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This year, Primary 1 will be gifted a Bookbug Bag as part of Book Week Scotland.

This year, the Bookbug Primary 1 Family Bag will contain:

Three brilliant picture books
An activity book and a pack of coloured pencils – for children to enjoy at home with their families.
A whiteboard and pen – to help children enjoy experimenting with early writing, drawing and counting.
A leaflet for parents – with some top tips about how families can use the Primary 1 Bag together
The Bongles and the Crafty Crows – a book developed by the Scottish Government in partnership with Education Scotland around cyber resilience

We would like to invite you to school on Friday 22nd November at 11:30 to see what activities we could do at home together.

Click the link below to find out more about the Bookbug bags.

https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/reading-and-stories/bookbug/whats-inside-the-2024-bookbug-primary-1-family-bag

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Happy Half Term

10/12/202410/23/2024 Miss Copeland

What a busy time we’ve had! Here are some highlights.

Autumn Scavenger Hunt

We went on a scavenger hunt to find autumn treasure. We brought back items that we were curious about, and shared these in the classroom. Why are the leaves that colour? How does it feel? Is it safe? Where did it come from?

“We were looking for some acorns” Halle
“We were looking for some leaves” MJ
“The leaves and acorns fell from the tree because of the wind” Viktoriia
“The acorn came from an oak tree. When it is small, it is green” Ayat
“I found acorns” Dania

Marvellous Mushrooms

Can you identify the cap, stem and gills? Primary 1 can!

Mushrooms in shops are safe to eat.
Mushrooms in forests aren’t safe to eat.
Red spotty mushrooms? Poisonous!

“They have gills underneath the cap” Erin
“We made them with dough” Ezra
“We rolled a ball with the dough and a sausage” Sasha
“We used a pen and made lines to make the gills” Halle
“We let them dry and painted them. I used blue and red” Zoa
“I painted my ones red and purple and blue” Myles
“I did red and dots.” Alya
“Red and spotty ones give you very bad stomach ache. They are poisonous” Viktoriia

Block area, small world and loose parts

Pupils have been proudly telling staff they have been working like “Team Bee”, creating amazing construction in the block area, using a variety of ‘loose parts’ to add to their masterpieces. If you think you have any loose parts you can donate to the class, please send them in!

“That is my castle where the humans stay and catch a werewolf” Myles
“We made an ark out of wood. It is a boat. We put it in the water and pretend it is floating” Edikan
“I made a castle” Sasha
“That’s a rocket and you put cars in the rocket and it blasts out and you shoot the monsters” Myles
“We were making a castle and the humans had to stay because there were poison mushrooms outside” Halle
“We were making a parking lot with different levels. There is a ramp for the cars to get in” Vinnie

Anna Hibiscus’ Song

What do you do when you’re so happy you feel you are going to burst into a million pieces?

Pupils from RMPS were invited by Capital Theatres to watch a performance of the story Anna Hibiscus’ Song. We enjoyed getting up and copying the dance moves to the sound of the African drums!

“We went at the theatre and we did some dancing. There was a story about friendship. The girl was really happy” Vinnie
“I liked the music” Dania
“I loved the dancing so much and it was so good and Iiked the music and singing” Zoa
“I really liked the music and the dancing” Viktoriia
“A girl from Africa. She was happy.” Sasha

Edinburgh Evening News Photograph

While having our professional photograph taken, staff managed to snap these photographs on our school iPad of Primary 1 looking smart!

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Maths Week in P1

10/11/202410/22/2024 Miss Copeland

Here are some of the activities we completed for Maths Week Scotland 2024: Maths Tales!

Addition Adventure

We created pictures to tell an addition story.

Subtraction Showdown

We created a game where contestants solve subtraction problems using giant balls! How many did the Big Bad Wolf steal and how many do you have left? Check out those proud smiles!

We’re going on a… NUMBER hunt!

Have a look at these photos we took on a recent hunt around our local area – We found so many different numerals and they all had different purposes. Phone numbers, price tags, clocks, door entry codes. What can you find in your own home?

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Primary 1 had great fun acting out this story, taking a different part each time! By the end of the week, the pupils were able to tell the story with very little help from staff.

Too hot, too cold or just right?

Pupils enjoyed testing the temperature of the three bowls of water using their senses. We discussed how using a thermometer would give a number reading.