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Health and Wellbeing, Listening and Talking, literacy, Science, Sciences, Social Skills, STEM

Outdoor Adventures

September 15, 2026 Mrs Forsyth Leave a comment

The children were all suited and booted and raring to go on their trip today. They headed to Voxter woods first.

They walked all the way to the top of the woods and then had a little rest and a class photo opportunity.

The children were keen to get to the play area and this was a fine opportunity to have snack.

There was so much to do and the children played so well together. There were lots of opportunities for exploring, investigating and using their imaginations. It was also great to see them learning how to take turns, help each other and practice so many skills in a different setting.

A bit of a push to get going on the swing

An army keeping a look out for the enemy

It was back on the bus and a drive over to Aith. A quick toilet stop and then they headed to Michaelswood. After all that playing they were hungry,

Michaelswood is such a fantastic place for children. They were excited to see the dinosaurs and run along the different paths to different areas.

They made up games in the toadstool area near the top of the hill and used the caterpillar as a rocket to take them up to space!

They were all in the bird hide drawing pictures, looking at the birds and books and using the binoculars to see what was going on outside.

The pirate ship and little play area was a hit with the children. Their imaginations are amazing! It was so lovely to see them all playing so well together.

There were a lot of tired little people on the bus on the way back to school.

the children have been looking at all the photos in class today and loved chatting about their day out. They have also been doing writing in P1 today.

Listening and Talking, literacy, Science, Social Skills, STEM

P for Perfume

September 9, 2026 Mrs Forsyth Leave a comment

The children have been learning about the sound of the letter p. Today as one of their activities they were using pretty petals to make perfume.

There were lots of opportunities to chat about other things beginning with the ‘p’ sound while they were making beautiful smelling perfumes to go in their little bottles and containers. Also lots of colours, textures, smells and different parts of the flower to discuss too.

Art and Craft, Listening and Talking, literacy, maths, numeracy, Social Skills

Drawing Club

September 9, 2026 Mrs Forsyth Leave a comment

The Children began Drawing Club this week and what a great time they have had. They are immersed in vocabulary and mark making to create drawings following a story. It is so much fun and covers such a wide range of skills.

This story was about Smelly Peter and the children have practiced the letter ‘p’ to make their planet even smellier! There is a hidden code, a number, on each picture to stop the smell getting out into the classroom. They have also drawn lots and lots of peas (the letter ‘o’, and circles) to feed Peter and the aliens.

Every book has opportunities for mark making, maths and lots of conversations. They can’t wait to show you their drawings.

Art and Craft, Expressive Arts, Listening and Talking, maths, Social Skills, STEM

Patterns

September 3, 2026 Mrs Forsyth Leave a comment

The children printed patterns with repeated colours and shapes.

We also played clapping and movement pattern games which were great for focus and concentration.

The school has lots of fantastic resources which are great for making patterns. The children worked really well in pairs and rotated around lots of different activities.

We also went outside and found patterns in the environment, bricks, slabs and leaves. They collected some stones, leaves, petals and sticks and create their own patterns with these.

Art and Craft, Listening and Talking, literacy, Social Skills, STEM, technology

Beginning Phonics

September 3, 2026 Mrs Forsyth Leave a comment

The children have enjoyed learning a few phonic sounds and the letter formations to go with them. They practice this in lots of different ways. There is a story, action and song to go with each sound and also some games on the big whiteboard.

They have been practicing their formations in different ways eg. in sand, with shaving foam and on different types of whiteboards.

They also get the opportunity to hear and say lots of words beginning with those sounds. Here the children are finding snakes and spiders in the sticky, slimy spaghetti, when they were learning the ‘s’ sound.

The children loved making ants and apples with the plasticine and talking about the different body parts of the insects.

They have loved ‘making tea’ when learning the ‘t’ sound. And there have been some fun games to play too.

Art and Craft, Listening and Talking, literacy, maths, Social Skills, STEM

Beginning number formations

September 2, 2026 Mrs Forsyth Leave a comment

The children have been practicing formations and having fun learning about numbers.

They listened to the story about Butterfly 3 and practiced cutting and sticking to make their own collages.

The children did a great job making the peacocks to go with the Feathery 4 story. They had to listen to and follow lots of instructions.

Art and Craft, Expressive Arts, Listening and Talking, literacy, maths, Social Skills, STEM

The Three Billy Goats Gruff

August 24, 2026 Mrs Forsyth Leave a comment

Many of the children knew the story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff and were soon joining in with the repetitive aspects of the story.

They then had to work in pairs to build a bridge to get the goats across the river. It was great to see the children chatting to each other and getting the bridges to join together.