School Blog

Primary 1 have been learning about the. Hangers in the seasons and what happens when we move from summer to autumn . We had a lovely local walk where we collected fallen leaves . We took them back to the classroom to press them before turning them into artwork...watch this space. We then had a ... Continue reading Primary 1 →

Primary 1 enjoyed a lovely buddy session this week, we listened to "What We'll Build" by Oliver Jeffers. We then then built things in our classroom with our buddies. In RE this week we discussed how we use our hands to pray and thought about who we talk to when we pray. We used ... Continue reading Primary 1 →

Another fantastic week of learning in Primary 1. A firm favourite this week has been PE, we all enjoy having space to run around, work together and playing games. We explored friendships this week, what makes a good friend and how we are a good friend, after talking about this we then created images of ... Continue reading Primary 1 →

Primary 1 have been looking at themselves to create a Primary 1 passports all about them. This week we focused on our eyes, we enjoyed looking at each others eyes to see all the different colours. During the week we have enjoyed our PE sessions and getting outside to work on our skills. We ... Continue reading Primary 1 →

Primary 1 have completed their first full week of school and completed lots of learning. on Monday our buddies read us stories, we love spending time with our buddies. During PE our buddies also joined us, we had lots of fun and got to use the giant parachute. We have all enjoyed lots of arts ... Continue reading Primary 1 →

Primary 1 have settled into St Mary's well, and have been learning and adjusting to the routines of the school. What a fantastic group they are! We have spent lots of time with our Primary 7 buddies, going for break and lunch together as well as getting to explore their big classroom. We are looking ... Continue reading Welcome to St Mary's Primary 1 2026 →

Primary 1 enjoyed a fantastic afternoon meeting their new teacher, Miss Fox, as part of our transition activities. The children took part in a fun "Get to Know Me" activity. The children shared their ideas about the toys and resources they would like to have in Primary 2 and helped design what they would like ... Continue reading Moving Up Afternoon - Primary 1 →

Second last week in Primary 1, where has the time gone! We filled or week with more fabulous learning opportunities. As we are going to the Kelpies on our next trip we learned all about the Scottish fairytale of the Kelpies. We used this to inspire our artwork this week. Everyone is please at ... Continue reading Primary 1 →

In Primary 1 this week the Friendly Dragon from fairyland paid us another visit. The dragon said thank you for us bringing fairyland alive, and encouraged us to keep reading fairytales. Everyone in Primary 1 has enjoyed listening to the fairytale stories and have been able to discuss if we have heard them before. The ... Continue reading Primary 1 →

Everyone in Primary 1 was delighted that our caterpillars had emerged from their chrysalis as beautiful butterflies . We looked after them in the classroom for a few days, they loved oranges . When it was time t release them some of us we sad but we talked about how it wasn't fair to ... Continue reading Primary 1 →

Primary 1 have had another fabulous learning week! On Monday we learned all about Pentecost and how the Holy Spirit is all around us. We made our own Holy Spirit headbands. As well have caterpillars in class we have been learning all about the life cycle of butterflies and we used this to ... Continue reading Primary 1 →

Last day of Health Week and it's was another busy one. We started our day with a session with PC Sean. This was lots of fun as well as giving us lots of information about how to stay safe and how the police can help us. We also got the opportunity to investigate some equipment ... Continue reading Primary 1 Health Week Day 4 →