R.E –  P1/2 , Our Lady and First Friday Mass

P1/2 worked very hard to prepare for their First Friday Mass.  This being the Month of May, was a very special month to honour Our Lady.  The children read beautifully and all contributed to the mass very respectfully.  You should be so very pleased and proud of what you have achieved,  boys and girls especial our P1 children who have taken part in their ‘First Friday Mass’ for the very  first time.  So proud of you all, well done P1/2.

    

 

LITERACY

Grammar in the Garden

P1/2 are having fun with their Literacy too,  particularly when they headed  outdoors to their classroom in the sunshine.  Working together in groups, pairs and individually, the children worked hard on their reading, writing, talking and listening skills and found that this kind of learning  helped them to relax,  focus and enjoy their learning even more.

         

 

STAR WRITERS

As the children look forward to summer, they’re learning reflects this and one of P1/2’s Summer topics will be ‘At the Seaside’.  The children have made their very own Passport, included important information and as the temperature gets warmer, P1/2 have made  Eco and/Sun Safety Posters to display around the school, to remind us of ways to save our planet and also of the precautions we should take to stay Safe in the Sun.

ECO/HEALTH WEEK, TOPIC AND INTERDISCIPLINARY LEARNING

Literacy/Health and Wellbeing /People Place and Environment/            Expressive Arts

     

     

 H&WB  –  THE RAINBOW FISH

         

          

Finally thank you to P 6/7 for  supporting P1/2 and showing  them how to help clean up the park in preparation for our school sports day but  also to help make it a nice and clean place for our community to use.

Fantastic Job everyone (P1- 7).  Well done.

Primary 3/4 have loved reading their letters sent from pen friends in America. Now looking forward to writing their reply letters!

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.

Hi achievers in Primary 3/4.

February has been a busy month for Primary 3/4. The children have been very welcoming to Mrs Henry who is here to work with the class for six weeks.

Ancient Egypt
We have been learning about Ancient Egypt and really enjoyed using a range of materials to build Egyptian boats. We even tested them, and we were delighted to discover they all floated!
We also researched Egyptian clothes and jewellery and found out many different interesting facts, including the specific colours Egyptians wore. We then created our own beautiful Egyptian necklaces which are displayed in our classroom.
The children have enjoyed sharing their knowledge about Ancient Egypt and are looking forward to continuing our learning throughout the topic.

Literacy
In literacy we have been learning how to write reports. We have been using subheadings to organise information. We wrote fantastic reports about honey bees and showcased our learning from our topic to write a report about The River Nile.
We have visited the library and enjoyed selecting a new reading book to take home. We loved listening to stories read by our librarian, followed by a great game of book bingo.
Back in class we have been participating in a range of activities and games to help us learn to combine two words to create compound words.

This Is Our Faith
During our RE time we have enjoyed meditating. We have been reflecting on how to be a follower and a friend of Jesus. We have created some wonderful role plays and performed them to the class. I am certain we have future movie stars in our midst!

Numeracy
In numeracy we are continuing learning about subtraction. We are particularly focusing on using numbertalks and learning how to explain the strategies we used to get our answers.
We have also been learning about 3D shape. We have used a feely box and can identify cubes, spheres, pyramids, cuboids and rectangular prisms. We are going to continue learning all about 3D shape and will even have a go at constructing our own Pyramids!
Global Play Day
Global Play Day was a huge success in Holy Family school and in P3/4 we had a great time building dens, playing with our toys and having class competitions with our ring toss game.

I have had a great month getting to know all the kind and hardworking children in P3/4. The children have made me feel like part of this wonderful school family.
Mrs Henry.

Science Week.

Primary 3/4 working hard and having fun!

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.

February has been a very busy month for primary 1.

The highlight of the month for us all was Global Play day…we had so much fun! We turned our role play area into a dinosaur museum and really enjoyed playing the different roles of tour guides, ticket sales people, gift shop workers, tourists and dinosaurs! We also played with the many other toys in our classroom and some of us even brought in some toys from home…we had a very busy and fun filled day!

In literacy, we are working really hard on our two consonant phonemes sh, th, ch and ng. We are also working hard to improve our reading and writing.

In Maths, we have been working hard on addition within 10 and 3D shapes. We are also becoming extremely confident with our counting.

In HWB we have been working hard to be active and have been in engaging in lots of active activities such as the daily mile and outdoor play. We have also been doing musical theatre  and yoga for PE!

Our topic this term is dinosaurs, we have learned about the different types of dinosaurs and are looking forward to extending our learning on this topic in March.