Author: Mrs Moyes

In The Den we have taken an interest in puppets. This week we have enjoyed playing with the finger puppets and we even made our own wooden spoon puppets! We are looking forward to planning and putting on our own show over the next few weeks – we all have fabulous imaginations!

Thank you to the Primary 1 parents and carers who took the time to hear about our Families Connect programme at the ‘Meet the Teacher’ event yesterday. We are thrilled to have lots of families signed up. Sarah and Mrs Moyes are looking forward to welcoming those who signed up on the 20th of September at 1pm.

Last week the P7s had their final PE session. The decision was left up to the class as to what they wanted to do and they chose football. The weather was beautiful so we took the equipment out onto the field. We started with 5v5 games and then increased the challenge by inviting the P6/7s to join us. A great time was had by all!

This week in PE with Mrs Moyes, P2/3 learned how to play a new playground game. They learned how to play ‘Capture the Flag’. This involved listening to instructions very carefully and working as a team. They really enjoyed this and are keen to play the game with their friends in the playground.

This week we all started our new topics in PE. WE are now learning about fitness.

Each class had a chat about what the word ‘fitness’ means to them. Each class mentioned a healthy diet and exercise. We talked about different types of fitness and discussed if we had a favourite way to exercise.

Primary 5 warmed up by stretching and going for a jog. They then worked different muscle groups through exercises. They worked with partners to do 10 sit ups at a time – the partners held their feet down to make sure the sit up was effectively working the abdominal muscles. They then worked their chest, arm and shoulder muscles by doing press ups – they chose which type of press up they were most comfortable with. They moved on to trying out burpees, mountain climbers, and finally, they ended with a plank competition!

In PE this week Primary 6 were rounding up their learning about athletics. They discussed what skills they had learned and linked them to the significant aspects of learning on our PE wall and then put this learning into practice. They warmed up with a game of ‘Taxis’ which also tested their maths skills before working in teams to complete shuttle runs – this tested their stamina. They then discussed the different types of throwing events and had a go at the discus. Firstly, they focused on their technique with a partner and when they had mastered that they tried throwing it as far as they could. It was great to be learning outside in the sunshine!