We had fun using the green screen this afternoon. We worked in groups to create pictures and videos using different toys.
STEM
On Wednesday, P1-3 had a visit from Eleanor Hutcheon to undertake some STEM activities. We focused on the 5 senses discussing what they were and how they worked. We then did a few simple experiments isolating our senses to put each one to the test.
Special Visitor
We had a visit from Alice’s caddy lamb this morning who is called Rosie. Everyone was very excited!
Lego Scenes
We have been learning about making our own scenes / settings in our writing. This week we used Lego figures to create our own scenes in the garden. We then wrote about these. See some of our creations below:
Dissolving Experiment
Yesterday we had fun doing a small experiment using skittles. We learned that pouring warm water over them helps to dissolve the sugar in the skittles which makes the colours come out into the water.
Outdoor Maths – Measure
We made the most of the sunny day today and went outside for our maths lesson. Primary 1 were comparing lengths of objects. Primary 2 and 3 were measuring objects using centimetres and metres. When we were finished we had some time to play outside.
Story Time
Alicia did a super job at reading her story to the class today.
Outdoor Art
This week we made the most of the sunshine and went outside to make some outdoor art again. We used different natural materials to make our creations. “We made a fairy summer camp.” ”I made a bird house.” “I made a fairy beach.” “I made a snowman and it melted!” ”We made a hut for… Continue reading Outdoor Art
STEM
Eleanor from UHI came to visit us again yesterday. She brought some MTa STEM kits which allowed us to have a go at using some engineering skills. We had to work together, using our problem solving skills, to complete some challenges. These included making some different shapes and creating a tower which was at least… Continue reading STEM
Outdoor Time
We looked at some examples of outdoor pictures this morning and then went outside to create our own. We made excellent use of our imaginations to do this. Some pupils created spaces for fairies, some created portals to other worlds and some created interesting patterns. It was quite windy outside, so we plan to repeat… Continue reading Outdoor Time
