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Term 1 Learning

Miss Copeland

Gymnastics

We have been learning the 4 gymnastics skills; travelling (running, jumping, hopping, skipping etc), Balancing (on one body part, two body parts, three etc), and rolling (sausage/log rolls).

We are all learning the fundamental skills that lead towards being able to do a forward roll. One of the skills is being able to rock backwards and forwards, as in the videos below.

Please practise this skill at home as it helps to develop core strength which can help with sitting up and writing!

Autumn Learning Fair

Thank you to friends and family who came to support the school during our Autumn Learning Fair. We hope you enjoyed seeing the progression through the school!

Primary 1 recorded our favourite seasons song, after choosing an item to wear that matched their season.

Maths – Time

We have been learning o’clock times on digital and analogue clocks.

Road Safety

What fun we had, wearing our high-vis jackets and playing on the scooters.

We used highlighters to colour our fluorescent vests which helps us be seen and be safe!


Anti-bullying week

Mrs Black and the house captains held a competition to design a poster for anti-bullying week. Below are some of our entries!

Wall Displays

RME

We have been learning that we have the right to our own beliefs.

We learnt that Christians believe in God, follow the bible and pray in a church. A Christingle symbolises what Christians believe.

  • The orange represents the world
  • The red ribbon represents God’s love
  • The 4 sticks represent the 4 seasons (like trees!)
  • The 4 sweeties represent that Christian’s believe god created all creatures (like fruit on the trees)
  • The candle represents light and happiness

We applied our knowledge of symmetry, to create stained glass window inspired art

Santa came to visit, providing a gift for the pupils.

Pumpkin Snow People!

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The Sleepy Shepherd

Miss Copeland

Dear Primary 1,

Wow, I feel like I have sunshine in my belly – I feel so proud of you all!

Today, you performed with such confidence and enthusiasm. I was so impressed with how responsibly you behaved and how well you knew your songs and actions.

Thank you to everyone who was able to come along – the support was fantastic and very much appreciated.

Colin was very sorry to miss today, as he is still poorly. Angela was blown away, as was Mrs Lawton who came in especially to cheer you all on.

I hope you are proud of yourselves for your wonderful performance. Well done, everyone!

More singing to come on Friday, when we will join the whole school for our Christmas Singing on the Stairs, school finale at 12:00.

Wishing you all a happy and healthy holiday,

Miss Copeland

Our Angels

Our Shepherds

Our sheep

Our Three Kings

Our Mary, Joseph and star

Action shots from Monday’s performance to the school – Thanks to Mrs Brunner!

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Book Week Scotland in P1

Miss Copeland

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

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!