Cunningsburgh Primary 1/2 Blog 2025/2026

We started the year in PE with a Football block, focusing on building confidence and ability in key skills.

In Primary 1/2, our focus was on developing the fundamental skills needed for football. This included running, stopping, starting, changing direction, spatial awareness, listening, following instructions, responding to cues, and handling equipment with control. We also introduced dribbling and passing with the ball, alongside other activities using different equipment to build coordination and confidence.

Continuing on with Magnets, we had lots of fun using the magnets to attract and repel things. We looked at the north and south poles and what makes them attract and what makes them repel.

On Friday, we had our Big Play. A lovely afternoon where the children could choose where to play and who to play with! A lovely, busy afternoon!

What a busy afternoon! The bairns carried out a variety of different activities… and some even managed to combine both themes into one project!

For our Big Question this week, we have been looking at magnets and did some exploration with them. Lots of fun finding things around the classroom. They also showed me what attracting magnets look like and repelling magnets… they picked this up very quickly.

Our play projects have been capybaras and islands… and the bairns did not fail to impress!

Our plays projects this week are the sea and sloths. The bairns have been busy this afternoon and come up with some fantastic creations.

Big Question:  What happens when pushes and pulls are the same strength but go opposite ways?

We had fun playing a tug of war game where we talked about pushes and pulls and if they are equal and opposite, things don’t move. We were observing when the rope stays in the middle (balanced forces) and when one side pulls harder (unbalanced

Hello,

The first few days are flying in and the bairns have been brilliant. Apologies, I have not managed to take too many photos. I promise I will get better.

We have settled in so well and the class are full of hard working, keen bairns – a real joy to work with! It is going to be a very quick term!

Take care.