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P5 Term 2 Update!

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Term Two has been a busy and exciting time in P5, filled with hands-on learning and new discoveries across the curriculum!

Maths

In Maths, we have been exploring symmetry, transformations and angles. The class has enjoyed investigating different types of symmetry and experimenting with flips, slides and turns. We will soon be moving on to our new topic: Money, where we’ll be learning about budgeting, calculating change and real-life problem-solving.

Literacy

In Literacy, we have been developing our discursive writing skills. Pupils have been learning how to present a neutral viewpoint and explore both sides of an argument, using the question “Should school uniforms be banned?” as our focus. We’ve had many thoughtful discussions and some very convincing points made on both sides!

Science

Our Science topic this term is Electricity. The class has been building their own circuits, learning how switches, bulbs and motors work, and discovering what makes a successful electrical connection. Soon, we will be applying our new skills to create our very own Morse code devices, linking perfectly with our ongoing class topic on the Titanic.

Topic: Titanic

We are still thoroughly enjoying our learning about the Titanic. Recently, we took a fantastic trip to the Maritime Museum, where we explored how boats were constructed, investigated the building of the Titanic, and compared boats and life jackets from the past with those we use today. It was an exciting and informative experience that really brought our classroom learning to life.

Health and Wellbeing

In Health and Wellbeing, we have been focusing on food safety, health and hygiene, and mental wellbeing. Pupils have been learning strategies to support their own mental health as well as how to help others, encouraging a caring and supportive classroom environment.

P4/3

Primary 4/3 Term 2

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Here is our class update for Term 2:

We will continue to have PE on Monday afternoons. We are currently having football sessions with coaches from Ayr United. Our second PE day alternates between Tuesdays and Fridays so it is best to make sure your child’s PE kit is in school every day. Please can children bring a change of shorts/ joggers/ leggings, t-shirt and gym shoes/trainers. No jewellery should be worn.

Reading and spelling homework will continue to be given out on a Monday and should be completed for a Friday. Please sign your child’s reading record each week and ensure their homework folder is returned to school. Some weeks spelling homework will be set online on Sumdog. Children have their logins in their reading record or posted on Learning Journals if their reading record has not been returned to school.  Children can also use this login for Sumdog maths for extra practice.

Term 2 is always a busy one and so far we have been learning about Bonfire Night, Remembrance day and we had fun on Halloween and Children in Need. In RME we learned about Diwali and our topic in December will be Christmas Around the World. Children have also started making some lovely crafts to sell at our Christmas Fair.

We are also celebrating Book Week Scotland. Primary 3 children will receive a book bag and will be taking part in fun reading activities with Primary 7/6 children.

Staff have been taking part in digital technology training and the children have got to work on their programming and coding skills this term through using Microbits, Indi Sphero cars and we also borrowed Marty the Robot from the Digital Lending Library.

Our Talk for Writing text this term is a recount called Jungle Walk. We used drama activities to start to learn the descriptive language used in the text. Some children will be working on using digital technology to help with their story writing.

In maths we have been working on strategies to help us with addition and subtraction. We will be moving on to multiplication and division soon. Mrs Connelly teaches us about Time on a Thursday and Mrs Parker has been doing some problem solving activities with us.

We are continuing our castles topic and in Science we are learning about sound. We have learned about pitch and volume and will soon be looking at the sounds different musical instruments can make and we will even be making our own instruments! Soon we will have our own class band!

You can see your child participating in some of the activities mentioned above by checking their Learning Journal.

Classes, Young Carers

Young Carers

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At Dailly Primary School and Early Years Centre we are committed to identifying and supporting children who are Young Carers. A Young Carer is anyone under the age of eighteen who supports, or helps to support a relative, friend or neighbour.  They may need extra support due to an illness, disability, mental health condition, because they are elderly, neurodivergent, have issues relating to drugs or alcohol or because they need help to communicate. No diagnosis is required for the cared for person.

Please see the link below to open the Thinglink for Young Carers. This link gives you access to a variety of information including information about South Ayrshire’s Young Carer Policy and how to access  free leisure activities.

Young Carer Toolkit

Mrs Kirkwood is our Young Carers Champion. A Young Carers Champion is a member of the school staff who acts as a point of contact for all Young Carers in each school. Our Young Carers meet with Mrs Kirkwood every Wednesday afternoon to discuss ways the school can support them, get help with homework, discuss their feelings if they wish and plan ways to educate the whole school about the role of a young carer and support they may need. They also take part in wellbeing activities.

 

Some of our Young Carers have created this very informative powerpoint. This will be shared with all children in the school at assembly.

Young Carer Presentation

Please contact the school of you would like any more information about support for Young Carers.

