Our butterflies have been released! It was so exciting to see them fly away and be free. We have loved watching them grow over the last few weeks and we feel very proud that we looked after them so well.
In PE this week we had a mini football tournament. We worked in teams to try and score goals. We practised being defenders and attackers. We were all very supportive and showed great sportsmanship towards other members of the class.
We had a very special visit this week. Miss Mudd was worried she had done something naughty when she saw the police van pull up to school! It turns out the Police were coming to talk to us about the work they do in our local community. We asked some wonderful and rather ‘interesting’ questions to our lovely visitors. They even let us have a go in the police van and turn the sirens on.
In Maths have been learning about symmetry. Since we now have some beautiful butterflies in our classrooms we thought it would be nice to create some symmetrical butterflies. We used finger painting and crayons to design symmetrical patterns. We have also been collecting data on how we travel to school. We were learning about transport in Linlithgow so we asked people in our class and used a tally chart to record the transport they use. We then made a pictogram to show our results. We were also learning about weight and practised using the balances to weigh different items around the classroom.
In IDL this week were learning about maps and we had a go at creating our own map of Springfield. We used our knowledge to create a simple map of our area then used Lego to build key landmarks. We built some houses, Spar, the dentist, the park, Springfield Primary School and Bonnytoun Nursery. We had to work in pairs and think about the shape of our buildings. We had to try and include doors and windows and some of us even thought about the trees in the gardens.
In Literacy this week we were learning how to use interesting sentence starters. We were trying to use words linked to the passing of time. Have a look at how we got on…..
We also used our story plans to start writing the beginning of our stories. We were aiming to introduce our characters and our setting. We also practised our common words and had lots of different stations to help us learn them.
Wishing you all a very lovely weekend.
Primary 1/2 and Miss Mudd
