In Primary 1/2 this week, we continued our learning about Autumn. We started the week by looking at Autumn animals and using information books and pictures to extract key facts. Primary 2 then went on to write fact files about Hedgehogs. Our new Autumn display is nearly complete so please feel free to stop by and have a read of some of our work. You will find it between Primary 1A and Primary 1B. Primary 1 have also been working hard on their writing. This week they used all of the skills they have learnt so far to write full sentences using finger spaces and full stops. Miss Mudd can see that they are gaining more independence every day.
The whole class have been working really hard on their reading this week. We read in our groups every day and share our ideas on the text. Miss Mudd can see that a lot of us have been practising hard at home as we are making great progress. We have been doing paired reading and sharing stories with a partner. We have enjoyed working with different people and learning how to support each other. We have also been summarising stories using puppets to re-tell key events.
Through our research on Hedgehogs, we looked at hibernation. We conducted an experiment to look at hibernating bears. One bear (hot water bottle) was put next to the window with no leaves or twigs to help keep him warm. The other bear was tucked up nicely with a fleecy rug, leaves and twigs. We left the bears for 2 hours to see who kept in the most heat. In our free play, Miss Mudd then challenged us to see if we could use the bricks to build a den for the bears. We researched different hibernating animals and went on to write a hibernation diary for our chosen animal. We had to pretend we were that animal for the day and think about the different jobs we would be doing to prepare to hibernate.
On Friday we got nice and messy making clay hedgehogs. Miss Mudd did warn us that the clay was hard so it gave our fingers quite the work out! We loved making our hedgehogs and used penne pasta for their spikes. We will be painting them and sticking on their eyes next week.
To finish off, we have to post a few photos of Primary 1/2 bobbing for apples. We had great fun getting wet on Monday although Miss Mudd chose to sit that one out!
Have a lovely weekend. Nativity starts next week!
Primary 1/2
