This week we loved starting to learn the Gay Gordan’s for Scottish Country Dancing/ We had to count the beat, move to the beat and start to learn the steps. There was lots of skipping, clapping and dancing. We finished off learning about Capacity in maths. we used the sand and water to measure in Liters and in no-standard units. In Literacy we were continuing to learn about nouns. We were categorising them and hunting for them. Our student Teacher Miss Drummond shared all about here and we shared all our favourite things with here. We also designed a whole class feelings check in system as part of Health. Sometimes its easier to show how we are feeling, rather than say. We finished off our week with art where we created lovely hibernating hedgehogs. We used oil pastels, crayons and paint. They look amazing.

We have loved being back together this week and catching up with all our friends! We have also enjoyed skills academy, we had 4 to chose from. There was animation, printing, Lego and games. in Literacy we started talking about nouns. we went on a noun hunt and categorised nouns into people, places and things. in maths we have been continuing learning a lot capacity. some of us have been measuring in liters and some of us in non-standard units. For health, we have been discussing worries, what they feel like, where we feel them on our bodies and what to do with them. We know it is important to share our worries so they don’t snowball out of control.  We had a fun week back in PE, paying team games such as dodge ball and bench ball.

Monday to Wednesday with Mrs Meiklem

It has been so nice getting back together this week and hearing everyone’s news.
The snow was very exciting for us all too and we had fun playing outside in it.
In numeracy the p2 group have been consolidating addition to 20 and the p3s have continued to work on vertical addition to 100.
In music we are listening to different styles of music and thinking about how they make us feel. In PE we are using these music styles to make up our own creative dances. We are looking at shapes, travelling, jumps, turns and learning to count the beat. We are creating dances on our own and in pairs and giving each other verbal feedback.

We have all enjoyed Skills Academy this week.  The groups we have signed up for are animation, Lego, printing and games.

For homework this week we will be reading and choosing a Scottish Poem to learn. Look out for this in the homework folders.
In writing we wrote imaginative stories, focussing on adjectives and openers.

What a lovely last two days of the year we have had. We are all feeling very festive. We enjoyed the Christmas service at the church and singing all the lovely songs. we have also enjoyed our top ten Christmas sing a long as a school! we have made Christmas cards for our family and a decoration which is being brought home today. We have enjoyed taking part in Christmas themed maths and literacy lessons as well as games and crafts. We hope you have a lovely Christmas break.

Monday to Wednesday with Mrs Meiklem

This week we made lovely Christmas decorations for our homes. We also enjoyed our Christmas parties and the Christmas cinema!
We were trying hard practise our common words in spelling with lots of different games. We all have our own personal lists.
In numeracy we were practising our vertical addition.
Have a wonderful holiday and I can’t wait to hear all about it in 2026!!!

This week in PE we enjoyed sharing our favourite yoga poses we have learnt over the block and we did our last yoga story, under the sea. We are getting very good at our yoga breaths and holding our poses.

We made melted snowmen using paint, sponges, paper and googley eys. We then created and wrote short stories about how our snowmen had melted. We loved sharing these with the class! In RME we looked at the Christmas story with Miss Good.

We also enjoyed watching the p1 nativity. They were fab! We also took part in outdoor learning and made lovely Christmas tree cards for our families.

Monday to Wednesday with Mrs Meiklem

A massive congratulations to all of p2/3 on their wonderful performances of their class assembly on Monday. We received some great feedback from adults and other classes. We all used our organisation, creativity and communication skills well.
We were sad not to go to sing at Servite House to the elderly residents on Tuesday due to the weather but we are going to go at Easter instead.
Miss Drummond is a student teacher who will be joining us after the holidays and she came in to meet us all on Tuesday which was lovely.

We wrote fabulous imaginative stories about magic portals and jewel thieves! We also worked cooperatively using Kapla and small loose parts to build what Newport needs next linked to our topic.
In numeracy p2s we’re adding using mental strategies and number lines within 20 and p3s we’re adding two digit numbers with bridging.

This week we learned about different types of energy. we discussed the different types and sorted and classified them. we used skills like communicating, problem solving and organising. We spoke about the different jobs where you might need to know about energy, there were lots! In maths we continued learning about measuring weight in standard and non standard units. we enjoyed using the scales. In P.E we really enjoyed our yoga story this week where we imagined we were at a pet show. there were lots of interesting poses. This week kicked of our first festive Friday. the p2’s made cards and the p3’s made jokes for the community bags. We had a special goodbye Together Time for Rory the janitor. We will miss him lots but wish him well.

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  Monday to Wednesday with Mrs Meiklem

This week there has been no reading homework as we are all learning the words for our class assembly.
We have enjoyed writing and planning it together.
In topic we interviewed James the lollipop man and Mrs Anderson about how they help in the school. We asked open questions. We also continued to help Rory keep the school safe by picking up slippy leaves.
We communicated well with each other when talking about needs and wants and linking these to The Rights of a Child.

 

This week we have been continuing with our class novel, The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark. Plop has found out why dark is fascinating and why it is wonderful. We have been continuing to practise using question marks, exclamation marks and word banks in our writing. In maths, we have been learning to measure weight using balance scales and/ or standard unit scales. Some of us have been measuring and comparing kg’s and 1/2kg’s. In H&W, we learnt more strategies for feeling calm, such as meditation, breathing and grounding. We finally finished our festive frieze for the hall and it looks fab. We used wax resist, paint and different materials to make 3D, steaming cups of hot chocolate. This week we have also had outdoor learning and committees, so don’t forget to ask me about them. Finally, in science, we started learning about energy and became energy detectives, spotting as many types of energy as we could.