R.E.  – LENT

Almsgiving  and Sciaf

The children have been learning about Lent as we journey towards Easter.  That it is a time for Prayers, Almsgiving, being kind to others and sharing what we have, especially with those less fortunate than ourselves.    Here are some  pictures of a few of the  events arranged by the children to raise funds for Sciaf:

Crazy Hair, Mad Scientist and odd Shoe Day/Pyjama and Movie Day

LITERACY  –  TOPIC and IDL                                                                                        Star Writers

The Children have been very busy and have  had lots to write about this month, e.g   Fairtrade,/Their visit to See Dippy the Diplodocus at Kelvingrove Art Gallery/Crazy Hair, Mad Scientist and Odd Shoe  Day.  The children also made a poster to remind everyone that there is Lenten Mass just before school starts at 8.30am on Mondays and Wednesdays.  They then chose a space and displayed  their posters around the school so everyone could see them.

Here are some of this months Star Writers.

WORLD BOOK DAY

The children enjoyed World Book Day very much  and were able to read stories of their own choice.  They also got to travel around the school, listening to a variety of stories from books read by different class teachers. Afterwards they then chose their favourite book/story and wrote a short book report and picture story about it.

Here are some pictures of P1/2 and the children who visited our class.

NUMERACY

Times Tables/Time/Fractions (Hr, Half an Hour, Quart Past/ To )

The children have been working  hard and have really enjoyed some of the games and active learning  tasks they were set.

They have continue to enjoy their maths stations and have actively participated in building on new learning and what they already know.  They have particularly been working hard learning about sets of numbers called tables. When learning about ‘Time’,  they learned that when we talk about ‘half past’ and ‘quarter past’ the hour,  this is a ‘part of’ Time. ‘A Faction’  and that a Fraction is  ‘part of’ something.

P.E   –  GYMNASTICS

P1/2 are still  receiving Football Coaching  sessions but have also had the chance to enjoy Dance and Drama coaching too. The  children had fun learning about  Gymnastics and showing each other what they know and what they have learned.

ICT – B.Bots Programming with Miss Gallagher

The children had a fantastic time as the were introduced to programming in a really fun way.  They learned that they have to give very precise instructions, in order for the B.Bot to do exactly what they wanted it to do. This lesson really engaged the children and they had a fantastic time learning how to make a successful programme.

SCIENCE WEEK

Frozen Fossils

As part of science week the children learned about Frozen Fossils. As a homework task the children then went off home to make their very own, then brought them back in, to share with the class, before explaining what they had frozen. The children discussed with their shoulder partners and wrote down what they thought the frozen fossil might be, before it was revealed.  Some were quite tricky as colouring had been used to hide the fossils. Great idea!

Mini Beast Hunt

The children got their protective clothing on as they ventured out on a mini-beast hunt.  Great Work P1/2.  (pics. to come)

However on Friday during our Pyjama and Movie Day,  the children found their own mini-beast crawling in the sink.  We put it into a cup and took it outside to release it into our school garden.

FAIR TRADE

As Fair-Trade Fortnight came to an end, the children finished off by making a big ‘Fair Trade’ T Shirt Poster, with all the used  Fair Trade labels and wrappers that the children had brought in.  This can be seen displayed in the main hall next to the  dinner hall (More pics to come)

Thank You Miss Steven

Finally P1/2  on their special visit to the play park with Miss Steven and saying a big thank you, as we wish her a fond farewell on her last day with P1/2.  We will miss her very much but have invited her back for a visit any time, so will look forward to seeing her again very soon.

Literacy

Here are some of our February Star Writers

Our Last February Library Visit

P1/2 really enjoyed their walk to the Library this month. The children noticed that the weather has started to  change and also that the buds and leaves were beginning  to appear on some of the trees.

When the children arrived they returned their books and headed for the special spot where the children books are.  Our lovely librarian Bernadette joined us, reading  some great stories that the children loved. Then afterwards they really enjoyed a favourite game called Book Bingo.

