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Balgreen Rights Respecting Committee - Children's Day 2024

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Balgreen Rights Respecting Committee - Children's Day 2024

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We all had so much fun celebrating World Children's Day today. Dancing in the playground at break and lunch was fun and kept us warm.

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Working on strength, power, measuring and recording during their fitness lesson today 💪

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We enjoyed sharing our class novel, Charlotte’s Web by EB White with our families today. We created our own versions of Wilbur the pig, who is a character in this story about the power of friendship.

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Today we shared the story of St Nicholas as we look at cultural festivals and learnt about the tradition of the Christmas stocking. Threading and sewing was tricky and we needed to really concentrate.

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Practising their passing, pivoting and shooting during their netball lesson today

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We were all so thrilled to share our Autumn lanterns at assembly last and with our families. To create our lanterns first we foraged for Autumn leaves off all different sizes, shapes and colour. Arranged and created patterns with the leaves. Sticking the leaves was a tricky and mess job but with a little practise we perfected the skill of glueing!

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This week, our P7 classes participated in the exciting BIMA Digital Day, working in teams to tackle creative briefs from Burberry, RSPCA, and Microsoft.

All pupils demonstrated incredible teamwork, creativity, innovation, and a sustainable mindset as they developed digital marketing strategies to promote the products and goals of these companies.

The highlight? Their presentations were absolutely amazing! After much deliberation, three standout teams have been selected to represent our school and submit their ideas directly to the companies. Exciting!

A huge well done to all the P7s for their fantastic efforts and teamwork. 🎉🎉🎉

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Playing some library tig for Scottish Book 📖📚

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Practised intercepting, pivoting and talked about the rules of netball before playing games this morning

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We had a fantastic time experiencing classical music at the art of listening workshop. We learned about how the piano and voice can be used to create different styles of music and learned to listen to the way that music can tell a story 🎶

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We have enjoyed a playful morning exploring length with rulers and metre sticks. We have learnt how to estimate and convert between centimetres and metres.

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Beginning their fitness block with shuttle runs to test speed, the 3-spot test to test agility, squats and single leg squats for strength, and skipping for stamina 💪🏃‍♀️

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Some wonderful primary 7 pupils have been helping teach the primary 3s dances for our nativity! It has been amazing to see these classes working so well together.

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Beginning their fitness block with testing speed and agility, and training stamina and leg strength 💪🏃‍♀️

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P1 have been exploring colour and mixing colour using paint, playdoh, water and even light! Lots of trial and error and creativity resulted in some amazing colours all created from just the three primary colours.

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Using our new interactive whiteboard to play number line games.

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P6 creating dens today during Outdoor Learning using tarpaulin, ropes and lots of teamwork 🍂🍃🏕️

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Balgreen Rights Respecting Committee Campaign 2024

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Balgreen Rights Respecting Committee Campaign 2024

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Balgreen Rights Respecting Committee have had the most wonderful idea and decided to campaign and ask CBBC Newsround to help ourselves and children all over the UK to learn about their RIGHTS! We hope you enjoy watching our campaign video.

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We have been learning all about Autumn seasonal changes and animal homes. We have been using our skills of observation, questions, working together to create animal homes and autumnal art creations. We have had a lot of fun investigating Autumn.

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Today Tracy, one of our crossing guards, came in to talk to us about the importance road safety. We learned about how her uniform helps her be seen by cats as the nights are getting darker and how we can stay safe when crossing the road or cycling at night, by wearing bright colours or using reflectors. Thank you for helping us today and keeping us safe!

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Thank you to everyone who sponsored us for our sponsored walk on Monday. We had tired legs but we were proud of ourselves 💪🏽

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In outdoor learning this week, we used natural materials to make a landscape picture of firework night. Our challenge was to use colours and shapes to make it realistic and to make it 3D! 🎆🔥🍂

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Last week week we went on a trip to the Money Museum on the mound. We made our own coins, learned about what people used as money in the past, the history of coins and looked at security features of notes and used these to design our own bank notes. What a super day! 🪙💷

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Last week week we went on a trip to the Money Museum on the mound. We made our own coins, learned about what people used as money in the past, the history of coins and looked at security features of notes and used these to design our own bank notes. What a super day! 🪙💷

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A snapshot of the past week in P1A. Marble run creativity and teamwork, kitchen musical instruments, a tiring sponsored walk, and Tricky Ricky fun!

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P6A had great fun this morning practicing our mental maths completing relay races!

