Monthly Archives: November 2016

Read, Write, Count.

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Primary 1 had a visit to Neilston Library. While we were there, we were gifted our “Book Bug” bags from the Scottish Books Trust. We got to hear all of the stories that were in our bags. Our favourite was definitely ‘Shark in the Park on a Windy Day’.

“I can’t wait to use my whiteboard at home.” Orlagh

“I am going to read my books with my little sister.” Mia

“My big sister will read my books to me.” Ocean

“I liked hearing the books and I think I would like to draw a picture of the bear from the book “There’s a Bear on My Chair”. Kerr

 

Thank you Neilston Library and The Scottish Book Trust.

Learning Through Play

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Primary 1 have really enjoyed learning through play.

Learning through play benefits children greatly. Not only does it encourage them to think creatively, it also enhances their imagination. Through allowing children to engage in ‘structured play’ activities, they master new competencies, leading to enhanced confidence and resilience, equipping them with necessary skills for life.

“I made a rainbow disco with my box. I used paint, glitter and pens to make it. Next time I will use glue to make sure the glitter sticks to the box. It didn’t stick very well to the paint.” Mia

“I made a dinosaur. I  had to cut my box up into small pieces and then stick them together. I had to use paint to make it the right colour.” Alfie

“I made a camouflage outfit. I used the green, orange and yellow paint and I will be able to wear it and people won’t know where I am.” Charlie

“I made a squid. I just cut the box at the top into lots of different legs. I didn’t even have to paint it because the box was black and I wanted my squid to be black.” Joshua G

“We got to look at all the different 3D shapes. I thought I had found circles but they are actually called Spheres.” Ewan

“I made a castle with the 3D shapes. Then, I started to sort them into different families. I had a family of cubes – they were my favourite.” Niamh

“If you put a cone on your head it looks like a party hat. I liked playing with the shapes. I put all the shapes together that were the same.” Jackson

Reading and writing words.

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What hard workers we are in Primary 1! Each day we do lots of different activities to help us read and write words. This week we really enjoyed trying to match sentences to pictures. We love going outside to write and read words.

“I could read the word cup and draw a picture of it” Mia

“I could spell the word rat and draw a picture of it” Ewan

“I read the sentence ‘The mug is big’ and I drew a picture of that” Jackson

“I know that sounds c-a-t make the word cat and I drew a picture of one” Ocean

Thank you, God.

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Primary 1 have been talking about all the wonderful things around us that God has made. We lit a candle to think about God and everyone in the class said thank you to God for one thing they were grateful for. Here is what we all said :

“Thank you, God for the trees” Joshua G

“Thank you, God for the flowers” Sophia

“Thank you, God for my family” Alfie

“Thank you, God for everything” Eulalie

“Thank you, God for all the food” Mia

“”Thank you, God for the rainbows” Jackson

“Thank you, God for my friends” Orlagh

“Thank you, God for my school” Niamh

“Thank you, God for my friends” Kerr

“Thank you, God for all my family and friends” Charlie

“Thank you, God for my little brother” Ewan

“Thank you, God for my house and my friends” Lewis

“Thank you, God for my horse” Ocean

“Thank you, God for the animals” Daniel