It has been another busy and fun week in Primary 1B, we have lots of exciting learning to share with you all.
We have been reading lots of different stories this week. One of our favourites has been, ‘While We Can’t Hug’ by Eoin McLaughlin.
We have been trying really hard to think of all the different ways we can show we care instead of giving someone a hug and this book has really helped us to come up with new and imaginative ways to say hello or else help a friend out if they are feeling a bit glum. One of our school values which we have been learning about is SAFE. Of course, we know just now that to keep each other safe we have to find different ways instead of touching each other to show we care. Little Hedgehog and Tortoise are taught by Owl that blowing a kiss, making a silly face or doing a silly dance are all ways we can communicate without touching. We have been trying very hard to remember this down in Primary 1B and practise them everyday. Miss Taylor even taught us about a ‘Jiggie Hug’ on Wednesday and we have been giving Jiggie hugs to our friends and teachers.
Another amazing story we shared was ‘The Invisible String’ by Patrice Karst.
This has been the most valuable book for helping us to feel Nurtured and Included, another two of our school values. It has helped us to feel connected to our loved ones even when we are not with them. We loved the message of the story so much that we made our own invisible string necklaces alongside a little poem to send home to our grown ups. Hopefully you will have all received a necklace and can wear it with love.
We had lots of fun working on our fine motor skills, threading the pasta to make the necklace and then painting it with nice and bright colours. We hope you love them.
During our story time we have been really good at remembering our amazing listening skills. Luckily we have a helper to remind us…….
That’s right, it’s Mr Potato Head. He reminds us to have –
- Listening ears
- Looking Eyes
- Quiet lips, hands and feet
We have also been working on sharing our likes and dislikes about each story we read, alongside talking about the author, illustrator and the blurb. We are getting really good at sharing our opinions and listening to others.
We have been working hard on recognising and writing new numbers and have become something of Number Experts! This week we have learned all about 2 and 3. When we learn about number we learn in lots of different ways. Here are some pictures to show you how we learn.
Next week we are going to be starting to learn all about sounds and letters, as well as learning about more numbers and becoming name writing experts!
We hope you have enjoyed reading our blog this week.
A little reminder – Gym will be held on Mondays and Fridays. Outdoor learning will be on Thursday afternoon with Mrs Dobbie. Please ensure your child has appropriate clothing for going outside.
Thank you!
