Month: January 2017

Curious Kids!

We went and explored the school grounds to find signs of animal visitors, we found a lot!  We found a deer hoof print and where they had been nibbling on a tree trunk.  We found holes and tunnels we think they might belong to moles or rabbits.

20170118_142111

  20170118_142501

We found a half eaten mushroom we are not sure what ate it and other leaves and nuts that had been nibbled.

20170118_142420_001

We are very curious to find out more about what goes on in the grounds of Grandtully Primary when we are not about.

Happy New Year!

What a great start to 2017.  We have had a busy week exploring the scots language, problem solving, thinking of ways we can ‘unslump’ ourselves when things don’t go our way and setting up a pet shop role play corner!

We have enjoyed the snowy weather and getting out and about in our snow suits (even though they take a wee while to put on!)

We have been hard at work planning our learning for the term and look forward to sharing that with you next week.

We were also really excited to welcome Jacob to Primary 2, we’ve enjoyed sharing information about our school with him.

Mindset Resources

We aim to support the development of  growth mindsets in our whole school community.  Here are some useful resources, videos and activities to help find out more.

A brief overview of ‘growth & fixed mindsets’

Educationalist Carol Dweck explains how praise can impact on mindsets.

Here is a great series of short, manageable activities to introduce you to how to help your child(ren) develop a growth mindset.

https://www.mindsetkit.org/growth-mindset-parents