This week we listened to the story We’re going on a bear hunt.
We had our very own bear hunt around the school grounds. Not only did we find a bear in his cave but we saw two deer running through the grass. It was very exciting.
We used this to inspire our writing and create a story map.
We also looked at the beautiful blossom on the trees in the playground to create our art.
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P2b have been learning what it means to be mindful and still. For 8mins after lunch each day the boys and girls take time to quiet their brains and prepare for learning in the afternoon. This has allowed the boys and girls to enjoy a moment of quiet after the noise of the playground.
Today at assembly we have been learning about one of our values – NURTURE.
We know that to grow and develop we all need NURTURE.
We know that to be NURTURED means you have a caring and stimulating place to live and grow.
We know that part of being NURTURED is being recognised that you are unique.
We all want and need to be NURTURED. It helps us to grow and develop.
The season has officially changed and as part of our topic we have been looking at how things change around us with each season.
We have also looked at the water cycle and how rain is created as part of this. We are learning words like evaporation, condensation and precipitation.
We are also very lucky to have support from our music tutor who is teaching us a song to celebrate Glasgow’s 850th birthday so listen for the children singing this around the house.
While learning about the water cycle and the life cycle of plants P2b worked hard to create their own water Lillie’s through our art project. Over several weeks P2b learned how to mix paint, make and use stencils and cut difficult shapes. After several lessons the boys and girls were able to produce these beautiful works of art. well done P2B!
We have been making the most of the nicer weather this week and been taking our learning outside, we have been giving and following directions using compass points and angle turns in maths. It was good fun, and we showed great teamwork and communication skills. In writing we finished our own adventure books after being inspired by the author visit last week. We had our finial week investigating forces in creative enquiry. We were exploring ‘responsible actions’ during our PATHS lessons, where the children had lots of great contributions to share.
This week we’ve been learning about co-ordinates in 4 quadrants, and using this information to create pictures of beloved Disney characters. As well as this we developed our understanding of probability.
To continue in our artistic vein, we created abstract self portraits using our learning about line, colour and shade.
As part of our P.A.T.H.S course we’ve been finding “win win” solutions to conflict resolution scenarios.
We have been working very hard on our gymnastics routines and performed for the class.
Our PATHS this term has been including lots of role play which we are great at getting involved in.
We are getting very confident with compass points and bearings and have started to look at coordinates.
This week P5b have been continuing their writing, learning skills to write a report about Natural Disasters. They have used the information they previously collected using note taking skills. There has been a good effort to produce an interesting report by everyone.
In Mathematics P5b are now completing money and have moved from angles to learn about coordinates. This should lead us to map reading and sometime outside focusing on orienteering. Fingers crossed the weather is kind to us!
This is the last week of the Forces topic. The children have enjoyed the theme to then go off and plan their own learning on a Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Jodah
