On the 7th October the EYC and P1 experienced the great outdoors all day long as they took a forest kindergarten approach to learning! Armed with toilets, tents, tarps and tasty lunches they explored the sights, sounds and smells around them. As they played the children were developing their fine & gross motor skills, risk awareness, listening skills, sensory awareness, maths & numeracy skills and language & literacy skills! A busy and fun day was had by all! 🌲🍁🍂🏕
Category Archives: P1
Harvest Service
The whole school took part in performing at the Harvest Service at the church.
Primary 1 – 3 Term 1
In term 1 primary 1-3 have been learning all about the circus. We have been practicing circus tricks in P.E, creating our own circus tents and masks and learning about the animals. Take a look at our topic display that we have developed over the term and some of the tricks we have been learning.
This term we have also been learning about shapes in maths. We have been looking at 2D and 3D shapes and learning about the properties of each. We completed lots of fun tasks during this time: look below to see our shape treasure hunt around the classroom.
In our outdoor learning slots this term we have been collecting leaves, acorns, helicopters and conkers. We have used them for many different things in class, for example, creating pictures and next term creating our own natural mobiles for every class in the school. We have been enjoying splashing in the mud and climbing the trees when we have been out and can’t wait to see what else we can do during the winter when the seasons change.
Next term our topic is going to be minibeasts. We can’t wait to learn about habitats, create our own bug hotels and describe and create our own minibeasts. We are also going to be learning lots about pattern and money in maths and writing our own stories in literacy.
Parent Open Morning
Many thanks to our parents for attending our parent open morning.
Parent Open Morning
Thank you to our parents for joining in with our parent open morning today. Our next open morning will be on Thursday 22nd September from 10.45am until 11.45am. Following the session, we would like to invite you to join your child for lunch so that you can sample some of the food that we provide. All of the children receive a free lunch and adults are able to purchase a two course lunch on the day for £2.68.
P1 and EYC Outdoor Learning
Primary one have been enjoying joining our EYC children for outdoor learning on a Tuesday afternoon. They have been planting in the school grounds and local community, creating obstacle courses and enjoying some free play outside.
P1 have been learning about instructions
P1 have been learning about instructions – listening closely, sequencing and ordering, then trying it out.
- To create a butterfly
- To make dough
Forces
Primary 3/2 have been working with Primary 1 to explore and investigate friction and gravity. They have been developing scientific skills such as planning a fair test, using questions and ideas to create an investigation and designing and carrying out scientific investigations. They made parachutes using different sized cupcake cases, explored friction with teddy zip line races and investigated gravity and friction by rolling balls of different sizes and shapes down the hill and observing how the size and shape of a ball had an impact on the speed at which it travelled.
P1 Archery
As part of the children’s Brave topic they made their own bows and arrows using coat hangers and then used real bows and arrows.
Talk For Writing Gingerbread Man Activities
P1 – For our talk for writing we were learning about the gingerbread man, we made gingerbread men biscuits, used role play to make our own endings to the story, and followed reading and writing instructions to make dancing gingerbread men.
