Prestonpans Infant and Nursery School

Bagpipes

On the last day of term,  my mum came in to show us her bagpipes and play for us.  She was wearing her kilt and her band uniform and the bagpipes were in their special fur-lined holdall.     The first thing she showed us was the chanter      and she told us she had to practise it for more than a year before playing the bagpipes.  Then we saw the reeds      that make the sound and some bagpipe music.      Last of all she played us some tunes.        I am used to how loud the sound is but some children had to put their fingers in their ears it was so loud in the classroom.  I’m not sure if I want to play the bagpipes when I grow up.  Ellis  ps a big thank you to Ellis’s mum - we all enjoyed her visit.  is

On Tuesday we had a visitor in school.  His name was PC Fraser Robertson and he is a British Transport Policeman.       He had come to make sure everyone knew that railways are very dangerous places.       PC Robertson told us that if there was a hole in a fence not to go through it on to the railway as a train is as heavy as 400 elephants with wheels going so fast they are like sharp knives.  A fast train putting on its brakes takes nearly a mile to stop which is about the same length as 20 football pitches.   Then we watched a video that told us don’t play on the railway!   PC Robertson was very funny but playing on the railway is very very dangerous.  Alex

Storywriting 

We thought it would be a good idea if we made a poster about don’t play on the railway.       First we looked at some railway safety sites on the interactive whiteboard and printed out some of their posters.  Then we thought about all the things that make a good poster like being colourful, eye-catching and having big bold lettering.  After that we talked about ideas for our posters with a partner and then we got to started.

As well as the writing some people had pictures on their posters and if the picture was of something that was a bad thing to do it was in a red circle with a line through or had a cross through it.  I enjoyed making my poster.  Shannon

New Project

We started our new project this week - the Romans.  First we used the interactive whiteboard to make a topic web of what we knew already about the new topic.     Then Mrs Stewart read us a short information book about Romans and after that we made another topic web of all the things we thought we would like to find out more about.       We decided we would like to do our topic on pages which can be made into a book rather than in a jotter and next week we are going to do our cover, look at a timeline and try a simple mosaic.     We have started to get our project corner ready and I am really looking forward to this project.  Niamh

Interactive whiteboard

This week we tried a new activity on the interactive whiteboard.  You had to look at an empty number line and guess which number the arrow was pointing to.       First we tried numbers to ten, then we had a go at numbers to 100.       To help us we had a grid to start with and then once we got the hang of it the grid was taken away.  My estimates were quite good and if I didn’t guess the right number I was only one away.  Ryan

Show and Tell

     For my show and tell I brought in a special picture.  One of my dad’s friends gave it to us from when he was on holiday at the pyramids.  It’s kind of special to my whole family and my sister knows what all the Egyptian picture words mean.  We keep it safe up on the fridge because my little sister Chloe has started to crawl and if she finds anything on the floor she eats it.  Natalie

I brought in my very first soft toy dog called Bobo       for my show and tell.   My granny and poppa gave it to me for my very first Christmas when I was only six months old.  I keep her on my bed and cuddle her at night.    Cerys

Country Dancing

Mrs Stewart has said I can be the country dancing correspondent.  This week we have learned how to do a progressive barn dance.  The progressive bit means that you get a new partner every time.  The girls have to move to a new partner but we get to just wait for them coming.  Next week we will try and take some video so you can see how we are getting on.  Luc

Podcasts

      From next week we are going to try and do a meet the class podcast in our blog.  We have a special sheet we can fill in and then each week one boy and one girl will make a podcast.  Watch this space!!!  Alistair

CLASS NEWS

In the holidays I moved to a log cabin.  It was fun.  Brodie

I am going to my Auntie Amanda’s after school today and we are going to go conker hunting.  Luc

On Tuesday night my little sister, Casey, swallowed a 10p and it got stuck in her throat.  My dad had to make her sick three times to get it out and then she had to go and get a bath.  We all got a big fright.  Abby

After the Christmas holidays I am going to start horse-riding lessons.  I am really looking forward to it.  Elle

My little sister, Kayla, has two teeth now.  She went through the gate at the livingroom to keep her out of the kitchen when my brother forgot to shut it and managed to eat a cat biscuit before I could stop her.  I had to pick her up and take her back through to my dad.  Cerys

It is my sister Lucy’s birthday today and she is eleven years old.  She is going to open her presents after school.  Thomas

I am going Thai boxing today at 4 o’clock.  This will be my second time.  I really like it and my sister Rebbeca is going too.  Amy