After this they got to choose a new book and took it to the librarian to be stamped and to take home.  The had a terrific time.

Here is a little picture story of their visit.

Numeracy – Time, Music and IDL

With Miss Stevens the children have not only been learning about the days of the week and months of the year etc., but also about Morning, Noon, Afternoon Evening and Midnight.  They have been learning about The hour, half past the hour etc.  Analogue and Digital time and have also been learning about time through song and have even got to make their very own clocks! My goodness P1/2 you have been very busy indeed.

H&WB  –  Gymnastics

As part of Health and Wellbeing in Gymnastics, the children have revisited Safety, as well as thinking about being Active, Respected and Responsible’ in Term 2.  They have thought about the rules they should follow to show respect, be active, and take responsibility for their own behaviour.  E.g in turn taking, being kind and following instructions.  This will help them enjoy and have fun learning about Gymnastics.

The children with Miss Stevens enjoying their ‘Dinosaur’ Gymnastic Warm up!

Topic  – Dinosaurs

The children have enjoyed their dinosaur topic very much and have  particularly enjoyed doing there very own research at home and bringing in their  information to share with the class.  The children have also had fun with their learning  in school, e.g. Making their class dinosaur cave, Making musical stories and being dinosaurs. while also enjoying the challenges  and tasks they have been set.

R.E.  My Uniqueness, Art and IDL

With Miss Steven The children have been thinking about and learning how very unique they are.  That we are all different  and how fantastic this is.   Together the children have made self portraits  using paper plates and a variety of media. (Pics to come)

Fairtrade Fortnight and Fairtrade Thursday

P1/2  really enjoyed making Fairtrade Bunting  and also made Fairtrade Fortnight posters as part of their taught writing lesson. They  had so much fun participating in all the fantastic activities Mrs Cooney, Miss Daisley and P4/5 had arranged for them and the rest of the school.

Thank you so much everyone we had a terrific time.

LITERACY

P1/2   are back working as hard as ever after their Christmas and  New Year  Holiday. The children enjoyed their first Visit back to the Library and we  were able to walk this time as  it wasn’t quite so blustery as last time. Thank you again for the support of our  Parents/ Grandparents and Carers as their help, enabled us to do this.

The children have also been working hard on their writing and taught writing tasks.  They have  written recounts of  their Holidays, The visit from the S.S.P.C.A,  written Book Reports and have even written  Acrostic Poems for Robert Burns day.  Here are some of our star Writers.  (More to Come)

NUMERACY

In Math’s and Numeracy the  children have enjoyed their learning,  particularly through their Math’s Stations, enabling  them to consolidate and develop their learning in a  variety of ways, giving them  personalisation  and choice .

     

The children have also  continued to work on money and  enjoyed actively participating in their learning through the  stations but also through  song, I.C.T and group work  etc.

Using  ‘Number Talks’ / ‘Seal’  approaches  and  the resources to support and develop the children in their  learning, has also  engaged the children and  enable them to have fun with their learning.

HEALTH AND W ELLBEING  (H&WB)      –     ACTIVE

Dental Visits

The children of P1 met the Dentist to have their teeth counted this week and our Dental Nurse was very impressed  when the children of P1/2 demonstrated how efficiently and carefully they  cleaned their teeth, when she came in to visit them on Thursday.

P.E.

GYMNASTICS

Before  P1/2 begin learning about Gymnastics with Miss Stevens,  their first learning experience has been to revisit their learning about  ‘Safety’ and to put into place their own new safety rules,  (e.g. following instructions, lining up, turn taking,  moving from one piece of apparatus to the other etc.,)  as they actively participate in their Gymnastics lessons.

FOOTBALL

The children of P1 are really excited about having their on  Special Football Coach, to teach them some of the skills and  different techniques that can enable them to become successful  in this sport.  They had fun playing the games that support the learning of these skills and  they particularly enjoyed putting what  they have learned into practice when they played each other in a game of football at the end of their sessions.

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES  ICT

   

P1/2 also enjoyed exploring  the various tools on Tux Paint as they created Scottish flags for Burns Day with Miss Gallagher.

