We have been very busy behind the scenes making crafts to sell at our Christmas Fair. We will be selling Christmas slates at £5 and Christmas Placemats at £1. Here is a sneaky peek for you !
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Primary 1a’s Weekly Evaluation.
What have we learnt ?
What have we enjoyed ?
Grady – I have learnt how to write 15.
I have enjoyed having ‘Golden Time’.
Niamh – I have learnt the sound ‘ow’.
I have enjoyed making my owl.
Santiago – I have learnt ‘oy’.
I have enjoyed practising the nativity.
Umaima – I have learnt how to write 15.
I have enjoyed playing with my friends.
Lara – I learnt how to write lovely 13s.
I have enjoyed making the things for our Christmas fair.
Primary 1a’s ‘Star Pupil of the Week’ and ‘Dojo Champion’.
Well done this week to Kyle for being our star this week. Kyle has worked really hard all week and especially with his writing. Great work Kyle keep it up !
A big well done to Flynn for being our ‘Dojo Champion’ this week. Flynn has remembered his super manners all week and has tried really hard to remember his lines for our Nativity. Cock a doodle dooooooo Fynn !
Better Movers Better Thinkers in P1.
Primary 1 would like to say a big thank you to Peter from ‘Better Movers, Better Thinkers’ for coming along to our class today. We learnt new games and exercises, that not only had us moving around, but also had us developing our thinking skills. We had great fun and will continue these games in class.
Primary 1a’s ‘Star Pupil of the Week’ and Dojo Champion.
Well done to Wiktoria for being P1a’s ‘Star Pupil of the Week’. She has worked hard, listened well at all times and has been kind and helpful in class.
Well done to Zofia for being our ‘Dojo Champion’. She got the most points although it was very close this week with three children in second place with the same number of points. Keep it up everyone ! I am proud of all of you and how hard you try.
Have a good weekend.
Mrs Macdonald.
Primary 1a’s Weekly Evaluation.
What have we learnt ?
What have we enjoyed ?
Santiago – I have learnt about the Nativity story.
I have enjoyed practising the Nativity.
Lucas – I have learnt how to write ‘ing’.
I have enjoyed playing with the lego.
Cole – I have learnt the ‘oo’ sound.
I have enjoyed trying hard.
Zofia – I have learnt how to write 14.
I have enjoyed having ‘Golden Time’.
Fynn – I have learnt how to write ‘oo’ words.
I have enjoyed going to gym.
Owls.
We have started learning about nocturnal animals. We have been focussing on owls.
What have we learnt ?
Kyle – When owls go outside to hunt they like to eat mice.
Grady – They swoop down to get some food (Good words Grady !).
Niamh – Some owls have big wings to help them to fly.
Flynn – They are nocturnal, this means they are night time birds.
Thomas – Owls like to stay in tree trunks.
Leon – They have sharp claws to help them catch food.
Tavia – Some are very, very small.
Primary 1 ! Singing Sensations!
P1a and P1b had a taste of what it is like to be a popstar today when we recorded our version of ‘When Santa got Stuck up the Chimney’ for our school’s Christmas CD. We sang into one big microphone using our very best voices. We sounded great ! The CDs are currently being made and will soon be ready for you to order for £4. More details will follow about this shortly.
A nice surprise !
P1 received some special post today, a lovely certificate from Macmillan Cancer Support thanking us all for our recent donation. Thanks again everyone for your support. It is greatly appreciated.
Many thanks,
Mrs Macdonald, Mrs Baty and Mrs Gibson.
P1a’s ‘Star Pupil of the Week’ and ‘Dojo Champion’.
Well done to Kuba for being this week’s ‘Star Pupil of the Week’. Kuba has tried hard to write words this week and not give up. Super attitude Kuba !
Well done to Santiago for collecting the most dojo points this week. You are a star !
Primary 1a’s Weekly Evaluation
What have we learnt ?
What have we enjoyed ?
Flynn – I have learnt how to say ‘I like and I don’t like’ in Spanish.
I have enjoyed plannin g a Spanish game.
Haroon – I have learnt a new sound, ‘ee’.
I have enjoyed writing sounds on the board.
Kyle – I have learnt how important it is to listen. (You are a good example of a super listener Kyle !)
I have enjoyed playing with Lego.
Zofia – I have learnt how it is nice to help each other.
I have enjoyed dancing in class.
Cole – I have learnt how to write number 11.
I have enjoyed writing ee on the board.
Super Swimmer Flynn.
Here is Flynn showing off his swimming certificate. He has now reached level 8 ! Wow !!! We are all very proud of you.
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Primary 1a’s ‘Dojo Champion’ and ‘Star Pupil of the Week’.
Well done to Cole for being this week’s ‘Dojo Champion’. Lots of points were awarded to Cole for trying hard and for helping to tidy up. Well done to you!
Well done too Niamh for being our ‘Star Pupil’ this week. Niamh has worked very well this week on all tasks. She has also had super duper manners. Great work !
Primary 1a’s Weekly Evaluation.
What have we learnt ?
What have we enjoyed ?
Niamh – I have been learning about night time animals. I have enjoyed playing in the area. I built a tower.
