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Have a look to see what learning we have been getting up to!  :) 

Blending Fun 

This week in Literacy Primary 1 started to learn how to blend sounds to read words with 3 letters. We worked on blending sounds containing the letters s, a, t, p, i and n. We played lots of fun games to help us, including matching games, car games and jigsaw games. This takes a lot of memory skills to blend and read words, so we also played some memory games this week too.

Alphabetical Order 

P2 also started to explore non-fiction books. We began by looking at the contents page and learning the purpose and features. We then started to explore the glossary and index page but decided we would learn about alphabetical order first. We hope to explore all of these in more detail next week

Have a look to see some of the fun things we got up to with Mr Hardy this week! :) 

Odd Sock Day 

On Monday it was Odd Sock Day. On this day we wear odd socks to celebrate how we are all different and that is what makes us all so special. This year the theme of Anti-Bullying Week was ‘The Power for Good.’ We discussed how we have the power to show kindness to others, but also we have the power to stand up for others if we see someone not being kind.

Number Sequencing

In Numeracy primary 1 have been working on sequencing numbers and finding the missing number within a sequence. We have also been learning about numbers after a given number. We had a special After Hat to help us learn about this too. We enjoyed taking turns to wear the hat. Primary 2 have been working on missing numbers up to 11. 

Gaelgie24

In Irish this week, we continued to work on learning our Christmas songs. Tuesday was Gaelgie24, which is a day where we encourage the children to speak as much Irish as possible. We tried really hard to speak Irish all day. We said hello and goodbye in Irish. We said please, thank you and excuse me. We said ‘anseo’ to let Mrs McComiskey know we were here during the register, and we even played some games in Irish to learn about the colours. It was a busy day but a day full of fun.

Woolly Hat Day 

We were thrilled to join Mourne Stimulus Day Centre for their ‘Woolly Hat Day’ on Friday, 7th November. A huge thank you to everyone who supported this wonderful event!

Noisy Nick

This week was a very busy week back to school after Halloween. Primary 1 have been revising Impy Ink. They have also been introduced to Noisy Nick. We even banged our hammers like Noisy Nick and made lots of noise!

Pictograms 

We also created a pictogram this week using Just2easy to show our favourite colours. We talked about the most popular colour and least popular colour, among other things, when discussing the results.

What time is it?

This week Primary 2 have been learning about digital and analogue clocks. They played a matching game to match the correct times together. 

Visualisation

We also had a letter this week from Julia Donaldson. She added another character to the story Room on the Broom and asked us to visualise the character, thinking carefully about the adjectives she used to describe the character. We then had to use playdough and other materials to make the character. We are going to send out pictures to her and hope she adds them to her book.

Halloween Treats from Mr Hardy

Thank you to Mr Hardy for the wonderful Halloween gifts. We really like doing PE with you every week.

Halloween Lollipops

We continued to explore instructions this week. One of our highlights was making Halloween Lollipops! Of course, we thoroughly enjoyed eating them too! We’re looking forward to writing step-by-step instructions on how to make these spooky treats soon.

Halloween counting 

In Numeracy, Primary 1 met Fiona Five! We’ve been working on counting up to 5 and identifying sets of objects that match this number.

Halloween crafts 

This week we following instructions to make pumpkins! 

Math's Week 

We had great fun on Friday afternoon when P5 came to our class with games they had made for us. There were some amazing games! Well done P5. 

Irish 

This week’s Irish learning took place outdoors, with lots of movement-based activities. The children learnt the words for left and right, and how to say “open the door” and “close the door” in Irish.

2D Shapes 

Both classes played lots of 2D shape games to make learning fun and engaging. P1 helped the Mayor of Shape City rebuild after a storm by recreating buildings using 2D shapes and feeding the shapes the correct shape food. P2 made shapes using Geoboards, lollipop sticks, matchsticks, pipe cleaners, and string, thinking carefully about the number of sides and the length of sides to ensure accuracy.

Police- People Who Help Us

On Friday, the Police visited our school as part of our topic on People Who Help Us. We really enjoyed learning all about their important role in keeping our community safe. The officers talked to us about the different parts of their job, and we had the chance to ask lots of interesting questions. We discovered how they help people every day and learned more about the equipment they use and the ways they keep us safe.

Peter Puppy 

Primary 1 met Peter Puppy for his birthday and celebrated with pass the parcel. When they opened the parcel, they found some sweets which they enjoyed sharing with P2.

Instructions

We also began exploring instructions this week. We learnt what instructions are and played Miss Bossy Says to help understand bossy words. We compared instruction texts to identify important features for successful instructions. We found that instructions often include pictures, time words, numbering, bossy words, and they tell you what to do.

Month of the Rosary 

In Grow in Love this week, we celebrated October as the Month of the Rosary. Each child had the opportunity to make their own single-decade rosary bead set. On Tuesday 7th October, we took part in a global campaign to encourage one million children to pray the Rosary for peace. We joined together in prayer, using our handmade rosary beads to pray a decade of the Rosary as a class. Some children even took in their own Rosary beads from home too.

Time to have fun

Primary 2 have been recapping the number 8 and also revisiting how to tell o’clock times. We played a fun matching game where we had to match the o’clock picture cards with the correct word cards.

Sorting Fiction and Non-Fiction Books

Doctors

In WAU, we learned about doctors and took turns recounting a time we remembered visiting the doctor. To help structure our writing clearly, we practised using time words such as first, next, then, and finally.

Tommy Two

This week in Numeracy Primary 1 learnt about number 2. We met Tommy Two who lives in Ten Town and spends his time helping King One. We learnt how to write this number and how important it is to draw from ‘his hands to his knees and then straight across’. We made Tommy Two Towers and then we put animals in groups of two.

