the #BookBug Family pack for #BookWeekScot at Giffnock Library. Enjoy your new books. pic.twitter.com/ElgDn3di5m

— ERCultureandLeisure (@ERCL4) November 24, 2016

Literacy and English

Book Fayre November

November 21, 2016 Miss Dunn

Primary 1 will be visiting the Book Fayre in school on Wednesday 23rd November 2016 , 2:00pm – 2:40pm.

Literacy and English

Book Week Scotland

November 21, 2016 Miss Dunn

This week we celebrate Book Week Scotland!

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Every school in Scotland will be taking part in various activities to celebrate literacy and reading.

In our class we have been asked to bring in our favourite book from home to add to our Book Week bag. Each day we will read some of our favourite tales to share our love of reading. Miss Dunn has asked the teachers to bring in their favourite book as well!

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In Priamry 1 we have been invited to Giffnock Library where we will be gifted our P1 Family Book Bags. Take a look at the information about this bag below:

http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/bookbug/bookbug-bags/bookbug-primary-1-family-bag

Ivrit

Ivrit – Monday 21st November

November 21, 2016 Miss Dunn

Mr Guetta returned from his trip to Israel today. He had lots of exciting stories to share with us about his adventure to the schools and sights of Israel.

Mr Guetta let us interview him to find out some facts about Israel and the culture there.

Q :

Yisrael: “When I was in Israel it was very hot. Was it hot when you were there?

Mr Guetta: “The temperature was just right. It was a lovely heat, before I went to visit the schools I went for a run and a swim. It is Winter in Israel just now too, but it does not get as cold as it does in Scotland. ”

Lucy MacInnes: “What foods did you eat there? Were they different to food here?”

Mr Guetta: “That is a great question. Eating food is a social occasion in Israel so we have a little plate and lots of small dishes to chose from. There was lots of fresh fruit, vegetables and hummus.”

Alice: ” Is school different there because it is so far away?”

Mr Guetta: “School is still as happy and fun as it is in Scotland. There are some differences. In Israel teachers wear their casual clothes and children do not wear a uniform. The children call the teachers by their first names!”

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