Kacper – I have learnt how to write a sentence. I liked to paint.
Tavia – I have learnt how to make a sentence and I was happy. I have enjoyed Spanish . I can ask how are you ?
Fynn – I have been learning about Guy Fawkes. He almost blew up the Houses of Parliament (wow, you have remembered lots !!! Mrs Mac). I have enjoyed making the firework picture.
Thomas – I have learnt that Guy Fawkes didn’t like the king. I have enjoyed working with my shoulder partner.
Well done everyone ! You have worked hard.
Super swimmer Kyle !
Here is Kyle from Priamry 1a proudly showing off his swimming certificate. He has been moved up to level 5. Well done Kyle, you must be a fantastic swimmer!
Christmas Fair.
Preparations are underway for this year’s Christmas Fair which will take place on Thursday, 4th of December from 6pm till 8pm. Thank you for the donations that have been handed in so far. There is still lots of time to hand in a raffle prize, tombola prize , ( children or adult) and good quality toys and books that we can sell . These can be handed in to the office.
Many thanks,
Mrs Macdonald.
Fireworks fun in P1a.
Today , we learnt all about why we celebrate ‘Bonfire Night’. We also learnt ways to keep safe if you go to a bonfire or a fireworks display. To finish off our afternoon we made fantastic firework pictures using paint and glittery glue. We think that they look lovely !
Super swimmer Leon !
Here is Leon from Primary 1a showing off his super swimming certificate. Leon has worked hard and has now moved up to Level 4. Well done Leon ! You must be great at swimming !
Super news in P1a !
Look at the work from our two writing stars from today, Lara and Kyle.
We have now started to write about our news on a Monday morning. We are doing well using our sounds to write words independently. Keep it up everyone !
Hallowe’en Fun in P1a.
Happy Hallowe’en everyone !
The boys and girls had a great day today doing all things spooky (not too spooky, Mrs Macdonald is a scaredy cat !). Some of us made skeletons, some of us practiced our good colouring in skills on our Hallowe’en pictures. We also played with dough and used spooky cutters to make shapes. Our story was SPOOKTACULAR ! It was very funny as it was about a smelly ghost. Our teacher hardly reecognised us all as we had all come to school dressed up. Mrs Macdonald said that our costumes were fantastic ! As a treat we have all been given an apple to use for dooking tomorrow and some sweeties.
Here we are having fun !
Primary 1a’s DOJO Champion.
I am pleased to announce that Grady is our first ever DOJO champion as he had the most points. He was even given a point from one of our lovely dinner ladies for super lunchtime manners ! Well done Grady ! Who will it be next week ?
Due to it being a shorter week and with us concentrating on DOJO points, we have had no ‘Star Pupil of the Week’ for this week. This will resume again next week and run alongside the DOJO points. All of the children have come back to school after the break refreshed and ready to work hard. Well done everyone, this makes me proud !
Primary 1a’s Weekly Evaluation.
What have we learnt ?
What have we enjoyed ?
Niamh – I have been learning about pumpkins. Some are orange, green and white. I have enjoyed making a paper pumpkin.
Cole – I have been learning about pumpkins. They have lots of water in them. I have enjoyed doing the pumpkin.
Raqab – I have been learning about chocolate. Chocolate is white, brown and dark. I have enjoyed watching ‘Alphablocks’.
Tavia – I have learnt pumpkins are fruit. I have enjoyed the Hallowe’en fun.
Leon – I have learnt how to write sounds. I have enjoyed moving tables.
Perfect Pumpkins in P1a !
We made perfect pumpkins today in class. We learnt that a pumpkin is a fruit because it has seeds but most people think that it is a vegetable. We also learnt that:
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Pumpkins aren’t only orange but they can also be yellow, green, even white.
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Pumpkins come in a lot of different sizes from small to very large.
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Pumpkins are almost all water.
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Pumpkins are delicious. They make a lovely soup.
Class Dojo in P1a and P1b.
We are very excited to have starting using ‘Dojo Points’ in our classes. We will be awarded a point for the following good behaviours:
Having good lunchtime manners.
Working as part of team.
Helping others.
Trying hard.
Tidying up.
Good listening.
Changing quickly.
Remembering our magic manners.
Being kind.
Who will be our first DOJO champions this week ?
We have sent home a note with a personal code on it. This can be used to access your child’s DOJO points from home.
Thankyou everyone,
Primary 1 teachers.
Primary 1a’s Weekly Evaluation.
What have we learnt ?
What have we enjoyed ?
Michael – I have learnt that a diplodocus has a long neck. I liked seeing my mummy and gran at the showcase.
Niamh – I have learnt a new sound called ‘nk’. I have enjoyed my granny coming into my class to see my work.
Fynn – I have learnt about numbers before and after. I liked building a house out of lego.
Leon – I have learnt ‘z’. I have choosing this week as I am fast.
Anya – I have learnt a rap about triceratops. I liked doing all of my work.
Well done everyone for working well !
P1a’s ‘Star Pupil of the Week’.
Well done to Haroon for being P1a’s ‘Star Pupil of the Week’. Haroon has been awarded this for being kind and gentle. You are a star !
Haroon’s picture will follow after the holiday.
