Author: wls.alloway-mudd@glow

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

Welcome back! We hope everyone had a lovely October holiday.

This week we jumped straight back into our learning and had a very busy week. In Literacy we had a consolidation week, revising all of the sounds we learnt last term and applying our knowledge to different contexts. We were ‘diving for digraphs’, reading Yes/No questions and writing CVC words.

 

We also received a very kind gift from a friend of Miss Mudd. The MacDougall family kindly gave us a beautiful doll’s house to play with, as well as some jigsaws and games. We have loved playing with it and we are very grateful.

In Numeracy we were introduced to addition and learnt about the language and symbols that we use when adding. We have practised with lots of concrete materials and Miss Mudd was amazed at how quickly we all picked it up. The Primary 2 group were using TU frames to partition numbers and were using this knowledge to help with their addition.

For the next 2 weeks, we are doing an Outdoor Learning focus and P1/2 are learning all about different seasons throughout the year. We have been looking at Autumn so got the clipboards out and went on a nature walk to see what we could find. We collected lots of leaves, looking at the different shapes and colours. We then used these leaves to create hedgehog pictures. We had some great discussions about Autumn and thoroughly enjoyed getting out of the classroom and into the local environment.

We hope you all have a lovely week.

Primary 1/2

This week in Primary 1/2 we have been solving some very tricky problems. After reading the story of The 3 Little Pigs, we were set a challenge by the Big Bad Wolf. He dared us to try and build a house that he would not be able to blow down. We used our team work skills to design a house and discussed the materials we would use. We then had a go at making some houses out of paper, wood, Lego and straw. It was a lot harder than it sounds. We had to show resilience when things got tough. 

We have been playing lots of games with our new sounds. Miss Mudd was in a real muddle this week and had jumbled up all of her sentences so she needed help putting them back together in the right order.

In PE we continued to work on our basic skills and moved around different stations to practise. We also got the balloons out to help us develop our throwing and catching skills. It was great fun!

In our writing, we are planning a story about a spider than lives in the Enchanted Forest. We have each developed our own main character and have described them using some awesome adjectives. We made our spiders out of different materials and really brought them to life!

We hope everyone has a wonderful holiday and a well deserved break. Be safe and enjoy your family time.

P1/2 and Miss Mudd

On Monday, P2/1 had a special visit from Paddington Bear. He came to visit Springfield and teach the children some French. The children learnt some classroom instructions in French and have been practising them this week.

In Maths this week Primary 1 have continued with their number formation. They have learnt all of the numbers to 10 now so had fun practising them in many different ways. Primary 2 have been adding two sets together and have looked at number bonds to 10.

In PE this week, the children enjoyed a game of helicopters and aeroplanes which helped them look for space. They have been working hard on their throwing and catching skills, making sure they are keeping their eyes on the ball. Some of the children challenged themselves further by adding movement and creating a short sequence.

The children have also finished creating their castle for our classroom. The Princess lost her home when the Enchanted Forest was destroyed so the children have been working very hard to create a new, magical home for her. They have learnt some of the key features of a castle and were able to design their own both on paper and by using Lego.