SOCIAL SCIENCES TOPIC – DINOSAURS

The children of P 1/2  are really excited about their ‘Dinosaur’ topic and with their teachers  have been discussing ‘What they already know ‘ and ‘What they would like to know’ so that together we can plan their learning .  They have already started to make their Dinosaur Cave and have lots of exciting learning ahead.  Watch this space for new pics!

EXPRESSIVE ARTS

ART

P1/2 have created terrific firework artwork as the learning about New Year Resolutions and how we celebrate New Year.

   

They also became inspired by our chilly weather as they designed their own fantastic snowmen pictures.

      

 Fantastic Work P1/2 you have really made a terrific start to 2019

Well done !

R.E.  Literacy, Drama, Music, The Nativity, and Interdisciplinary learning  ( IDL)

P1/2 have been so very busy with P1 and P3 getting their Wriggly Nativity Just right. Thank you to everyone who was able to come and see their wonderful performance, they enjoyed it very much.

(Practise  pics.. See Video Clips and  more Nativity Pics. on twitter)

Christmas Wreath and Jesse Tree

The children enjoyed making their Christmas Wreath and Jesse Tree.  They also enjoyed learning about the candles on their wreath and symbols on their Tree and what they represent. (More pics to come)

Library Visit

P1/2 had a fantastic second visit to the Library. Where they got to return their books hear some exciting Christmas stories and choose their new books.

The children were so pleased they were able to go, as the weather forecast wasn’t good enough for the children to be able to walk there. However Mrs Dillon/Mrs Crawford saved the day and was able to order a bus for P1/2 to take them there and back.  Thank you very much.   They had a lovely time.  Thank you also to all our wonderful helpers who helped to make this visit possible.

Christmas Experiences

P 1/2 have  also been enjoying writing about the different experiences they have been having throughout the Christmas season.  In particular they got really excited about writing to  to tell Santa that they are trying hard to be very good and perhaps if he was not too busy he would like to know one or too of the gifts they would like for Christmas.

Thank you to Barbara and Tesco  –                                                                    Developing the Young Workforce and People Who Help Us

The children  also enjoyed writing back to Barbara from Tesco, to thank her for the wonderful experience they had, to help them in their learning about ‘Developing the Young Workforce’ and ‘People who help  Us.’

Below you can see some of the letters and pictures the children sent.

P1/2  Christmas Jumpers and Fundraising

During the season of Advent, Holy Family have been raising funds for charity one of the special days our P1/2 class particularly enjoyed was ‘Christmas Jumper Day’  where many of our children   shared their snack money, or  brought in contributions especially.  Also a big thank you to all who have supported our children and school in this way.  We appreciate it very much.

Christmas Party

P1/2 enjoy their Christmas Party with P1 and P3…

…and  singing ‘Away in a Manger’ beside our Holy Family Crib.

The children also had a surprise  visit from Santa and his Christmas Elf which they enjoyed very much.

Preparing for the Christmas Holidays

P1/2 helping to tidy up and enjoying their final day at school with their friends  as they get ready for Christmas.

…and finally

P1/2 along with Mrs Stevenson and Mrs Byrne , would like to thank you all very much for your support and kindness in 2018 and would  like to wish everyone a Happy Christmas and send our sincerest wishes also, for a very Happy New Year.

Literacy /Interdisciplinary Learning/People Society Economy and Business and Tesco Visit

P1/2 have  been very busy and have enjoyed many Interdisciplinary Learning (IDL) opportunities  that have inspired their topical writing about People Who help us and Developing the Young Work Force.  Below are some of our inspired Star Writers

Continue reading November Reflective Friday P1/2 Mrs Stevenson/Mrs Byrne →

Active Literacy, Expressive Arts  H&WB and IDL

P1/2 children have been working hard on their initial sounds, phonemes and common words and have used many different learning opportunities and activities as a stimulus for their learning.  For example A poster for the school Halloween party, an Acrostic Poem about Halloween, fundraising during Rainbow Day for St Andrews  Hospice etc.