Classes, P4/3

P4/3 Term 1

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We have had a super start to the term! We have all settled in well to our new class and we have been very busy learners!

Mrs Kirkwood teaches us on  a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs Connelly teaches us on a Thursday and Mrs Parker teaches us on a Friday. Every other Friday we go outdoors for our learning along with Primary 2.

We have PE every Monday and the weeks we are outdoor learning we have PE on a Tuesday and if it is not our week to go outdoors we have PE on a Friday. This can be confusing so it’s best to make sure PE kit is in school every day. Children need to have a change of t-shirt, shorts/joggers/leggings and trainers or gym shoes. Children should not wear any jewellery to school on PE days.

Homework is given out every Monday and should be returned by Friday. Children are given a spelling task and a reading book. Parents/ carers should sign the reading record each week. If your child is struggling with the homework please leave a comment in the reading record. We do not want homework to become too stressful!

Our topic this term is Castles and the children have shown great enthusiasm so far. We have made models of castles, learned about what they were built for and their features and jobs in the castle. As we are enjoying this topic so much, we have planned a trip to Culzean Castle on Thursday 9th October where we will get to take part in a Life in the Past workshop in the castle.  A letter with further information will be sent home soon.

A very cheeky monkey has been visiting our class this term. We also found him hiding in a tree when we were out our walk. he had thrown hats everywhere! This introduced our Talk for Writing story this term, ‘ Monkey See, Monkey Do.’

If you would like to see more of our learning please make sure you login to Learning Journals regularly where photographs and information about our learning is posted regularly.

Classes, Events, P1, P3/2, P5, P7/6

Scottish Concert 05.02.25

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The children performed Scottish songs and recited some Burns poems for their parents and carers at our Scottish assembly on Wednesday 5th February. Children were judged when reciting their Burns poems by members of the Carrick Burns Club who picked 2 runners up and 1 overall winner from each year group. We  would like to thank Davie Hunter who has been dedicating his own time to be in classes weekly on the run up to our concert to help the children to learn their Scottish songs.

Please follow the link below to watch the performances.

(1) Dailly Primary – The children performed Scottish songs and recited… | Facebook

 

Classes, EYC

EYC Term 2

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Term 2 was a busy term for the EYC children with Christmas and lots of other exciting activities.

Christmas
The EYC had a great day exploring the Little Play Planet in Ayr. The children had a super time exploring all of the different shops and toys. Afterwards they enjoyed a buffet lunch and icecream in the party room! Lots of happy little festive faces all around! The children also enjoyed their Christmas party and took part in the Christmas Nativity ‘The Twinkly Nativity’.

Intergenerational Learning
Our EYC pupils have been taking part in Intergenerational Learning with the ladies of the village Monday club. The aim of intergenerational learning is to make links with the community, to bring people together in purposeful, mutually beneficial activities which promote greater understanding and respect between generations. It is inclusive and builds on positive resources that the younger and older generation have to offer each other in a fun way. The children have enjoyed spending time with the ladies, having snack and reading stories. The Monday Club ladies provided a table cloth which the children worked with the ladies to colour and decorate.

Halloween and Harvest
The EYC took a morning walk to deliver some Harvest Parcels and then had an afternoon of fun activities such as party dances, dooking for apples and pin the eyes on Frankenstein!

Outdoor Learning
Our EYC pupils took part in our Forest Fridays sessions in our local woods. We learned about nocturnal animals, developed independence through organising ourselves for outdoor play, developed our resilience and learned to find and assess any risks and keep ourselves safe. We built a pretend fire, created a bug hotel and created a small area for hedgehogs to live.

PEEP
Shevon joined us for our PEEP sessions this term. The pupils made playdough, shakers from recycled water bottles, Firework pictures and a Christmas musical shaker. The children had lots of fun with their parents.

Keeping Safe
We have been learning about the right to be safe through our elephant soft toy, Simoa. SIMOA stands for Safety, inspect, monitor, observe and act. In the EYC, the pupils learn about different risks and keeping safe. They each take Simoa home for a great adventure. When they return the next morning, they speak to their friends in the EYC and share how they kept Simoa safe at home.

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Intergenerational Learning

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A big thank you to the ladies of the village ‘Monday Club’ who have very kindly allowed the EYC to join them for a chat and a snack. We had been doing some lovely Christmas colouring and sharing some Christmas stories. 🎄🎅🏻
Intergenerational Learning aims to bring people together in purposeful, mutually beneficial activities which promote greater understanding and respect between generations. It is inclusive and builds on positive resources that the younger and older have to offer each other in a fun way. We are very grateful and fortunate to have been given this opportunity. 🥰