Look at how well our plants have grown.
Our Garden is in full bloom
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Learning in the woods today
On this sunny day, we took advantage of the shade that the woods provide and we played out there for nearly an hour this morning.
We used “tapping sticks” to count up and backwards as well as starting with different numbers. We used them to count the syllables in our names.
Then we counted and collected 10 sticks each. We had to measure them against our arms to make sure that they were no longer than the space between our fingertips to our elbows. Then we created pictures with them.
We also had a number hunt and created our own number line. In between all that, we climbed some trees and trekked around the pitch.
Have a look.
Our awesome playground and woods area
Today some of us went to the woods and others played on the Transport Hub in the school playground. We looked for numbers, we counted sticks to help us win a challenge and we enjoyed some stories and role play.
Here are some photos.
Lunch in “The Street!”
Yesterday when the P3-7’s were away on their trip we had the chance to visit the Street area and enjoyed eating our lunch there.
The tables seemed big but we managed and thoroughly enjoyed our visit.
Visit to Primary 4
Today a few of us visited Primary 4 to a special book festival that the Primary 4’s had organised. They had written their own books – some were non-fiction and some were fiction.
We were able to go around their stalls and look at their books, posters and advertising that they had completed.
They had been very busy carrying out research to give them enough information for their books. They included lots of different topics from football to wolves.
Well done everyone and thank you for having us!
Exploring Characters
We have enjoyed sharing storybooks together and exploring the characters and events within them.
Here we are making our own characters which we then used to create short iMovies. Have a look!
Woods Walk – Scavenger Hunt
Today some of us went to the woods with Mrs Aitken and we had a scavenger hunt. We collected some items and made a gigantic poster together. Next we used our mark making and writing skills to label the things that we had found.
Then we played and climbed the trees!
Counting and Sorting
We have been busy counting sticks, stones, cones and bears! Matching the number of items with the numeral.
We have also been sorting objects by their colour and shape!
Mearns Masters – Designers Scarecrows
Following a discussion in the garden last week about protecting our daffodils and seeds, the children suggested making scarecrows to “keep the crows away.”
We used recycled materials that we had investigated last week to see which were waterproof. The materials that were best for the little buddy’s roof were plastic bags, plastic and tinfoil so we decided to use them.
We also used natural materials like sticks and cones that we had collected in the woods.
Check out our scarecrows!
Mearns Master – Designers – Materials
Today we have been investigating materials. We have looked at materials that we would find in our homes and natural materials that we would find in our kitchens.
We were thinking about what each of the materials felt like, what words we would use to describe them and we guessed what they were made of. Then we checked to see if they were waterproof.
Check out our sticky pictures!
