We had a fantastic time becoming bakers and shopkeepers.  First, we carefully measured ingredients using cups to make our own delicious cookies, learning about quantity and measurement as we mixed, shared, rolled and baked. The next day, when the cookies had cooled we had a busy shop in the classroom where the children took turns being customers and shopkeepers. They practised counting money, working out and giving the correct change, developing their maths skills through real-life experiences before enjoying their cookies for snack. It was great fun – full of learning, teamwork and tasty treats!

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Our Primary 1/ 2 pupils enjoyed an outdoor learning adventure at the Sands of Sound beach. Equipped with curiosity and keen observation skills, they explored the rock pools to discover the fascinating creatures and plants living in them.

As they carefully searched through seaweed and shallow pools, the pupils spotted a variety of marine life and learned about how these animals survive in their coastal habitat. The visit provided a wonderful opportunity to develop scientific enquiry skills and build confidence in the natural environment.

Weeks 5-8 Skipping

We started by developing our individual performance from a basic skip to trying  different actions with our feet like jumping jacks, ski’s, twists, etc.  We could also try moving the rope differently by doing cross overs and a double rope with one jump.  In our second week we introduced partner work, where we both still had our own ropes but tried to skip in time, and skipping on a bench.  We finished the block with group skipping using the longer ropes.

Week 9-12

This week sees the start of our last 4 week block of the term and the year, which is Rounders.  Here are the first two games we are doing.

– Circle and line – In 2 halves, 1 half stand in a circle and pass the ball around circle.  The other half stand in a corner and 1 at a time run around edge of gym.  See how many passes the circle team can make in the time it takes the other team to all have 1 shot each.

– Passing rounders – 2 teams, 1 fielding and the other batting.  The batters throw the ball out and run once round all the stumps.  The fielders score by throwing the ball as many times as they can before the batter gets home.  The team with the most throws wins.

Please click on the link below to see what P1/2B are learning about in Term 4:

P1-2 Curriculum Info Term 4 25-26

We began the term with a block of athletics. We took part in a variety of activities across three key areas: running, jumping and throwing. This gave us plenty of opportunities to learn, practise and improve the skills needed for our sports day events.

We have been busy learning about what plants need to grow and have planted our own peas.  We are hoping our carrot tops will sprout leaves and in turn give us some carrot seeds. We also helped the  Amenity Trust to plant tree in the school field.  It was great fun!

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The 22nd of April was Earth Day and we learned a song called ‘Give The Earth The Care It Needs’.  We added four groups of percussion instruments to the song: boomwhackers, tambourines, triangles and claves.

Here is a clip of us playing our instruments.

We finished Term 3 with a block of badminton, focusing on developing agility, balance and hand-eye coordination.

Term 4 Overview

We are finishing the year off with three activities for four weeks each.

1 – Athletics with Determination and Resilience

2-Skipping with Stamina

3- Rounders with Cue Recognition.

In Music, as part of our World Book Day activities, we learned a song all about the Gruffalo, the lovable character created by Julia Donaldson. We learned the words and the melody first and then added some actions to help us.

Below are slides of each of the four verses and also a little video clip of the class performing.