Square Art 

Primary 1 and 2 explored squares this week too. We learnt that squares have 4 sides that are all the same length. We used squares to make some square art. Could you make a picture only using squares?

People Who Help Us- The Post Office 

In WAU this week we continued some work on the post office. We finished our artwork and then posted it home. P1 wrote their names on the envelope and P2 wrote their names and their address. We each stuck on a stamp too. We then walked to the post-box to post our letters. We even seen the postman too.

Restart a Heart 

This week we also took part in a special event called ‘Restart a Heart’. We explored how medical professionals can help us and how we can help others too. We used our teddies to help us learn about CPR.

Sponsored Walk in Mourne Park

On Thursday, we had our Sponsored Walk in Mourne Park. We had great fun and explored all our senses while on our walk.

Triangles

This week we have been learning about Triangles. We discovered that triangles have 3 sides—and it doesn’t matter how long or short the sides are, as long as there are 3! We played lots of games, including a triangle racing game. Afterwards, we listened to The Greedy Triangle and created our own triangles. Using the Chatterpix app on the iPads, we brought our triangles to life by giving them mouths and recording ourselves talking about them. Have a look on the school website to see what we created!

People Who Help Us

Watch the video to see what we created using Paint on Just2easy. We then made an eBook to showcase our work with a short video to say what each person does to help us. 

Irish with Mrs Ryan 
This week we were delighted to see Mrs Ryan back to help us learn Irish. We revised the colour words in Irish this week. We even read a story called, ‘The Little Brown Book’.

Sammy Snake

This week in Literacy Primary 1 met Sammy Snake. They went outside and practised walking over his letter on the ground. Then they came back inside and practised his letter in sand, on the iPads and using the clearboards. They also learnt his sound this week and made special Sammy Snake hats. We enjoyed singing all Sammy Snake’s songs this week too.

 

Numicon  Exploration 

In Numeracy this week Primary 1 have continued to explore Numicon shapes. This week they made Numicon Towers and also played a game where they had to remember what the shape looked like and try to replicate it using Numicon pegs without looking.

Flashlight Letter Hunt 

Primary 2 have been recapping on the sounds m,o,c and f. They played a game where they had to use the ‘flashlight’ to find the letters.

Circles

This week we began to learn about circles. We read a story called Callie the Circle, then went on a circle hunt around the classroom. Finally, we had a circle picnic where we all sat in a circle and tasted lots of circle-shaped snacks. We had lots of different treats to enjoy, from banana slices to cookies and chocolate buttons.

Numicon 

Primary 1 explored Numicon shapes and used them to make pictures using overlays!

Letter Formation

Primary 2 went outside to recap the letter formation of r, u, d, and h. Mrs McComiskey drew these letters on the ground using chalk. We then took turns racing around the letters, following the correct formation pattern. This was really helpful as it encouraged us to stop and think about the direction our pencil would need to move. We then went inside to practise these letters using a carousel activity. We moved around stations including sand, whiteboards, magnetic boards, rainbow writing, marker writing and a game on the iPad.

Numicon

Primary 2 worked on making number bonds to 5 using the Numicon baseboard. They then explored recording these number sentences on their own! Well done P2!

Number 5

Primary 2 went outside to practise writing number 5 using the correct pencil formation strokes! 

Once I caught a fish alive

This week, our Primary 1 pupils had a fantastic time diving into the classic nursery rhyme Once I Caught a Fish Alive. To bring the rhyme to life, the children used a fishing net and toy fish to act out the story, sparking lots of laughter and imaginative play.

Through this hands-on activity, the children developed their early storytelling skills, practiced counting, and explored rhythm and rhyme in a fun and memorable way. It was wonderful to see their excitement as they “caught” fish and sang along together!

Listening Fun

Primary 1 started the week with a special Listening Walk around the school grounds. With ears wide open and curious minds ready, the children tuned in to the sounds all around them — from the cheerful ring of bicycle bells to the familiar voice of Mrs Sloan chatting with her class.

This activity helped our young learners develop their listening skills and awareness of their environment, while also encouraging mindfulness and observation. It was a lovely way to explore sound and connect with the world around them.

We’re proud of how engaged and enthusiastic the children were — their excitement was truly infectious!

The Dot

We read a story called ‘The Dot’ this week. This story taught us that when we are learning we have to ‘give it a go’ and ‘never give up’. Primary 2 even explained that it taught us to preserver, recalling their learning from last year! Well done P2. We then created our own ‘dots’. We hope to make these dots into a beautiful rainbow display for everyone to see.

Developing our Gross Motor Skills Outdoors! 

Just2easy 

We also started some work on Just2easy this week using the laptops. We explored the paint software. Primary 1 explored changing colours using the paintbrush and the paint bucket and Primary 2 explored adding ‘stickers’ to their artwork.

Class Rules

We also talked about our class rules this week. We discussed them together and took pictures of ourselves acting out each rule. These are now displayed in our classroom to remind us of the important things to remember every day. Have a look at the pictures to see if you can guess what our class rules are. 

The Dot

We read a story called ‘The Dot’ this week. This story taught us that when we are learning we have to ‘give it a go’ and ‘never give up’. Primary 2 even explained that it taught us to preserver, recalling their learning from last year! Well done P2. We then created our own ‘dots’. We hope to make these dots into a beautiful rainbow display for everyone to see.

Letter Work

Primary 2 have been focusing on revising the sounds s,a,t,p,i and n this week.They revised the Letterland songs and actions too.

Numbers to 5 

In Numeracy Primary 2 have been revising numbers. We practised number formation of numbers to 5 on the whiteboard. We matched puzzle pieces with pictures of objects to the correct number. We counted pictured and put a peg on the total number. We sang number songs too. We had great fun revising this week.

Primary 1 had a great first day at school! Have a look at our pictures to see what we got up to!