We had to design and create a shopping trolley.
Creative Challenge – Shopping Trolleys
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The Festival of Sukkot and Harvest
I am developing an awareness of the ways in which followers of world religions celebrate different times of year and can relate these to my own life and community. RME 1-06b
We have been learning about the Christian festival of Harvest and also the Jewish festival of Sukkot. We made our own Sukkahs.
Jewish people like to thank God for looking after them.
Sukkot is celebrated in the Autumn, it is similar to the Christian festival of Harvest.
It is a time to remember the time the Jewish people spent in the wilderness, being lead by Moses, when they escaped from Egypt.
To remember and celebrate Sukkot, Jews build a sukkah.
A sukkah is a special hut with a wooden frame. The roof is made from branches and leaves because the stars can still be seen through them.
It is nicely decorated with candles and fruit. People like to hang fruits from the roof and hang pictures and decorations on the walls.
During the Sukkot celebrations Jews like to spend as much time as they can in their sukkah. They will eat, sing, tell stories and even sleep in their Sukkah.
STEM Week
For STEM week Primary 2.2 were set a challenge of designing and building a tower that birds could sit their nests on. We started off by thinking of lots of different designs and looking at some photographs of strong structures. Then we discussed which designs we thought would work the best and why. After that we worked in teams to have a go at building some of the models.Â
‘The top of our tower was perfect for a nest because it was a long rectangle. Our group used Megan’s idea which looked like a house. We tried to build the roof but it was too tricky because it kept collapsing. Next time I would add things on the side to help make it more secure.’ Hamish
 
‘Ours went quite well but some parts were hard. Everyone had good moments and bad moments. Our good moment was at the start when we built the base of the tower. Our bad moment was at the end when the top started falling but we managed to fix it.’ Leo
‘My group chose Callen’s idea but it didn’t really turn out anything like it. We added extra bits and we added on a base instead. Then we added on some flags.  I liked it because it was very sturdy.’ Annabelle
‘We were trying to make the Eiffel tower. We couldn’t make the cuboid at the top because the straws weren’t the same length so we couldn’t adjust it and the top was too heavy for the rest of the structure. The base was the right size so it worked well.’ IslaÂ
‘Our groups was a bit small so I think the giraffes would have been able to reach it. Next time I would make a cuboid shape to help make it a bit stronger and taller.’ Melody
 
Afterwards we discussed what other materials we could have used to build our towers. The next day we decided to try again using a new idea, marshmallows and spaghetti. This took cooperation and lots of patience. These models were a little bit messier but far tastier!
‘We started with big marshmallows but they kept falling down because they were too heavy. Then we got some wee marshmallows which were lighter. We put the big ones at the bottom to make it steady and we used the small ones at the top.’ Kobe
 
STEM week
 Sean and Rachel from Atkins told us a little about being engineers. |
 They challenged us to make a boat that floats using just straws, tape and tin foil! |
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 Amy and Bella P1.3 |
 Melody P1.3 |
Ailsa and Annabelle P1.3 |
 Charlie and Thomas P1.3 |
Callen and Rebecca P1.3 |
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 Jamie Robertson P1.3 and Bradley P1.2 |
Mr Masters! |
 Isla and Paige P1.2 |
 Lewis and Leo P1.2 |
Murray P1.3 tried using different materials… |
 Oliver P1.3 and Aaron P1.2 |
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 Alex and Aidan P1.2 |
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Thomas P1.3 testing his design |
We learned that hot air rises. John from Think Science taught us about static electricity |
 John blew hot air into the bag with a hairdryer and we watched what happened next… |
 He made a hot air balloon |
 John even lay on a bed of nails |
Wind Power
 We learned about the size of the wind turbines. |
Mr Chand from Whitelees Windfarm explained how the wind turns the blades on the turbine. |
 There is electricity all around us. We use it for lots of different reasons. |
 Electricity in Nature! |
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First Week Fun!
We are learning lots of new skills while we are having fun in our classrooms, outdoor learning areas and enjoying tasty lunches. We stay at school all day!
On our first day we listened to a story and learned a song all about S.
We practised writing our names, letters and numbers.
 “I was playing with Rachel.” Ailsa P1.3 |
 Making patterns with friends |
| Alex Dowds P1.3 ” I was learning how to make stuff out of playdough.” |  Murray Neil P1.3 ” I was making letters and numbers. |
 Jayden proudly showing his model made from loose parts |
Enjoying lunch with friends |
| Fruit and milk are on the menu |  Pattern making with paints |
 That’s a wrap! |
Indi likes her pattern with shells |
Jacob using shells and pebbles to create an impressive piece of art |
 Having fun with the dinosaurs! |
 Bradley has written a beautiful n. Well done! |
 Logan creating patterns |
 Alex and Oliver practising cutting and sticking skills |
| Ananbelle writing numbers in the outdoor classroom |  A balancing act… |
 Creating our own number games |
Melody and Remi are walking tall! |
 Adam using the number tiles to make a path |
 Innes is refining his gross motor skills |
 Charlie drawing an arrow spinner for his game |
 Alice using chalk to write magical numbers |
Lucas happy playing outside |
 Creating our own playing and learning environment |
 Annabelle balancing on the snakes and ladders square |
 Callum in goals, Innes on rope |
Maxs Christmas Wish
The children really enjoyed the show Max’s Christmas Wish.
“I really enjoyed the singing” Murray and Bradley ( Yellow and Red P.M)
” I liked all of it.” (Emily Red P.M)
” I liked the bit when the man put the scarf on wrong.” Annabelle (Blue P.M)
“The Lama was so so funny.” Jayden (Blue P.M)
” When the puppet comes I like that.” Polly (Yellow P.M)
“When we all sang the macaroni song.” Luke (Blue P.M)
Fun at Muddy Land.
The children enjoyed making music on our new music wall.
We were painting with mud making mud pies, and finding the longest worms.
We even had karaoke during snack time.
Great fun using our new water fountain.
The children were learning to navigate as they played with the bee bots.
The children gave instructions to each other.
We are learning about directions and following instructions.
Technology
I am learning the main features of a computer e.g. mouse, monitor and keyboard.
