As part of their English topic on Sensory Poems, Form 1 got into the spooky spirit and wrote poems. They used their senses to help them with their ideas, thinking carefully about the adjectives they chose. The children understood that adjectives have the power to change the style of their poem. Asking themselves, did they...
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Around the World
Form 1 had great fun creating rain sticks as part of their Geography unit, Around the World. These were inspired by their lesson on Australia where they read about the didgeridoo, boomerangs and Uluru, a sacred place for Australian Aboriginal people. The didgeridoo is believed to be the world’s oldest wind instrument, dating back thousands...
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Artists at Work
Form 1 continue to amaze me with their excellent attitude to learning, kindness and outstanding manners. I’ve received many compliments from staff about their manners and behaviour! As artists, they studied primary colours and experimented with colour mixing. In geography, they visited China and familiarised themselves with Chinese culture. Pupils enjoyed trying to write in Chinese and everybody aced...
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A Wonderful Start
Form 1 have made an outstanding start to the year. Classroom jobs have been allocated and pupils are enjoying a more formalised timetable. In science, we studied the human body and attempted drawing and labelling our body. This has made quite an impressive display in our classroom! In maths, we have been busy revising place value...
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Super Heroes
The end of the year is fast approaching. This half-term is all about superheroes. In history, we have investigated the work of Edward Jenner, the creator of the smallpox vaccine, and William Wilberforce, who eradicated slavery in England. In Science, we have learnt about the superheroes, Mae Jemison, the first black woman to go to...
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Fathers Day with Form 1
A great time was had by all as Form 1 were joined by their dads for a special breakfast. Warm pastries were enjoyed while the children sat with their dads, drawing portraits and completing activities. Each father was awarded a trophy and a medal in recognition of all the wonderful things they do. There were...
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Come Dine With Me
We have recently invited parents into school to ‘Come Dine’ with their children. Mr Pattinson and his team have produced some lovely food as always and the events have been a resounding success. We’ve really enjoyed sharing the lunchtime experience with our parents and are glad that you have enjoyed it too.
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Exploring Africa
This week we have explored Africa. In Geography, we located it on the map and studied life in Kenya. We looked at the animals that live there and how the capital city of Nairobi compares to life in a village. In English, we used the iPads to create animal fact files. We learnt how to...
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Topic Work
We are really enjoying our topic, stories from other cultures. We have read The Runaway Chapati which is set in India and Handa’s Surprise which is set in Kenya. We are looking forward to reading more. In Geography, we have explored Australia and in particular Aboriginal Art. In Science, we have successfully grown and tasted...
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Mother’s Day
The highlight of our week was our Mother’s Day assembly on Tuesday morning. Miss Macdonald and I were very proud of Form 1. They each stood in front of an audience and were able to speak aloud. They put a lot of effort into making the assembly special and I know the mums left feeling...