We hope you are all enjoying your book bag that has been provided by the Scottish Book Trust, as part of the Read, Write, Count campaign. Once again, the bags contain lovely stories, which we’ve been sharing in school too. They also have activities and resources to help promote early language and maths skills. If you want help working in some fun reading, writing and counting activities, there are lots of super ideas on the website below.
As part of Health and Wellbeing, we have introduced our “Worries and Wonders” bag. This can be used by the children to send myself and Mrs Henderson notes to tell us about their achievements and things they are proud of. These are then shared with the class and celebrated! The bag can also be used to tell us about any worries they may have. These will be spoken about privately and we’ll try to help with any problems. The bag has already been used for both purposes, which is great! Please feel free to encourage your child to use this at school.
Thank you to all our visitors that came in for our class family lunch! We hope you enjoyed your time in the school and that you had a super meal. It’s great to be able to share these moments with you.
Primary 1 have been enjoying meeting our specialist teachers and P2 have enjoyed being reacquainted! Today, I went to see them in their Music class. They have been learning new songs and rhymes and have enjoyed using percussion instruments while singing and listening to music.
P1/2 are really enjoying class PE and other opportunities to learn in active ways. Please have a look at some of our class PE photos. The children have really enjoyed using mats, benches, hoops and raised bars to practise balancing and jumping and using different movements to travel over, under and around. Today we used the book “Dear Zoo” to help us think about using our bodies in different ways, just like the animals in the story! P1 have also been jumping during language and literacy time to show how many words are in a spoken sentence.
Warming up by walking around the apparatus, watching out for each other and the equipment.
When I shout “STOP”, get together with a partner and make a linking shape.
That’s the first three days done! It’s lovely to be back and getting to know each other. Primary 1 are settling in very well and, as always, they are being helped by the P2 pupils who are delighted to be showing them how it’s done! Here are a few photos from some of our activities today.
We played a listening and attention game first thing. Peter is trying to steal the keys from Andrew. Will Andrew hear him?
Somebody managed to get the keys! Who is it Andrew?
We drew a black pen picture of the Gingerbread Man. We had to listen carefully to the instructions.
Concentrating on our drawings.
Proud of our work!
Lovely Gingerbread Man drawings!
We tried really hard to get the shape right and added in details.
Freya spent time looking at a book.
Enjoying stories!
Mark making 😊
Fine motor skills…and numeracy!
Portrait collage…
While P1 were having their afternoon break, P2 practised some calming, relaxation breathing exercises.
What a super day and what a quick year! Today we have had time playing both indoors and outside in the nature garden…what a beautiful day for the last day of term! We really enjoyed signing all the P7 cards and wishing them well as they leave us. Some pupils spent the morning writing them notes…they’ll be such a miss! After lunch we headed outside to watch the P7’s V Teachers Rounders match at the pitch. Then it was back inside to say farewell to Mrs Hay and to celebrate her time with us with poems and music…and an ice lolly! Thank you all for your support over the year from me, Mrs Tait and Mrs Henderson. You’ve all be super to work with and we’ve enjoyed spending the year with your children. Have a super holiday and see you all back on the 22nd August.
A bit of silliness on the last day. Mrs Hay (also known as Mrs Smith) and P1/2. It’s good to have fun together!
We love hearing about your projects from home. Arthur is very keen on learning about the Titanic and knows lots of facts already. He brought in this superb model ship to show the class and shared what he knew about the vessel and how it sank.
Arthur, this is a wonderful model! You are so proud of it!!
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