Wider Achievement Assembly in P1a and P1b.
Today, we celebrated all of our successes of the last few weeks, both academically and wider. We were all awarded four different certificates: one for learning our sounds, one for learning all about numbers, one for super learning about dinosaurs and one for settling in well to school. We also brought in certificates from home. Some of us have moved up a level for swimming ! Some of us brought in certificates as we had raised money for charity, well done. We also saw a trophy for good ball skills, and certiciates for moving up a level in tae-kwon do. Well done everyone ! You have all worked very hard and we are all proud of you.
Happy holidays !
Mrs Macdonald and Mrs Baty.
Goodbye and good luck Ciara !
Primary 1a, would like to say good bye and good luck to Ciara as today was her last day at St Nicholas. We will miss you Ciara ! Please keep in touch.
Love from.
Your friends and Mrs Macdonald.
Thank you from P1a and P1b.
We would like to say a huge thankyou to all of the special people who came along today to our ‘Dinosaur Showcase’. It was a RAAAAWWWWRING success.
Here are some pictures from today. We will upload the slideshow before the end of the week.
Kind regards,
P1 teachers.
Primary 1’s ‘Dinosaur Showcase’.
Here is Tavia, proudly showing off her ‘Dinosaur Invitation’. Just a reminder to P1a/P1bs mummies and daddies that it is on Wednesday, 14th of October at 2.00pm in our classrooms.
Primary 1a’s Weekly Evaluation.
What have we learnt this week ?
What have we enjoyed ?
Grady – I have learnt how to write z. I enjoyed going to the hall.
Anum – I have learnt a new sound – y. I have enjoyed painting my autumn tree.
Tavia – I have learnt how to read. I liked getting a dinosaur sticker.
Haroon – I have learnt all ablout the poor children. I have enjoyed watching P6 in assembly.
Umaima – I have learnt sounds. I enjoyed playing with my sister at school.
Primary 1a’ ‘Star Pupil of the Week’
Well done to Ciara for being our ‘Star Pupil of the Week’. Ciara has been chosen this week for working hard and for having lovely manners. Well done Ciara, you are a star !
Wednesday’s World in P1.
For today’s ‘Wednesday’s World’ we learnt all about hedgehogs. Mrs Macdonald has one living in her garden. She is going to see if she can take a picture of it.
What did we learn ?
Catherine – They curl into a ball because they get scared.
Thomas – A baby hedgehog is called a hoglet.
Ollie – They like to use leaves to keep warm.
Grady – They like to eat berries.
Lucas C – They like to eat worms.
Tavia – Hedgehogs hibernate in Winter. Hibernate means you go for a long sleep.
We also learnt that hedgehogs eat frogs ! Wow, we never knew that !
Super Spanish in P1.
This week we have been practising how to ask, ‘How are you ?’ in Spanish and answer back.
How are you ? – que tal ?
We have also been practising our bodies parts. We can sing ‘Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes’. Fantástico !
Dinosaur Measuring fun in Primary 1.
We got a big surprise after lunch today to find lots of dinosaur footprints leading from Mrs Macdonald’s class into Mrs Baty’s class. The footprints were all different sizes but had one thing in common, three claws ! This could only mean one thing, they belonged to a T-Rex. We asked our baby dinosaurs, Georgosaurus and Rory (the baby T-Rexes who hatched out of the eggs in our class a few weeks ago) if they had seen anything. It turned out that their mummies had paid them a quick visit during our lunch break to check up on them. Phew !!! We were so glad that we didn’t see them, they are carnivores !
We put the footprints to good use, measuring them with cubes. Some measured 27 cubes, others were 13 cubes long. We also measured our own footprints and compared sizes. We also participated in lots of other dinosaur activities. Here we are busy at work and play.
Great work today everyone !
Mrs Macdonald and Mrs Baty.
Primary 1a’s ‘Star Pupil of the Week’ is …
Flynn is Primary 1a’s ‘Star Pupil of the Week’. Flynn is this week’s choice for lots of reasons ! He is kind and helpful, he listens well, he has magic manners and he has been working hard. Well done Flynn, I am proud of you ! Picture to follow on Monday.
Mrs Macdonald.
Super Saint Nicholas.
We had fun today in P1a learning all about our school’s Patron Saint, St. Nicholas. We learnt that :
When he was a little boy he was kind – Kyle.
He became a priest when he was 19 – Grady.
He left people presents and gold – Ciara.
He had to go to jail but he wasn’t bad it was because he believed in God – Michael.
He is Santa – Lara.
We also made a craft St.Nicholas. Aren’t they lovely ?
P1a and P1b ‘Dinosaur Showcase’.
Dear Primary 1a/1b parents and carers,
We are all looking forward to sharing our learning with you on Wednesday, 14th of October, at 2:00pm in our classrooms. Please come along if you can. There will be lots to see and do , all dinosaur related of course !
Please keep an eye out for your special invitation in your child’s bag.
Many thanks,
Primary 1.
Super Spanish in P1.
We have been learning how to count in Spanish. We are really good at it now. We are learning how to say lots of the colours in Spanish too. Today we learnt Spanish for blue, yellow, green and red.
Here is what you say :
Green is ‘verde’.
