School Blog

During Art this week we created witch decorations for our Halloween party, we made scary witches We have been using pumpkins in class to to work on our fine motor skills, we have loved making patterns on the pumpkins and using tools. Working on our meta skills we have started Building Thinking ... Continue reading Primary 1 →

At the start of the week we enjoyed washing, peeling and chopping the vegetables we harvested from the school garden to make soup. We were all very careful when using the peelers and knife. After we got the vegetables ready we put them in a pot to make soup In the afternoon we shared ... Continue reading Primary 1 →

In Primary 1 we have all been enjoying building, building with bricks, building with LEGO, building with boxes, we love creating things and decided that we would like to build with our Primary 7 buddies. We have been learning all about our bodies and this week we were luck to have Dexter the Dentist Dragon ... Continue reading Primary 1 →

To kick start our week in Primary 1 we enjoyed a lovely session with our Primary 7 buddies. We made paper plate crafts. We had to work with our buddies to decide on what we wanted to do before making lots of lovely creations. On Thursday Primary 1 walked up to the local woodland area ... Continue reading Primary 1 →

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 →