Today Mrs Moyes’ group worked very hard. We had to look through lots and lots of letters to find the letters which make up our names. We then stuck them onto paper. We challenged ourselves by also finding the letters to make our last names with a little support Mrs Moyes. We really enjoyed this activity!
Primary 1 and Primary 2 have been investigating Autumn. We have been discussing all the changes that happen in this season. We used Autumn colours to create amazing Autumnal trees.
Today, our mindfulness story was Pinnochio. We used our imaginations to pretend that we were a wooden puppet our bodies felt heavy and relaxed, we then became human again and were breathing deeply, enjoying the quiet mindfulness.
Elkie – I felt solid when I was a puppet and twinkly when I was a human
Kayleigh – I felt happy after mindfulness
Mark – I liked pretending I was a wooden puppet
After break we became puppets. We worked in pairs with one person pretending they were a puppet and the other was the master. Puppets had to copy their master’s actions.
Maison – This was good fun
Kullyn – I liked being the master because I was in charge.
We are looking to our mindfulness story next week – it is Mary Poppins!
”P2 have really enjoyed Math’s week and have been learning to add and subtract in many different ways. We have been practicing different ways of moving our body in P.E using a variety of number games. We have also been playing lots of adding and subtracting board games in class which P2 have really enjoyed!’
In Primary 1 and 2/1 we are still focusing on the story ‘Rumble in the Jungle’.
This week we have been investigating the Zebra and the Elephant. We made collage elephants and handprint zebras to live in our class jungle. We are getting fantastic at singing the Animal Boogie song…keep practising at home!!
Some of our p2/3 pupils has such a fab time at our Fun Day yesterday that they decided to write about it!
Today we had an absolutely fabulous time with our parents and carers in The Den. Our parents and carers joined us for choosing time, snack and mindfulness. Firstly we chose what to play with our carers, we enjoyed showing them the many different activities we take part in when we are in The Den. We then had a breakfast of croissants, butter, jam, strawberries, blueberries and fruit juice – we thought this was delicious! Finally, we all took part in mindfulness, today’s story was ‘The Little Mermaid’. We really enjoyed having our parents and carers in The Den today and we are looking forward to inviting them in again soon.
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.
In The Den we have been learning about Mindfulness.
Mindfulness is “The practice of being aware of your body, mind, and feelings in the present moment, thought to create a feeling of calm.”
To create this feeling of calm we close the blinds, find a space to lie on a beanbag on the floor, turn off the light and listen to calming music. We also practise our deep breathing. We finish the session by having a big stretch and each of us says something positive that has happened so far that day. This helps us to go back to class feeling calm and positive.
We’ve been enjoying learning the new songs with Rooky Rockstars this week. Today we wrote about our experiences so far. We are recording our CD tomorrow and we are performing in our concert next Thursday.