Blue is ‘azul’.
Yellow is ‘amarillo’.
Red is ‘rojo’.
Well done everyone !
Mrs Macdonald and Mrs Baty.
A BIG thank you from Primary 1.
Thank you so much to all of the mummies, daddies, grannies, grandads and friends who came along to today’s Macmillan Coffee Morning. It was lovely to see so many people. We had fun tasting the scrummy cakes that lots of lovely people baked. You are all SO kind.
Lots of the money has been counted and we are pleased to say that we have raised £660. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for supporting us all.
Love Mrs Macdonald, Mrs Baty and Mrs Gibson.
Primary 1a’s ‘Star Pupil of the Week’ is …
Here is Luca ! Primary 1a’s ‘Star Pupil of the Week’. Luca was given this week’s award for listening well, working hard and being kind and helpful in class. Well done Luca, you are a star !
Primary 1a’s Weekly Evaluation.
What have we learnt this week ?
What have we enjoyed doing ?
Leon – I learnt how to write the sound l . I liked seeing mummy at the coffee morning.
Michael – I learnt learning l. I liked doing the cake and candy.
Anya – I learnt more about dinosaurs. I liked hearing a dinosaur story.
Luca – I learnt more sounds. I enjoyed making tickets.
Fynn – I learnt about the Bible, it has stories in it. I enjoy Golden Time.
Well done everyone ! Have a good weekend.
Mrs Macdonald.
A wonderful Wednesday in P1.
We have had a very, very busy day today.
What did we do ?
We learnt a new sound, ‘ l’.
We blended our sounds together to read and write words.
We practised forming our numbers on the smartboard.
Mrs Macdonald’s class had music.
Mrs Baty’s class had P.E.
During R.E we learnt that it is nice to help people and do kind things.
We made bunting, coloured in posters and made a table decoration for our coffee morning.
We learnt two new songs that we are going to sing at our coffee morning.
Busy bees ! Thank you everyone for working hard.
Mrs Macdonald and Mrs Baty.
Macmillan Coffee Morning, Friday 25th of September.
Just a reminder to you all that P1 are hosting their first ever coffee morning on Friday, 25th of September at 11.00 in our school. Tickets cost £2 for adults at the door, children go free. The ticket price includes a tea/coffee and cake. There will be additional cakes for sale on the day too. We will also have a donation box and a raffle. Thanks for the support shown so far. We have lots of lovely raffle prizes !
Thank you everyone,
from P1.
Primary 1a’s Weekly Evaluation.
What have we learnt this week ?
What have we enjoyed doing ?
Tavia – I learnt that some dinosaurs have plates on their back. I enjoyed making a fossil picture.
Macs – I have learnt new sounds. I like gym.
Haroon – I learnt how to write ‘e’. I liked playing in the dinosaur corner.
Kacper – I learnt how to write new numbers.
Grady – I learnt how to write a ‘f’. I enjoyed finding the dinosaur fossils in the mud.
Anum – I learnt all about dinosaur fossils. I enjoyed playing in our dinosaur den.
Well done to everyone for having another good week. Have a lovely long weekend and I will see you all on Wednesday, 23rd of September.
Mrs Macdonald.
Primary 1a’s ‘Star Pupil of the Week’.
Well done to Raqab for being P1a’s ‘Star Pupil of the Week’. I really did have to think for a while this week as all of the boys and girls are working hard, remembering their magic manners and trying really hard to listen to instructions. However , Raqab receives this week’s award for being a super team player. He is always helpful around the class and caught my eye this week as he helped a friend to tidy up. Well done Raqab !
Fossils found at St Nicholas!
Primary 1a and 1b have had a couple of very exciting afternoons ! Prof. D. Inosaur left us all a note saying that there were dinosaur fossils buried somewhere in our school ! Well, as you can imagine this caused great excitement amongst the children. Where could they be ? And what is a fossil ? Luckily for us, our kind professor told us in his letter all about fossils and he left us clues to find the fossils.
Our clues led us outside. We found a spade in our playground and started digging. Just as he had said, we found lots and lots of dinosaur fossils ! These were so cool. We had a good look at them, guessing the name of each dinosaur from the print on the fossil. It was great fun.
To help us to develop our understanding more, we then played a matching game. We had to match the picture of the dinosaur to its fossil. Thes dinosaur pictures were hidden all around our room, so we had to have a good look for them. We also made a start making our very own dinosaur fossil picture out of cotton buds. We cannot wait until they are finished.
Well done everyone for working hard !
Mrs Macdonald and Mrs Baty.
Outdoor fun in Primary 1.
We were very busy this morning writing our numbers in chalk. It was fun !
Well done Zofia !
Here is Zofia proudly showing off her swimming certificate. She has moved up a level ! Well done to you Zofia, you must be a super swimmer.
P1’s Macmillan Coffee Morning on Friday, 25th of September.
Primary 1 are hosting their first ever enterprise event on Friday, 25th of September for Macmillan Cancer.
What are going to do ?
We are going to sell cakes to the boys and girls in each of the classes. These will be available before break time.Cakes will vary in price from 10p – 50p.
