P1/2/3 have been playing rugby for the last three weeks every Monday morning.The last two weeks have been lovely and sunny, but still very muddy as you will see from the photos!
We had a lovely morning with the P4/5 class. They read us stories they had written about their castle topic. Then they did our reading with us and then read us a story as well!
We were out in the school garden and over in the park looking at different habitats of minibeasts. We were looking at which minibeasts are found in the air, under stones, on bark and in the soil. We found a lot of minibeasts including bees, earwigs, woodlice centipedes, slugs, snails, moths and flies.
Miss Lamb also brought in for us a Bug hotel which her partner had made for us! We will be able to keep checking on this to see what minibeasts use it as a home.
We made comments for our Friendship Tree – saying kind words about somebody we wouldn’t generally say something nice to.
Next we went over to the hall and Miss Dingwall showed us how to play Indoor Curling. We had a great time and some of us would have played longer.
This was then followed by orienteering in the playground with Mrs Lynne. The children in pairs managed this very well and after initially finding it a little tricky, they had it mastered. Mrs Lynne kindly provided Hot Chocolate to keep us warm, as the snow was beginning to fall a little harder.
In the afternoon, after music practice, we played Whole School Dodgeball. Well done to Ardoch who won, but a big well done has to go to Alexander Bickerton who was standing alone in his team,
In our groups we had another chance at improving our skills playing Victorian games.
Some boys and girls moved the game of marbles onto the carpet, as they were moving so quickly along the floor. We discussed that there would be more friction on the carpet, so the marbles would be easier to control.
Alexander takes his move while Holly, Carly and Cameron look on.
Eleanor, Alexander, Alexander and Erin play with their peg dolls in our little theatre.
Today the farmer John Ritchie came to our school and helped us plant our potatoes.
He told us all about growing potatoes and we were able to ask him a lot of questions.
We then went out and planted two of our potatoes in our grow bag. We weighed them first of all and we will compare this weight to our final crop. We have also planted potatoes in different pots, so we will see them at different stages of growth.
John also split the children into 2 teams and they will have their own competition to see whose potatoes grow the tallest.
Thanks to John for coming to our class and helping us plant our potatoes.
John teaching us about planting potatoes.
Holly and Fred helping to hold the grow bag.
All the children helped to put soil in the Grow Bag.
Alexander and Ben getting their hands dirty.
The children naming their two potatoes for the team challenge.
The children had to choose a potato for their pot.
We have been learning about electric circuits. We started of with a basic circuit lighting one light with wires and a battery. We then used switches, more than one light, fans and buzzers.
At the end we tried to have our Christmas lights turn on. The pictures don’t do it justice! (You had to be there!)
Deep in concentration
Aiva and Eleanor showing their working light
Katie and Carly worked very well together trying to get their lights to work.
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