Thank you to all the children and their families who came along to the Primary 1 Meet the Teacher transition event. Mrs MacPherson had a lovely time catching up with the children from Balmullo Nursery and meeting the children visiting Balmullo Primary for the first time. Mrs Dunnett and Mrs Duncan loved seeing all your happy faces again and can’t believe how much you have grown!!!

The children and families had an opportunity to relax together (socially distancing!), familiarise themselves with the school grounds during a scavenger hunt, share a picnic snack and chat with Mrs MacPherson about starting school.

Can you match names to the pictures?

We have – Adam, Alan, Azaan, Cora, Ewan, Fenella, Frankie, Gracie, Ivy, Jonah, Layla, Olivia, Roman, Verity and Veronica.

Thank you for the feedback sharing how much the children enjoyed the event.

We look forward to seeing you all in Primary 1 in August!😊

 

Child starting Primary 1 will receive an invitation to come for a transition visit on Thursday 25th June. Below is a sample invite.

Each family will have a start time on their personal invite. This is to ensure social distancing at the event. 

Throughout their nursery experience children at Balmullo Nursery are building towards the transition into school. Regular experiences around the school – borrowing from the school library, using the water cooler, collecting resources, using the gym hall, attending and participating in school events- all help the children become familiar with, and comfortable within, the school environment. Throughout these experiences the children are made to feel welcome and interact with the wider school staff and pupils.

This month the children starting Primary 1 have had the opportunity to engage with a range of activities thinking about the next stage in their learning journey.

The children shared information with Mrs MacPherson who will be their Primary 1 teacher.  They shares their likes, dislikes and family life.  Thank you for all the drawings and great self portraits. Mrs MacPherson can’t wait to see you all!

The children have also been building relationships their Primary 6 buddies by sending and receiving letters- sharing hobbies, describing pets, favourite foods, characters and colours. Thank you for all the care and thought put into your letters – great work!

The pre-school nursery children and Primary 1/2 class shared a joint  transition project- making puppets, storytelling and performing.

 

Mrs Dunnett, Mrs Duncan and Mrs MacPherson have all been delighted and entertained by the wide variety of resources used to make the puppets and the creative stories performed. Well done everyone – there will be an opportunity to see a collection of the work in the future.

Thank you for continuing to  email your drawings, paintings and learning experiences to us at

balmullops.enquiries@fife.gov.uk

Please advise us if you would prefer any pictures not to appear on the blog.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hello everyone💖 Mrs Dunnett and Mrs Duncan have enjoyed sharing your learning again this week. Thank you for emailing your drawings, paintings, photographs of your outdoor learning and films of you singing and dancing.

Please continue to share with us at

balmullops.enquiries@fife.gov.uk

Please advise us if you would prefer any pictures not to appear on the blog.

We will share a selection each week highlighting the learning through play. We are guided in the early years by Education Scotland.

https://education.gov.scot/media/3bjpr3wa/realisingtheambition.pdf

How we develop literacy in the early years

Going on a nature walk to collect loose parts for the art we plan to create.

Planning , discussing textures, shapes and colours. Expressing my thoughts, feeling and opinions and consider those of others.Providing opportunities to develop gross and fine motor skills.

 

Exploring the beach creating transient art.

Providing different opportunities to express my thoughts ,feelings and opinions. Connecting with my interests and family life.

Engaging with quality texts, illustrations and other media. Inspired by the story featured on the blog (May22nd) creating a telescope and joining in the retelling of the story.

‘Shark in the Park on a Windy Day’ by Nick Sharratt.

 

 

Extending  role play- building on my interests and life experiences, encouraging interactions, conversations and new vocabulary.

 

 

Retelling a familiar story verbally and non verbally using puppets. Sequencing the events in the story.

 

 

Exploring a variety of picture books, fiction and non-fiction texts. Reading in our den by torchlight adding to our experience.

“Literacy learning should encourage children to see themselves as readers and writers, through purposeful experiences which build on the way that children use literacy.” Realising the Ambition – National Practice Guidance for early years in Scotland.

 

Following her interest in flowers creating art from dried flowers collected on a previous walk. Using a non-fiction book to find out the names of the flowers.

 

 

Having fun with everyday experiences. Extending vocabulary and linking our experiences to songs, rhymes  and stories we know.

Static electricity,

makes us feel all tickly.

Let the lycra in the air -woooh

Just look at all that crazy hair!