We are going to organise a non – uniform day. We would like everyone to wear green and donate £1.00
We are going to have a cake and coffee morning for all St Nicholas mummies, daddies, grandparents and friends. This will be in the hall from 11.00 – 12.00. Entry for this will be £2.00 for adults. Kids go free. The adult ticket will provide you with a refreshment and a cake. There will be additional cakes for you to purchase on the day. There will also be a raffle too.
There will be a donation box. We are hoping to raise as much money as we can for a fantastic cause. Please support us if you can. More details to follow this week in a letter.
Many thanks,
Primary 1 teachers.
Primary 1a’s Monday.
Today we learnt another new sound, ‘u’. We learnt how to write it properly and the sound that it makes in a words. So far we have all learnt thirteen sounds. Well done to all of the boys and girls for working hard.
We are also working very hard with our numbers. We worked with number 9 today. We learnt that a cat has nine lives and lots of the boys and girls in P5 will be 9 years old. We played a guessing game using the numicon and had fun with this too.
Borisaurus has gone home with Luca. We are looking forward to hearing all about his adventures tomorrow. Pterodactyls were the dinosaur of the day. We learnt lots of cool facts about these dinosaurs and have started to make them. To finish our day off we danced, sang and exercised to Boogie Beebies. A great day in all !
See you tomorrow everyone.
Mrs Macdonald.
Primary 1a’s Star Pupil of the Week.
Well done to Anum for being Mrs Macdonald’s ‘Star Pupil of the Week’ this week. Anum has used her magic manners all week and worked very hard too. Keep up the good work Anum !
Primary 1a’s Weekly Evaluation
What have we learnt in class this week?
What have we enjoyed?
Here is what some of us had to say.
Kyle – I learnt how to write a kicking k. This sound is in my name. I really enjoyed writing my letters this week.
Zofia – I learnt how to do a new dance and I enjoyed dancing to Boogie Beebies.
Lara – I learnt all about dinosaurs. I learnt that some dinosaurs have wings. I enjoyed taking Borisaurus for a sleepover.
Thomas – I learnt that some dinosaurs have two legs. I have enjoyed going to music.
Flynn – I learnt how to do neat colouring in. I have enjoyed playing in the area.
Santiago – I learnt how to draw a dinoasur. I have enjoyed painting dinosaurs this week.
Raqab – I have learnt how to draw. I have enjoyed playing in our dinosaur corner.
Super swimming Santiago !
Here is Santiago proudly showing off his swimming certificate. He has been moved up a new level. Well done Santiago we are proud of you !
P1a having fun.
Here we are having lots of fun during our ‘Activity Afternoon’ in the area. We painted dinosaurs, big and small. We made jigsaws, drew lovely pictures, read books in our cosy corner and built dinosaurs too out of the construction toys. It was great !
Super Spanish in P1a.
We are going to be learning some Spanish this year, very exciting !
So far, we have been practising saying ‘Good Morning’, ‘Good Afternoon’, ‘hello’ and ‘goodbye’. Every morning we ‘Go on a plane to Spain ‘ and Mrs Macdonald says the register in Spanish. We are becoming very good already. Santiago is very good at speaking Spanish so he will be helping us too.
Here are some of the Spanish words that we know :
Buenos días - Good morning.
Buenas tardes - Good afternoon.
Hola - Hello.
Adiós - Goodbye.
A terrific Wednesday in P1a.
Another busy day for us today ! What did we do ?
We learnt how to read and write sound ‘g’.
We blended our sounds together to make words.
We learnt all about number 7 and how to write it .
We had music with Mrs Steele.
We learnt that today is a special day for our Queen. We watched some of today’s ‘Newsround’ as there was news on it about her. We learnt that she has been the Queen for a very looooooong time !
We exercised in our class to ‘Boogie Beebies’ and ‘Five a Day’.
We heard all Borisaurus’s sleepover at Santiago’s house. He had a great time !
Borisaurus has gone to Lara’s house for a sleepover.
Lots of learning and fun in primary 1. Well done everyone !
P1 photos.
Tomorrow, a photographer from the ‘COURIER’ newspaper will take class photos of the P1s. If possible, please dress your child in a white shirt and tie. We have spare ties should you need one.
We are looking forward to this as it will be a very special photo for us to treasure as we get older.
Breaking News in P1a !
We had a huge surprise today after lunch to see that our dinosaur egg had hatched open to reveal a baby dinosuar ! This caused great excitement. After a dicussion about a name, we decided to vote for the best suggestions. Our baby dino will be called ‘Georgeosaurus’. This was Tavia’s great idea !
To celebrate this special day we watched a cartoon about dinosaurs and learnt lots of amazing facts. We spent the afternoon doing all things dinosaur. What did we do ?
We played with the dinosur small world.
We used playdough to add features to our dinosaur play mats.
We used our fine motor skills to follow the lines and do super colouring in of dinosaurs.
We told Mrs Macdonald a dinosaur fact that we learnt today. She wrote down what we said.
To finish off our dinosaur afternoon, Leon was given our friendly class dinosaur, ‘Borisaurus’ for a sleepover. We hope that he behaves for you Leon !
Fantastic Kyle !
