Monday to Wednesday with Mrs Meiklem

A very big well done to everyone for their super performance 🎭 at our class assembly! You were all amazing!
We had fun making Paddington Marmalade Sandwiches 🥪 and writing a set of instructions.

It was very cold but we braved the weather and made buildings to withstand tornadoes in Loose Parts Play.
For topic we started to research things we are interested in about our weather topic. We are going to make posters and present individual talks to the class about our chosen topic.
In PE we used rolls, jumps, different types of balances and ways of travelling to make gymnastics  sequences.
For Book Week we were involved in a shared read with a famous author and got to draw the characters.
We were excited for our special grown ups to meet with our teachers to hear about all of our hard work this week.

Monday to Wednesday with Mrs Meiklem

We have been working hard to practise our class assembly this week. We are using loud clear voices and gaining confidence when being part of a performance. We have helped to plan the props, costumes and what to say.
We made our own weather instruments this week and also learned about tornadoes. We have been exploring our non-fiction topic books. We enjoyed working with P1/2 at Loose Parts.

Monday to Wednesday with Mrs Meiklem

This week we have started to prepare for our assembly which is all about our new topic- ‘The Weather’. We have been singing, making music, painting, writing poems and acting!
On Tuesday Miss Allan was in class and we did RME and ICT.

 

Monday to Wednesday with Mrs Meiklem

This week we enjoyed making Halloween crafts and writing a potion recipe. We read the ‘Funnybones’ stories and then were inspired to build the ghost train during Loose Parts Play.
We all enjoyed taking part in the Skills Academy sessions again this week.
We started our new topic which is all about weather. We discussed what we already know and what we’d like to find out. We also started to plan our class assembly.
In PE we worked on rolls and jumps and performed short individual gymnastics sequences.

It has been so nice to be back after the holidays and to share what we’ve all been up to.
We are learning how to write a good set of instructions. We write about how to make a stick puppet.
In numeracy the p3s have been counting in 10s and 100s from any number within 1000.  The P2s have been counting in 2s, 5s and 10s within 100.
We enjoyed working in groups to perform short role plays on a stage in front of an audience. In PE we practised different types of travelling and balances.
We all enjoyed taking part in the Skills Academy lessons.

Wednesday to Friday with Mrs Meiklem

This week we enjoyed getting together with our Pupil Committees.
In literacy we are learning how to write a good description. We played football in PE. We are working in communication skills.
We got together with the P2s and P3s to do outdoor learning and made Autumn sun catchers.

Have a wonderful holiday.

Monday to Wednesday with Mrs Meiklem

This week we loved picking apples and using the juicer to make our own delicious apple juice! We also continued following our interests by learning more about bees for topic. The Primary 5s came and delivered a talk to us all about the school beehive and we have been doing our own research.
It is Maths Week Scotland this week and we have been using Sumdog to practise some mental maths skills. In numeracy some of us were learning how to find and estimate numbers on a number line.
This week in our big writing lesson we wanted to write spooky ghost stories. We turned out the lights and shared some of our creations with the class.
We have been enjoying singing our harvest songs and practising our performance for the School Service.

Monday to Wednesday with Mrs Meiklem

What a lovely sunny week! We made the most of it and took our learning outside when we could. We enjoyed practising football skills and encouraging each other in games. We worked in teams to build bridges using loose parts in a ‘floor is lava’ game. We also took our reading books to the nursery garden. We love reading outside!

Monday to Wednesday with Mrs  Meiklem

We enjoyed celebrating mistakes this week! We talked about the strategies we can use if we are stuck with our work and drew our own ‘stuck stop’ film strips.
We created our own imaginative stories in our big writing lesson and liked reading them out to our friends. please have a look at our star writers if you are in our room this week.
In PE we played mini football games. We are learning about finding space and communication.
We did our reading outside in the nursery garden this week. It was lovely to read in the fresh air while the rest of the class played.
We are looking forward to showing you our classroom on Thursday evening at the open evening.

Monday to Wednesday with Mrs Meiklem

This week has been all about our trip to Friarton Farm! First we all took part in a poster competition for the strawberry shed. Farmer Keith and Farmer Ailsa chose 4 posters to be displayed in the shed. Please look out for them!
Luckily Tuesday was a lovely sunny day and we had “the best day ever!” picking and eating berries! We learned about how the bees pollinate the strawberries and how they grow.
On Wednesday we turned our home corner into a farm shop and started a display about our trip. We decided to make bumble bee art using sponges and worked together to make posters. We worked in pairs to deliver a class talk about the farm in small groups.
In PE we practised football dribbling and passing skills.
Look out for homework packets. They will go out on Wednesday and please return them by Monday.