September 22, 2020
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This afternoon Primary 5 were learning about the school vision! We learned that it is important to show respect, resilience and compassion! Look at Emily, Abbie and Cameron looking through their school vision goggles! Continue reading
September 22, 2020
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This afternoon Primary 5 were learning about the school vision! We learned that it is important to show respect, resilience and compassion! Look at Emily, Abbie and Cameron looking through their school vision goggles! Continue reading
September 22, 2020
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This afternoon Primary 5 were learning about the school vision! We learned that it is important to show respect, resilience and compassion! Look at Emily, Abbie and Cameron looking through their school vision goggles! Continue reading
September 20, 2020
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Literacy Phonics and Active Spelling Our sound was “ss”. We used picture writing to illustrate these words. We also wrote each spelling word out 3 times using different colours. Reading We used our group text, skimming and scanning skills. We chose 3 letters from the alphabet, looked through our book and wrote down a list […] Continue reading
September 19, 2020
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This week in class we have been working hard to earn tickets to spend at our circus. The boys and girls have been working together creating games and activities for our circus afternoon…. we have made juggling balls, patterned paper for our tumble the cans stall and a target box to help us brush up […] Continue reading
September 18, 2020
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The boys and girls in room 1 have been working super hard this week. They have enjoyed developing their numeracy skills and learning to recognise and form their numbers accurately, as well as making some number monsters. In literacy they are working on writing their names using the correct letter formation. Today the boys and […] Continue reading
September 18, 2020
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Well done everyone for using the paints so responsibility this afternoon! No accidents or spillages! Continue reading
September 18, 2020
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September 18, 2020
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Once again we have been lucky with the weather, long may continue . As we will be doing PE outdoors for the forseeable please make sure they have a waterproof with them. P4-6 These classes are continuing with the Learn to Jog programme from Jog Scotland. This is week 3 so after their warm up […] Continue reading
October 18, 2019
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Children, architecture and the urban environment This TDT will explore Dundee University’s campus, which is a close-knit campus with everything that a student might need within a 5-minute walk. In particular, the TDT will focus on the main student library. The main student library is positioned in the very middle of campus. It was creatively […] Continue reading
October 6, 2019
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After learning about the role of action in the PYP, I now have a deeper understanding of why it is such a crucial part to the curriculum. I have learnt that actions come in many forms, big and small. Big actions are often life changing and make bigger impacts onto the individuals carrying out the […] Continue reading
October 4, 2019
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(Sorry… the title today is rather uninspiring… so if you can think of one that’s utra-inspiring… feel free to inspire me!) Reading. On. Poverty – and closing the attainment gap. Oh, and emotional and physical health in the classroom. It’s all weighty stuff because … as teachers… we do not possess the super-power of … Continue reading “Teaching for Equity and Wellbeing: Lecture-related Post” Continue reading
September 30, 2019
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The past year has passed by in a flash. I know I’m not exactly old, but I now realise how true it is that time seems to fly by as you get older. There’s no more sitting in a classroom trying to keep my eyes open on a Friday afternoon, or traipsing to classes I … Continue reading I blink, and it’s over – A long overdue reflection. → Continue reading
September 30, 2019
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Concept-based learning is an approach which excites me- it moves away from subject specific content and instead focuses on ‘big ideas’ that span various subject areas. For example, children may learn about ‘change’. They may do this through change of value in mathematics, change of leaders in history and through studying the life cycle in … Continue reading IB; Concept-based learning → Continue reading
September 27, 2019
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We have had a few inputs now on mathematics: and they have all been most useful in helping me to realise that imagination is maths and maths is imagination. Long way to say it; basically think to the limits of space. Endless? Yes. Claire needs to enter the classroom and not just see the earthly … Continue reading “Fractions! Did you just call for pizza – and a party?!” Continue reading
September 23, 2019
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Deciding not to do placement. Bad decision? It could be. Wrong decision? It might be. Wise decision? For now – at least. I am most certainly not stopping teaching, as it is what I really do love. However, the time doesn’t work out to do placement and various circumstances have led me to this choice. … Continue reading “Update Central” Continue reading
September 19, 2019
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Through reading Imagining Multilingual Schools: Languages in Education and Globalisation I have learnt much more about how important it is in schools to promote multilingualism as much as possible. In many schools, English is the dominant language that lessons are taught in. When there are pupils in schools who do not speak English as their first language, […] Continue reading
May 14, 2019
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I thought I would write. Write quickly – not a long post, but a “hello Summer, goodbye Second Semester” reflection. Time has passed and placement is now over. Over and done with, unfortunately. But, well, that’s it. This year has flown into history (too quickly) and even though my Lfl ’19 placement did not challenge … Continue reading “Well, c’est la vie – and it’s bonne!” Continue reading
February 18, 2019
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Mathematics? Oh so fearful of it…are you? Or… look… there’s a sum! And… the answer? Let me spend time sourcing it. Right now. Some people leave education with this desire to crawl under the table when 5,6,7 and all the other numbers approach them. Others, well others, carry maths in their head – and would … Continue reading “Let’s think about (ma)thinking, okay?” Continue reading
February 8, 2019
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