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Class Photo Day

It was an opportunity for some problem solving.  We learned about ordinal numbers – 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc. We then had to put ourselves in order from smallest to tallest.  It was quite a challenge! The photographer had asked us to be in order  for our photos. Job done!

( It took us a while!)

 

The Weather Balloon

The weather balloon came to school before it’s launch.  Mr Tyler came to tell us all about it. It is quite small just now, but grows to the size of our classroom as it travels to a height of 32, 000 km. It will have cameras and a box attached to it when it is released into the sky in Newton Stewart, so that it can record air pressure and weather.  It took a photo of all the children in the school as it was flown on our pitch.

 

Never a dull moment…

There is always so much going in class and it is lovely to see how well the children have all settled and how they enjoy learning through play.  Their discussions are second to none.  They are a curious class and are encouraged to try things out for themselves as they work things out. The teachers are always at hand to give support if required, but we always ask the children to try first. The children also ask lots of questions and we adjust our planning to suit their needs and satisfy their answers.  “ Why are the leaves yellow?  What makes them crispy?” Let’s learn about trees, leaves and the environment they grow in! Then they asked about birds….. and so it snowballs!

Language Homework

We have given home two cards wth lots of letters on them.  These should be cut up for the children to use for practice at home.  The children can sound them out; they can write the sounds on their whiteboards; they can blend the words together in three letter words.   We do all this in class every day.  Practising at home really helps the children to become confident in reading and writing and they reap the benefits in class.

Seeds

We investigates different seeds and matched them to the correct plant/tree/fruit.  It was quite tricky.  We used microscopy to get a better look at the seeds. Some of them were tiny.  We passed round the Petri dishes around to see the seeds up close.  They were cool.