November
Festive fun outside today as P1 and P2 created a Christmas tree! The balanced different sized blocks in a circular pattern that gradually got smaller. They added decorations as a final touch!
Our mud kitchen was a winter wonderland this morning. Primary one had a brilliant morning mark-making, mixing holly berries and ice to make snow pie and making snowballs to splat against the big board!
We have been busy making junk models. We thought carefully about what we wanted to build, what shapes of objects we might need and how best to join them all together!
Thank you to our P7 buddies who taught us how to use QR codes and login to our new ICT app - Just2Easy!
Shape learning has continued in P1 as the children construct, stamp and draw 2D shapes. We have been noticing their properties and comparing them to real life objects. Outside, we made shape dens by using 3D objects and drawing around them to see what 2D shapes we could spot!
Making mud pie at the mud kitchen!
Primary One have been learning about the properties of circles and triangles!
Primary One went outside to count the leaves that had fallen down and matched the amount to a numeral.
This half term, our Primary One children will learn through the topic “What Makes Something Special?”
In Literacy, children will begin to explore persuasive language, using stories and shared writing to express why people, places and things are special to them. The texts we will cover include 'The Smartest Giant in Town' by Julia Donaldson and 'My Map Book' by Sara Fanelli. In Phonics, we’ll continue learning our initial sounds, practicing letter formation, and starting to blend and segment sounds to read and spell simple words.
Our Numeracy work will focus on numbers 1–5, including counting, composing, and representing numbers. We will start to learn about 2D shapes and positional language through our map work.
In our World Around Us lessons we will discuss special people and events (family, friends, birthdays, Christmas) and explore what makes places or objects special to us. Children will be creating maps of places that matter to them.
In Art, we’ll be junk modelling—transforming everyday materials into something special—while developing creativity and fine motor skills.
In ICT, children will begin using the Just2Easy app to record and share their learning digitally.
We are looking forward to another busy few weeks!