Prestonpans Infant and Nursery School

   Show and Tell (from last week)

For my show and tell I brought in Snowy my soft toy  cheetah.       I got it when I was on holiday in Marjorca.  I keep it up on my shelf and it is special to me because it has such soft fur and I take it to bed with me at night.  Eirinn

Our First Book

This week we made our first book on the computer.       It was about our trip to the Prestongrange Mining Museum - in the rain!  First of all we put all the pictures on the computer then we had to chose how many pictures on each page.  We had to drag the pictures we wanted into the spaces.  Then we had to do a little bit of writing about each page.       If we didn’t like the way the page looked we could change it and put the pictures back and get other ones.  Once that was done the book pages were printed out, and then laminated.  Last of all Mrs Stewart put holes in for the spiral bind.  Our book is being kept in the library corner with books made by other classes.  Next time we are going to make it by ourselves.  Alex

Transient Art

We all made a transient art picture this week.  First you had to get a tree trunk slice to put your picture on.  You could choose stones, sticks, leaves, shells, cones and all sorts of other stuff.  You had to arrange the things you chose as a picture.  If you didn’t like it you could move them about or change them.  When you were happy with your picture the photograph was taken.

Then you had to put all your stuff away again ready for the next people.  I really liked doing transient art because it didn’t matter if it wasn’t right the first time, you could just change it.  Rebecca

Project Assessment

We have now finished our project on Prestonpans.  I enjoyed all the activities we did.       Our last thing was to do a project assessment and draw a picture      of our favourite thing.  Mine was the sketching.  Eirinn did a really nice picture of us at the Beam Engine.  Our new project is going to be Romans!  Ben

Parents’ Evenings

Last night my mum and dad came to see Mrs Stewart.  I came too with my brother and sister.  My mum and dad were very pleased with my report because they are always happy when I do good work.  My little sister kept on running away and my brother and dad had to keep chasing her.  Abby

 National Poetry Day

On Thursday it was National Poetry Day.  We had a specal day and listened to lots of poems from different books and by different poets.  We had two worksheets to do, one was to chose your favourite poem and the other was to make up an Autumn poem.

My favourite poem was Lament for a lost Dinner Ticket by Margaret Hamilton.  I really liked the bit when the big wall fell down and only the little girl’s head and wee wellies were sticking out.  We were all laughing and Mrs Stewart had to read it again.  Niamh

Country Dancing

We put our new dance, The Flying Scotsman, to music at PE this week.  It made it a bit harder as the music was quite fast.  I liked when we made the train noises best.  We had to try and not tug each other and keep our trains nice and straight. 

I am really enjoying the country dancing - the first dance was good and the second dance we have learned is very good.  Luc

Nicobobinus

Our serial story got really exciting this week when Nicobobinus and Rosie had to cross the Ocean of Mountains.  At first they climbed up the mountain all day but then when they woke up in the morning they were at the bottom again.   The Snorer, who lived in a mountain boat,      told them that they should have waited at the bottom and then the next day they would have been at the top and only had to walk downhill.  We have stopped for the holidays at the bit where they have floated over the giant wall and are in the City of Cries.  I am really enjoying this story.  Brodie

Term 1 Reflections

We made a podcast of what we have enjoyed in our first term as Primary 3.  Country dancing seemed to be the biggest success.  http://edubuzz.org/blogs/prestonpans/files/2008/10/term-1-reflections2.mp3

CLASS NEWS

I have got a new computer so I can now go on the blog anytime I want.  Luc

I am going to Newcastle today with my granny and grandad and we are all staying with my auntie Fay.  Cerys

I am going to Dunbar to stay for a whole week.  I will be going to Dunbar Spash Pool.  Shannon

I am going a big long walk tomorrow with my dad and Minnie.  We are getting the train to Edinburgh and then going on the big long walk.  Brodie

I am going to Blackpool tomorrow and I am going to go on the roller coasters.  Thomas

I am going to Ellis’s house today with his mum.  Ellis’s mum is coming in to school this morning to play the bagpipes for us.  Alex

It was a different teacher at karate this week but I did get my green belt.  I am going to bring it in to show everyone after the holidays.  Niamh

 ps no blog next week as we are on holiday but will be back in two weeks time.  is