Pupils had asked to do art outside for outdoor learning. So we took cloth and stones outdoors and used natural dye from flowers and leaves to dye the cloth into symmetrical patterns.
Pupil voice ‘wow look at those colours the purple is so bright’
‘This one is vibrant pink’
We love outdoor learning in P1 and really wanted to share our love of the beach with P3. Pupils were really interested in finding ‘treasure’ and all found some interesting items at the beach. We were using our adapting meta-skills of being curious about the world around us and asking questions.
Pupil comments:
‘my sea glass looks like the Shetland flag!’
‘I found a rusty nail, a smooth stone and a piece of pottery.’
Both classes have been using adjectives in their writing. This week after our beach trip pupils suggested we both write about her sea treasures then pupils were keen to share their writing with the other class so we did a writing pair and share. We’ve really enjoyed learning together.
Pupil comments:
‘I loved seeing what P1 can write, they had some good adjectives in their writing!’
‘I like the P3s writing, they read it to me and I knew some of the words myself!’
‘Can we do more together? I liked sharing mine and reading the P1 writing to see what they thought the beach looked like.’
Primary 1 have been learning about the post, we had a visit from a postman and last week we wrote ourselves a letter about the visit. We addressed our envelopes and spoke about the postcode, house names/numbers and the location our post would be going.
Today we walked to Sound Service to buy stamps, on the way pupils pointed out different environmental print and other interesting places/things:
Pupils were excited to get into the bus stop and look at the bus timetable, we spoke about the time the bus would be coming and how to get the bus to stop. We got to use the traffic lights for the first time today too.
‘Look that sign means 20 in your car, you can’t go faster!’
‘That is new houses being built… that sign says only workers and you have to wear a hat… that word says i…n… in.’
‘There is a Shetland pony, and is the baby one called a ‘foal’?
Pupils asked the shop worker for 15 stamps, they chose 2nd class stamps and then on the way back we stopped to look at frozen nature. We enjoyed holding the frozen leaves while they melted and crushing them near our ear to hear the noises they make.
Look out in the post for your child’s letter – hope you enjoy reading it together.
Primary 1A really enjoyed their first experience of outdoor learning in the wildlife area.
We are focusing on enjoying risky play safely, pupils enjoyed tree climbing, den building and scavenging. We are learning to dress appropriately for outdoor education which includes water proofs, high vis and welly boots. They decided on some key priorities: wear the right clothes, stay safe with your hands and feet, be kind to growing things, have fun and explore!
Pupil quotes about outdoor learning:
‘I love the smell of the grass and the trees’, ‘I loved climbing the tree, I felt like an explorer’ ‘being outside makes me feel happy inside!’.
