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Today we had a talk from the SSPCA.

Holly knew that the SSPCA helps animals. 

We watched a video about a dog called Jack, who had not been looked after well. The SSPCA helped him feel better before he could be rehomed. Jack is now in his forever home being loved and looked after well. 

We learned what animals need to be looked after well, including food, water and lots of attention and love. 

We learned that if we see an animal in need we should ask an adult to call the SSPCA on 03000 999 999. 

Paige knew that we should not try to help wild animals ourselves in case we get hurt. They might also pass on any diseases to us which might make us ill or we might pass onto our pets who might get ill. 

We can do things to help wild animals. Siena knew that we could put bird seed in our garden to help the birds. We can put wet cat/dog food out for hedgehogs. We can put water bowls out – we need to make sure the water isn’t frozen. 

Hedgehogs might be sleeping in our gardens in piles of leaves so we should be careful when clearing these away. 

Maija-Storme knew that all of our rubbish should go in the bin. Plastic bags should be tied in a knot before we put them in the bin in case they do end up on the ground or in the sea. 

We watched a video about wild animals. Two tawny owlets has fallen out of their nest and were rescued and looked after until they were old enough to fend for themselves. 

We had so much fun this week learning about Halloween!

What a week!

Can you believe we have been Primary ones for 6 weeks already?! How time flies, when you are having fun and learning!

Here is a snapshot of what we have been doing and learning this week, all through play!

What a busy week!

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We have been using the blocks to make a stage and have been dancing to different songs. We enjoyed copying what dance moves our friends were doing.

We learned the p sound and practised in lots of ways. Now we know m, c, s and p!

We have been learning and practising our numbers 1-5 in lots of ways.

We have been learning about 2D shapes and can talk about their properties. We practised drawing and identify the shapes and even had a shape hunt!

We have been spending a lot of time outside. We have been investigating the natural world by observing and digging. James found a feather and he thinks it could have been from a black bird. Maija-Storme was interested in why the grass was a different colour where the tyres had been sitting. Siena said she was digging for dinosaur fossils!

We have also been learning about Strangers and the importance of staying safe. We spoke about safer strangers – people we can go to for help if we get lost. These are people who wear uniforms and have a name badge, like the emergency services or shop workers.

Please further discuss this with your child at home and ensure they would know what to do in different situations involving strangers. 

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Thank you to all who attended our open evening tonight. I hope you enjoyed seeing how our classroom is now set up since we have started a more play based approach and that it gave you a better understanding to how your child is learning in Primary one.

For those who could not attend, please see some of our pictures and a PowerPoint about the importance of Outdoor Learning.

Outdoor Learning PPT

What a busy week of learning we have had!

On Monday, we had a visit from the Osiligi Maasai Warriors!

We also learned the ‘m’ sound, and all about the number 1. Lots of us already knew the number 1, so we practised writing it.

Later in the week, we learned the ‘c’ sound and number 2. We found that this was a little bit trickier to write than the number 1, but we had great fun practising in different ways.

We have been having lots of discussions around the topic ‘All About Me’ in class. We have spoken about what makes us special, what makes a good friend, our family and why it is important to be a good listener.

We have also been learning about and exploring lots of different 2D shapes.

Today, we had a Judo taster session with Marvellous Marv! We learned some Judo moves and were given a leaflet to take home about the Judo after school club. We all really enjoyed it!

We have had lots of fun getting to know our buddies over the past 2 days!

We have had a wonderful first week in primary one! We have made lots of new friends and have had lots of fun exploring our classroom, shared area and outdoor space!