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Working together in Ness Class

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Teamwork was the theme of the week in Ness Class. We were all helping each other learn during reading, number and playing.

In Reading, some of us wanted to help read our Book Of The Week. Laura, Dominic, Hunter and Lochlan were very keen to ‘be teacher’ and teach the book to the class.

In number, we have been learning about Fractions. We used a big bag of sweets to help our understanding about what a fraction is. Everyone helped share out our 1 Big Bag into tenths. Some of us even understood sharing the small bags into thirteenths. Mr Elliott, Mrs Mains and Mrs Hill were absolutely amazed at our knowledge.

Finally, we have a lovely playtime today in the sun. Hunter, Dominic, Nathan and Laura decided to play their own game of Duck-Duck-Go! Or as it’s known in our class: Quack-Quack-Run!

Enjoy our pictures 🙂

   

Rannoch

Rannoch News!

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A lovely week in Rannoch class!

We have enjoyed ourselves in the warming sun this week and have spent time running around on the grass with our friends. We have also enjoyed listening to music in the sensory room and playing with the new toys in the outdoor classroom. We also enjoyed tasting some pancakes with some squirty cream!! Yum!!

In our Beyond Number studies we have been learning about the concept of time and what activities we do as part of our morning routines.

In Literacy we have been focused on learning about the initial sound ‘c’.

In our Topic studies we have been continuing our ‘Under the Sea’ studies and have made some honey-nut starfish!!

 

 

Rannoch

Rannoch News

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This week in Rannoch we have enjoyed some lovely early Spring sunshine outside with our friends.

We have also been working really hard in class and have progressed well with our understanding of the initial sound ‘o’ and related words. We have also begun our learning journey in relation to the concept of ‘time’ and have been learning to recognise our morning routines.

In our Topic studies we have learned about sea creatures and enjoyed painting some fish and practising our fine motor skills in cutting and sticking jellyfish pictures.

All in all, a lovely week.

Tay, Whole School Events

Tay Class Update

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Prior to the February holiday Tay Class made bird feeders using apple slices. peanut butter and bird seed.  They’re super quick and easy to make – why don’t you have a try?  We hung ours around the Trim Trail so we could observe them and see how quickly the birds eat them.

As a treat and to end our ‘Hot and Cold’ science topic we had some ice cream cones.  They were delicious!  We chose from either vanilla, strawberry or chocolate.  We are planning to do a pictogram to show our favourite flavours across the class, however some of the class were absent which means we will need to have more ice-cream another day.  Will our choices will be the same next time?

It was great to have everyone back in class last week after the break.  We quickly settled back into our routines.

We met some friends and adults from other classes in our Sensory Committee, out at the Trim Trail.  There were balloons, ice, paint blocks, brushes, spray bottles with watery paint and paper.  Many of us enjoyed exploring these resources.

There was a huge cardboard box in the outdoor classroom.  One of our favourite activities ‘What’s in the box?’ changed to ‘who’s in the box?’ Everyone had a turn in the box.  Some of us had lots of turns.  It was great fun!-  We did so well to take turns and share (a very small) space.


Primary 2

P2 News

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We have thoroughly enjoyed our first week back after the holidays – it has been lovely to see our friends again.

We have had a very busy week….In Read, Write, Inc. we have worked hard on developing our Phonic skills and our reading.

In Maths we have also worked hard on learning about Fractions of amounts. We have been learning about whole parts, halves, quarters and three-quarters.

We have also learned about the symbols of the Holy Spirit as well as its meaning.

We also worked as table teams to design and draw a 7 foot long ‘tapestry of life at St Mary’s’ with illustrations of our memories, and experiences at school.

A great week!

 

Rannoch

Rannoch News

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This week we have enjoyed time with our friends during Committee Time…we wrapped up warm and enjoyed fun times on the Trim Trail.

In Literacy we have focused on the initial sound ‘g’ and have begun to look a telling the time to the hour in our ‘Beyond Number’ studies.

We have also started a new topic and are looking at the wonderful word ‘Under the Sea’.

We had a lovely break but have thoroughly enjoyed our first week back with our friends.

 

Ness

Half Term Update- Ness Class

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A fabulous end to a busy term in Ness Class. We have really enjoyed our learning with many highlights to share. Our focus on Scotland and Burns led to many exciting learning opportunities and amazing Food Technology sessions. In Numeracy we have been very successful developing our strategies for multiplying- we really like grouping our numbers to help us count on! This will be a good strategy to help in our next learning block which will focus on Division and Fractions. We have also been using our clocks to tell the time. In Literacy, we are reading every day. Mrs Mains and Mrs Hill are really pushing our Reading Skills through Read, Write, Inc. We have also been focusing on Poetry and writing a Biography  about Rabbie Burns. In Health and Wellbeing, we are developing our core strength during Class Yoga, and Mrs McMaster has been putting us through our paces within team games and racquet skills. Each week provides us with different learning opportunities where our pupils lead the learning by planning mini-topics using our Floor book. Enjoy a sample of our learning in pictures below.

Rannoch

Rannoch News

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A lovely end to a very busy, and happy, term in Rannoch Class.

We enjoyed the returning sun out on the Trim Trail this week!

We have also begun to learn about the world ‘Under the Sea’.

We have focused on learning words beginning and ending with the ‘p’ sound, and have completed our current learning stage relating to patterns and sequences. After the break we are going to start looking at Time.

We wish you all a lovely break and look forward to rejoining one another afterwards.

Rannoch

Rannoch News

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This week in Rannoch we have continued our phonics learning journey in looking at the initial sound ‘n’…..we’ve looked at words from the height of a bird’s nest to the very tip of our noses!

In Beyond Number we have made great progress in understanding, and recognising, ‘what comes next’.

In our other number work we have been revising counting to 20 and playing some new games!

We have also had great fun in the Sensory Room and at P.E.

A lovely fun, busy, and positive week!

Ness

A Wee Week O’ Burns

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Another successful and entertaining week in Ness Class. We had an amazing breakthrough in our Maths learning. The 6 times table is tricky, but we have discovered that making groups of 6 and adding on by 6 each time, gets the correct answer!

In our writing we were learning about Rabbie Burns. We planned a Birthday Party for him on Thursday and even had our own Burn’s Supper as the menu. Dominic and Laura loved the haggis. Shay and Nathan like the Tunnock’s Teacakes and the Irn Bru was a big hit with everyone!

Pics Below!

With the weather warning closing the school tomorrow, I will put some little tasks on the Teams page for anyone who wants to access them. Instructions are on the SWAY the school is sending out to all parents and carers on Thursday afternoon!

Stay safe everyone!