Our Mystery Reader last week was Mrs Monie, who is a fantastic PSA in our school in P2. She read us “Monkey Puzzle” by Julia Donaldson. It was a brilliant book.
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Weighing
Some of us have been learning about weighing and what is heavier and lighter. We worked both in class and around the school.
Welcome To December!
December has arrived very quickly and it will soon be holiday time. 😃 However, we don’t stop. We continue to learn and do our best every day. December is an extremely busy time of year in Primary schools with pantos, parties, rehearsals for school pantos and church services. This means our timetable is often changed at a moments notice and we have to be very flexible. Our apologies in advance.
We have already noticed that the children are becoming more tired as we head towards the holidays and we take this into account in the planning of our lessons. It’s dark outside, it’s cold and there are only so many sleeps till a certain someone arrives. The excitement will build.
Lotty’s Dad©
“Good Afternoon! “said our visiting Firefighter, as he walked in the door. “Good Afternoon, Lotty’s Dad! “ replied the children. We hadn’t rehearsed this. The children were enthralled.
Mr Martin – aka “Lotty’s Dad” – arrived to talk to us about being a firefighter and all the things he does. It is a really dangerous job and we didn’t envy him. He told us about the importance of smoke alarms and about what to do if our house was on fire.
He then asked Mrs Arbuckle to demonstrate putting on the firefighters special clothes. The clothes were very hot to wear and were very heavy. Not very comfortable at all. We all got to try on part of the special clothes and we had so much fun. It looked chaotic, but we learned so much .
Thank you very much for a very memorable afternoon, Mr Martin and for taking the time to visit us.
Gymnastics
Our new term is under way and we had to say goodbye to Mr Higgins teaching us gym. Now our teachers are teaching us gymnastics. We were learning to do long rolls, controlling our movements and forward rolls. We then added in a balance before and after our rolls. We were very impressed.
Book Bug
One of the lovely librarians from Clarkston Library visited us. She brought Book Bug bags with her full of goodies and read some of the books. The bags are great, with books, a whiteboard and pen , posters and information. The more we read books, the better thinkers, readers and writers we become.
ERIC Time
When we go in to class in the morning, we order our lunch, choose a book from the book baskets and sit and read. It is called ERIC time. ( Everyone Reading In Class) It is important to know that we can read books other than our reading books. These books have been specially selected for us and include words we know. It is lovely to hear the children reading and seeing them pointing to words.
Mystery Reader
The scene was set and Katie didn’t know! Mrs Mo ( Katie’s Mum) was our Mystery Reader today. It was lovely to welcome a parent in to our class and share reading. Mrs Mo read one of our favourite books, “The Tiger Who Came To Tea” by Judith Kerr. Thank you for taking time out of your busy day, Mrs Mo.
If you would like to be our Mystery Reader on a Friday at 12, put a note in the Diary and we will be in touch. December is full, but we can take bookings for January and February. …. but remember to keep it under your hat. 🤐
Getting Involved In Play
The teachers get involved in play too. We don’t direct it, we just join in and let the children lead us. We don’t often get photos of this as we are busy playing. However, the iPad was quickly brought out to capture Mrs Hamilton being measured. Was the “worm” longer than her and several children? One child made the “ worm” and other children asked the question and wanted to discover the answer.
Imagination City
When we play in 1.4, we use our imaginations. The conversations between the children are amazing. We could never teach that. Sweep in Busters kennel was so funny ( to see his “expression” said it all! ); one child being the “Mystery Reader ” was brilliant; the discussions on texture at the water beads was unbelievable. We don’t ask the children to do these things. They are just learning through play.
