Another busy week in P1R,so busy that we didn’t get a chance to take many photographs.

In reading we are having a final push over the next 5 weeks to try and read all of our P1 sight words. We like to use the whiteboards when taking part in the Frys word challenge and when it was sunny we went outside to practise as well. We have also been learning about ‘cloze’ sentences, we have to choose the right word from the word bank to finish the sentence. It can be tricky but we just have to be confident and use our knowledge of phonics to help us read the sentences.

In numeracy we are developing our understanding of numbers to 20. We practised sequencing them and putting them into order. We also learned about the language before, after, and between. Outside we wrote numberlinds with chalk and then played a before, after, between game. We all had fun in the sun.

In RE we continued to learn about Mary our Mother and were really thankful to all receive our own rosary beads to use in class. We also spent time finishing our display to Mary, some of us made stained glass windows and others chose to make a bunch of flowers for her. Everyone behaved really well at the Feast of the Ascension mass and joined in with the prayers and singing.

During transition we took the nursery children out into the ‘big’ playground to show them around and introduce them to our outdoors toy box. It will soon be time for us to start our transition to P2. Over the coming weeks we will find out about our new classes and get to meet our new teacher, it’s very exciting.

Remember Health Week starts on Monday,come prepared for all weathers and sports! It should be a great week!!

We have now completed our work on studying flowers, we will continue to watch our long term investigation about the effect of fertilisers (plant food) over the coming weeks.  We have created a wall display to showcase our learning,

Our next focus is going to be linked with healthy minds and bodies.  This will kick start with Health Week next week.  Please remember to wear your sports gear all week and be prepared every day to be outside regardless of the weather! As part of exploring healthy bodies we will be using our Food Technology trolley and creating some delicious meals which will allow us to discuss food hygiene as well as the Eat Well Plate.

In our RE work we will be covering God’s Loving Plan lessons which focus on our developing bodies and relationships.  At the parental conversations this week there was an opportunity to go and view the work we will cover, also the P7 children have received a leaflet today with relevant information (P6 will receive theirs next week).

In Maths we have consolidated our learning about division.  Everyone now seems to be more confident within their own level to tackle these types of calculations.

Homework for the next week will focus on personal reading.  Everyone has been asked to choose a book and to prepare an oral book report to share with the class.

In preparation for next week’s healthy writing, we are going to be asked the question, if you could invite anyone in the world to dinner who would it be and why?  What would you cook for them?

I can’t wait to see who is coming to tea!?

Enjoy the sunshine.

Emma-This week we went to the nursery and we gave our buddies a tour of the primary1 and primary 2, 3 playground and we also went to the Lanthorn and went into the big hall and had a special mass for the Ascension! J

Amera-This week we seen our buddies and let them play in the playground. We also got to watch p1m show and Neave and I were doing the music and laptop. For golden time we are going outside to play that is going to be fun at school we are all TOO warm.

The sunshine has been out this week and all the children have been telling me lots of stories about outdoor activities after school – it’s great to hear how active the children are!

This week in class we have been working on our Spanish numbers and letters. We used a few songs to help us and played some guesing games. Here are two of the videos we used:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56OXP92SUBQ

Well done to everyone for giving it a try! We are all learning Spanish together and help each other with the pronunciation as best we can 🙂

Our topic this week has been focusing on life cycles. We learned all about the life cycles of flowers, frogs and butterflies. We also looked at how the life cycle of the fairy wasp is a bit different because it is a parasite.

Thank you to everyone for coming along to parent’s night, it was great to see you all! A reminder that we have Health Week next week so all children should come to school in sportswear every day.

Let’s hope the sunshine lasts! Have a great weekend.

This week has been a busy and boiling week in P4! The weather was roasting, not that we are complaining!!

In PE, we have been doing the high jump. Our Class champions were Aleksander for the boys who managed to jump 1m15 and Aoife for the girls who managed to jump 1m10! How impressive is that!?

In maths, we have been learning about AM and PM and 24 hour time. This has been pretty tricky to get the hang of but we are making good progress.

‘I have learned that you don’t use AM or PM when working with 24 hour time.’ Evie

‘I found time tricky in the beginning but I now think learning time is fun!’ Ailie

‘I found time really fun at first and am coping well with what I have learned.’ Jacob

In writing this week, we made posters about the causes of endangerment to try to persuade and make people more aware of the impact it is having on the environment.

In topic, we have been using Microsoft word to make fact files about different endangered species. We had to include information, 1 picture and use different fonts. We then painted pictures of our chosen animal to go with the fact files.

We celebrated the Feast of the Ascension yesterday at a mass with the whole school and enjoyed having the opportunity to perform a song that we learned at the confirmation retreat.

Have a great weekend, P4 and Miss Diamond :)!

Marcel picked the name for our blog this week, well done Marcel.

Our favourite parts of the week:

Romera: “I liked learning about the Gruffalo and singing the song and doing the actions.”

Sophie: “I learned a new sound. The ‘ow’ sound.”

Jakub: “In number work we were learning about numbers before and after. Before numbers are smaller and after numbers are bigger.”

Daniel: “I liked assembly because my mum and dad were there. I was singing about the Gruffalo.”

Casper: “I liked number work. I liked big maths beat that because I want to move to the next level.”

Kerr: “I liked reading ‘The Treasure Chest’. I liked when they found the treasure chest.”

Kaitlyn: “I liked the daily mile. We also played on the trim trail and played duck, duck, goose. We had to take a drink outside with us because it was very hot.”

Rutendo: “I liked reading. I was reading ‘Ken, the Rat’. Bob chased him and he hid in a log.”

Adam: “I liked golden time and I play with my fidget spinner.”

MacKenzie: “I like big maths beat because I finished all the adding sums.”

Stefan: “I liked number work. I was learning about numbers before and after. Before 19 is 18 and after 15 is 16.”

Oli: “I liked assembly. I sing about Gruffalo.”

Marcel: “At assembly I see my friends. I was speaking at assembly.”

Patryk: “I liked assembly. It was our assembly about the Gruffalo and I was speaking.”

Esmee: “I liked milk and story and listening to the peep story.”

Jarred:”I liked assembly and seeing mummies and daddies.”

Kyle: “I like golden time and I will be playing in the shop.”

Kayla: “I like play time with my friends. It was been very sunny and it made me feel hot.”

Kaimee: “At golden time I will play with the ipads or go in the story corner.”

Remember health week next week. Uniform does NOT have to be worn, you can wear sport clothes next week.