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PRIMARY 1/2 DAY OUT TO BURRA

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The sun might not have been shining, but the weather did not hamper excitement from the pupils in primary 1 and 2 today, as they set off on their day out to Burra.

Our brilliant bus driver George, assisted by some very knowledgeable navigators in the front seat, drove us to Burra and firstly dropped us off at ‘The Hen Hoose’ where Wendy runs her Burra Bears business from.  She showed us inside her workshop, all the knitwear and fabrics she uses to make the bears and also the processes required for the finished product.  We saw the 3 different sizes of bears she makes and we collected Mrs Moffat’s bear she had had made.

Next, we walked over to ‘The Outpost’ where Margaret met us and we got to see emus, tortoises, goats, rabbits, pigs and wallabies.  We got to feed the animals and the bairns were highly amused at how the goats and pigs fought over the food.

We then followed Margaret to the Bridge End Hall where we enjoyed our packed lunches and had time for games and free play.

George then drove us to Bannamin beach where we spent a lovely afternoon paddling in the sea (brrrr!), finding interesting objects, climbing up among the big stones and playing on the beach.  After a fair amount of “de-sanding” our feet, we got packed up and headed back to the bus.

We had a super day in Burra and would like to say special thanks to George, Margaret Inskster and our helpers Julie, Caroline, Jacqui, Catherine and Carla.

 

  

    

 

 

PRIMARY 1/2 POP-UP CAFE

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When Primary 1 and 2 decided they wanted to have a pop-up café at the end of term, we began planning and thinking about what we would need to get and do.  We spoke about foods/drinks which would be easy to make in a busy classroom and also considered food allergies.

This week we have been busy baking and making sandwiches.  Everybody took part and worked really well together.

This morning, we were delighted to see so many people come into the classroom.  We had to have 2 different sittings as there were so many people wanting to come!  We had a fantastic time with everyone enjoying the food and drink and our waiters/waitresses working very hard attending on their tables.  Guests were then invited to go and see all the excellent gardening work they have been doing recently with Duncan in the greenhouse and polytunnel.

Donations given this morning amounted to £176.51 which we will put towards a trip next term.  Sincere thanks to everyone who gave so generously.

I hope everyone enjoyed their morning and will now enjoy a well deserved Easter break.  See you all in 2 weeks!

Storysacks

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This term, secondary 1 pupils are coming through each Monday to visit primary 1 and 2 pupils to share story-sacks with them.  This involves reading and listening to stories, playing games, making jigsaws, using puppets and toys and other activities relevant to the story-sack theme.

Primary 1 and 2 pupils are thoroughly enjoying the older children coming through and secondary 1 pupils are doing a fantastic job of sharing the story-sacks with the younger pupils.

 

P1/2 made hog houses

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We used guidance from the RSPB on how to make a ‘hog house’ for hedgehogs then split the class into 2 groups.  Each group designed and made their house.

We needed to make the box waterproof, make a door for hedgehogs to get in and out, thought of a name for each house then designed pictures and signs to go on the house.

We carried the houses up next to the den among the trees and put a weight on top so they didn’t blow away.  We finally filled the hog homes with straw to keep hedgehogs warm and dry while they sleep.

We thought they looked pretty good and we can’t wait to see if any hedgehogs come to stay in them!

 

‘A Christmas Recipe’

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Yesterday, primary 1 and 2 performed ‘A Christmas Recipe’ with fantastic support from primaries 3 and 4. We had our first practice in the morning and all the Early Years children and primaries 5/6/7 came to watch.  In the afternoon the mums, dads, uncles, aunties, grannies, grandads, brothers, sisters, cousins and friends came to watch our performance.  We put on our costumes and some of us got our face painted.

We felt excited, happy and a bit nervous but we felt we did a very good job and enjoyed performing it.  We worked very hard to learn all the songs for the nativity.

We would like to thank all the staff who helped make ready for the performance,  all the mums, dads and family members who came to watch it.  We hope you all enjoyed it!

A big “thank you” to our narrators from primary 5 who did a fantastic job!

 

Week 6 – Primary 1 Learning Blog

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We have learned about Frisky 5.  It was a peerie bit tricky to write but we did lots of practice and got very good at writing it.

We played ‘Splat’ with all the sounds that we have learned so far.

We watched a DVD about the clock face.

We were doing gymnastics and rolling with Mrs Redfern then we played islands.  It was fun.

We have enjoyed playing in the sandpit, the wooden blocks, the hospital, making a skeleton on the carpet and playing with the clocks.

Next week we want to learn some new sounds and the next number in Number Zoo which is Snappy Six!

We are looking forward to staying all day at school.

 

Primary 1, week 4 (b)log

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What have you learned this week?

“We learned about I and p.  We made pink pigs.”

“We learned about Butterfly 3 and made rainbow 3s.”

What have you enjoyed this week?

“I loved the sausages for dinner.”

“I enjoyed playing with the flour in the tuff tray.”

“I enjoyed playing with the animals in the sand.”

“We enjoyed P.E. with Mrs Redfern and music with Mrs MacKenzie.”

What will we do next week?

“We are looking forward to staying at school all day today and going home on the bus.”

Next week we will learn about number 4 and the next letter.

Week 2 in Primary 1

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We have learned about the letter S.  We used playdough and pipe        cleaners to make S.  We coloured in Snake then practiced writing lots of s.

We learned about Penguin One.  We found out that Penguin One slid so much on the snow that he got a black mark on his tummy which looked like a number 1.

We have enjoyed the morning walk, playing with the prehistoric stickers, playing outside at playtimes and our school dinners.

Next week we would like to learn about number 2 and some new letters.

 

 

Week 1 – Primary 1

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It’s Friday, the end of week 1 and we’ve had our first 3 days in Primary 1.  It’s been a busy week getting to know the other children in our class, learning new routines, getting used to the playground and canteen.  We all got our first reading book and have the first 6 characters from the Oxford Reading Tree reading scheme.

I asked the class what they enjoyed about their first week in Primary 1 and this is what they said;

“I enjoyed playing in the playground outside.”

“I like the morning walk.”

“I like reading.”

“I like the school dinners especially the pizza.”

“I like being outside.”

“I like learning new things.”

“I like the craft things in class.”

“I like playing in the sand and water.”

Have a good weekend everyone!