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Every week we will upload some 'ask me' statements to help inspire conversations at home and in the community about what we have been learning.

w/c 27th October

This week we were learning about Diwali. Here are some questions you can ask me.

What does Diwali mean?
What are the names of the main characters in the story?
Which animal helped?
What are Rangoli Patterns?
How long does Diwali last?
What are we making in the pictures below?

We did a brainstorm of things we wanted to find out about our new topic – Space. Ask me what I’m most looking forward to finding out.
We learned all about spiders. We took notes on a video we watched then used our notes to create a spider report. We also made 3D spiders. Our Kahoot quiz was even on spiders!

w/c 6th October

About PE this week, what skills did we practise with hula hoops and skipping ropes. P2/3/4 also taught P1 some of their favourite PE games. Ask me how to play Golden Tag and Doctor Dodgeball.
What I built with the large construction and Lego this week.
What times tables I have been practising using the i-pad and test me on the times tables I know.
The lighthouse I built this week and how I made a circuit to make it light up.

The letters I made using Play Doh
How many beads I put on the bracelet I made. Primary 1 were consolidating their numbers to 10 by making bracelets with different numbers of beads.

w/c 22nd September 2025

The sandwiches we made. In the story we have been reading in class Mr Grinling’s sandwiches were stolen by some greedy seagulls, so this week we made our own. We then wrote very clear instruction on how to make a sandwich. Ask me about how to make the perfect sandwich.
We worked together in pairs to make a pulley system as in the story, Mr Grinling has his sandwiches delivered daily using a pulley and a basket. Ask me about the stable structure I created and how my pulley worked.
We explored the Jewish festival of Rosh Hashanah. Here are some questions you can ask me:
- What does this festival represent and how long does it last?
- What foods do Jewish people usually eat during this time?
- Why is a pomegranate one of those foods and what do their seeds represent?
- What is the Shofar horn made from?

w/c 15th September 2025

We read The Dot by Peter H Reynolds and used it for our written comprehension. Ask me to re-tell the story and the message it taught us. Ask me how we used the story for our art lesson.
In PE were joined by some play leaders. Ask me about the games they taught us.
We were practising our fine motor skills and used wool to sew a pattern around a paper plate. Ask me about how tricky I found threading the needle and sewing neatly around the edge.
P1 have been learning about 2D shape this week, they practised matching the shapes they knew and went on a shape hunt around the school grounds. Ask me to find some 2D shapes around the house.
P2,3 & 4 have been learning about the 4 countries that make up the UK, ask me to name the capital cities and the major seas and oceans that surround us.

w/c 8th September 2025

* Which material was best for keeping Mr Grinling's sandwiches dry. We took part in an experiment in science where we testing different materials to see which was most waterproof.

* A lighthouse in Scotland. P4 conducted their own independent research to find out about different lighthouses in Scotland. They had to find the name, location, height and year it was built. Some people even found out some interesting facts about their lighthouse too.

* The maths game I played. (P2&3 taught P1 how to play some of the maths games and puzzles.) They worked really hard, there was lots of teamwork and co-operation.

* What I used to paint the background to my seagull picture. We tried to create different textures and colours to look like sand, sea and sky.

w/c 1st September 2025

Spelling –

P1 Ask me to write and sound ‘a’ and ‘s.’ We practised our fine motor skills to help with our pencil grip. Ask me to share what activities I did with Mrs Powell and Mrs Temple.

P2 – Ask me which letter comes before, after or in between another letter in the alphabet.

Red – Ask me to tell/write you a sentence that uses the key words we learnt ending in ‘y’.

Yellow – Ask me about joining two smaller words together to make new words. Think about the clues.

Purple – Ask me about the ‘sp’ and ‘spr’ key words I used and the sentences I made with them.

This week we listened to the story of The Lighthouse Keeper’s Picnic. Why was Mrs Grinling cross with Mr Grinling? Ask me about the hot air balloon ride and if I remember how they manage to float in the air. How do they get down?
In PE we continue to play team games. We are learning about using the hall safely, turn taking and playing fairly.
About my comic strip version of The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch
Maths:
- P1/2 – to name some 2D shapes and how many sides they have.
- P3/4 – to name some 2D and 3D shapes and their properties.

w/c 25th August 2025

Floating and sinking. In science we tested various objects around the classroom to find out which items floated, and which ones sank.
Maths- P1 Ask me to write a number 1
- P2 – Ask me to count and write numbers to 50.
- P3 -Ask me to add and subtract numbers to 20. IN
- P4 – Ask me to double numbers up to 100.

