P1 and P2 learn about Road Safety

During Active Travel week the P1 and P2 class have been learning about staying safe when out and about near a road.

P6/7 Viking at School

After reading Viking at School by Jeremy Strong, P6/7 created their own board games based on the book.

P3 and P4 World Around Us - WATER

Over the past few weeks P3 and P4 have been learning all about ‘Water’ in their World Around Us topic work.

Today they did four ABL (Adventure Based Learning) activities, about water.

  • Water tray - exploring capacity

  • Painting watery backgrounds for underwater sea pictures

  • Listening to water themed stories

  • Making a water wheel from K’nex

LONGBOAT MATHS

P6/7 used their maths skills to estimate and measure the length and width of a real Viking longboat.

They used sticks, lines and paces to help with their estimating, then used a trundle wheel to check. They discovered how accuracy is very important when measuring.

In class they discussed how to draw a plan of a Viking longboat using a scale. They also worked out the area and realised that sixty Viking sailors did not have a lot of room! Less than 1 square metre.



Viking Art

In Art P6/7 made model Viking longboats from cardboard.

They all look very realistic!

P4 and P5 MEASURE

P4 and P5 have been learning about ‘Measure’ over the past few weeks. Today they went outside to look for things that they could measure. P4 were using non -standard units to measure. They used a sting that was one metre long. They had to find and measure items that were one metre, less than a metre and greater than a metre.

P5 children were using metre sticks and rulers to measure items to the nearest centimetre and millimetre. Before they started their precise measuring they used the outdoor classroom to record their estimates.

P6 and P7 VIKING ARTWORK

In their topic work, P6 and P7 have been learning all about the Vikings. They have produced some very impressive artwork using various art techniques. Have a look at their colourful dragon heads and shields.

PDMU - WE ARE ALL SPECIAL

P1 and P2 have been learning lots of things about the other boys and girls in their class. They have been learning that each person has his/her own name and that makes them special. They have been learning how to show respect to each other and how to play with, and talk to each other

P1 and P2 WORLD AROUND US

Primary 1 and Primary 2 have been looking at the topic ‘Five a Day’. They have been looking at how eating vegetables and fruit is a great way to keep our bodies healthy.

They have been linking their topic work to all aspects of their learning.

  • Numeracy - sorting and counting apples. Sorting leaves and sticks and seeds.

  • Literacy - reading Handa’s Surprise and Oliver’s Vegetables. They wrote their own poem together. They used some really great describing words in their poem

FRUIT POEM

Yellow smooth banana

Sweet juicy apple

Spikey leaved pineapple.

They used playdough to make fruit from the story Handa’s Surprise

  • Playroom - Built a garden shed and they had a Fruit and Vegetable shop

  • Outdoor activities - Went for a walk and they dug up the carrots that had been planted in spring time. They also gathered the leaves and seeds for sorting and counting. They saw the apples growing on the trees

P4 and P5 Music Morning

On Tueday P4 and P5 had a music morning led by Rhiannon Wilson who is in our school at the moment for some work experience. She brought her guitar to school and the class were trying to guess what was inside the case. Soon the class were singing along to some songs they knew while Rhiannon played the guitar. Then the class were given some percussion instruments so that they could join in with the music fun.

P4 & P5 Class Treat

P4 and P5 have been working hard all year to earn pom-poms to put into their class jar. Each time they fill the jar up with pom-poms, they get to choose a treat. The treat that P4 and P5 wanted was a pyjama and movie day. Everyone came in wearing their pyjamas and they got to watch Paddington 2. They also brought in a teddy bear!

P6/7 Titanic projects

For the last two weeks of term, P6/7 were given the opportunity to do their own project on the Titanic. They worked individually, in pairs and groups to create Powerpoint presentations, quizzes, art work and dioramas. The end results were were very impressive and demonstrated great creativity!

P1 and P2 Art and Design

P1 and P2 were learning about the work of artist and sculptor, Andy Goldsworthy. We enjoyed working in the sunshine to create our own nature sculptures.

P4/5 Outdoor PDMU Emotions lesson

P4/5 were outside enjoying the sunshine today while learning about our emotions. We used the emotion cushions to secretly select one which they would re-create as a group. The other groups then had a go at guessing which feeling or emotion they thought was being represented. As a class we discussed what words might you use to describe that emotion and thought of scenarios when we might feel that emotion.

Titanic Models

As part of their World Around Us topic, “Unsinkable”, P6/7 made models of the Titanic in pairs. They all looked fantastic with some very similiar to the real thing!

P1 Numeracy

Number ordering activities.

P2 Spelling

Have a look at some of the great spelling P2s have been practising.

P1, 2 and 3 Jubilee Trip

Children enjoyed an Art and History workshop in Bushmills followed by an exciting trip on the Causeway train.

P1 and P2 den building