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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.

 

Maths Week

This week was Maths Week for the whole school. This meant there was a particular focus on Numeracy and Maths.

In P1/2, in Soft Play, the children played a number of games with a Maths link such as Snakes and Ladders and Connect Four.

We linked our PE to Numeracy  and Maths.

We did a couple of orienteering exercises where the children were learning to read maps, follow routes in a numbered plan, recognise shapes and score using mental addition.

The children also practised number recognition, addition and subtraction facts through racing games.

In the forest, P 1 and 2 were making numbers in different ways.

The Christmas Nativity

After two months of hard work, the children performed their nativity, The Christmas Recipe!

They worked hard to learn their songs, words, dances, stage directions and to speak loudly and clearly in front of a large audience. There were also a few changes of costumes to play different characters. Before the performance the children also helped to paint pictures and signs to decorate the stage.

Well done children! Your hard work certainly paid off on the night!

See photos on main page.

Minibeast Hunting

This term P1/2 have been doing different minibeast hunts.

This has included looking for different minibeast habitats  in the park and up in the forest where we have been looking under stones, in grass, in trees etc.

The children have also been putting the minibeasts into groups including arachnids, insects, gastropods and athropods.

Finally when hunting for minibeasts the children have been learning their French name too.

P1/2 Visit Dundee Science Centre

On Monday 29th. May, P1/2 visited Dundee Science Centre.

On the way the children learned about the Tay Bridge Disaster and the 3 j’s that Dundee is famous for- jam, jute and journalism.

Once inside they were allowed to explore the different areas. This included a section of a huge head, which they could then slide down!

The children then watched a show all about minibeasts! Here they saw large minibeasts including cockroaches, spiders, snails and millipedes.

After lunch they put on lab coats and carried out a number of experiments related to our senses and  how liquids react with each other.

Next it was back to exploring the Centre. One of the most popular exhibits was the sand pit, where the children made large hills and on these hills an ordnance survey map was projected onto it!

A big thank you to Hazel and Ben who came along and were great helpers!