Primary 1M – Page 21 – Pumpherston and Uphall Station CPS Blog

February 23, 2014

P1 Reflective Learning

This week, P1 were looking at our plants to see how they fared over the past few weeks. Each group started off with a healthy plant, and then we changed the way we looked after them to see what would happen.

Group 1 – Gave the plant everything it needed. We found that the plant grew taller, and that buds were slowly starting to open.

Group 2 – Took away light. We found that the plant stopped growing and the leaves drooped.

Group 3 – Took away water. We found that the petals and leaves dried up. It was a very thirsty plant!

Group 4 – Took away soil. We found that the plant had drowned as the water did not have anything to soak it up.

We were very close with our predictions! We have enjoyed learning about life cycles this term.

Also, a big congratulations to Summer Reid, who won our Commonwealth Art poster competition!

Til next week…

P1 🙂

February 15, 2014February 15, 2014

P1 Feel the Pinch

This week, Primary 1 have been getting to grips with clay and making pinch pots. First, we made our clay nice and soft, then rolled it into a ball. Then, we made a hole in the middle with our thumb and pinched the clay around the sides to make the pot. We have left them to dry and are looking forward to seeing how they look on Wednesday. If you’d like to try to make pinch pots at home, you can do it using clay or salt dough!

Happy Holiday Weekend 🙂
P1

February 6, 2014February 6, 2014

P1 & P1/2 Outdoor Language

This week, the Red & Blue groups have been taking their work outdoors! We have been playing ‘Spell a Snowman’ – a game which helps us learn our common words! We usually play it on our own with our jotters, but this time we worked as a team! We each were given a common word and if we spelled it correctly, we got to build a piece of our snowman. The first team to build their snowman wins!

The Yellow group are still waiting to play ‘Spell a Snowman’. The Red & Blue groups had some ideas for how they could do well at the game!

‘They could take their common words from their homework folder and maybe practise them at home.’ Abigail

Primary 1 and Primary 1/2 are looking forward to more outdoor learning with sounds!

January 30, 2014January 31, 2014

P1 Reflective Learning

This week Primary 1 have been learning about Robert Burns.

We drew portraits of him (which you can see in the picture) and wrote words and sentences about him.

We learned..

That he wrote poems and songs
We have a Burns Supper
We wear kilts at a Burns Supper
We eat haggis, neeps, tatties, oatcakes and cheese
Grown-ups drink whisky and they have a toast.

We are looking forward to our own Burns supper tomorrow!

Until later 🙂

Primary 1

January 27, 2014

Look what came today!

Early bird pupils were able to cheer on the raising of our Green flag as it was put in place first thing this morning! What a fantastic start to our week.

The Eco committee are still working hard on keeping our school recycling systems going, and encouraging everyone to use the litter bins. This month it is Primary 1 and 1/2 turn on the litter picking duty, so we’re sure the playground will be clean and clear.

We are also planning an exciting competition which will take place in March. More details will follow, but in the meantime if you have an entertaining talent, keep practicing…

We noticed last week that some of the bulbs planted in the front border are already poking their leaves up to look for the sun, so it won’t be long til spring. Keep your eyes open and let us know if you see anything interesting growing in and around our grounds.

January 23, 2014January 23, 2014

P1 Famous Scots

Primary 1 (and Primary 1/2) have been learning about James Watt and why he was a Famous Scot.

We learned…

James Watt made different types of steam engine
He needed fire and water to make steam to power the engine
Because he invented the steam engine for steam trains, we now have electric trains

Homework task.. Find out about a famous train! Use the email address in your homework diary to post what you find on the blog. Good luck!

January 22, 2014

Breakfast Club

Our school Breakfast club is open from 8.10 to 8.40 am Monday to Friday. Breakfast is available FREE OF CHARGE TO ALL PUPILS and there is no need to book a table, just come along.

We offer a selection of cereals and yoghurt on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. On Tuesdays we have toast with a variety of toppings, and a choice of fresh fruit. Healthy drinks of fruit juice, milk or water are available every day.

Come along and make the healthiest start to the day.

Make sure you have a good breakfast to fuel your learning til lunch!

January 9, 2014January 20, 2014

Primary 1

This week, Primary 1 have been creating pictures of the Forth Rail Bridge. We used strips of red card to make the shape of the bridge. We thought it was going to be tricky but were so surprised at how easy it was!

We also learned that..

The Forth Rail Bridge is next to Deep Sea World
There are lots of fish in the water
It is next to the Forth Road Bridge
Lots of men died when they were building the bridge.

We are looking forward to learning about more Scottish things next week!

Primary 1 🙂

December 20, 2013

West Lothian Courier Wish campaign

Thank you to everyone who helped us collect the Wish Tokens printed in the West Lothian Courier. We collected a total of 1336! These tokens will be sent in to the Courier office and we’ll hear in the New Year how much our share of the £10,000 giveaway will be.