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Out in the woods, we're using all our new woodworking skills to build the structure and create inserts for the creatures to hide within. Drilling holes is a new favourite!

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Today we made our own bread rolls from scratch! We learned about the journey of bread from farm to fork. We practised measuring from grams to millilitres and learned how yeast works to make our bread rise and how to follow a recipe. Next week we will write up some instructions using what we have learned over the past few weeks. But most of importantly we had fun and the bread tasted delicious!

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Playing a ‘rondo’ possession practise where they are challenged to keep possession of the ball without playing high passes over the defenders head 🏀

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Magical moments from last week. Tricky Ricky, pumpkin patch picking, counting in tens and sorting pumpkin seeds, beans in our water tray, dooking for apples and magical play moments to support the development of our vocabulary and writing! Lots of fun was had by all.

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We thoroughly enjoyed taking part in our school sponsored walk. Thank you to our lovely parent helpers accompanying us on our adventure.

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We hope everyone had a lovely Diwali last week. To help celebrate this members of the class created their own Rangoli patterns 🪔🪷🌺

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Practised pivoting, passing and netball shooting before some netball games

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We are learning about different world festivals and their traditions. Last week we were lucky to have a visit from some of our Hindu families who helped use make Diyas, shared the story of Rama and Sita and the customs enjoyed at this special time.

Thank you also to our fabulous PA who provided funds to buy the clay diyas for us to decorate.

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Did you know that originally scary costumes were worn so that people could blend in with all the ghouls they believed were walking around on October 31st when the division between the real world and the underworld was at its thinnest? How camouflaged would this lot be???

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The children had a fantastic time at Tricky Ricky’s show this morning! They also looked fantastic in their Halloween costumes 🎃

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And Sunny the Bunny 😍

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After a fabulous crafty afternoon our buddy party needed some Just Dance moves!

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It was a fairly wet affair!

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P3 are helping to build a large bug hotel that will be sited on the fence by our woods. Today we hammered and screwed the two sides on! It washarder than we thought!

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🎃 Thank You for a Spooktacular P7 Halloween Sale! 🎃

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🎃 Thank You for a Spooktacular P7 Halloween Sale! 🎃

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Thank you to everyone who came by after school yesterday and bought something from our Halloween Spooky Sale! We loved seeing so many of you and had a blast making some of the treats ourselves.

A big shout-out to our amazing P7 parents and pupils for bringing in so many delicious baked goods! Thanks to everyone’s support, we managed to raise close to £250, making our very first fundraiser a huge success. We couldn’t be happier!

Thanks again for all your help, and happy Halloween from everyone in P7 Team 🧡

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Primary 7 enjoyed a fantastic trip to the modern art gallery earlier this week! They took part in fantastic workshops where they learned to create collages and sculptures and then they were given time to explore the galleries. They each were gifted a beautiful sketchbook for them to fill with their own art work 🎨

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Rox and Brightbill needed somewhere safe to live. The woodland residents worked together to help them. We took inspiration from their team work and built our own shelters in the woods during outdoor learning. We had great fun and will definitely be building shelters again. 😌

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Buddy time is one of our favourites 💛 Primary 5 are being so kind and helpful to their P1 buddies - they are great role models!

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Our Halloween sun-catcher decorations are a fabulous addition to the classroom, especially on sunny days like today 🌞🎃

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Thank you again to all the adults that attended the P6 Science Fair on Friday😊.

A huge well done to all the P6’s for their hard work!👩‍🔬🧪🔭

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Linking their passing, dribbling and shooting skills together 🏀

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Working on protecting the basketball in a 1v1 situation 🏀

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A huge thank you to all adults who were able to attend our science fair last week! It was great to see the children share their learning with such enthusiasm!

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P7A and P7B - Autumnal Fun in the Woods 🍁🍂🍃

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P7A and P7B - Autumnal Fun in the Woods 🍁🍂🍃

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Our P7 classes had a fantastic time exploring, playing, and immersing themselves in the beauty of autumn. 🍂 The woods are magical this time of year, the ground all covered by red, yellow, and orange leaves! Check out the smiles, laughter, and a fun slow-motion moment as they tossed leaves into the air!

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P1A worked alongside their P5 buddies to create these paper Jack-O-Lanterns. They had to listen closely to instructions and then use careful cutting skills. Well done!

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Our fundraiser is now open. Early bird discount till the 5th November!

