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We started our week with music and the good morning song.  Then it was time to get active with the moving song.  The bairns demonstrated the moves for the others to copy, taking turns and selecting who had a go next.  Mrs Garrick introduced a new song Baby Bumble Bee which included signing and singing.  One bairn was the bee and when it came to the stinging part they chose somebody else.

We did some drumming using beaters and different items as drums, boxes, lids, mats, chairs and floor. We practiced first with our hands to learn the beat then the drumsticks. The song was about left and right, this helped us to know which beater we should use as well as both together and crossed over in front.  The bairns did great listening so they knew when to stop drumming.

The bairns used their loud singing voices for head shoulders knees and toes.  We ended the session with relaxation time, lying down listening to soothing music and then moving quietly to the door.  Instead of everyone loudly saying thank you, we all whispered thank you to Mrs Garrick.

The bairns have been engaged in Up Helly Aa play for some time.  In extending this interest, they built a galley ready for burning on SMUHA day.  The bairns worked together on all parts of the galley.  “Let’s do the stripes”  They added stripes with their chosen colours, first using pen and then paint.  “Now we need to do the head.”  After designing the head and tail, the bairns used the saw to cut out their shapes.  We noticed great team work, listening and creativity that took place during this project.

We had several helpers for making snack on Pancake Day.  They weighed out the ingredients, mixed up the batter and supervised the cooking.  Then it was time for taste-testing!