The Red Grouphave been having plenty of Outdoor Action recently, experimenting with herbs in their Mud Kitchen, and practicing their throwing, catching, balancing and other physical skills.
Using a rope and recycled bottles of water, the Reds investigated forces, weights and volume. They tested their problem-solving skills as they used a pulley to hoist up the water.
“This is the Machine Maker.” Watch the children creating a conveyer belt process with the tubes and bark pieces, using teamwork and imagination.
Indoors the children have been exploring Numeracy using autumnal natural objects, and in Literacy they have been really enjoying the story of The Disgusting Sandwich, using Hanen techniques and exploring the meaning of descriptive words.
Technology We have been exploring technology using the Beebots, sending them in different directions.
We have also used the App pictured below on our iPads to work out how to say words and phrases in different languages.
Nature is fascinating! In Arran Building, the Pink and Yellow group children have been showing great curiosity about sea creatures, so weâve been learning more about Ocean Worlds in various ways : “Can we read this big book about shells?â “What is this fish called?â Weâve been reading fishy stories & books of facts to discover about different types of fish, like lion fish & deep sea angler.
We made our own Sea World, then designed fish and fishing rods using magnets and paper clips. Watch us trying to catch them!
“We need to make some seaweed for it.â “Thatâs a whale shark. Itâs the biggest fish.â “Look, Iâve caught two anchovies.â
âI caught a number 3.â
The children explored with their senses as they felt the scales of a real mackerel and described what they observed: âItâs cold and slippery…â â…green and blue, shiny, feels soft…â âTail helps it swim. Thatâs the bit that the eggs come out… thatâs the fin.â
Rock Pool role play and nature investigations with bladderwrack seaweeds and shells. “It feels slimy” (seaweed) “I’m being a whale shark… This is a baby stingray.” “I can hear something in the shell….I found a limpet!”
Expressive Arts:Â
The children have also been expanding their creative skills by trying out different art techniques including collage, printing, and paper marbling with inks and oil. They used mashers to print turtles and clay to model starfish and other creatures.
We practiced numeracy skills through some fishy games. “I counted 8 shrimps!” Sink or Float:In Science experiments, we made jellyfish with balloons and string. When filled with air alone they floated too high. One of the children suggested it would sink more if we added water inside, so we did… We also tried adding a little oil and sand.
âI saw jellyfish floating in the water on my holiday.â âThey’re soft, yellow and redâ âThey have tentaclesâ âThis one’s a babyâ âLook what it’s doing. It’s making a current….a whirlpool.”
More Science experiments: trying out salt to melt the frozen icebergs, and making ocean slime.
Hello  everyone,
We hope youâve been able to enjoy time outdoors in the good weather weâve had. Â There have been a few rainy days too, which helps plants and flowers to grow, and gives animals and birds a much needed drink, or bath…
As Spring starts to move into Summer, new life has been growing fast, like these beautiful wild lupins and buttercups that have sprung up at Darnley Dams.            How many different colours of flower can you see?
Have you spotted any baby birds or animals about?
There are baby robins, blackbirds, blue tits and sparrows all coming out of their nests just now.
Baby robins hatch from blue eggs like this one.
At first Mum and Dad Robin feed their babies in the nest like this. Â (Look at those 3 hungry beaks…!)
When the baby robins grow bigger they learn to fly.
About now they look like this, with a speckled tummy. (Their tummy does not turn red until they are older).
They are about the same size as Mum and Dad, but more fluffy…Mum and Dad will now be teaching them how to look for food. Until they learn how to do this on their own, Mum and Dad still sometimes feed them beak to beak in the bushes. (Mrs MacLeod was lucky enough to see this happen in her garden. This is her âpetâ robin taking some food for his 2 babies.)
And if you live anywhere near a big pond, at this time of year you might see baby ducks (ducklings), or baby swans (called cygnets) like these ones. Cygnets are grey and fluffy when they are little. How many cygnets can you count here?
Have you or your family been watching BBC Springwatch in the weekday evenings? It shows you all kinds of amazing animals and birds that are being born all around the country. Â To give you a taste, take a look at the short video below, Woodland Wonders, with sights & sounds from the woods. Itâs so peaceful to watch just before you go to sleep… Click on the green text link.
Watchand see which animals & birds you can spot…Â and Listen…. What different sounds can you hear…?
If you have any photos of interesting things you have seen growing, please send them in via Twitter or the school email.
We could put them together to make our own gallery of what is growing all around us…
And how about you? Have you grown in the Spring too? Have you learned to do new things like the young birds? Let us know!
We will very much miss being with you all for this yearâs Sports Day on June 4th, but we hope to try and hurdle over a few obstacles by holding a Virtual Sports Day for all our Superhero children.
Superheroes are tough, superheroes are strong, they persevere, they overcome obstacles, they have amazing super powers, they all have a special talent. And we know you are all Superheroes. So we hope you will enjoy taking part in a garden or open space near you or even indoors! As you can see, Mrs Toman and Mrs Small have been busy warming up in the Hub.
We would love it if you can send us some photos of what you do via Twitter or the school email. Costumes welcome, but optional!
There are many different ways to keep fit and healthy and in the run up to Sports Day we will be sharing a few ideas with you all. Below is a link to a presentation about the Muddy Moversprogramme, which we have been running for the past 3 years in Busby ELCC, followed by a few ideas of how to keep this going despite lockdown!
Just click on the green text link below to view, then get ready for some Superhero action…!
Mrs Small noticed that lots of people are out enjoying gardens and green spaces. Click on the links below to watch videos of Mrs Small giving us tips on how to be safe.
Hello everyone,
We hope you are all well and finding some fun things to do. The good weather has meant we are able enjoy the outdoors even more than usual and there has been so much to see at this time of year with all the new life that is growing.
Mrs MacLeod saw this Peacock butterfly in her garden, and Mrs Small has a blue tit that sits right outside her bedroom window.
The Scottish Wildlife Trust is inviting everyone to join in 30 Days Wild, Â doing one different Wild Thing each day, and this is something the children have enjoyed doing in nursery in the past. You can sign up to join in 30 Days Wild for free, and receive a digital set of cards with simple and easy Wild things to do each day. The children have the fun of choosing a different card each day. Â Some examples are below:
You can find great ideas for other wild things to do and make at home at this link:
Are there any fairies living in woods near you?
Mrs MacLeod has noticed a few fairy doors in the woods near her house.
You could paint your own designs on stones or an old roof slate if you have any.
Mrs Hampton has been painting different insects and birds on stones at home too.
Who do you think lives behind these doors?
Here are  Mrs Hamptonâs lovely painted stones.  What birds and insects can you see and paint?
If you go down to the woods today… look out for bluebells as well as fairies. They are starting to grow…
Hi everybody, Mrs Reynolds here, I hope you are all keeping well and staying safe. I was reading Mrs MacLeodâs post about going on a rainbow nature hunt and I knew my little girl Erin would love to do that, so I thought I would share what we did. I made Erin a grid from string and cardboard and placed different colours onto it for her to find on our walk. For older children you could add different numbers to each colour of how many items to collect for a numeracy experience and write the colour names on it to promote literacy. Erin really enjoyed collecting the items and placing them under the string to take them home with her. Maybe some of you could try this on your next walk and send us a photo of what you managed to collect. Keep an eye on the blog to see more of what Erin and I are up to and please keep sharing your ideas with us as well.
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