Here is Kyle proudly showing off his certificate and number from ‘Pedal Scotland’. Kyle , along with his mummy, daddy and big sister cycled all the way from Kirkliston to Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh yesterday ! What a super achievement !
Kyle did this for charity. We are all very impressed and proud of you for doing this. You have inspired Mrs Macdonald and your friends in P1a to also do something nice for charity. Watch this space.
Primary 1a’s Weekly Evaluation.
What have learnt in class this week ?
What have we enjoyed ?
Here is what some of us had to say.
Kyle – I have enjoyed playing with the dinosaurs.
Michael – I have learnt how to do neat writing.
Grady – I have learnt a new sound, ‘n’.
Cole – I have learnt how to make a play dough ‘a’.
Fynn – I liked it when Mrs Macdonald found a box in the cupboard but I didn’t like the signs on the box.
Anum – I learned how to write more letters.
Leon – I have learnt that numbers stand on a number line.
Niamh – I liked the number hunt in our class.
Ciara – I like doing the prayer because we pray to God.
We have had a great week boys and girls. Well done to you all. See you all on Monday !
Mrs Macdonald.
Praying beautifully in P1.
We have been learning how to say the prayers that we say at St Nicholas . We are especially good at saying our morning prayer and are getting really good at making the Sign of the Cross.
All of the boys and girls from P1a and P1b got together this week to make a school prayer. We made our prayer to Saint Nicholas, the Patron Saint of our school. We hope that you like it .
Prayer to Saint Nicholas.
Dear Saint Nicholas,
Thank you for our caring teachers,
and our lovely school.
Thank you for the food we eat,
our tummies are always full.
Help us to be kind each day,
and guide when us when we work and play.
St Nicholas hear our prayer,
please keep us in your care.
AMEN
Here we are thinking about our prayer.
Well done Zofia !
Well done to Zofia in primary 1a for being a ‘Star Pupil of the Week ! Mrs Macdonald choose Zofia as she has worked hard all week and had super listening ! Well done Zofia you are a star !
Busy bees in P1a
Here are pictures of us working hard and learning lots. Keep it up everyone !
More Dino fun in P1 !
Breaking news !!! Mrs Macdonald and Mrs Baty stayed behind today after school. They were both busy tidying up when they heard a scratching sound !!!! The eggs in each class were moving gently. So exciting !! Maybe we will see a baby dinosaur soon. We have tucked the eggs in for the night. See you all tomorrow P1.
Mrs Macdonald and Mrs Baty.
Fun today in P1a !
We have been very busy bees today in P1a. Our first full day at school has been fun. What have we learnt today ?
How to write and recognise sound ‘t’.
How to write and recognise number ‘3’.
How we count from a given number, eg : 3, 4 ,5, 6 …
Where we line up for lunch.
Where we sit down for lunch.
How to make a good sign of the cross.
Our morning and home time prayer.
We are all very special.
How to take turns and be a good friend.
How to make the colour pink.
We have also painted our face, told everyone what makes us special and used magic boards, chalk, scissors and glue. Phew !!! Early to bed for us tonight (and Mrs Macdonald).
See you all tomorrow boys and girls. Keep up the good work ! Pictures will follow tomorrow.
Mrs Macdonald.
P1 at lunch time.
Here are some of the clever big boys and girls from primary 1 at lunchtime today. We really enjoyed having lunch today in our school dining hall. Our food was delicious ! Thank you mummies, daddies, carers and the ladies in the kitchen for giving us full tummies.
Primary 1a’s Pupil of the Week !
Well done to Michael for being Mrs Macdonald’s first ever ‘Pupil of the Week’ in P1a. Michael was given this very special award for being a super listener. It was very difficult to choose as all of the boys and girls have tried hard this week. Well done everyone !
As a treat, Michael took home a certificate, medal and treat from Mrs Macdonald’s special tin. Who will it be next week ?
Fun with numbers in P1a.
Today we practised writing our numbers using paint brushes, water and chalk. We did this outside in our litle playground. It was great fun !
Working hard in P1a.
We have worked so hard this week learning how to recognise and write new sounds and numbers. We have used chalk, magic boards, play dough, sand and shaving foam to help us. It has been messy, but great fun !
Our first few days in P1a.
Here we are having fun in primary 1 ! We spent out first few days getting to know one another and settling in. Mrs Macdonald is already very proud of us all !
Mrs Macdonald’s primary 1 children.
Here are the lovely boys and girls from P1a smiling on their first ever day at school. This was a very special day indeed !
Mrs Gibson’s primary 1 children.
Here are the lovely children from Mrs Gibson’s class smiling on their first ever day at school. They look very smart !
Welcome P1 boys and girls !
A big warm welcome to all of the boys and girls who have started primary 1. We are delighted to welcome you all and your mummies and daddies to St Nicholas Primary. We are looking forward to the year ahead and are delighted to be your teachers.
Love from,
Mrs Macdonald (P1a) Mrs Baty (P1b) and Mrs Gibson (P2/1).
Well done Aoibhe !
Here is Aoibhe showing us her green stripe for Tae- Kwondo. You must be fantastic at Tae- Kwondo Aoibhe !
Well done Harry !
Here is Harry proudly showing off his green stripe for Tae-Kwondo. Well done Harry you must be super !
