The new term is going very well in Ness Class. Everyone has settled in and the learning is progressing well.
This week, we have been reading together every day to improve our reading fluency.
Our number learning has been Place Value and some of us are very good at identifying number up to 1 million!
Science has been the highlight of our week, where we have explored Static Electricity- a hair raising experiment for most!
Some of our highlights are in the pictures below!
This week in P5 we were introduced to our new reading groups and began exploring the reciprocal reading skills that will help us become more confident readers.
In numeracy, we worked on place value, comparing and ordering numbers, and creating number patterns.
In science, we linked the water cycle to real life, thinking about how it impacts our homes, crops growing and the wider world.
In Spanish, we learned how to respond to ¿Cómo estás? with phrases like Estoy bien.
We revised our H&WB indicators this week and completed some group work on how we see the indicators in school.
We also enjoyed going outdoors with Ms. Nelson to take part in some fun challenges and work on our charter.
In art, we explored how to describe ourselves using pictures rather than words – a very creative task!
We finished off our door display and class charter that we worked on together
Stay tuned to see what we get up to next week.
Another amazing week completed in Primary 1😊 Miss Stenhouse is very proud of all the children and their amazing work!
Primary 1 have been learning about how to be a good leader through Leader in Me. This week we discussed how to be proactive and how this connects to our school values. We will be learning all 7 habits of happy kids through Leader in Me and each week someone will be selected for a class certificate.
To start with we created our own Leader in Me tree for our classroom to remind us that we can all be leaders. We will be working on Stop ✋ Think 💭 and make Good Choices👍🏻
We have been creating a charter for our outdoor learning and exploring the outdoor learning areas at the school. We used our hand prints to sign our Outdoor Learning Charter.
At the Trim Trail we were working on our balance and coordination skills.
In PE we have been exploring different equipment that we will be using. This week we have forced on throwing and catching.
We hope you have a lovely weekend ☺️
In class, we worked on joining in with group times, taking turns at the teaching table, and sharing learning with adults and friends. We also practised important routines like snack and lunchtime, helping us to build independence.
It has been a busy and positive week, full of opportunities to learn, play and grow together!
The first couple of weeks back at school have gone really well – we are all settling back into our school routines. Here are some photos of what we have been doing…
We have been learning about Rights and Responsibilities. Rights are needs or the things that we should all have. These are things like the right to learn by going to school, the right to a name, the right to have your say, the right to play or the right to be safe. Rights protect you in every day life, regardless of who you are or where you come from. Children’s rights help make sure they are safe, healthy, heard and can be themselves.
We also have responsibilities. These are things we are expected to do, such as following rules, being kind and helpful to others.
What are some of your responsibilities?
Each of us has different responsibilities in our lives. At home, you could be responsible for tidying your room or putting shopping away. At school, you could help your teacher or be a buddy to someone who needs help. In your community, you can help to protect the environment by putting rubbish in the bin.
Can your responsibilities change?
As we get older our responsibilities can change. Your parent or carer looks after you at the moment, but when you grow up you will be more responsible for yourself. For young children, responsibilities are simple and practical, such as putting away toys, feeding pets, or helping to set the table.
A class charter is a contract that we have devised together as a class. We have specific rights and responsibilities that our class are focusing on and these are displayed on our class charter. The charter is a reminder of how we should all behave and how we should treat each other in order to respect the rights of every single member of our class.
Our thoughts…
Amber – I have the right to have healthy food to eat and clean water to drink. I have the right to have a name when I was born. I have the right to go to school. I have the right to play and rest. I have the right to be heard.
Riley – We all have rights and responsibilities and as you get older you get more responsibilities. I have a right to play and my responsibility would be to not play for too long on video games as it could give you a sore head.
Jorja – We made a class charter and we all signed it. We agreed to make sure we are responsible with our actions and we should not take other people’s rights away from them.
Grace – The UNCRC has 54 articles and it tells us what the rights are. Number 1 tells us that all children under (age) 18 have all the rights. Rights are important as they keep us safe, healthy and happy.
Jude – We have the right to play and the responsibility is to be kind and share and show friendship.
Philip – Rights are important because they protect you.
Oonagh – We are learning about all of the rights and we have a class charter telling you more about it. We all signed the charter. My favourite right is the right to have your own religion and beliefs.
We have had an enormously busy week!
We have been learning our initial alphabet sounds and practising arranging the letters of the alphabet on puzzle boards.
In our number work we have been learning to count our fingers and toes!
We have also enjoyed construction challenges and developing our motor skills with our sensory toys.
We have also enjoyed our books in our class library.
Busy! Busy!
We have had another busy and exciting week in Primary 5! The children continued to work on our class door display and made great progress creating our class charter, helping us think about the kind of classroom we want to learn in together.
This week we were also introduced to Spanish and enjoyed learning some basic greetings to use with one another. In Health and Wellbeing, we spent time talking about the important people we can go to for help both inside and outside of school.
In Science, the class explored the water cycle, learning all about precipitation, condensation and evaporation, and linking these ideas to real-life examples. The children showed fantastic curiosity and made great connections with their prior learning.
It’s been another fantastic week of learning and we are looking forward to what next week will bring!
P5 have had a brilliant second week back at school! We’ve been busy learning some Spanish and practising basic greetings – ¡Hola! In literacy, the children were introduced to new reciprocal reading skills, helping them to work together and share ideas when reading. In science, we explored the water cycle, learning about evaporation, condensation and precipitation, and the children really enjoyed linking this to what they see in the weather around them. We also continued our creative work on our classroom door display and class charter, making sure our room reflects the values and ideas that are important to us as a class.
This week the children have been very busy learning and having fun! They loved exploring the sensory room with its lights, sounds, and textures, and had lots of active play on the trim trail. In class, we have been practising coming to the teaching table for learning and joining in with our morning group times. Snack and lunch have also been lovely opportunities to share, make choices, and build independence. We are especially proud that some children are now starting to use their visuals really well to show what they want — a big step forward in their communication. 😀
Stay tuned to see what we get up to next week! 😌
