Learning to be mindful

Last term we started work on being mindful and thinking about making good choices.  We began by learning about the different parts of the brain and how we can look after it. 

Then we practised sitting quietly and being mindful for a few minutes. 

 

 

 We went on to look at what happens to our brains when we are thinking about lots of different things.  We put glitter and little beads in a bottle and shook it to see what our brains might feel like.

It all seemed a bit muddled!

 

 

This term we are going to be looking at how we can use each of our senses to be mindful.  We put some food colouring into a cup of water and carefully watched what happened. 

We made a list of what people saw.  Some words were very interesting and showed people were using their sight mindfully.

 

Pick Up 3 Pieces Bag

Our work to look after the Peedie Sea continues.  At the weekend, Miss MacKay put the sticker which we designed onto the new bins at the Peedie Sea paths.

Today we saw the bags which we are going to sell to promote the campaign. 

You can buy them for £2.50 at the school office or contacting the class teachers.

 

How to make fruit kebabs

We are continuing to learn about writing instructions; what information you need to include

and how you organise your writing.  This week we made fruit kebabs. 

Can you describe what we did at each step?

 

 

 

 Everyone enjoyed eating their own fruit kebab. 

Some of us even tried a new fruit which was great to see.

 

A visit to the Kirkwall Library

Last Friday we went to the Kirkwall Library.  We found out how to use the computer if we were looking for specific books.  Some of us were really confident using the catalogue.  We also chose books to take back to school which we will use for our 'Reading Cafe'.

 

How to make toast

This week we have been learning about why we need instructions.  We began by making a list of where we might find them.  Some of the ideas included recipes and how to build a lego model.

We decided our first set of instructions would be how to make toast. 

Everyone enjoyed taking part, especially eating the warm toast!

 

 

We then went and wrote our own set of instructions. 

Everyone remembered to include important details, including the title and what you do in order.

I wonder what we will make next week?

Investigating Rainforest Animals

This week we have been finding out about different animals that live in the rainforest. 

 We worked in groups to make a poster about what we learned.  

Our finished pieces of work had lots of detailed drawings and interesting facts.

 

 

What is in our thinking box?

We discovered what our new topic was this week by taking items and photos out of a thinking box.  Everyone shared their ideas about what they thought it might be.

After lots of discussion, we found out the answer... 

This terms topic is 'The Rainforest'.