Nursery Complaints Procedure
Drawing characters using Paint
We are learning to use software to create pictures and words.
I can use Paint software on my own (independently).
I can use Paint software to create a picture of my story character.
I can use Paint software to type the name of my story character.
Last week we were exploring how to use Paint software on the netbooks. We were not allowed to ask Miss Burton any questions about Paint, instead we explored the software, making some mistakes along the way. We realised it was okay to make mistakes as we learned from our mistakes and our peers could help us if needed help.
This week we progressed in our learning by using Paint to create a character from our Three Little Pigs story and to write their name. We also learned how to save our work onto Pupil Shared, and realised this is an important skill for life as it means we can find our work again and can make changes to it at another time. you will see some examples of our characters below.
Rainforest Art in Primary 5
Learning Intention:
We are learning how to blend colours using oil pastels to create a piece of rainforest art.
Success Criteria:
I can use pictures and images to help me accurately draw a sketch of my chosen animal
I know what colours work well together to blend my pastels effectively
Through our rainforest IDL context, we have been learning all about the people and animals that live in the rainforest. Having already learned about different rainforest animals by researching then using our notes to create a fact file, we decided to use this knowledge to help us create a piece of art. We knew all about the appearance and habitat of our chosen animals and used this to sketch out an outline of our animal before exploring how to blend colours through the medium of oil pastels. We felt very proud of the end results, and we hope that you like them too!
We have written our own stories!
Last week P2 created their own story books based upon a fairy tale we all know very well. We used interesting openers and interesting vocabulary in our writing. Next Thursday 15th October we will have an open day where parents / carers can come in and read our stories books. We will all look forward to seeing you soon.
Primary Two have been creating our own story books!
Last week P2 created their own story books based upon a fairy tale we all know very well. We used interesting openers and interesting vocabulary in our writing. Next Thursday 15th October we will have an open day where parents / carers can come in and read our stories books. We will all look forward to seeing you soon.
Read, Write, Count
Visit this Scottish Government website to find out ways you can support your child’s learning at home:
http://www.readwritecount.scot/
House Challenge
At our first house meetings last week, the captains and vice-captains set the challenge of creating a logo and slogan for their house. The captains and vice-captains looked at all the ideas and created a logo and slogan, see the winning designs below.
Japanese Cherry Blossoms
LI: We are learning about Japanese cherry blossoms and why they mean so much to the Japanese culture.
SC: I can discuss why the cherry blossom are important to the Japanese people.
SC: I can create a cherry blossom, using water colour and printing.
The children researched why the cherry blossom trees were so important to the Japanese people.They found that in much of Japan, the flowering cherry trees (which the Japanese call sakura) come into full bloom around the beginning of April. April is the month when the new school year starts for Japanese children; it’s also the month when companies start their new business years and when many new graduates start to work. So the cherry blossoms make people think of new beginnings.
P7/6 commented on how beautiful and bright the cherry blossoms were, so we decided to create our own. The children chose either hot or cold water colours and used these to create the background. Next, paying attention to line thickness, they used black paint to create the sweeping branches. To make the pink blossoms the children chose to either use their finger or use the base of a bottle to print. You can see the different effects on the photos below.
P1a Patterns
This week in Primary 1a we have been learning about patterns.
LI We are learning about patterns
SC
I can recognise a pattern of lines, colours and shapes
I can continue a pattern
I can create a pattern
First of all we talked about what we thought a pattern was then we looked for examples of patterns around about us in the classroom. We found lots! Next, we looked at patterns on the Smartboard and described what we could see. We were able to say what came next in order to continue the pattern.
This was all very useful later in the day when we read the story of the Princess and the Pea, because we decided that we could use what we had learned about pattern to create some really beautiful things for the Prince and the Princess, as well as the castle where they lived happily ever after. We set to work and soon we had made pretty patterned necklaces for the Princess, a super pattern for the Prince’s crown and lovely designs for the mattresses and quilts on the beds. We also made tall towers with flags on top and interesting floor designs for the castle. What a great job Primary 1 a!
Perhaps we should go for a walk around the school grounds and see if we can spot patterns outside. Do you think we will find any?
