Primary 4
01.09.20
"Our Favourite things "
Primary 4 spent time getting to know each other and their teaching staff at Danestone.
We watched the Sound of Music's famous scene where Julie Andrew's sings about her favourite things. We decided to share our favourite things with each other and went outside to draw them with chalk.
When we came back inside we each drew a picture of something that was important to us and then shared it with others.
We decided that it can help when you feel sad to think about your favourite things.
Corona Coasters! 04.09.20
Primary 4 have been reflecting on their time during lockdown.
Some great things happened, like birthdays!! And there was some not so good times too.
They drew 'Corona coasters to represent how all of those emotions felt to them.
Understanding the Emotion Works 5 Cog model. 04.09.20
Our emotions are often 'triggered' by things. Once we understand the trigger we might feel different in our bodies. Next we can name our emotions and sometimes we act in certain ways. If we want to stop we need to know how to regulate ourselves.
This is what Primary 4 has been learning about during their HWB Emotion Works lesson this week!
07.09.20 Healthy Lifestyles (Safety Topic)
Over the coming weeks the children will be engaging in a mini safety topic. This week the class used the Emotion Works cogs to brainstorm words for what safe feels, looks and sounds like.
The children also discussed and gave reasons for why certain places could be deemed safe or unsafe.
This week the children have been learning about the different cogs and their purpose. The children were able to use their models to describe a personal experience and explain the role that each cog played in their experience.
14.09.20
Emotion Works Cog Model
EMOJI ART
17.09.20
Primary 4 today reflected on how we can all feel a wide variety of emotions in a day. We discussed that emotions often change with different triggers and we thought about how we felt today.
Primary 4 then created these wonderful pieces of art inspired by this topic and chose emojis that represented how they had felt today.
Growth Mindset 'The Learning Pit'
2.10.20
This week we have been exploring what feelings and emotions we experience when we are attempting to master a new skill. This could be in school or at home. We spoke about how mistakes in our learning can lead to success in our learning by exploring a 'Learning Pit'. A Learning Pit encourages everyone to step out of their comfort zone. It supports a culture of challenge, curiosity, reflection and resilience. Please use the link below for more information.
Outdoor Learning
9.10.20
This term the children have really enjoyed exploring concepts of our Place Value topic through outdoor learning. Each week they have had the opportunity to engaged in different outdoor learning activities to challenge and develop their understanding. Mrs Lesley our PSA has really enjoyed supporting the children in these lessons and seen a huge improvement in concentration, team building and resilience.
P4 stands up to bullying!
30.10.20
Today Primary 4 took a stand against all forms of bullying.
After taking part in a range of activities Primary 4 took their pledge against bullying.
It was great to see everyone speaking to passionately about why this is such an important matter.
P4 Virtual Visit to Macduff Aquarium
06.11.20
Unfortunately due to the current restrictions educational trips are unable to go ahead. The children loved engaging with the live dive session at Macduff Aquarium last week as part of Aberdeen's Techfest program. The children said they found the experience very calming as they learnt about the different species and their habitat.
Primary 4 think about the blue cog
01.11.20
Primary 4 thought about different ways to regulate their emotions today. We all practiced breathing exercises and reflected on some things that work for us when we need to calm down or feel better. They were:
* Yoga
* Speaking to a friend
* Speaking to an adult
* Getting or giving a hug
* Playing a game
09.11.20 Primary Four think about the Grey Cog
This week the children have been learning about the Grey Cog (intensity of feelings i.e. How big? How Strong? How Much?
The children created their own Wellbeing Webs using the SHANNARI Indicators.
The children also enjoyed looking at how the final cog in the model connects with the others.
16.11.20 The Cog Model and Mr Jelly
This week the children have been exploring how the cog model works as a whole. They also developed their understanding of the intensity cog by attempting to describe and recognise the intensity of emotions in both fictional and real contexts.
The children were able to relate the events which took place in Mr Jelly's story to the cog model whilst also identifying the intensity of his emotions during the story.
22.11.20 Primary Four Spreads Some Kindness
This as part of our anti-bullying assembly the children decided to spread some kindness around our class by writing anonymous compliments to each other. The children absolutely loved this activity and it really did bring a smile to each child's face when they read their compliments.