P1 Visit the Library

This week is Book Week Scotland so went on a trip to the Stromness Library to meet the children's librarians Sally and Patsy.  Sally read us a story, they both sang songs with us and then helped us to look at and read the books.  We all got three books to keep!  We are going to use the books in school to do some class reading activities with and then we will take them home.

Safety

This term our project is 'Safety.'  We have learned how to stay safe when travelling by wearing high visibility clothing, holding hands with an adult and remembering to stop, look and listen.  We are also learning a little about how to keep our bodies safe from 'bugs.'  Alison and Louise who are nurses came to tell us about how important it is to wash our hands properly.  We now know when we should wash our hands and how to do it properly.  We did an experiment to see how good we are at washing our hands.  First we put on special cream and saw it glow under a special light.  We then washed our hands and looked again to check that we had washed them properly.  P1 did a super job!  We also made some 'Handy Andy' pictures.  Thanks to the ladies for coming in to help us with our project.

Children In Need

On Friday the boys and girls in P1 came to school dressed in their pyjamas because we were fundraising for Children In Need.  In the morning P5 treated us to a super 'circus' assembly where they showed off their talents.  They told us about Children In Need and how our money can help boys and girls in the UK.  In the afternoon they had organised some fun activities including a Pudsey party and cake sale.  Together, we raised around £450 for Children in Need so THANK YOU!!  This week we have been drawing and writing about our favourite part of the day.

P1 in their pyjamas

Magnus D liked watching The Gruffalo in the 'cinema'

Ami liked dancing at the Pudsey party

Annabelle liked the yummy cakes 

Magnus J enjoyed dancing in the hall

Caterpillar Counting

Have a go of the Caterpillar Counting game for homework this week.  Just click on the link below.  You have to put the numbers in order from smallest to largest.  Choose the range of numbers you feel is most appropriate for your child.

Caterpillar Counting

Sorting and Patterns

We have been learning about sorting and patterns in maths.  We worked together to sort things that belong and don't belong in a set and we have been using our own criteria to sort people, pictures and objects.  We have been talking about what a pattern is and discovered it is something that is repeated over and over again.  You can make patterns of actions and sounds or by using different materials.  We had fun using lots of different things to make patterns.

Playtime

As part of our All About Me topic, we have been talking about playtime.  We thought it was important to play so we can get strong, have exercise, get some fresh air and play with people from other classes.  We all worked really hard to draw a picture and write about what we like to do at playtime.

Welcome to P1!

It is a special week for all the boys and girls in P1.  They have all settled in really well to their new class.  We have spent the first two days exploring the room and playing at the learning stations, singing songs and reading stories.  Mrs Flett has been working with little groups and some boys and girls have even done some drawing and writing about their Summer holidays.  Keep watching our blog for updates on how we are getting on.