Primary 1/2 and Primary 1 are now the proud parents of  10 healthy chicks.  We have 4 boys and 6 girls.  To see one of our chicks hatching, click on the video link ‘A chick is born’. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did.  Keep checking in to see what is happening with our ‘Babies’.
P1/2
This week has been a very short one but we have been very busy learning all about time and how people in the past used the sun, moon and stars to tell the time. Â We are learning how to tell the time on a clock face. Â We are so keen to learn how to tell the time we want to play with the clocks and challenge each other at every opportunity – even in soft start and free play times. Â Ask me what I have learned.
P1/2 Russia here we come
In Primary 1/2 this week we have been learning all about the landscape of the coldest part of Russia. We also learned about the animals that live there. We discovered that reindeer, polar bears, arctic foxes, lemmings, walrus, seals, wolves, hares, elk and snowy owls live in the area called the tundra. We drew some of the animals we learned about for our Russian display.
Excitement in P1/2
On Monday Barnaby Bear got a letter and two tickets to other countries. The letter asked him to find out about these places before he could visit them. Each class chose one ticket. We chose the one to Russia so we talked about what we know about Russia. This turned out to be quite a lot. We talked a lot about the Winter Olympics and what we thought it would be like there. We decided to look for it on the class globe to see how far away it was from us – it is a very long way away and some parts are quite close to the North Pole. We decided the first thing we needed to learn about was the weather and what Barnaby would need to pack. We used Google (Jamie’s idea) and information we had in a book about a boy called Sasha who lives in Siberia in Russia. We have been writing lists for Barnaby to help him pack for his trip. We have some other plans so watch this space.
P1/2 Barnaby Bear walk
On Monday we went on a walk around Pumpherston with our new visitor Barnaby Bear. We took him to see the sights of Pumpherston. He had a shot on the swings at the park and saw some lovely spring flowers as well as finding some good places to eat. Barnaby will be with us for some time so look out for him in other places.
Primary 1/2
This week one of the things we have been learning is about symmetrical patterns. We made our own patterns on butterflies and predicted what would happen when we folded them in half. We also looked at symmetrical shapes and predicted from half a shape what it would be once it was completed.Â
Challenge – At home look for symmetrical shapes and patterns and leave a message on the blog telling us what you found. Use the address in your homework diary to post what you found.
Primary 1/2
Bright Sparks
We have been learning about keeping safe with electricity. We worked in groups to make some rules. Here are P1/2 and P1’s rules.  Talk about them at home if you can.
Always switch off before unplugging
Keep feet out of the way of cables so you don’t trip
Don’t put metal things in your toaster or dvd player
Never stand on broken wires
Don’t leave hot things on because they might cause a fire
Don’t touch plugs or switches with wet hands
Don’t have things plugged in near water like a sink or bath – you might get an electric shock if it falls in
Have a safe weekend:)
P1/2 reflective learning
This week we have been busy learning about electricity and what we need it for. We made posters by cutting out pictures of things we know need electricity to work. We had great fun cutting and sticking things on. Next we are going to learn about how to stay safe when using electical items.
Home link – can you all remeber to switch off lights, TVs and games when you are not using them. We are trying to remember to do this in class.