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P4B had an excellent trip to the Museum on the Mound today. We learnt about the history of money, money forgery, and even made our own coins! 💰💷🪙

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We are now able to organise data into Venn diagrams, and create our own criteria.

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Warming up with a game of volcanos and valleys to help dribbling and coordination skills for basketball 🏀

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A huge thank you to all parents and carers who joined us in P7s Open Day today to celebrate cultures from around the world! It was so lovely to have you in class, and your creations were amazing.

It’s been an amazing Term 1, and we’re excited for what’s to come in Term 2!

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A huge thank you to all parents and carers who joined us in P7s Open Day today to celebrate cultures from around the world! It was so lovely to have you in class, and your creations were amazing.

It’s been an amazing Term 1, and we’re excited for what’s to come in Term 2!

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P6 had the exciting opportunity to visit Tynecastle High School for their Science Topic. They conducted experiments to determine whether chemical reactions were taking place and had lots of fun engaging in hands-on learning.🧪 🫧

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What a super duper first term in Primary 4A. Miss Gaunt is proud of all their hard work. Happy holidays everyone! 💚

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We took our learning about symmetry to the woods to create natural symmetrical patterns. Some of us even tried creating patterns with more than 1 line of symmetry! 🤩

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We took our learning about symmetry to the woods to create natural symmetrical patterns. Some of us even tried creating patterns with more than 1 line of symmetry! 🤩

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Starting their basketball block with dribbling, passing and shooting skills 🏀

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Our final group of P3s have learnt to use a saw!

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P3a have been learning about life cycles and found out what a seed need to germinate and grow into a plant - reading The Tiny Seed by Our chosen author, Eric Carle, helped us. We're trying to grow basil, lettuce, chard and carrot seeds. Straight away we noticed the differences between the seeds and we are so interested to find out if they grow differently too. We know weneed to water the seeds but not too much and keep them warm but not hot - we are already caring for them like tiny plant babies!🤞 we get results soon!

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P1B LOVE dinosaurs and so to practice finding the total number in two groups we created out very own Jurassic World! There were lots of Dinosaur enclosures to count and some dinosaurs even escaped! A really fun and lively way to practice using our counting on strategy and using a numberline. ROAR!

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P5B enjoyed watching Inside Out as a reward for all of our hard work.

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More fantastic food from our P7’s- thank you so much to everyone who brought a recipe to share!! This week we have learned a lot about different foods around the world and how this is influenced by climate, geography and culture 🥘 🌎

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This morning we went on a walk to try and spot signs of Autumn. We found lots of leaves changing colour, chestnuts, berries and pine cones! We also talked about hibernation and the difference between evergreen and deciduous trees 🍂🍁🍄

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P6B took their learning outdoors, using natural resources to create their own angles. They worked together to form different angles, then estimated and measured each others creations using protractors! 📐🍁🍂

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We had an awesome rugby session with Murrayfield Wanderers Rugby Club yesterday, and the kids absolutely loved it! 🎉 They were full of energy, learning new skills, and showing great teamwork on the field. 🌟

For those interested in more rugby fun, check out the after-school rugby sessions on their website for all the details!

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A huge THANK YOU to everyone who brought a delicious recipe to share! 🙌 We had an amazing time cooking together and tasting all the incredible dishes. We also made Vietnamese Spring Rolls 🥢 and Greek Orzo Salad 🥗 in class, they were a big hit!

From fresh veggies to flavorful dips, we loved every bite. It was such a joy to see the creativity and teamwork in action. Let’s keep the yummy vibes going and keep sharing those recipes! 🧑‍🍳✨

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Working hard during their basketball team trials this morning 🏀

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Thanks for helping us understand what pets need, Sonia, and then letting us scan for a microchip, bandage up the dog, use the ultra sound scanner and listen for heartbeats! It's very busy being a vet!

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Working on 1v1 situations in basketball before some games 🏀

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Racing to build the nets this morning 😅🎾

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Thank you so much to these fantastic chefs who brought in some delicious food as part of Primary 7’s learning about food from different cultures. We all loved trying some new dishes 🌎 🍱 👏

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P2A realised that we were getting through a lot of paper and noticed our recycling bin was very full at the end of most days. We learnt about how paper is made and decided we wanted to do our bit to re-use as much paper as we can to save the trees and our planet 🌍 🌳 Inspired by ‘The Great Paper Caper’ by Oliver Jeffers, we collected all our old scrap paper over a week and then used the scraps to make new paper! We have learnt so much and are all thinking much more carefully about the paper we use in school 💚

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To the Balgreen Parent Council for replenishing the playground basketball supply! P3-7 are all beginning basketball in PE next week, so these new balls will give pupils the chance to practise their skills every day, not just in PE 🏀❤️

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Democracy is alive and kicking in P3a! After listening to four candidates' application presentations, our secret ballot showed a clear choice!

