We’ve made a great start in P1B. Last week we spent a lot of time learning where everything is and getting used to the routines of Primary 1.

We tend to start the day with fine motor tasks like threading, playdough and picking things up with tweezers. On Thursday we learned our first sound – sssssss! The children did a great job cutting and sticking their snakes and thinking of lots of words beginning with s – including some dinosaurs the grown ups had never heard of!

We spent a lot of time playing – indoors and out. We also went for a walk around the school grounds and were impressed with the view of Peebles from the top of the hill.

The story for our topic is Tidy by Emily Gravett, about an overzealous badger who likes tidying a little too much. Through this we are learning about trees and the oak tree in particular, animal habitats and how we can look after the countryside.