Moving Up Day (technically last week)

Leaver’s Assembly

Burn Trip

Cunningsburgh Cafe Morning

Piano Concert

Wow, what a great sports day we had yesterday.  The kids all did amazing.  It’s so nice to see how far they have come in just a year.  In the gym we have finished the year off with athletics and rounders and cricket games.

Here are some quick snaps from Sport’s Day.  The kids did a brilliant job, they were happy, successful, engaged and nurturing towards one another.  I was very proud of them. Many thanks to Mrs Ritchie for organising a great afternoon.

P.4-5 have been doing some composing using word rhythms that they chose themselves and then they notated their music using the knowledge that they gained doing the stave notation unit. Well done!

P.4-5 have also been developing their tuned percussion skills and techniques and have been trying to use two beaters when playing.

Playful Pedagogy

In Cunningsburgh we have a strong commitment to play and playful pedagogy in the learning of all pupils.  There are two examples of what that can look like at this stage.

Energy Experiment

In our class we have bands on all the chairs.  The purpose of the bands is to provide a sensory outlet for those who need it and I try to ensure that all accommodations are accessible to all, where possible, rather than only those with identified needs.  This week one of the bands broke (not because anyone did anything), the kids then wondered if it would make a good catapult.  We planned and carried out a fair experiment to test how far we could catapult a bean bag using the broken band.  The kids all had a turn and each time we stretched the band slightly further.  We then had a discussion about potential energy, kinetic energy and gravity.  It was a fantastic learning opportunity led entirely by the kids!

Concrete Spelling

This week we practiced our spelling using concrete materials.