Stane Primary School and Nursery Class
– Kindness – Compassion – Courage – Community –
P1/2 have had a very busy week this week! As well as our usual work, on Thursday we tuned into a live broadcast from the BBC from a children’s author called Ed Vere.
Ed talked to us about the characters in his books before reading us some of his work, and demonstrating how to draw some characters.
We loved being able to join in, and I’m sure you’ll agree some of our drawings were amazing!
Our pre-school children joined us along with their parents and carers this morning for a fun filled filled transition session, as they get ready to move into Primary 1.
Parents and carers met with Mr Clark in the hall for an information session about starting school, while the children were busy with some activities in the infant area.
We listened to a story called ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ where the children enjoyed joining in with all the actions and sound effects as we read! We had to wade through the long grass and splash through the river before crawling through a snowstorm and creeping through a dark cave!
We then went on our own bear hunt around the school. We found a panda bear in the school office and some brown bears in Mr Clark’s office and outside the staff room! The boys and girls found out where lots of important areas of our school are as they hunted.
We were all great at re-telling the story using some mini figures and the water, mud, grass and ‘snow’ trays!
Afterwards the children joined their parents/carers in the hall where they all enjoyed a school lunch together. Fish and Chips was on the menu and I think was enjoyed by both the children and the adults alike!
The children from the nursery, p1/2 and p2 all enjoyed having a ‘Teddy Bears Picnic’ in aid of St Andrew’s Hospice. The boys and girls all brought along a special guest, their favourite teddy and enjoyed having sandwiches, crisps, a biscuit and some haribo together. All the children really enjoyed the picnic and i’m sure the bears did too!
The boys and girls in the nursery have been so lucky to have a special bear from St Andrew’s Hospice visit them for 2 weeks. The children in the morning have named their bear, ‘Betty Bear’ and the afternoon children have named their bear, ‘Diamond Bear’. The children have been learning all about St Andrew’s Hospice and what they do. The children have became aware of the help they provide to patients and have really enjoyed looking after the St Andrew’s Hospice special bears! The children have made their very own ‘Teddy Bear’s Passport’, had a discussion about their favourite bear and have been counting down to the Teddy Bear’s picnic on Friday! All the children are so excited!
Last week, the nursery children met a new friend called Mairi. Mairi works as part of the High-5 for fruit initiative, who provide nurseries with weekly fruit. Mairi took children in small groups to read a story and then the children could taste the food associated with the book. There were avocados, oranges, pineapples and lots more! The boys and girls found that the avocados weren’t as yummy as the sweet oranges and felt quite strange when they touched it. If the children didn’t want to eat the fruit, they could smell it, feel it or even lick it! The children learned about lots of healthy fruits and why it’s so important to eat fruit each day!
P1/2 and P2 had an amazing day on Thursday when they visited Deep Sea World and Aberdour Beach to consolidate their learning in class over the last term.
When we arrived at Deep Sea World we explored the rock pools and tanks before taking a journey through the tunnel under the sea! We loved seeing the Sharks and the fish swimming above us.
We then had the opportunity to watch the seals being fed. They had lots of fish for their lunch and they looked like they enjoyed them as much as we enjoyed our packed lunches!
After a quick break for lunch we jumped back on the bus and soon arrived at the beach. We were very lucky as the weather stayed dry so we could enjoy our time there.
We quickly made ourselves comfortable – some of the children set out their towels ready to ‘sunbathe’ while others quickly got to work building sand castles, digging holes and burying the staff in the sand! The school treated everyone to a delicious ice cream which we devoured before setting off again for school.
It was a fantastic day and the staff were delighted with the excellent behaviour and attitude displayed by our pupils throughout. Mrs Linfoot and Mrs McLean were very proud of them. Kenzie summed the day up perfectly when he said, ‘That was the best day EVER!’ As we travelled home on the bus!
It was lovely to have some sunshine today – the children really enjoyed playing outdoors in the warmish sun.
The nursery am children had a bit of an adventure to start their session – the door wouldn’t open and the children had to arrive via the P1 doors. The fact that not one of the children was phased by this change to their routine just shows how confident and comfortable the children are at nursery. Thank you to everyone for their patience today. Thankfully, the issue was resolved for pick up time.
Our brand new tracksuit tops arrived today – they look wonderful. Thank you so much to the two companies who purchased them for us. Tomorrow, two children will be debuting them at the NLC Cross Country Finals. Good Luck to both of them!
The children in P3 and P4/5 have been busy rehearsing ‘The Donkey’s Tale’ for the Easter Assembly next week. The children were rehearsing this afternoon and sounded wonderful. You are in for a real treat if you are able to attend at 9.30am next week.
Don’t forget that pupils can enter the decorate an egg competition by bringing their creations in to school next week. Winners will be announced at the Spring Assembly.
P1/2 and P2 were very lucky this afternoon to be visited by two paramedics who came to talk to us about what their job involves. They brought lots of the equipment they carry in the ambulance with them to show us.
It was a really interesting afternoon and we learned so much about how they look after people in emergency situations.
We all tried to find our pulses to check that our hearts were still beating! Most of us managed to find one!
We found out that they can give people medicine in different ways, like using a needle, a syringe or the patient can breathe it in through a face mask. If a patient is too cold the paramedics carry special foil blankets which they can wrap around them to warm them up.
We also watched a demonstration of how bandages and slings could be used to treat an injured person.
Then we watched as one of the paramedics was linked up to a heart monitor and we could see the pattern of his heartbeat on the special printout.
Some of us had the opportunity to try on the reflective jackets that the paramedics wear when working outdoors. They had lots of bright colours on them so that they could easily be seen.
Here are some photos of us trying out some of the equipment!
Today thirty-four Primary 6 and Primary 7 pupils went on a visit to the Sky Academy in Livingston. They had the opportunity to produce a news report.
The report was based on Recycling – which has been a focus of our learning in class.
The children were split into groups and each assigned roles such as editor, reporter, producer, screen writer. They then worked together in their groups on a section of the report.
Group 1 – introduction,anchor
Group 2 – roving reporters
Group 3 – eye witness
Group 4 – interviews
After they had worked together in their groups to produce their own part of the report, all parts were then combined to produce the final piece..
The kids had a fantastic day and a wonderful opportunity to experience how a news report is made. Some of the comments were …
Miller – “It was a good experience!”
Aidan – “It was fun finding out about how the cameras work!”
Hayley – “It was awesome the equipment we got to use!”
Lewis – “Loves the technology!”
We have moved our World Book Day celebrations to Friday 4th March 2016, in order to accommodate the P5 swimming lessons.
On Friday, all pupils and staff are invited to come to school dressed as a character from a book. Lots of boys and girls have been telling us about their ideas and they sound very exciting. We can’t wait to see you all dressed up!
We will have a costume parade in the hall on Friday morning so that we can all show off our costumes. Prizes will be awarded for the most original outfit from each class – Mr Clark will be our judge!
All children will then be involved in our ‘Whole School Read’ where we all split up into groups and listen to a story read by a member of our staff team. There will be lots of exciting titles to choose from.
We are also holding a ‘Book Swap’ during the day on Friday. Can all pupils please bring in a pre-loved book from home to donate, and then they can select a ‘new’ one to take home with them to enjoy.
We would like to thank all our parents/carers in advance for their support. We are looking forward to a fun filled World Book Day!
