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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!

Money, money, money!

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In maths this week we were learning about bank accounts and where to put your savings. We had to choose which account was best for 3 kids called Ruby, Jenny and Khalid. Ruby got 50 pounds pocket money a month, Jenny got 100 pounds birthday money and Khalid got 15 pounds a week for his paper round. Then we created an advert using the iPads. We made up bank names and persuaded people to use our account. By Keiva and Ollie

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 3 in Primary 1

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In Primary 1 this week we have learned our new phonic blend – ng.  We were strongmen and strongwomen and made the sound as we lifted up the VERY heavy weight! 🙂

Within our topic of Journeys, we were learning about directions.  We learned how to tell our left from our right by finding the ‘L’ on our left hand then went outside to give directions to each other.

We learned about North, South, East and West and Mr Spence came in with a very old compass and 4 smaller handheld ones.  We went outside and found which way pointed North then all the other directions.

The courtyard was one of our play activities this week and we enjoyed playing with the Early Years children.  The weather was lovely all week until Friday, but that didn’t stop us!

No morning walk this morning but instead we did some yoga in class.  Today we were Spidermen & Spiderwomen.

 

 

PRIMARY 1 LEARNING (B)LOG – WEEK 6

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This week in Primary 1 we have learned about teddy bears.  Paddington Bear came all the way from Peru to Shetland and is going to stay with each of us for 2 nights and hopefully have lots of fun adventures.

We wrote about our favourite toy and carefully chose the right coloured paint to paint a picture of the toy.

Mr Rose was in class on Tuesday and made wind powered toys with us.

We have been thinking about  numbers to 20 and also using a number line for addition.

We got our first blended phonic ‘sh’ and have been thinking about things that have that sound in it and also practising writing it.

We have had a number of visitors this week.  Sami who is a French teacher came in to see us on Monday, Mr Lei was in on Wednesday telling us all about the Chinese New Year and told us a story about the animals in the Chinese zodiac.  Then finally, on Wednesday we were really lucky to meet Mrs Simpson who was the first female Guizer Jarl in Shetland and came in to show us her suit and show us lots of photos from her Up Helly Aa.  We all really enjoyed meeting her.

 

WEEK 3 – PRIMARY 1 – LEARNING (B)LOG

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This week we have enjoyed writing using Viking Runes, playing in the galley boat, making clay Viking Longhouses, watching ‘Gudrun: The Viking Princess’ and drawing and painting Viking people.

 

We have been learning about length and measurement, practising all the phonics we have learned so far, making a toy with Mr Rose which required elastic energy and sharing storysacks with the secondary pupils.

Finally, today we held our toy sale in class.  We were really busy organising for the sale and helping set up the class with assistance from Primary 6.  The sale was a huge success and we raised £132.20.

NEW YEAR & NEW TERM FOR P1

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Happy New Year everybody!  We were all excited coming back to school and it was super to hear everybody’s Christmas news.

We learned a new sound – ‘x’ and played a game where we had to guess the animal x-ray.  We also learned about symmetry and created symmetrical pictures.

We started our mini topic of ‘Up Helly Aas in Shetland’ and have really enjoyed playing in our galley shed with wood, construction toys, books and looking at the jarl squad suits and accessories on display.

We had a super visit from Mr Rose who learned us about balance, stability and gravity.  We made tightrope walker toys which we loved trying to see if they could balance on lots of things in class.

Primary 1 Learning Log, Week 5

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This week we have enjoyed making and playing in our new cake shop, finishing our paper mache space helmets, making oxygen backpacks with junk, singing number songs and our Christmas show songs with Primary 2.  We also enjoyed Mandarin with Mr Lei and Fun Fit with Jacqui.

We have been been getting really good at sounding out words using all the sounds/letters we have got so far.  We were introduced to Tiger 10 and have written our weekend news on our own.

Next week we will learn our final number from Number Zoo and move on to the next group of letters in Jolly Phonics.