The ASC class have been loving their new topic. They were learning all about different types of dinosaurs, what they used to eat, what it means to be extinct and what animals are in danger of this today.
We had a brilliant time this week with James from Fun with Drums. We learned lots about tempo and volume whilst having fun playing games using the shakers and drums.
The ASC 1 pupils had great fun exploring the school grounds today as part of their Autumn walk. They walked across to Ballyloughan Church to collect some lovely leaves to create a hedgehog. Take a look at some of our creations!
We have been working hard this month on our ICT skills. During taskboard time we have been using iPads and the interactive board to play games that reinforce our phonics and numbers. We have also been learning how to use an iPad to take a clear photograph and delete those which aren't clear. Our primary 2 and 3 pupils even used the computers to type our a report about our school. Well done boys and girsl!
We had a brilliant day with Coaching 4 Christ taking part in so many fun games. We can't wait to see them back soon!
This term we have been learning all about summer. We have been learning about places people go on their summer holidays, how to stay safe in the sun, how to write a postcard, the seaside as well as animals found in the ocean.
This term our topic is all about 'Change'. We have been learning about the changes we go through from babies to adulthood, the changes in weather specifically looking at snow melting into water as well as the changes in cooking. We were able to investigate this on pancake Tuesday as we turned lots of different ingredients into yummy pancakes.
This week our boys and girls were learning all about road safety. We learned how important it is to be careful around busy roads and to take care when crossing the road. At the end of the week we learned a song to help us remember what the traffic lights mean before making our own traffic light biscuits.
P1/2 have been learning all about writing intrsutions. We made some delicious Top Hat buns to tie in with our theme of celebrations. We then used the pictures we took during the lesson to sequence the instructions.
We have been busy over the past couple of weeks welcoming lots of new P1 faces to our LSC as well as an extra classroom assistance - Mrs McFall. It has been great playing some get to know you games as well as learning about our daily routines within the classroom. The P1's have settled in so quickly, we cannot wait to watch them grow this year.
On Thursday P1 traveled to the People's Park to take part in some forest school activities. They made 2D shapes out of natural materials in Numeracy and looked for signs of spring as part of their Literacy lesson. Of course they had to play in the brand new park before returning to school. A great day!
This term we have moved onto a new topic called 'People Who Help Us'. So far we have looked at people who help us in school, in our community and when we are sick. We met Linda (our school caretaker) this who told us exactly how she keeps us safe through tidying our school, locking the school gates and turning on the heating.
P1 and the LSC had great fun taking part in lots of Christmas Activities linked to their Literacy and Numeracy topics. Today we worked on listening carefully and following simple instructions. We played a game of pass the parcel and when we opened each layer we were given an instruction to follow. In Numeracy we are exploring capacity and measure. We talked about full, empty and half-full as we measured out the ingredients for hot chocolate. We even toasted some marshmallows on a pretend fire on the IWB to put on top of our hot chocolate!
