Primary 1 had a lovely time celebrating World Book Day with Mrs.Conway. They focused on the story “Elmer” and completed lots of exciting activities linked to this book. They also had a visit from a fabulous librarian!

The children were able to develop their creativity when creating a patch for Elmer. They further developed their graph making and interpreting skills through charting how many of each coloured patch Elmer has. One of their favourite activities was re-telling the story of Elmer using the puppet show. “I like pretending to be different people.” Jackson.

“I used the talking tin and I told the story of Elmer.” Daniel

“My favourite thing to do was paint a different pattern on Elmer.” Ocean.

“I wrote my own story that was made up.” Ewan

“Gordon came in to read with me and it was amazing! He read a story to Ewan and I.” Lewis

Everyone made a fantastic effort to dress up and this made the day even more enjoyable!

What a fun filled week  Primary 1 have had. Everyday we have had in visitors talking to us about some aspect of Health and Wellbeing. Here are some of our favourite parts :

“I liked bouncing on the bouncy castle.” Eulalie

“Milking the cow was so much fun, I didn’t know that milk came from cows and now I know that.” Kerr

“We made smoothies using different fruit and vegetables. We used blindfolds and nose pegs and now I know that I can taste best when I can use all my senses. When we tasted the smoothie, we guessed what was in it. Then, we had to guess the colour of the smoothie too. I guessed all of mine right.” Jackson

“I loved learning a new dance. It was so much fun and I even won a prize for being the best.” Niamh.

“I liked dressing as the dentist and finding out how to put on braces. I want to be  dentist when I am older.” Oralgh

“The best part of Health Week was when the dentist gave me my own new tooth brush. I am going to brush my teeth so much.” Lewis

“We got to go to a  farm and I got to go on a tractor. This  was my first time on a tractor. The cows were very smelly. The horse called Mhairi was my favourite.” Mia

“I dressed up as a caterpillar. They turn into butterflies. Alfie dressed as a butterfly.” Joshua G

“The tractor was very noisy. I liked getting to see the animals and petting them. The horse was friendly.” Josh

“My heart was beating a lot faster after I did some star jumps. I could hear my heart using the stethoscope. My heart is on the left side of my body.” Ewan

“We got to relax and think about having a healthy mind. Sometimes I feel tired and worried and it is just because my mind needs a rest. I will remember to breath.” Daniel.

“I liked getting to hold the animals. I have a horse called Toby so I know how to care for animals. I had to make sure I was quiet and gentle when I held the baby hamsters.” Ocean.

“Yoga was fun. I felt relaxed.” Sophia

Primary 1 loved getting to spend some time with their Primary 1 friends from Uplawmoor Primary School. What was even more exciting about it, was that they got to go on a Google Expedition together. First of all, they visited a land with dinosaurs. They were quickly transported to the Australian Sea to see lots of different underwater animals, then, straight to space. What a great experience!

“I got to spend time with one of my friends from Uplawmoor. He went to nursery with me. I liked getting to see the dinosaurs and so did he. They are our favourite animal.” Charlie

“The dinosaur was so close to me! The tyrannosaurus rex was huge. Space was really cool and I got to see the planets close up. Mars is red and really hot.” Alfie

This has been a very busy and exciting week in Primary 1. The week began with a visit from Generation Science where we learned all about magnets. This was really interesting and enjoyed by everyone. Next, we had our class mass. We learned 2 new hymns and, through preparing for and celebrating this mass, we had the opportunity to reflect on all the different talents that God gave us, each of which makes us unique. After our mass, we had some nurses from The University of West of Scotland. They taught us all about the importance of hand washing and how to wash our hands thoroughly. Then, we had a visitor from the SSPCA. We learned all about how to take care of animals, what to do if we saw an animal in danger and the importance of looking after our wildlife. Finally, on Friday, the Zoo Lab came in to visit. Everyone was very brave, and some were even brave enough to hold a snake, cockroach, millipede and a rat! Thank you to all our amazing visitors – what an exciting week!

Primary 1 have been continuing to learn new skills and consolidate existing knowledge and skills through taking part in play based opportunities. The children are becoming increasingly more independent and have been working very hard together to extend their knowledge and understanding of different concepts. Here are some pictures of the children taking control of their learning.

Primary 1 have had  a great couple of weeks back at school learning all about Scot’s Language. We have enjoyed participating in a variety of activities such as reading and completing activities on “The Gruffalo” in Scots and “The Gruffallo’s Wean”, creating tartan kilts, making our own scottie dogs, learning about and trying Scottish food, making thistles, studying Scottish Saints and learning Scottish country dancing during P.E. We even went to a Celtic Connections concert and heard some Scottish music. What a super mini topic!

“My favourite thing was making thistles using pointillism.” Niamh

“I liked when I got to describe and name my Scottie Dog.” Alfie

“I was really good at making a plate of Haggis, Neeps and Tatties using tissue paper and cotton wool.” Sophia

“The Gruffallo in Scots was really funny. I liked when we labelled all the different parts of the Gruffallo using Scots language.” Lewis.

Everyone in Primary 1 knows how important it is to be kind and caring towards others. We listened to the story “Bucket Filling” and thought about different ways that we could fill people’s buckets. Each day, we take time to thank somebody in the class for being kind. For each act of kindness, you receive a pebble in your bucket. We have been trying very hard to fill each others buckets and say sorry if our actions have emptied someones bucket.

Primary 1 have been focussing on directions in Numeracy. They have worked very well to direct each other to different places in the school and had a shot of being blind folded and following directions from friends! One of our favourite activities was when we used the bee-bots and directed them. Super work Primary 1!

The lead up to Christmas was very exciting in Primary 1. Santa came to visit, it was our class Elf’s birthday and we even had a Christmas party! Primary 1 had a great time having Elfis in our class. He set us secret missions each day, wrote letters to everyone in the class and we even wrote him some letters.