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P3a and P7a conducted surveys about our breakfasts and snacks as research into how we can ensure everyone has enough to eat and is ready to learn.

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Our fantastic P7 buddies taught the P3’s how to code on Scratch this week! They learned how to create characters and backgrounds linked to their mini beast topic. They then learned how to use code to make their characters move 🐞 🐛 🐜

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Working on their tennis rallies this morning. Pupils had the option of a roller rally, lobster catching or a tennis rally 🎾

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We thoroughly enjoyed meeting author Natasha. We listened carefully to her wonderful mindfulness inspiring story Amaya. We will continue to use many of Natasha’s mindfulness techniques to help us in school. What a lovely way to start the school day.

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As part climate action week, we joined a live lesson earlier which was super exciting and hosted live from the Scottish wildlife park and we learned lots about animal’s homes… we saw deer, foxes and other animals live on camera! Today in outdoor learning, and after learning an about different habitats, created homes for animals and creatures who might live in our woods. 🦔🐇🕊️🦉🦊

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As part climate action week, we joined a live lesson earlier which was super exciting and hosted live from the Scottish wildlife park and we learned lots about animal’s homes… we saw deer, foxes and other animals live on camera! Today in outdoor learning, and after learning an about different habitats, created homes for animals and creatures who might live in our woods. 🦔🐇🕊️🦉🦊

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Thank you for your visit today, Natasha, and for giving us more ideas to help us live in the moment.

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P1B loved meeting Natasha and listening to her read her wonderful book 'Amaya'! It received rave reviews from the class and Natasha shared her top tips when writing stories and we cant wait to start creating our own characters. A really Inspirational visit.

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We were so lucky to have an author visit us in class today. Natasha read us her story which included some mindfulness activities. We asked her lots of questions about how to become an author and many of us feel inspired to write our own stories. Maybe one day we will get our own book published!

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Today we had the fantastic author Natasha Iregbu visit our class. This was a particularly special visit as Natasha was once a pupil at Balgreen! She shared her story ‘Amaya’ with us and taught us a few mindfulness strategies. Thank you so much Natasha! 📚

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Finished their football block with a Kahoot assessment and began their basketball block with 1v1s 🏀

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P4B have been learning some card games. Through cards, we have worked on numeracy, strategy and communication skills. Ask us to teach you a game! ♠️♥️♣️♦️

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We have started ‘The Duggee Workout Badge Challenge’ by Joe Wicks. Daily we will complete a workout badge. Today we completed the Robot Workout! We are learning all about the importance of keeping healthy through exercising, drinking water to hydrate, warming up our bodies before exercising and cooling down. We are also very much enjoying how exercise can help us feel good. Through the badge workouts we are developing our gross motor skills in correctly jumping and controlling our bodies through a series a simple movements.. We are loving the challenge Duggee!

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P2A consolidated all their learning on 3D shapes by making their own shapes using spaghetti and marshmallows! They were able to make cubes, cuboids, square based pyramids and prisms and used fantastic mathematical language to describe what they could see! Ask us how many marshmallow vertices a cube has!

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Inspired by British environmental artist Andy Goldsworthy, both P7 classes created temporary creation using materials like leaves, rocks, and sticks! 🌳

Some of our challenges:

- Lines: Make lines with natural objects.

- Balance & Stacking: How many items can you stack?

- Layers: Design art with colourful layers.

- Filling: Fill shapes using natural items.

- Spirals & Circles: Create spirals and circular patterns with nature.

A fab outdoor session today 🎉🌿

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We had a fantastic time learning how to make jam sandwiches (not like the mustard ones in the Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch!) and then taking them to the woodland for a tasty treat!

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Practising feeding, returning and catching during their first tennis lesson today 🎾

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Had a great time at our Rugby session this afternoon with Murrayfield Wanderers!

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Practising reactions for their first Tennis lesson 🎾

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Signs of Autumn 🍁🍂

P4a went a walk around the local area, working with a partner to observe and identify signs of autumn. We found lots of pine cones and colour changing leaves and had our eyes pealed for conkers and squirrels 🐿️