Our class story, The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch. Can I tell you what happened to Mr Grinling’s sandwiches.
Reaching for the stars - what would I like to learn/achieve in this school year?
Who my book buddy is and what story we enjoyed together today.

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Monday 15th – Tuesday 23rd April, reported by Billie-Mae

In Science, we have been learning about liquids and solids and have been thinking about what is waterproof and what is not.

In Maths, we have been learning our 10 times table and also about money. The smallest size of coin is the 5p and the biggest is the 50p. The value coin is worth 1p and the highest £2. With Mrs Smart, we are learning about bar graphs.

We have been making a flower shop in our role play area. We did a vote and it was between a flower shop and a bank to go with our learning this term.

On Monday 22nd we welcomed back Miss Kennedy who will work with us for the next 5 weeks. We made Earth Art with her using cardboard, paint and printing techniques.

Wednesday 6th March – Tuesday 12th March, reported by Bellamy

We have been learning about the Stone Age and have been writing stories about it. In my story, someone fell and travelled back in time and met a girl called Om. She met their family and they hunted for a deer together. The boy and Om went into a cave and a Sabre Tooth Tiger appeared – the boy fell in shock and travelled back to normal time. He told his family but they didn’t believe him!

We have also been learning about dinosaur fossils. Did you know that the first dinosaur fossil found was a … poop! We have a lady coming to talk to us about this on Friday.

In Maths, we have been practising our times tables. My group have been doing the 5 x table. I like doing it in chimney sums as it makes it easier.

Wednesday 28th February – Tuesday 5th March, reported by Sandy

In Maths, we have been counting in 5’s and 2’s.

We were working with Nell’s mum to make medals out of clay linked to our topic. We put patterns on them using shells and tools.

We have been learning and writing about Woolly Mammoths. My favourite facts are that woolly mammoths are very big and have 2 long tusks.

We enjoyed ‘Break the Rules Day’ last Thursday – we had a bouncy castle in the hall! My favourite rule to pay to break was getting extra break – I played ‘tag’ outside in the break before lunch and had more bouncy castle time for the afternoon one.

Monday 19th – Tuesday 27th February, reported by Ember

We made Woolly Mammoths out of milk cartons because our topic is The Stone Age.

We have been making our own tools out of sticks including small paintbrushes. We then used these to paint patterns.

In writing, we have been planning and writing stories based on The Cave Baby by Julia Donaldson. My story is going to be about a Cave Baby and a Woolly Mammoth.

w/c Monday 8th January 2024, reported by Ramsey and Bella

Happy New Year everyone!

This week we have been looking at our family tartans and have been writing and drawing them. We have learned lots of doric words such as hoose, moose, loons and quines and fit like?

We have been making up our own Loch of Skene Monsters. We wrote about them in doric using lots of describing words!

“My monster had 4 arms and spikes all over his body”. (Ramsey)

“My monster had wings with tiny red spot on it. It also had 2 red horns.” (Bella)

We joined P4/5 for PE on Monday and the P5’s taught us some new games. Our favourite was Pizza Tag!

w/c 27th November, reported by Robyn

This week we have been learning about different shapes like the circles, stars and ovals.

We finished our writing about our leaf creature characters and now they are up on the wall.

We started practising for our nativity, The Sleepy Shepherd. I am an angel. I have been practising my line at home. We have lots of songs to learn.

w/c 20th November, reported by Oscar

In Spelling, my group were learning about double letters – zz, ll, ss and ff.

We wrote about the leaf creatures that we made last week. My creature was called Tilly the Turtle – the ‘ttt’ in the title is an example of alliteration.

In Science, we are continuing our learning about mosquitoes – the ones we have to look at are dead(thankfully)!

In Maths, we have started a new topic on shape. This week our focus has been on 2d shapes – they are the ones that are flat like rectangles, circles and triangles. Not spheres though because they are not a circle but a ball so they are 3D.

w/c 6th November, reported by Bellamy

This week, we made leaf creatures and used these for our writing. We had to think of lots of adjectives to describe them. Our challenge was to use alliteration.

We had assembly on Tuesday with Rev Stella and Callum about Remembrance. On Thursday, we created our very own poppy pictures using our pinkies and thumbs.