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Lomond Class Update

March 20, 2026 Miss Robertson Leave a comment

The class did some lovely daffodil inspired paintings and collage recently. Many enjoyed mixing paint colours again. This art work is proudly displayed on our Spring wall. We also made some Easter cards outdoors with Miss Nelson – they’ll be going home soon.

Our book of the week was ‘The Smartest Giant in Town’. Several of the children chose to look at/read this book in their own time and one even re-enacted some of the story out in the field. Fantastic!

We had a very active time in PE again with Mrs McMaster and enjoyed the Spring sunshine on Thursday in the kick pitch and field.

Have a lovely weekend.

Tay

TheLifeOfTay!

March 19, 2026 J Hudson Leave a comment

We have had a week of smiles and sun this week.

We are making great strides in our initial sound and CVC work.

We are also learning to match up halves and recognise patterns.

We have worked on our pencil control and have also used cotton buds to practice our fine-motor painting skills.

We have also been learning how to put pictures into order of size.

We have also loved time in P.E. and in the Sensory Room….and lunch!

In one week’s time we’ll have completed our second term at St Mary’s, and made so many wonderful memories!

Tay

TheLifeofTay!

March 11, 2026 J Hudson Leave a comment

Last Friday…snow play.! Literacy and PE!

Monday..Spring sun…Our alphabet and number knowledge.

Tuesday…Sun showers! and shapes.

Wednesday….A Hoolie outside!…And wonderful sensory fun inside!

Each, and every day, we have had fun together. We have learned, laughed and, well, washed the mud off our wellies, and our hands for lunch together!

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Lomond Class

March 7, 2026 Miss Robertson Leave a comment

Our book of the week was Little Red Riding Hood. We’ll continue some activities related to this next week.

We’ve made the most of some lovely weather – playing in the field and the kick pitch. Several children explored their shadows on the kick pitch fence.

In class, some children played with the dienes materials again, creating different amounts. The 3d shapes were popular with most children exploring them during free- play (choose time). We’ve had some time to develop our understanding of patterns and this will continue next week. We continue to develop our literacy skills at our own individual levels.

Mrs McMaster prepared a variety of equipment again for our PE sessions- we explored this equipment and developed our skills.

Some process art involved printing with foil and mixing paint colours. This led to some messy, sensory hand mixing and printing by some of the children.

The class enjoyed play time in the ‘Shed’. Several of the children are developing their skills on the scooter- becoming more confident each time.

Tay

TheLifeOfTay!

February 25, 2026 J Hudson Leave a comment

A busy, busy, week!

We have worked hard on our literacy this week, and have continued to work on our letter formations. We have also practiced writing our names.

In our number work we have seen our peers work with numbers up to 20.

We have also worked on pattern recognition and enjoyed water play too!

We also enjoyed being in the Outdoor Classroom and on the Field.

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Lomond Class Update

February 20, 2026 Miss Robertson Leave a comment

It was lovely to have everyone back in class after the February holiday. We’ve continued our learning in Literacy and Numeracy, enjoyed the winter sunshine in the field and had fun in the new ‘play shed’. Several of us played with the playmobil swimming pool throughout the week. Some of us explored different resources such as pasta and glitter in the sensory area. Some also explored mixing paint in some process art using balloons and enjoyed looking closely at the colours as they mixed. As usual, we had a great time in PE with Mrs McMaster.

Tay

TheLifeOfTay!

February 19, 2026 J Hudson Leave a comment

We have enjoyed being with our friends again after the break.

Some of us are making great strides in our literacy and have moved onto beginning to work with CVC words and images. We are also continuing to work on our letter formation and practicing writing our name!

In Numeracy, we have worked on putting things and images into size order. We have also focused on replicating matchstick patterns, which has also practiced our fine motor skills.

We have also found time to play with bouncing putty and sensory tuff trays…along with time on the Kick Pitch and Trim Trail!

Whole School Events

Camping in the Snow

February 18, 2026 wlmartin.elliott1@glow Leave a comment

What a surprise! Arrived at camp today to snow on the ground. Lots of excited campers! After making our beds (the boys were amazing) and then eating a brilliant lunch, we were straight into activity. Crate Climbing and Low Ropes gave everyone the opportunity to challenge themselves and support others. Below are a selection of pics taken my myself (Mr E).

Look out for a further update later!

Tay

TheLifeOfTay!

February 5, 2026 J Hudson Leave a comment

A lovely week has been enjoyed in Tay.

We can not believe that it is already half term – and half way through our first year at St Mary’s.

This week some of us have begun working on initial CVC words – their associate sounds and pictures.

We have also continued to work on our pattern construction and sequences in our Maths learning.

Busy bees that we are we have also found time to get muddy on the Trim Trail…and then get all cleaned up with sensory fun with bubbles and foam. We enjoyed feeling the textures as they change with water and the wonderful smells!

We wish you all a lovely half term holiday with your families and friends and hope that you join us again after the break to continue to share our journey!

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Lomond Class

January 30, 2026 Miss Robertson Leave a comment

Another quick week in Lomond class…

The coloured rice was definitely a favourite sensory activity. All of the class enjoyed ‘What’s in the Box?’ – inside the box were some shiny cheerleader pom poms. Everyone enjoyed looking at them and shaking them. The children did good waiting, good looking and passed the Pom poms on when they’d had their turn. Well done again to everyone!
At outdoor learning with Miss Nelson this week the children explored play dough. Last week the children explored the seeds in different fruits and then planted the seeds.
The class enjoyed the winter sunshine this week in both the kick pitch and the field. They enjoyed PE as always with Mrs McMaster.