Month: February 2023

This week we have been revisiting the Zones of Regulation and the 5 Ways to Wellbeing; be giving, be learning, be active, be mindful and be connected.  We have been discussing the importance of having a variety of tools in our wellbeing toolbox to ensure that when things are not going well and we find ourselves in the yellow zone (anxious/ over excited), red zone (uncontrollable anger/ excitement) or the blue zone (sad/ tired) we have lots of strategies at our disposal to help.  The pupils learned about the importance of having a Growth Mindset which promotes approaching challenges with a positive outlook. The learners then chose their own inspirational quote to illustrate.

We were lucky enough to have Dynamic Earth visit the school yesterday.  It was great having Blair, a marine scientist, in to share is knowledge.  We learned about the zones of the sea, the creatures that live there, food webs and so much more.  We conducted experiments to investigate the effect of pressure as you get deeper into the ocean, the impact of acids on coral reefs and how some creatures use light to camouflage themselves and attract or deter creatures.

This week the pupils have been learning to use a computer programming website called Scratch.  They have learned how to animate a character, change backgrounds, make music, tell a story and even to make a simple game.  This has meant using lots of ‘meta’ skills such as critical thinking, adapting, creativity, sense making and initiative. I have been really impressed with what they have created so far and I can’t wait to see how they develop their skills further.  Your child can log on to their Scratch account at home (using their username and school code  from Sumdog combined as their username for Scratch and the same password as their Sumdog) meaning that you can see their creations too!

This week we were lucky enough to head to town to see the Jarl squad.  Thankfully the weather held out and we had a fantastic morning.  The kids were incredibly well behaved and were a credit to the school.

Three Cheers for the Cunningsburgh Bairns!