Welcome to Room 6
Primary 2/3
Welcome to our class web page. Everyone has settled well into Room 6 and we are all excited to learn and gain new experiences throughout the year!
Class Teacher- Miss McNeill
Support Staff- Miss Heaney and Mrs McCabe
CCC- Mrs Lochhead (Thursday am)
General Information
Gym days: Tuesday & Thursday (Indoor) – Sensory Gym
Outdoor Learning: Room 6 will take part in Forest School Sessions on Thursday mornings with Mrs Lochhead. Waterproofs and wellies can be left in school.
Diaries: Please check diaries daily for updates on the fun we have in class each day!
May
Look at the place mats we created for our “Seaside Snacks” topic.
We have been working hard to improve our fine motor skills. We enjoyed this bear rescue activity and engaged well with the different tools.
April
Room 6 visited the fire engine for World at Work Week!
We have been exploring ‘colour’ during Numeracy.
This week for our “People in the community’ topic, we were firefighters!
We created our own Easter cards, which we delivered to our peers in different classes and the community.
March
We explored and engaged well with our new playground gym resources.
We worked on our fine motor skills this month. We used ladles and tongs to manoeuvre ‘Easter Eggs’ out of the water tray.
Spring has sprung! We created a beautiful spring flower picture using paint and cotton buds.
We celebrated ‘World book day’! Everyone found it funny exploring books under the parachute.
February
We used simple food preparation techniques to create fruit kebabs. They were a hit!
We loved the “Valentine” inspired tuff tray. We explored the jelly using our sense of touch, smell and taste.
We have enjoyed being on the bikes!
Capacity
We have been exploring capacity and volume. We have focused on “full” and “empty”. We loved playing in the water tray and sand pit.
January 2025
Measurement
In Maths, we have been exploring measurement. We have been focusing on “big and “small” objects. Everyone loved playing with the BIG ball.
Castles
Our social studies topic this term is “Castles”. Look at the amazing castles we created with Mrs Lochhead.
Fine Motor Skills
We used tweezers to lift pom-poms out of the tuff tray.
We have been following simple instructions to make play-dough.
Forest School and Outdoor Learning
Library
On a Monday morning we visit the library. We like to explore the different books on display. If we find any that we enjoy, we take them back to class!
Music
On a Friday, Room 6 have been enjoying our visits to the music room. Each week we explore different musical instruments.
Christmas 2024 in Room 6
Community Walks
Cutting Skills
We made and decorated ginger bread men! They were yummy!
Room 6 worked very hard to create pom-pom crafts for the Christmas fayre.
Room 6 loved mark making with different cookie cutters. The night sky looks brilliant with the bright yellow stars.
