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On Friday we had a fantastic treat of milkshake and brownies from the Enterprise team. We had to pay by ourselves and collect our change, which was a big responsibility!
We are so fortunate to have had a visit in school from an award-winning author, Stuart Reid. He shared snippets from his latest series of books- 'The Gorgeous George' series. The parts that he shared with us were hilarious, they also included alliteration which has inspired some of the children to include this in their writing more often. Stuart shared stories behind the inspiration for his writing, including a story about a panda from Edinburgh Zoo, these were shared to us with hilarious video clips as Stuart read poems and storied from his books.
Have a look at his website below for more information about his books and writing.
This week the Nursery children have commenced their induction programme. They are very excited about starting P1 in September. This can be a very daunting experience for both the children and their parents so this year we have devised a new programme. We hope it makes the transition in September a little easier for all. Here was the first step: our visit to the canteen for lunch. It was very successful and the children really enjoyed it.
As part of our Explorer's topic this term, year 5/6 have been doing lots of work around volcanoes. In science, we carried out an experiment to investigate which liquid would help us to create the biggest 'explosion' to replicate a volcano erupting. We found out that vinegar mixed with baking soda created the biggest reaction, then orange juice and finally coke had the smallest reaction. We then went on to make our own volcanoes using salt dough and painted them. Finally we erupted our volcanoes using what we had learnt in science. Have a look!
Alex's Dad brought his New Holland to school today, it was much bigger than the Massey- especially for the P1 children to get their picture taken in! The children climbed up the three steps, holding onto the handrail, they sat up in the seat and had a look around. A few children were able to spot the gear stick, indicators and the horn! The New Holland has 120 horse power and is ran on diesel. Norman had washed it especially for us, we could see the white of the wheels and the link box attachments at the back. A big thanks to Norman for taking time out of this busy farming season to come and visit us in school.
Back in class, the children compared the two tractors and wrote about their favourite. They gave reasons to explain, using the word because. Some of the Year 1 children were fantastic at using full stops, capital letters and finger spaces- not to forget, their fantastic phonics too!
Year 1/2 finished off the big pedal by having fun on their bikes and scooters before lunch. Thank you to all of the parents, grandparents and childminders for taking time to bring the children on their bikes and scooters! The children have thoroughly enjoyed competing against each class to win the daily outdoor play session. We hope that this will encourage more children to cycle or scoot to school to ease congestion outside of the school.
We love to hear of pupils excelling at other activities outside of school. We are extremely proud of our Year 2 pupil who won Most Improved Player of the Year for the under 6s at Strabane Rugby Club.
Well done to our Nursery class and Mrs Kane's class who all participated in the Jo Jingles sessions. As always, the children all enjoyed these sessions and behaved beautifully, always remembering their manners and singing loud and clear!
In our school we have extremely kind and helpful parents. William kindly offered to bring along a tractor to school for our children to have a look at. The children were filled with excitement as they saw the red Massey sitting in the car park. William carefully explained to the children, the various parts on a tractor and their purposes. You could tell the children were fascinated as their eyes were fixed on William, listening carefully to the information. Lots of our children come from farming backgrounds, they were able to share their own knowledge and experiences.
We left knowing some interesting facts
- the tractor has 100horsepower
- it runs on diesel
- their is a dipstick to check the oil level
- you can find a toolbox on the front
- the engine is at the front
- the exhaust runs up to the side of the window
- you can attach a link box at the back of the tractor
Each of the children then got a chance to climb up into the tractor and have a look around, there was a lot of excitement to say the least!
A huge thanks to William for taking the time to provide such a fantastic experience for the children in our school!
