Riding for the Disabled Moray are back in operation after winter storm damage meant they could no longer use their Burgie location. They have secured new premises at Miltonduff and carried out extensive work in order to resume the riding sessions this month. There have been news articles in the local newspapers to publicise this and currently the Co-op have them as one of their featured charities.
https://www.forres-gazette.co.uk/news/children-s-horse-riding-sessions-are-back-269748/
It has been a very busy term so far and the children have been concentrating on learning the songs, lines and actions for our Nativity – ‘Hey Ewe’. We now have two versions of the Nativity for you to watch using the links that have been sent out.
I think you will agree they have done an amazing job!
In Mathematics and Numeracy, the children have been learning all about 2D shapes and 3D objects and have applied their learning when designing and building models. Money has been introduced during independent learning with the children each being given a budget of 10p per day to spend on art and craft materials or renting ICT equipment. This has led to lots of discussions about making amounts, receiving change, saving and collaborating with others to make their money go further. The children still find very imaginative ways to include mathematics into their independent learning as you can see….
We are still reading every morning in our groups and learning new sounds and spelling patterns through Wraparound Spelling and Phonics. Mrs Kinlin’s phonics group even showed off their learning by demonstrating how they stretch the sounds during our class assembly.
Adventure Island remains the highlight of the week, even with the weather turning colder. We have recently purchased new equipment for the children to use, including tarpaulins, ropes and bungee cords. To celebrate the end of the year, we warmed up with a hot chocolate!
Looking forward to next year – we will be learning about Scotland, Robbie Burns and traditional foods and drink, before starting a new IDL concentrating on being eco friendly and the Global Goals for Sustainability. In mathematics we will learn about multiplication, division and fractions.
Writing will be the focus of our literacy learning next term as we begin to use the ‘Talk for Writing’ approach.
Please have a look through our class sway to see all the photos of our learning this term.
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We wish you a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Welcome to the P2-3 blog!
Last term, the children settled well in to the new classroom as a composite P2-3 class and enjoyed learning together. They have made new friends, organised the room and been engaged in their activities.
For the majority of our day, we learn through play – or ‘Independent Learning’ as the children have called it. It is fantastic to see all the children following their own interests, cooperating, problem solving and using their imaginations. The classroom is always buzzing with activity and it is amazing how many opportunities arise for literacy, maths and numeracy and other curricular areas, during play.
Last term in Maths and Numeracy, we focused on numbers to 100 – counting on and back, ordering and comparing, making numbers, addition and subtraction. This term, we will learn about 2D and 3D shapes, place value (3-digit & 4-digit numbers) and also begin to use money in the classroom to pay for the resources we are using.
We are reading each morning and learning a new sound and spelling pattern each week.
We have also been enjoying outdoor learning. Each week, whatever the weather, we head outside to Adventure Island. Here, the children have created and imagined a ‘Troll Lair’, ‘Witch’s Corner’ and ‘Mount Tyre’. There is often a hunt for hidden messages and number passwords too!
The winter term is always exciting with activities planned around Halloween, Bonfire Night, Remembrance Day and Christmas.
If you would like to see more of our learning from last term, please look through our sways by clicking the links below.
You can access the Sway with your child as they will need to be logged in to their Glow account.
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