This is Our Faith – October and The  Holy Rosary

October is a month dedicated to Mary, (Our Lady) Jesus Mother.  It is the feast  of Our Lady of the Rosary on October the 7th and is celebrated  to honour her.

Here are some of P6/7 with some of the P1/2 children who came along during their Lunch break to join them in a Decade of the Rosary throughout the month of October.

Maths  –  Numeracy , Expressive Arts and IDL

Counting, Pattern, 2D/3D shape and Halloween

As the children learn about numeracy counting and pattern the were able to use Halloween and 2D and 3D shape, which they had been learning about, to create a fantastic Halloween necklace made with colourful halloween shapes.  The were able to count out their shapes and colours to make a repeated pattern of their choice to give as a gift or to  wear to their halloween party that night.  Terrific work boys and girls well done.

Learning about traditional books through Panto!

The children of p1/2 with the whole school, had the fantastic opportunity to learn about Treasure Island in an interactive fun way they really enjoyed it very much and look forward to the next one!

The Transport Police – People Who help us and Developing a Young Work force.

P1/2 along with the whole school  also had a fantastic time when the met officers from the Transport police and were able to ask and answer questions about what they do. The children found it very interesting and enjoyed learning all about their work.

Parent Council Halloween Party

One of the Highlights of October for P1/2 was the fantastic Halloween party organised for the whole school by the Parent Council.  So much work had gone into making this so special for the children and they enjoyed it very much.  Thank you once again for giving up your time to  support  the children in this way and  giving them another  fond memory to add to their Holy Family Collection.

P1/2 also enjoyed creating their Halloween ghosts to decorate the class and take home.

Fantastic work  P1/2 you have really worked hard throughout October and have had lots of fun too!  Well done.

P1/2 wish their  dear friend and classmate a fond farewell and celebrate their friendship with a party, cards and an after noon of fun.  God bless and Enjoy your new adventure.

Health and Wellbeing (H&WB)   –  SAFE                                                   Keeping our Bodies Fit and Healthy

P1/2 learning from Nurse Cathy how to keep their mouth, teeth and gums healthy.

Outdoor learning maths and P.E.

P1/2 Enjoying  P.E. together as they learn how to use space safely by listening carefully and following instructions to help control movements.
Maths and  2D and 3D Shapes                                                                                                     P1/2 Using their fine  motor skills to help identify different  kinds of 2 D and 3D shapes.

People Who Help Us

P1/2 Actively searching and displaying the information they found about people who help us.

R.E .  –  This Is Our Faith

P1/2 Learning from their classmates  about Our Faith, Making   Sacrifices, Showing Kindness and Helping Others.

Science  – Senses

P1/2 having fun Learning about our ‘Senses’ indoors and outdoors, during our Senses Hunt! They also enjoyed sharing the information they had found.

Some of this months fantastic Star Writers (more pics to come)

P1/2 you have really worked very hard in September this is a  great effort, keep this up. Mrs Stevenson and  I are so proud of you.  Well done.

Welcome

Mrs Stevenson and I along with P2, welcome our new P1’s to their new classroom and school.  We are all so impressed at what you have  learned P1,  in such a short time.

With P2 you  have really focussed and worked hard to learn  new classroom routines. Finding out  where your desks are , how to register and choose your lunches, where to put  snacks and belongings as well as finding trays and where to hang coats and bags etc.

P2 we are so proud at how much  support and  help  you have given to your new classmates before their special buddies arrived from P7.

Pictures of some P1 enjoying their first days at school with their buddies and friends.

After all the hard work on the children’s first day at school they looked forward to ‘Showing and Telling’ parents/carers about all the new learning experiences they had with P2.

P1/2 Enjoying Golden Time Together

R.E/Drama with Mrs Stevenson                                                                           P1/2 learning about Noah’s Ark and the animals Noah took with him.

Some of our P1/2 Star Writers.

What a busy time you have had P1/2.  Mrs Stevenson and I are so proud of what you have achieved.  Well done and keep working hard.