Expressive Arts (Monday-Friday)

This cohort of bairns are incredibly creative.  They have explored painting, drawing, model-making, woodwork and more, just this week.  “Can we do statues?”  The bairns have been practising yoga with Mario, unicorns and Huntrx.

Makaton (Thursday)

We had our second Makaton session this week.  The bairns remembered some of the signs, especially for We’re Going on a Bear Hunt and Down in the Jungle.  They also learned some new signs for Five Little Sandcastles.

Sea Creatures (Thursday)

We were delighted when a nursery grandad dropped off some sea creatures for the bairns.  There was lots of discussion about the texture and size of the creatures.  “It’s rough.”  Mrs Malcolmson shared more information about the sunfish, highlighting that their mouths are underneath and their eyes are on the ends of their arms.  We wondered about the kind of water they need – “salty”.  The lobster was a popular creature and we learned about it’s feelers and where they keep their eggs.  The velvet crab had it’s back rubbed many times.  There were two octopuses who made a valiant attempt to escape from their enclosure.  The bairns talked about how they can change colour and their tentacles “dat stick on”.

Parent Lunch (Thursday)

Thank you to everyone who came in for the parent lunch.  The bairns were very keen to show you all the steps they had been learning already in the canteen.

Beach Trip (Thursday)

A group of bairns went to the beach at Mail.  They used a pop-up tent for shelter and searched the area for treasures, collecting them onto a white tray.  There was also time for throwing stones into the water, building sandcastles and a snack on the beach.  While they were building sandcastles, the bairns discovered that the wet sand was more effective.

Gym and Sports Day Practice (Thursday and Friday)

The bairns played three kinds of catchy games – Toilet Tag, Stick in the Mud and ET Go Home.  Then it was time to practice for Sports Day.  They took part in an egg and spoon race, being careful to keep their egg balanced on the spoon.  They placed bean bags on their heads to test their body’s balance.

We can’t wait to see everyone there on Thursday 25 June.

Moving Up Day (Friday)

As part of moving up day, the bairns read The Three Little Pigs.  Afterwards, “you needed to make a house with loads of stuff.”  Then they tested how strong their houses were using a hairdryer and a spray bottle of water.  “It got weet but it didna faa doon.”

World Cup (Monday)

Primary 4/5 invited the bairns to come through to their classroom to do some voting in their World Cup data handling activity.  The categories included favourite foods from different countries, favourite football kit, footballer, footballs and animals, to name a few.  The bairns went around the tables in peerie groups, pointing to their favourites and the P4/5s would add their votes to a tally chart.