This week, our Nurture Class had lots of fun taking part in Health Week. The children enjoyed trying lots of different activities throughout the week and had a great time keeping active.
We learned some new skills in judo, took part in marathons and active games, and had lots of fun trying circus skills too! The children especially enjoyed having the chance to try new activities and challenge themselves.
Well done to everyone for taking part and making Health Week such an enjoyable week!
We have had the best Health Week.
in the last day we started with an important talk from the Police. We will think about our behaviour outside of school and make sure we are respectful and think of others. It is important to look after our local community and to think of our actions and how they can impact others.
We also had a talk from Mrs Cooper all about our feelings and some strategies we can use to help us if we are feeling sad, upset, worried or angry. We especially liked the breathing technique she taught us. Thank you!
We ran a mini marathon outside and had to run at least 3 laps of the grass. Lots of us managed more than that. We were rewarded with an ice pole to cool us down afterwards.
To end our fantastic week we had a session with the dancing instructor. We played a corners game where we had to do specific dance moves and then we used those moves to perform a short dance. We loved it.
Last day of Health Week and it’s was another busy one. We started our day with a session with PC Sean. This was lots of fun as well as giving us lots of information about how to stay safe and how the police can help us. We also got the opportunity to investigate some equipment and police uniform he brought along to show us.
Next up for us was a mini marathon 🏃♀️ 🏃 we found this challenging but fun, we enjoyed running with our friends. We talked about how it’s very good for our health to do something that challenges us.
As well as looking after our bodies we also need to look after minds and we enjoyed our Mental Health session where we talked about what we could do when we are feeling sad, upset, angry or frustrated and what makes us feel happy and safe.
Let but not least, our last session of the week was Dancing with Next Steps. Some of us thought we didn’t like dancing but our faces said differently and afterwards we all agreed it was lots of fun.
We hope you have a lovely weekend 😀
Back with a bang 💥 this morning as we had a session with our Active Schools Coordinator. We were learning tennis 🎾 skills, running and moving in different directions, bouncing balls 🎾 and then using a tennis racket .
After break we walked up to West Calder bowling club where we learned all about playing Bowles 🎳 The walk was far but we all did very well and everyone tried their best. Bowling was fun and we were glad the rain stopped for us as it was outside in the grass. Some of us had been to indoor bowling before but this was a lot different.
In the afternoon we had a gymnastics 🤸 session. For some of us we have been to gymnastics 🤸 before but for a lot of us this was our first try. Some of the moves were tricky but we used our perseverance and had lots of fun doing it.
We did extra walking today along the Polbeth river, we talked about what animals might live in this area.
What another fabulously health day 😀
P7/6 have had a phenomenal time during health week!
We have enjoyed judo, bowling, a trip to the community garden, making smoothies and fruit kebabs, gymnastics, football, pickle ball, fitness, strong man and circus skills!
We also talked about our mental health and what constitutes our ‘happy place’ and took part in some health-themed team quizzes. We all agreed it was a brilliant week!
On Tuesday, P3 had a fantastic day taking part in lots of fun Health Week activities!
We started the day outdoors making delicious s’mores by melting marshmallows over the fire. P3 really enjoyed toasting the marshmallows and making their tasty treats.🔥
We then made our own smoothies using the smoothie bike and created healthy fruit kebabs. P3 had great fun choosing different fruits and learning about healthy food choices.
After this, we enjoyed a walk to the community garden where P3 completed a scavenger hunt, searching for different items on their checklist.
Later in the day, we had an exciting visit from the circus where P3 learned some fun circus tricks and practised new skills.
To finish our busy day, we enjoyed a silent disco filled with lots of dancing and laughter. It was a wonderful day full of fun and teamwork! 🎪🍉🎧
We welcome you to the world of SuperTay!…We have been super heroes this week…
We have kept progressing with our number and word knowledge and have also had so much fun engaging with Health Week!
Smoothie bike – Fab! and Fruity!
Trim Trail – We climbed and played together and we’re fitter!
Music Gym – We loved all the sensory experiences!
Silent disco – Fabulous fun!
Another busy day in Primary one, today we kicked off our morning with a visit from the dental nurse 🦷. She brought her tooth brushing dragon friend with her, she demonstrated brushing his teeth and we had a discussion all about keeping our teeth and gums healthy.
After break we enjoyed a Judo workshop where we learned some basic Judo moves, this was lots of fun, and totally out of some of our comfort zones but we gave it a try.
Football was next on our adventures, we enjoyed working with the football ⚽️ coach to learn drills. Again some of us thought we wouldn’t enjoy football or be able to do it but we all gave it a good go.
Our final activity of the day was a scavenger hunt in the community garden. We walked along from the school and we adhered to the safety rules of walking beside a road. We completed the scavenger hunt in pairs and had a great time exploring the community garden 🪴 🌳 🌺 🐦 🧚
Another fantastic health day in Primary 1😀
Day 2 of Health Week has been just as busy as day 1.
In the morning we had a visit from Childsmile. It was very interesting and we learned lots about looking after our teeth. We were very shocked to learn the amount of sugar is some of the drinks we like. We are going to try to make healthy choices about what we eat and drink, especially less sugar for our teeth.
We then had a slot working with Destination Judo. We had to take our shoes off before going onto the mat and we all wore a Judo jacket. We had fun with the warm up, playing games, we also worked with a partner rolling, wheelbarrowing and carrying each other on our backs. We then learned how to do some holds and throws. We all worked really hard.
In the afternoon it was our turn for the silent disco. We all had our own set of headphones and could listen to the same music. Mrs Gaffney was DJ with a mic that we could all hear. We picked our favourite songs and had fun dancing.
Our last activity of the day was the much anticipated football. We loved having a chance to develop our dribbling and shooting skills out on the kick pitch.
Today P3 enjoyed an exciting visit to Stirling Castle as part of our current topic. We had a fantastic day exploring the castle and learning more about its fascinating history.🏰
During our visit, we were given a special tour by the castle jester, who shared lots of interesting facts and stories about life in the castle many years ago. P3 loved listening to the jester and learning through fun activities and storytelling.🃏
We explored different parts of the castle and discovered what life would have been like for the people who lived and worked there. This helped us to make links to our classroom learning and deepen our understanding of our topic.💭
Everyone represented St Mary’s brilliantly by showing excellent manners and showing our school values!