Well done Kai !
Here is Kai proudly showing off his yellow tag for Tae – Kwondo. Good job Kai !
Well done Ronan !
Here is Ronan with his yellow stripe. Well done Ronan, you must be super at Tae – Kwondo !
Amazing Almondell by Primary 1.
Today we had super fun on our trip at Almondell Country Trip. We did lots of fun things including :
Story time in the park.
We had a mini sports day .
We ate a picnic with our teddy bears.
We played in the park.
We met our lovely P7 buddies and had fun and games with them.
Here we are !
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Our Cool BBQ by Primary 1.
Today we were excited to have a BBQ outside in our playground. We had the choice of either a burger or hot dog. We had a smashing time !
By Primary 1.
Super Spiders.
As part of our ‘Living Things’ topic, we have been learning about spiders. This was Ronan’s great idea. We have looked at lots of spiders. We didn’t know that there so many !
We now know that :
There is a black widow spider – Kai.
There is a spider called a tarantula – Zach.
Spiders have oil on ther back – Neve W.
Spiders have eight legs – Finlay A.
Spiders do not fly – Maymunah.
Spiders spray webs to catch flies – Evan.
A spider web is made out of silk – Casper.
Some spiders are very hairy – Daniel.
Spiders have two body parts – Chloe.
Spiders have oil on their body so that they don’t stick to their web – Connor.
Some spiders eat other spiders – Kai.
Spiders have little holes on their body and this is where you get the silk – Finlay F.
Some spiders have eight eyes – Aoibhe.
After learning so many different facts we made our own spider’s web out of string and wool. We also rolled a sphere into paint to create a spider’s web. We used our thumbs to print little spiders. It was a lot of fun.
Living things fun !
Here are P1b having fun today during their ‘Activity Afternoon’. What did we do ? We looked through magnifying glasses at lots of different leaves, plants and flowers. The magnifying glasses helped us see things in greater detail. We also had fun making butterflies and using coins whilst playing in the ‘Flower Shop’.
P1 and the brilliant habitats.
Thank you so much to all of the boys and girls in P2 and their teachers for inviting us to see the fantastic habitats that they made. We already knew what a habitat was but it was fantastic to see lots of different models of these. Today we seen bee hives, deserts, beaver dens, fish tanks, beaches, oceans, ponds, a bear cave, jungles, a fox cave, an insect hotel, rabbit holes, hedgehog dens, owl nests, the Antarctic and a kennel. There were so many different habitats to see !
Well done P2, you are so talented and we learnt lots from you today.
Fun Fitness in P1.
P1b worked extremely hard this afternoon during P.E. Here are a few photos of us in action.
Happy birthday Max and Neve !
Happy 6th birthday to Max and Neve ! We hope that you have both had a fantastic day at school. Thank you to both of you for bringing in lovely treats for us to eat. We enjoyed these very much. Yum yum !
Happy chickens in P1b !
Here are the happy little chickens, (also known as P1b) working hard. We spent an afternoon doing chicken related things.
Our activities included :
Working with our shoulder partner to record a chicken related fact.
Making chickens.
Playing a chicken game on the smartboard, (we had to rescue the baby chicks from the foxes).
Sequencing the life cycle of a chicken, (the pictures were muddled up, we had to sort them and put them in the write order).
Practising our fine motor skills to colour in a chicken picture, (Mrs Macdonald said our clolouring looked like P2 colouring in !).
We had a fun, active and constructive afternoon.
Shapes are everywhere !
Primary 1b have been very busy this week recapping 2D and 3D shapes. We went on a shape hunt and recorded our findings. We hadn’t realised before just how many things there are that we use that are made out of 3D shapes. We have been very active with our learning. What else have we been up to ?
We have played ‘Name that shape’
We played ‘Shape Bingo’.
We designed a living things picture using 2D shapes.
We played with the 3D shapes, stacking them and rolling them.
We learnt a fantastic rap all about 3D shapes.
Bye bye bonny butterflies !
Thank you to Miss Boyd and Primary 2 for allowing P1a and P1b the chance to help you. We loved watching you set your butteflies free. We felt sad and happy at the same time because it was nice having butterflies in St Nicholas, but we know that butterflies belong outside.
We learnt that :
Butterflies start off as caterpillars – Kai.
After a wee while the caterpillars change into a chrysallis – Jacob.
They then turn into a butterfly – Fallon.
Butterflies only live for two weeks – Aoibhe.
Before they die, butterflies lay hundreds of eggs and these turn into caterpillars.
Butterflies like to eat leaves and fruit – Harry and Chloe.
Once we got back to class, we completed a couple of butterfly themed activities. We wrote a report on butterflies and we made a symmetrical stained glass window butterfly.
Countdown to our Spring Fair ! (30th of May).
Only five days to go until our Spring Fair! Tickets are £2.00 for adults and children are free. Your ticket price includes tea/coffee and homebaking. Please come along if you can for a fun day out. Any donations of raffle and tombola prizes can be handed into the school office.
Mrs Hesketh’s chickens and primary 1.
