World Around Us

Primary 1 Mrs Johnston's Class enjoying doing some Hanukkah Art

In P1, our new topic is toys. During outdoor play, children have the opportunity to engage in a range of activities that explore toys in various sensory and engaging activities.

P1 Mrs Byrne's Class enjoyed learning about Diwali. They made their own Rangoli Patterns and decorated candle holders.

In P1, we have been learning about Diwali and exploring the celebration. During play, the children used tissue paper to create Rangoli and used lots of bright colours to create a mirrored pattern. 

The children engaged in 2 fun activities. In group one the children made faces out of healthy foods and we discussed how important it is to eat well. The children also tried the food.

Group 2, the children did a hygiene experiment where they used pepper and dish soap to show the importance of cleaning our body with soap.

They had a ball and really grasped the learning concepts!

P1 had a day out to Streamvale Farm on Friday. All children were a credit to the school. The children enjoyed meeting different animals as well as hearing all about them. A great day was had by all.

P1 had great fun in the woods today. They worked together to build homes for Nocturnal animals which is part of our topic this term. Children love the outdoors and working together. They enjoyed using items from the woodland and discussing their creations.

P1 are learning about Nocturnal and Diurnal animals as part of our topic Day and Night. Alan from Wee Critters came to visit and brought along some of his friends. Great fun was had by all.

For the Day and Night topic, p1 explored different types of light - natural and artificial. We then learned about how light can create shadows and explored shadow puppets in our blackout tent using a torch as our light source. 

In science, P1 explored light and how it travels. We used a torch and different household items to see if light reflects or refracts off the materials.

As part of Primary one's World Around Us Topic Mrs Byrne's Class enjoyed learning about sources of light. They talked about sources which are natural and those which are man made.