Category: Session 2020-2021

We worked with Mark from Headstrong on positive and negative posters. These were all our own ideas, personal to us. We haven’t quite finished yet but they are looking good……….

Welcome to our last blog post of the term.  It was lovely to speak to so many of you this week and give you an update on your child’s progress. If you did not manage to make an appointment please contact the office and we can arrange a telephone call after the Easter holidays.

Classroom Spring Garden Centre

This week the children have continued to enjoy planting and looking after our seeds. The beans seeds are beginning to sprout!

                   

           

Technology     

On Thursday, the children enjoyed developing their coding skills in our technology room.

       

Active Numeracy

The children have continued to practise their addition, subtraction and number building skills this week using a number of active games. Great fun was had by all!

       

Writing – Descriptive

Our last descriptive piece of writing this week, was titled My Classroom. The children had to descibe our classroom- how big it is, what is in it and what we do in it. Some great examples below-

         

As well as carrying out formal writing activities, the children really enjoy creating independent pieces. They are doing so well. I am so proud of them.

         

I hope you and your family have a lovely Easter break. I will now post updates on twitter. Please follow (and like)  us @MrsFlemingP1

Welcome to this weeks blog. Some of our highlights to share with you.

Outdoor Learning ‘

During this weeks outdoor learning, the children wrote a fantastic collaborative Spring Poem using their senses-

               

Classroom Garden Centre

This week, in our class garden centre we have been looking at different  life-cyles. Firstly we tracked the life cycle of a bean, (we planted beans last week and are patiently waiting for shoots to appear) some pictures below-

Then we looked at the life cycle of an apple blossom tree. We planted some apple seeds and are hoping that they grow so that, we can transfer them into pots for the children to take home and plant in their own gardens.

                   

The children then went onto create their own apple blossom tree life cycle diagram.

       

     

Writing – My Bedroom

This week we continued with our descriptive writing block. The children had to describe their bedroom, where in the house it was, how many beds, what was in the room and what they enjoyed doing there, Some super examples below-

         

           

As the weather has been amazing this week, the children have enjoyed some outdoor numeracy as well has spending time on the trim track. A great time had by all.

           

           

I hope you all have a lovely weekend. I will be back next week with more updates.

 

Some of this weeks highlights.

Outdoor Learning       

This week the children enjoyed looking at areas of biodiversity in both of our playgrounds. Some children noticed the buds appearing on the plants and discussed the importance of biodiverstiy.

                 

                 

Descriptive Writing

This week the children had to write about their favourite toy. They had to use the descriptive bubble to support their learning. We chose to include – size, colour, texture and what they like to do with it. Some great examples below-

         

         

Garden Centre

In class, we have been disucssing the changes, that Spring brings and through this discussion we decided it would be great to have our very own garden centre in the class, where we could grow and nurture seeds and plants. Some pictures of our new garden centre and the children planting beans.

       

We also began planting bean seeds in their very own green house so that we could watch and record them growing.

I hope you have a lovely weekend and I will be back next week with more updates.

 

 

Welcome to this weeks blog. Some highlights the children wanted to share with you.

Maths – Measure

We have continued to measure objects and this time the children are using measuring tapes.

       

       

We have also been exploring the language of measure – longer/shorter, bigger/smaller and heavier/lighter. Some pictures of the children discussing objects that are heavier/lighter.

       

Writing – Descriptive

This week we began a new writing genre. For the next few weeks we will be focusing on descriptive writing.  This week the children had to describe their friend, what they look like, what age they are and what they like doing together. Some examples below-

     

           

Outdoor Learning

On Wednesday, the children enjoyed planting trees in the school grounds. They were supported by the P7 buddies. The children really enjoyed spending time with them. Some pictures below.

         

         

I hope you have a lovely weekend and I will be back next week with more updates.

 

We have had another really busy week in Primary One. The children have choosen some of their learning that they would like to share with you.

Maths – Measure

We have begun looking at measure. In Primary one we measure using non-standard units. The children have been practising measuring areas in the classroom as well as each other. They drew around their foot and used the foot print to measure objects. Louie quickly discovered that this is not an accurate way to measure as everyone has different sized feet.

                 

 

The children also tried using a measuring tape-

       

Writing – The Three Little Pigs 

This week as part of our imaginagtive writing the children had to write about a house. They had to say where it was, what it was made from and who lived there. Great discussion followed by some fantastic writing.

         

     

When the children had finished writing their stories I set them a challenge to build a house that the big bad wolf could not blow down. Some pictures below of their imaginative houses-

   

   

PE – Basketball

The children are beginning to develop their skills in basketball. Some pictures of them practising dribbling and bouncing to a partner.

   

     

Some Pictures of the children learning to keep their friend safe-

   

French

The children absoutley love learning French with Mrs Dobbie. She recorded them singing. Click on the link below to hear them singing  numbers in French.

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I hope you all have a lovely weekend and I will be back next week with more updates.

 

Following the success of last years P7 business “1,2 Corona crew” this years P7 class have decided to promote positivity as we all recover from the effects of the pandemic. We have already started to sell happy packs for children containing a mochi, smiley badge, positive sticker, and happy face pencil and notebook- for £1.50

We are also now launching “happy packs” for older children and adults. These contain a positive statement in a frame, a journalling notebook and pen, a smiley badge and a positive sticker, These cost £5.00

P7 will be selling these on Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday from now till Easter

As a special offer for book week you will get a free book mark!

 

Welcome to this week’s blog. I hope you are all well. Some of this week’s highlights.

Health and Wellbeing – The Colour Monster

As promised last week, a picture of our completed Colour Monster display which we share with P1/2.

 

The children put a great deal of though into what makes them happy, feel love, angry etc. and shared their thoughts on speech bubbles.

Outdoor Learning –

Below are some pictures from this weeks outdoor learning challenge set by Mrs Dobbie. The children had to work together to find a way to cross the playground without standing on the ground.

                   

                 

 

And they made it! Challenge completed!

Writing-

As well as our weekly writing the children are encouraged daily to write independently and are becoming more confident. Some really good examples below-

                   

Numeracy –

This week I have been challenging the children to add 2 collections when one of them is screened (this is support counting on strategies), they have also been introduced to subtration using this method. I was so pleased to see 2 children challenging each other (with no promting at all) using screens.

The children have also been creating their own numbers talks and challenging each other.

           

We have been exploring how larger numbers are made using 10 as a base number and dienes base 10 blocks. Some children created very large numbers!

               

Art and Design

We have started creating a forest display complete with drawings of the wolf from Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Little Pigs.

         

         

I hope you all have a lovely long weekend and I look forward to welcoming the children back on Wednesday 16th February!