Today, Primary 1 learnt all about chickens thanks to Mrs Hesketh. Mrs Hesketh has four chickens altogether and she told us all about these. We learnt that her chickens have a special hut in her garden to shelter them and she also told us that they have a long run to let them stretch their legs.
As a special treat today, Mrs Hesketh brought in two of her chickens to show us, Gryffun and Charmander. They are both girls. Gryffun is the white chicken, Charmander is the brown one.
We learnt that :
Chickens normally live until they are five years old – Zach.
Chickens lay eggs – Carson.
A chicken’s favourite colour is red – Finn.
Chickens sometimes eat tiny stones – Ronan.
Chickens like to eat apples – Jacob.
When chickens are small their little yellow feathers fall off – Fallon.
They eat insects – Finlay F.
Some chickens lay blue eggs – Aoibhe.
They eat meal worms, these are like sweeties for them – Harry.
They eat other types of fruit – Ciaran.
Chickens sometimes get eaten by foxes – Emily.
Chickens can be called hens – Christy.
Chickens babies are called chicks – Poppy.
Thank you so much Mrs Hesketh for bringing in your lovely chickens. We learnt lots and lots. We were especially pleased to see the egg that Gryffun lay whilst we were outside.
Minibeast Hunters in P1.
P1b had great fun this afternoon exploring our playground for mini beasts. We hunted high and low, under rocks, sticks, plants and even on the grass. It was great fun ! Here are some of us in action.
Swimming Star !
Well done to Zach for moving up to Level 5 with his swimming ! This is a great achievement. We are very proud of you!
St Nicholas School Fair 30th of May.
Our annual Spring Fair will take place on Saturday, 30th of May from 11.00 – 1.00pm at our school. Let’s keep our fingers crossed for good weather!
Slippery Snails in P1.
Thank you to to Connor and Cameron for bringing in their pet snails to show us. We had a good look at them and learnt that :
The body of the snail is long, moist and slimy. It has a shell to protect the soft body. When the snail is disturbed, it simply withdraws or pulls itself back into its shell. The snail also retreats into its shell and seals the entrance in dry weather to protect its body from drying up. A snail is most active at night and on cloudy days. It does not like the sunshine very much. During very cold weather or winter, it hibernates in the ground.
Sounds as though snails are very clever !
Beastie boffins !
Today , primary 1b finally got to see the slaters that were hiding in Finlay’s box. One was sitting quite contentedly on top of the soil whilst the other was hiding to the side of one leaf.
We used a magnifying glass to help us to get a closer look. We learnt that slaters have 14 legs, seven on one side of the body and seven on the other. We also learnt that slaters aren’t fussy when it comes to food, they will eat almost anything, whether it is fresh or rotten. We noticed that the leaves in Finlay’s box had little nibbles on them, the slaters must have been hungry.
Whilst investigating, we also learnt that slaters are usually a grey, brown colour. This makes it harder for them to be seen when they are hiding in the soil. They can also be found hiding under stones.
Here are some of us slater watching !
Happy birthday Finlay and Aoibhe !
We had a double celebration today in Primary 1b, two birthdays ! Hip Hip hooray ! Happy 6th birthday to Finlay F and Aoibhe. We hope you had a lovely birthday at school . Thank you for the lovely cakes and pop cakes that you both brought in for us to enjoy. You are both very kind !
Finlay and his box of beasties.
Today, Finlay F arrived at school with a very well prepared box filled with moist soil, leaves and holes in the lid.What was in the box you may ask ? Well, Finlay brought in a box with slaters and slugs collected from his garden and his granny’s garden. We had a quick look to see if we could find them but they were hiding too well in the soil.
P1 will investigate again tomorrow using magnifying glasses and learn a fact or two about these fascinating beasties . Thank you Finlay for bringing these along !
Primary 1’s results are in !
Primary 1 are very excited to reveal the results of yesterday’s vote on our favourite animal. We are pleased to announce that the DOG was the most popular animal in primary 1 with 16 votes. The rabbit came second with 13 votes. The hamster came third with 10 votes and the cat came last with 6 votes. Here we are sorting and counting our votes.
Voting day in P1.
Today, we learnt all about the General Election. We learnt that today, grown ups all around the country will be voting for the person that they want as the next leader of our country.
We learnt that the grown ups have an important decision to make as our leader will decide new rules for us to follow. We learnt that you are allowed to choose only person to be the leader and you do this by marking your paper with an X. We thought that this was funny ! We also learnt that you have to be 18 before you vote. Miss Toner told us that she once had the job of counting the votes. This took her a very long time !
To join in with the spirit of things we decided to hold our own vote today. We voted on our favourite animal as we are learning about living things. We had a choice of four: cats, dogs, rabbits and hamsters. We cast our vote and popped our voting paper in the box. They will be counted tomorrow. Mrs Macdonald knows which animal she wants to win ! (cat). We will let you know the outcome tomorrow when we do our big count and sort.
P1b have a birthday boy!
Today we helped to celebrate Ronan ‘s birthday . Happy 6th birthday to you ! We hope you have had a lovely day today at school.
We also wrote about our long weekend . We spoke about the importance of using full stops in our writing . We practised reading a story with no full stops . We soon got out of puff ! Between now and the end of term we are going to write lots and practise using placing our full stops in the correct places.
