Interesting reading on the importance of Fairy Tales….
http://scottishbooktrust.com/blog/reading/2014/06/5-reasons-why-fairy-tales-are-good-for-children
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Still time to enter!
For the last few weeks I have been posting about inspirational female role models from the world of STEM. It’s now your turn!
This is an optional task, but if you do wish to get involved there is a free science pencil for everyone who enters! (it has a rubber on the end too!)
Using a sheet no bigger than A3 research an inspirational female from the world of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and create a poster. I would really encourage you to look at your own family and friends and you could write about them, as it does not have to be a historical figure or someone who is well known in this field. I would love to see research as to; what do they do? where do they work? how did they get into this career? Make your poster bright and eye catching as it will form part of a display in our school.
I will be looking for anyone interested in participating to bring me their posters before the Christmas holiday.
Good luck.
Inspirational Scientists Home Learning Opportunity
For the last few weeks I have been posting about inspirational female role models from the world of STEM. It’s now your turn!
This is an optional task, but if you do wish to get involved there is a free science pencil for everyone who enters! (it has a rubber on the end too!)
Using a sheet no bigger than A3 research an inspirational female from the world of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and create a poster. I would really encourage you to look at your own family and friends, as it does not have to be a historical figure or someone who is well known in this field. I would love to see research as to; what do they do? where do they work? how did they get into this career? Make your poster bright and eye catching as it will form part of a display in our school.
I will be looking for anyone interested in participating to bring me their posters before the Christmas holiday.
Good luck.
One World Committee
A fabulous morning was had by the One World Committee. We completed our learning about Diwali by having a Diwali feast. We put our rangoli patterns on the floor at the door of Mrs Docherty’s classroom and then made a path of lights with the tealight holders we made. This led us to our Diwali feast. We had some beautiful food and everyone agreed they loved it. We completed our morning by learning all about Christmas across the world and the amazing traditions associated with each country. A great end to this term’s learning in our committee and the development of our understanding and respect for other’s beliefs and religions.
Influential “Space” Scientists
Libby Jackson – Space Flight Director
Libby Jackson is currently the Human Spaceflight and Microgravity Programme Manager for the UK Space Agency, so she is responsible for the UK’s Human Spaceflight and Microgravity programmes on the International Space Station (ISS).
This is how she responded to being asked…
What advice would you give to someone who wants to work in space?
Remember there is not a job in the world you can’t do in the world of human space flight – it needs everything, from lawyers and medics to economists and teachers. Believe in yourself, and don’t take any notice of anyone who doesn’t believe in you. Work hard and be nice to people. And enjoy your study and work! That’s really important – I love working in space operations!
Influential Scientists
Sheila Rowan
Sheila Rowan graduated from Glasgow University. She has spent much of her career researching gravitational wave detection and she has played an important part in some of the most significant scientific discoveries in this field this century. In 2016 she was appointed Chief Scientific Advisor for Scotland in 2016 and she also currently holds the position of Director of the Institute for Gravitational Research, at the University of Glasgow. We can all be inspired by her dedication to her work and her love for physics.
Nursery News
An action packed week at St Ninian’s Nursery!
It was a busy start to the week with our individual and sibling photos on Monday! Our boys and girls donned their happiest smiles – we can’t wait to see the finished product!
Mr McCurdy has been the man of the hour in nursery this week after a very exciting PE session on Tuesday where the floor was lava!!! The boys and girls had lots of fun using their bodies and the apparatus to move around the hall in a safe way, taking their time and waiting their turn where needed and persevering when the going got tough! For the rest of the week the nursery has been alive with shouts of ‘THE FLOOR IS LAVA IN 3..2..1..’ – we might be able to adapt this to the outdoor area if the weather is kind to us next week?! Watch this space!
This week brought the third and last of our stories for the Bookbug awards! Mrs Campbell at Lanthorn library has read us (and P1) the three stories that are up for the bookbug picture book award! We voted for Gorilla Loves Vanilla as our favourite story! Today the AM nursery session and P1M joined together for structured play and lots of discussion about ice cream flavours! Mrs Conway loves chocolate ice cream with marshmallows through it! Mrs Martinek loves mint chocolate chip! Miss Meechan loves strawberry! But Mrs Beattie…….. she doesn’t like ice cream!!! She said she would like some cheese flavoured ice cream.. which we agreed might taste a bit strange! If you’d like to enjoy the story with your child you can watch the author read it on the link below;
Enjoy!
Welly Wednesday had us out in our local community to see what we could find. We realised we didn’t have enough cameras for everyone so we learned how to turn our eyes and brains into cameras – maybe your child can show you how?! We took ‘photos’ of interesting things we found and kept them in our brain to talk about when we got back! Some of our children knew lots about our local community;
Khyla – that’s Bankton school! That’s the pharmacy!
Emilie – you go there for medicine!
Carter – that’s a post box for letters
Luke – you go to the doctors when you have a sore tummy
Khyla – that’s the dentist, I went there.
Shay – you need pennies to get things from the shop!
We all enjoyed our snack at the Play park after our walk! We have deposited our pumpkins in the woods by the pond to be enjoyed by the creatures in the woods! We look forward to investigating them next week to see if any bugs have moved in!
Mrs Beattie is delighted to have two happy, smiley PEEP groups back this week! The parents and children enjoyed learning together as they went over, under and through different things and learned to listen to and communicate with one another. PEEP will continue next week 🙂
Sign up sheets are available for stay and play/come back and play! In the nursery cloakroom – the Wednesday slots will incorporate welly Wednesday, more information available next week 🙂 we also have sign up sheets for welly Wednesday helpers too! The more the merrier – we wouldn’t be able to run it if it wasn’t for the support of our parents and friends!
Many thanks to the parents who attended our coffee morning on Wednesday! If you couldn’t make it buy would like to share your views there are paper copies of the questions available in the cloakroom!
Have a great weekend!
Influential Scientists
Lesley Yellowlees
Born – London 1953
Field – Inorganic chemistry and Electrochemistry
Professor Yellowees was born in London but has lived for many years in Edinburgh and graduated from Edinburgh University. She has dedicated much of her career to researching and investigating renewable energy and solar cells. In 2012 she became the first female president for the Royal Society of Chemistry (until 2014). She promotes equality for all in the field of Science and has been involved in shaping the Scottish curriculum.
She is a great role model for all in the field of STEM.
Term 2 Learning Adventures
Term 2 learning adventures have started at St Ninian’s.
Please click on the links below to find out what your child will be learning this term.
Look out for regular updates on Twitter, Class Dojo and your child’s online learning journal.
P1 Learning-Adventure-Overview
P2-3-Learning Adventure Overview
P2-Learning-Adventure Overview
P3 Learning-Adventure-Overview
P4 Learning Adventure Overview
P4-5 Learning-Adventure-Overview
P5 Learning-Adventure-Overview
P6 Learning-Adventure-Overview
Credit Union Accounts
The Credit Union accounts were launched successfully today and the Credit Union Committee, along with some parent volunteers were extremely busy taking in deposits and handing out Piggy Banks to all new account holders.
Pupils can now pay into their accounts every Friday morning or Thursday at midday for afternoon nursery pupils.
If any pupils still wish to open an account and have lost their application form, see the link below to print another copy.
