Stane Primary School and Nursery Class
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Primary 1/2 has been learning to write instructions as part of their weekly taught writing lessons. So far the children have written instructions to tell others how to: brush their teeth, make cereal and make Empire Biscuits. The children have been benefitting from carrying out the tasks before writing the instructions and the lessons involving food have proved to be very popular.
Primary 1/2 has finished their Science work investigating Senses and are now enjoying learning about Forces. The children were introduced to the Force of Push and Pull and thoroughly enjoyed experimenting with a variety of toys to see which toys required a push force or a pull force to create movement.
It’s been quite a while since I’ve had the chance to blog about what is happening in our wonderful school. It was lovely to see everyone back today after the October holiday and to find out what all of the children have been doing during the break. It was great to have such lovely weather and I hope everyone had the chance to spend some time outdoors.
Miss Tiffney is still unwell and won’t be back at work this week. The children in P4/5 are really missing her and send her get well wishes. Mrs. Glen and Mrs. Scott will teach the class this week.
I visited the nursery class this morning and as soon I walked into the playroom, one of the children invited me to share an ‘under the sea’ counting book with her. It was great to take 10 minutes out of my day to sit in the library corner with her and share the story together. It was very kind of her to ask me to join in.
Primary 3 and 4/5 have been very busy practising for their upcoming ‘Egyptian’ assembly which takes place a week on Friday at 9.30am. I have had a wee sneak preview of some of the singing and dancing – I am sure all of the parents and guests will really enjoy it. The children will be writing invitations in their taught writing lesson this week which will be sent home this week.
After lunchtime, I worked with P1/2 and P2 as they took their learning outdoors. They were using playground chalk to draw pictures on the ground of everything they know about ‘autumn’ ahead of their new block of interdisciplinary learning. There was lots of pictures of trees losing their leaves and of Hallowe’en costumes. Mr. O’Donnell was busy writing down lots of comments the children were making onto paper leaves. I wonder if these will be part of the children’s learning journey display?
Today was the start of the new colour band system for school dinners, and I am delighted that it went so smoothly. All of the children having a school dinner chose their meal in the morning and then came to the dinner hall wearing the correct colour band. I was very pleased that the amount of leftover food was reduced and that the very last person to come to the counter still got exactly what he ordered.
Please help continue to make this go smoothly by talking to your child about what they will choose each day. You can see the menu here or sign up for email alerts to have it sent directly to you every week.
Two important letters were sent home with the children today. Pupils in P1-7 have received a letter about this term’s after-school clubs. I am delighted to be able to offer P1-3 Fun Fitness, P1-3 Art and Crafts, P4-7 Football and P4-7 Cross Country. Later on in the month, I hope to be able to offer a P2-4 dance club too.
The second letter was about the Nursery to P7 pantomime. This year, the children will visit Hamilton Town House to see ‘Sleeping Beauty’. Our wonderful Parent Council have contributed £500 towards the cost, which is simply amazing! The school will provide a snack and a drink for the outing. Please return the tear off slips and money for the pantomime as soon as possible to ensure your child’s place is secured.
I will be teaching Primary 5/6 all day tomorrow and am looking forward to teaching them about information report writing, budgeting money in maths and some french revision too.
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The Triangles started a new Maths concept today. They were learning how to recognise, continue and create patterns. The children enjoyed using different resources to continue patterns and even made some patterns of their own. The children were particularly keen to make their pattern the longest.
The Squares continued their learning of Place Value and were investigating how 2 digit numbers are made using Tens and Units.
Primary 1/2 and Primary 2 have been working together for Science and we have been learning all about Our Senses. Today we were focussing on sight. We learned about the different parts of the eye, from the eyebrow, eye lids and lashes to the pupil, iris and the sclera. We learned about the functions of these and even labelled a diagram. We also had the opportunity to wear visual impairment glasses and try to complete different tasks, such as an assault course and drawing a line through a maze. The last group played different games such as Eye Spy and ‘Where’s Wally?’
Primary 1/2, Primary 2 and the Nursery (PM) children had a blast this afternoon while enjoying activities based on our shared learning theme of Pirates. Our Nursery children joined their school friends and were happy and confident while working in the school setting. A great start to our transition process!
The children made pirate hats to wear while they joined in with some singing, dancing and pirate games. I was very impressed with some of their pirate dance moves!
We investigated the sea creatures we found in the frothy sea bubbles, and hunted for treasure buried deep in the sand. We even buried some of our own treasure on desert islands made out of playdough, and made up stories about where our pirates got the treasure from and what they would do with it next!
We finished off by decorating a pirate cupcake to enjoy as a treat for all our hard work!
Children in the classes of Mr. O’Donnell, Miss Renton and Mrs. Robert will travel to Alexander Peden Primary School on Friday morning to see a ‘Road Safety’ Magic Show.
Please ensure that the permission slips have been returned to school by Friday morning at the very latest to ensure your child can go on this excursion.
Primary 1/2 had another busy day again today. We had our first experience of soft start this morning and we attended our first whole school assembly where we learned new songs and about the Golden Rules. After playtime we began learning about the ‘a’ sound and the painting station seemed to be particularly popular one. Before lunch we had just enough time to join P.4/5 at the trim trail. After lunch we took part in our P.E lesson (which will take place on Wednesdays and Fridays).
Today the Primary 1 boys and girls had their first day at Stane Primary School and I don’t think they could have been more prepared with their new uniforms, bags, pencil cases and lunch boxes. P.1/2 had a very busy day touring the school, doing arts and crafts and learning in the open area. There was just enough time for a short story before home time.
Pupils in Primary 1-7 are entitled to two hours of quality PE lessons per week. At Stane Primary School, this is split into two blocks across the week. This session, the class teacher will deliver one PE lesson per week. Pupils in P1-5 will have one lesson per week with Mrs. McLean and P6/7 will have one lesson with Mrs. Scott. The table below shows which day and time each class will have their PE lessons.
Pupils are required to change into suitable PE clothing e.g. shorts, t-shirt and indoor shoes. In line with NLC Policy, children should remove jewellery before participating in PE lessons.
The children in the nursery will have one session in the Gym Hall per week (but are not required to change into PE Kit).
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