Over the last couple of weeks, P1/2 have been busy exploring 2D shapes, 3D objects, tiling and patterns. We’ve explored our classroom and school grounds on the hunt for as many shapes as we could find. We then sorted some 3D objects into groups depending on their properties and also had a great time creating our own tiling and repeating patterns. Have a look at what we’ve been up to in our video 🟢🟦🔺🟢🟦🔺🟢🟦🔺
Pancakes!
The Banton Bairns had a fantastic afternoon making pancakes with our friends The Biggies! We got to practise our measuring skills before mixing our pancake batter until it was lovely and smooth. The Biggies cooked our pancakes in a hot pan and helped us choose our pancake toppings when it was time to eat. Thank you Biggies! Our pancakes were really yummy!
Watch us make our pancakes here –
Busy Bees 🐝
The Banton Bairns have been very busy recently! We’ve been designing and building rockets, measuring, baking scones, having outdoor learning fun with the Biggies and celebrating Burns’ Day! Watch our video to see what we’ve been up to!
A great big thank you to the Biggies for all their help planning our outdoor learning activities! You are the best big friends we could ask for ☺️
Bairns & Biggies Baking
This morning the Biggies paid a visit to the Primary 1-2.
The Biggies came down to help with baking scones. The classes worked really hard to make some delicious scones. Both classes enjoyed working with each other and eating the scones!
More importantly the Biggies were able to practice their leadership skills. The primary 1&2s learnt about baking and keeping everyone safe in the kitchen. Our maths measuring got a work out too. Many hands were washed. Everyone used their communications, talking & listing skills too.
Craters
The Banton Bairns had a great time making their own ‘moon dust’ last week. We mixed corn flour and baby oil to make our dust then we spread it out in a tray. Once this was done, it was time to make some craters! We dropped different sizes of rock from different heights and found that bigger rocks make bigger craters. We also found that dropping a rock from a higher height made the crater bigger too! Now we know why there are so many huge craters on the moon! 🌙
Visiting the Dentist
Primary 1/2 had a lot of fun this week when we learned all about going to the dentist. We learned about what happens during a visit to the dentist and about the people we might meet there. We even got to play at being dentists by creating our own imaginary dental surgeries with receptions, waiting rooms and dentists’ rooms 🦷 🍎
In remembrance
Poppy art by Primary 1/2.
Featuring our new Rights Respecting School mascots.
P1/2 Outdoor Learning Day
P1/2 braved the blustery weather to enjoy their outdoor learning day. We went on a hunt for different kinds of autumn leaves and sorted them into colours and sizes when we got back to class. We also used crayons to make leaf rubbings 🍂
After break, we went for a walk around the school and down to the park to look for signs of autumn. We founds lots of the things on our list and had some fun in the park when we were finished 😀
Halloween Fun 🎃
Primary 1/2 have been having lots of fun for Halloween. On Friday, we wrote our own stories about a spooky character before having a fantastic afternoon at our Halloween party. On Monday, we practised our cutting and line drawing skills to make some ghastly Halloween witches. Can you tell who is who?
Visit to Banton Shop
Before the October holidays, Primary 1/2 paid a visit to Banton Shop. We had a good look around to find out about all the things that we could buy there. We also thought about the different ways that technology can be used in a shop. We had a lovely visit and would like to thank the owners and staff of Banton Shop for having us 🙂
