October 26, 2023
by The Banton Biggies
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After reading Write Out: Gathering Sensory Details for Haiku on Kevin’s blog I though we could join in. We are a little late for Write Out which inspired this, on holiday last week. We watched the video embedded on Kevin’s blog and looked at his classes examples. Then we went out into the playground. A cold breeze and some … Continue reading “Autumn Haiku” Continue reading
March 19, 2020
by The Banton Biggies
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We have only half a class today, but the sun is shining so we went out and wrote some poems. We wrote some lunes and kennings to describe some of the signs of spring. birds are sing Up in the bright sky Feeling the wind Alana Crocuses poem Purple blooming in the air, On the … Continue reading “Playground Poetry” Continue reading
November 29, 2019
by The Banton Biggies
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We have crammed in so much this week that it is hard to remember it all. We also were so busy that we took far fewer photos than usual. We continued our preparation for the Christmas Fayre, 3 group organising the making tree ornaments, Santa faces and some cookies. The children did really well under … Continue reading “Highlights of the Week 29-11-2019” Continue reading
October 30, 2019
by The Banton Biggies
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Today the Biggies were creating a zip line in the playground. They showed great Problem Solving skills, doubling the rope and making the line higher when their first attempt failed. They also showed that they can really work together, great Team Work. Continue reading
October 1, 2019
by The Banton Biggies
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The Primary 4 of the Biggies were out cleaning the Wild Flower Garden in the front of the school (it is not a weed patch). When we finish we will sow more seeds in November. Continue reading
September 12, 2019
by The Banton Biggies
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What it’s about Junior sports leader’s is a club of p5-7’s getting coached to coach the p1-4’s to be more active and have fun. Session 1 Julie from active schools came in to talk to us about how to be a Junior Sports Leader. We got booklets of how to be a junior sports leader. … Continue reading “Junior Sports Leader’s – Hannah & Aaron” Continue reading
June 15, 2018
by The Banton Biggies
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We have made a mynaturewatch camera which we are using to take pictures of the birds in the playground. The biggies also had a bit of fun with a cheeky jackdaw: Continue reading
September 1, 2017
by The Banton Biggies
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Our den! In side our den we have 2 pallets and 2 sticks a cover for the floor a box for the sign a bench to keep it up. We have to seats a pillow a little hidden we are going to put a cover for our hidden bit. We have a bin and a … Continue reading “Our Den” Continue reading
May 3, 2017
by The Banton Biggies
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Awe took advantage of the weather to get out and discuss how to solve long division calculations. I a quick play with the newish clips app at lunch time, I hope the Biggies will be able to make better movies than this. Continue reading
January 12, 2017
by The Banton Biggies
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