We started this term with learning about the Scots Language. We learned the songs “Jeannie McColl” and performed this at our Scottish afternoon. Primary 1 learned the poem “Mince and Tatties”, Primary 2  did “Crocodile”  and Primary 3 learned “The Sair Finger”. We are so proud of every single one of the pupils for taking the time at home to learn their poem. A big thank you to everyone at home for your help!

With the poetry theme we took on the challenge of becoming poets during our Talk for Writing sessions. We looked at different techniques such as, rhyme, alliteration and similes and used these to create a number of poems.

In maths we have been learning about money and measure, as well as a big focus on number. It has been great to see so many of the pupils challenging themselves with higher numbers and using the concrete materials to help them.

PE days this term will continue to be a Monday and Thursday, please make sure your child has a change of clothes and appropriate trainers / gym shoes on these days.

Welcome to the P1/2/3  blog! We will be sharing with you what we have been up to in Term 2 so far.

This term, our Talk for Writing text was ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’. We were welcomed by a huge beanstalk in our classroom one day and have been discovering different ways to describe it. We have been using lots of similes and the power of 3 to learn lots of new adjectives. It was a fun unit!!

In maths, we have been having a big focus on number. P1 have been working hard to order numbers to 30 and have been introduced to addition and subtraction. They are all doing fabulous! P2/3 have also had a big focus on number and have been learning a  ‘number of the day’ and breaking this down to really understand it.

We also looked at money and symmetry and had a little insight to weight through out Christmas post office!

Every Wednesday we were joined by Miss Green for music. We have been learning lots of different beats to different music and playing lots of musical games. We are sad to see Miss Green go but thank her for everything she taught us!

This term we had our ‘Twinkly Nativity’ Miss Muir and Miss Ingram are very proud of every pupil in the class for their excellent effort during rehearsals. We have decided as a class we LOVE nativity and already cannot wait for next year.

We are so excited to see what term 3 will bring.

We hope everyone has a lovely Christmas when it comes!

Welcome to the Primary 1-3 page! Miss Muir is our teacher this year and Mrs Parker works with us to help with literacy and numeracy every morning.  Miss Ingram supports us in class on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.

We have all settled in well to term 1 and have been following routines and getting used to our areas. We are very lucky this year to have the whole downstairs area including both classrooms and open area to develop our learning.

We had an interesting visitor to our school at the start of the term who made an appearance at the field. After lots of investigation we discovered it was a tree giant! We started to learn the text of the Tree Giant through out Talk for Writing and innovated to make our own information texts.

In maths we have been doing lots of number work. Primary 1 have been visiting Ten Town to learn all about their numbers to 10. We have met lots of different characters to help us. We have also been learning about pattern and shape and exploring the different 2D and 3D shapes within our environment.

Our Science topic is the Sun Moon and Stars. We have had lots of fun learning about shadows and the different planets. We even had a go at making our own mnemonic to remember the order of the planets.

We have also been learning about the Egyptians this term and are really excited to keep discovering new and interesting facts about them.

P1-3 have been working with Miss Green from Music Heroes to practice singing. She joins us on a Wednesday afternoon and will be with us until Christmas.

Outdoor days will be every second Friday. P1 and P3/2 will be going on alternate Fridays. P1 will be joining the EYC and P4 will be joining P3/2.

In terms 3 and 4, primary 1-3 have been learning a range of topics. We started the year looking at Scotland and all things Scottish. We tried a range of Scottish foods, learned different poems and sang songs with David Hunter. We then moved onto our topic of The World Around Us. This topic has allowed the class to learn about lots of different things. We started with the jungle and looking at what animals live there and their habitats. We then began to look at famous monuments and created some with a range of resources. We are currently learning about different careers and discussing what we would like to be when we are older. It has been really exciting exploring the different aspects of the world.

This term we have also been learning about data analysis and measure. We have been participating in lots of active maths and getting the chance to use the outdoors and school to measure different things. We learnt about centimetres and metres and the differences in different measurements. We will be moving onto fractions for the rest of the term and we can’t wait to do more active tasks.

During our outdoor learning sessions, we have been building our team building skills. We have been working hard at working together and as part of a group using different equipment. Mr Woods also built a fire with us one week and brought us in marshmallows. This allowed the class to learn about fire safety. We can’t wait to keep going out once a week to enjoy the sunshine!

We have been working hard through our Talk for Writing activities and have developed lovely handwriting skills and have become superstars at using adjectives in our writing. This term we will be focusing on punctuation and will have a big focus on speech.