Party Time arrived for our pupils this week. Lots of dancing, games, prizes and yummy food to eat. Hunter enjoyed his P1-3 Party with his friends in P3 and also his friends in Tay and Rannoch classes. Dominic, Laura, Nathan, Shay and Lochlan had a great time in the P4-7 party- boogying the afternoon away! Highlight of the Party seemed to be the ice cream cones- enjoyed by all!
Enjoy some of the pictures we have taken.
Its amazing how Ness Class can lead their own learning! Stumbling upon an article during our Afternoon Group, the pupils were keen to learn about Fondue- what is it and where did it originate. We used our Floorbook to plan and organise our very own Fondue tasting session.
As you can see from the pictures, we found it…
‘interesting’ -Lochlan
‘super crunchy tasty’- Dominic
‘lots of tasty bites’- Laura
‘I put sprinkles on my fondue’- Hunter
‘I like the orange’- Shay
‘Thumbs Up’ – Nathan.
We were lucky to have our P7 Prefects in to help us with our tasting session- we found they enjoyed the event too!
We had an amazing time visiting West Calder Library on Wednesday. It was a beautiful day and we saw lots of exciting things on the short walk up to the Library. Dominic and Hunter were very excited about the many road signs and warning signs we spotted- these keep people safe. Lochlan was hoping to see a train in the Train Station but we were unlucky- we did see lots of diggers though! When we got to the library, Shay and Laura had the best of times looking through all the books. We were even allowed to borrow a book using our class ticket! We plan to making this a regular outing and return our books after Christmas.
After a bumper Harvest, Ness decided to use the spare apples which were available throughout the school. We explored recipes containing apples and learned how to safely chop and prepare apples for stewing. Well done to everyone who smelled and tasted the cooked apples! We designed a lovely dessert using meringues and custard to have with our stewed apples. Lots of instructions to follow and messy play!
Sparkles abound in Ness today! We researched Fireworks today, especially sparklers and loved the colours! We decided to make our own edible Sparklers with breadsticks, melted chocolate, icing sugar and sprinkles. Delicious!
Well done to all our ‘Guisers’ who dressed up for the Halloween Party on Friday. Lots of dancing, eating and treating!
Lot’s of tired eyes as we bring the first part of our 1st Term to a close. What amazing learning we have had since August and we finished off with a flourish by thinking about Halloween.
Our pupils have the following highlights of our T1 Learning:
We hope you all have a lovely October break, and look forward to seeing everyone back refreshed and happy.
Team Ness
What a brilliant week we had to celebrate all things Maths and STEM on this Scottish Numeracy Week. Linked to our topic, Night and day, our pupils wanted to learn all about torches. We decided to build our own torches from scratch using Circuit materials.
Everyone in Ness has enjoyed coming back to class after our September break. Continuing our focus on Emotional Regulation, we have been learning about the Superhero inside of us- Superflex- who helps us overcome difficult situations. This theme has has informed our writing, with a focus on descriptions of superhero characters. In Maths, we are coming to the end of our Place Value topic- well done everyone for showing your understanding using our Maths working wall. Finally, our main IDL topic ‘Night and Day’ has been inspiring some amazing artwork from our pupils.
What a great first week in Ness Class! Lots of new friends and new adventures. We have really enjoyed getting to know each other this week. We have wasted no time getting back into our routines with fun games, lots of dancing and singing, cooking, building, writing and counting. What a fabby year we are going to have!
