February 15, 2019
by Mrs Irvine
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On Wednesday, Primary 1 performed their Christmas Concert to parents and friends. The concert was postponed before Christmas due to sickness, but the children remembered their words and performed brilliantly!
This week we are continuing our learning on measurement. We were looking at measuring using sticks and the vocabulary; thick, thin, long and short.
February 7, 2019
by Mrs Irvine
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Primary 1 are learning about addition. We are using practical materials and one of our favourite is Numicon. Today the children have been building towers to show stories of 7 and 8. We recorded our work using the whiteboards.
February 7, 2019 by Mrs Irvine | 0 comments
Every Friday, Primary 1 take part in African Drumming with Joy Duncan. It is a perfect way to round off our week!
January 17, 2019
by Mrs Irvine
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As part of their Winter topic, Primary 1 have been learning about the kinds of clothes we wear in Winter.
Today, they took part in an experiment called “The Snowman’s Coat”. This was a good opportunity for learning taking place, as most children believed the snowman wearing the coat would warm up and melt faster than the snowman with no coat. There was shock and disbelief when the groups could see that, in fact the coat kept the snowman colder for longer. We then related this to their coats keeping them warm as they were warm to begin with.
It was a fun afternoon and the snow outside made the activity all the more relevant and enjoyable!
January 10, 2019
by Mrs Irvine
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As part of our topic on Winter, Primary 1 have been investigating ice. We talked about how water froze to make ice and how it could melt. There has been ice in the water tray and some of the children have helped to make ice in the class.
Today each group got an ice cube with a figure trapped inside. They had to come up with ideas to help them escape. We had various ideas including; cook it, smash it, play with it or run it under the warm tap.
Each group chose a different way and we timed how long it took to rescue the person. The warm tap was the fastest followed by smashing, cooking and playing with.
We went on to write about how the man might have been frozen to begin with. The children had some fantastic ideas from an ice breathing dragon to falling into the deep freeze!
December 21, 2018
by Mrs Irvine
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Yesterday was the school Christmas lunch. It was a lot of fun and Primary 1 were delighted to be part of it.
“It was good, my favourite bit was the pudding!” Libby
“I enjoyed the dinner!” Leo
“I love it when everyone sang, I joined in!” Ellyn
“I loved the cracker smell, when you pulled the crackers!” Danny
” I liked the pudding!” Rhona
” I liked the singing and the music! My crown fell off and there was glitter everywhere!” Josie
“” Liked seeing Santy driving the bus!” Zak
“I liked the Christmas denner because it was so yummy!” Ryan
“I liked the peerie sausages the best!” Joe
“I had 3 sausages, they were the best!” Ronnie
December 18, 2018
by Mrs Irvine
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We were really happy yesterday, when Primary 6/7 came to visit us and help us with some Christmas crafts. Primary 6/7 had planned and organised which activities to do with the younger pupils and supported them well to make 2 different items. Everyone had fun and Primary 1 enjoyed seeing the ‘big ones’ and making new friends.
December 10, 2018
by Mrs Irvine
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As part of our enterprise topic, Primary 1 have been busy creating a cookbook to sell on Thursday and Friday at the school concert.
Our cookbook is now ready and the children have had a splendid time over the past few weeks; gathering in recipes, trying them out and designing artwork for the cookbook. We are hoping to use any money raised to buy new resources for the Primary 1 classroom.
November 19, 2018
by Mrs Irvine
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Today we had a visit from the dental health team. They were showing the children how to brush their teeth properly and also the importance of making healthy choices and taking healthy snacks into school.
It was really interesting as there was a display of the sugar content in some of the most popular snacks and sweets. They were highlighting how important it is to look after our teeth as we need them to talk, eat and keep our smiles shiny!
November 16, 2018
by Mrs Irvine
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Primary 1 took part in the pyjama day fundraiser for BBC Children in Need.
We watched a “How to draw Pudsey” programme and listened carefully to instructions on how to colour in Pudsey’s head.
It was great fun coming to school in pyjamas, although some of them were worried they might need a peerie nap through the day!
