This term the children will be making different toys.
This week they made a thaumatrope which is an optical illusion. The illusion makes you think the picture of the bird is in the cage.
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Learning to March!
In Drama the children have been listening to the story of the Brave Tin Soldier. To help them learn how to march properly, Ben came in to show and teach them.
We had some very good marchers among us!
Thank you Ben!
Minibeast topic
Here are some of the activities and learning in relation to the minibeast topic!
Viking Shields and Swords
In Art, P1/2 have been learning how to make a Viking shield and a sword.
When making the shield, they first used paper mache to make the boss before painting in the colours the Vikings would have used.
P6/7 helped them to make swords. They wrote their name in rune on the sword and were helped to wrap string around the handle to represent rope.
P1/2 Health Week
This week we had a big focus on Road Safety but we were involved on lots of different activities too.
What We Have Been Up To!
Here are some pictures and information about what we have been learning this term!
Braco Mystery Tour
The children were learning to follow directions walking around the village, in particular left and right.
We used our hands and thinking how we write, in order to turn left and right correctly.
Walking around the village, we saw where some of us lived and learned about some of the houses and roads in Braco. We will learn more about these in the future.
Transport Museum Visit
P1/2 are just back from their fabulous time at the Transport Museum in Glasgow.
We started off with a tour with the Tram Man who guided us around the different trams showing us how they worked and how people had to board them and sit on them too. He also showed us their safety features with the help of Rhys who ended up being below one of them!
We then had a walk around the many exhibits before lunch.
After lunch we continued our tour, which included going on board the steam locomotives, in and out of the old style shops and aboard the Glen lee ship, where some of  the children were put to work scrubbing the decks!
After our visit to the shop we had to go back home. A big thank you to Hazel and Mr Davidson who were our parent/grandparent helpers!
Stirling Castle
We had a glorious day with bright sunshine most of the day. We were joined by Rhys’s Gran and Harrison’s Gran too. (Thank you, ladies,!) We split up into two groups, but met up for a lovely picnic lunch at the cannons.
There were super exhibitions to see and the players in the castle were keen to involve the children. The chambermaid of Mary Queen of Scots told us all about her life and one of the groups was even taught a dance in the Great Hall by a Lady in Waiting.
The children got to see what people ate in Medieval times in the Great Kitchen and how young boys had the job of turning the spits at the fire. They particularly enjoyed trying on clothes, playing the musical instruments of the time and having fun with the jester.
Throughout our walks the children were knowledgeable about parts of the castle and how they could defend the castle.
At the very end it was time for the shop and the most popular things bought were of course….swords and catapults!
The Continent Song
Here is a link to a song to help you learn the continents by heart.
Parents….this is a link to You Tube, so please supervise.
