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

Pirate Activity Morning P1/2

P1 and P2 have been learning about the seaside. This morning we got to learn lots of new things about sharks, pirates and sea creatures while we played.

Outdoor Magic Squares P6/7

A magic number square is a grid where every row, column and diagonal add up to the same number. P6/7 were given the challenge of creating a 3x3 magic square using outdoor items where each row, column and diagonal would add up to 15. Great problem solving and team work P6/7!

Outdoor Maths P4/5

Today P4/5 were outdoors making multiplication arrays. They used lots of natural resources such as stones, daisies, leaves, twigs, pine cones etc and were challenged to come up with different arrays to make a given number.

P4/5 Jubilee Celebrations

P4/5 enjoyed completing some Jubilee themed craft items in class before the long Jubilee bank holiday weekend. They made wooden tealight holders and crowns which they wore to our Royal Jubilee picnic.

Ballymoney Show 2022

We are so impressed with all the enteries the children have produced for the Ballymoney show this year. Best Wishes to everyone involved. Click here to see some entries or browse the photos below.

P1/P2- Making 2D Shapes

We made 2D shapes using sticks and pebbles. The children had to think about the properties of each shape before they made them. Everyone worked really well together and did a great job.

Erupting volcanoes!

In World Around Us, P6/7 have been learning about volcanoes. They found out how volcanoes form and why they erupt. They made their own volcanoes and eruptions using bicarbonate of soda and vinegar! Great fun but very messy!

P1/2 Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel 2022

Our focus today was learning how to cross the road safely.

  • Walk with a grown up

  • Walk, don’t run as you cross

  • Stop, Look, Listen and Think before you cross the road.

P1/2 'The Jolly Postman'

P1 and P2 read the story of ‘The Jolly Postman’. We wrote letters to each other and Mrs Calderwood posted them. On Monday we got a lovely surprise when the Postman delivered our letters.