Sacred Heart Primary School
Striving for Greatness Together
World Around Us/ Play Based Learning
Some of our recent Play Based Learning!
P1 launched their new topic, 'Under the Sea,' with a fun-filled scavenger hunt at the beach. The children had a great time discovering crabs, mussels, and seaweed along the shore.
Exploring emotions with loose parts during Play ��
Chick Development ��
P1 have been closely monitoring their eggs, making scientific observations and learning about life cycles! Today, they used candling to see the chicks developing inside—an exciting hands-on science experience! The countdown to hatch day is on! ����
Kicking off our new topic, The Farm, with some investigative, play-based learning!
Thank you to Saoirse's mum, Bronagh, who visited today to talk to the boys and girls about her job as a surveyor. The children learned about different types of houses and homes and had the opportunity to see the various tools Bronagh uses in her work.
Houses and Homes play activities ��
P1 went on a scavenger hunt around the village in search of different types of houses and homes!
Today, P1 ventured into the forest for a hands-on lesson about houses and homes! They explored animal habitats, chatted about creatures who live in shells, and got creative making snails out of forest treasures. Learning comes alive in nature!
P1 searched for animal homes and took pictures of them on IPADs.
P1 headed up to the forest today to look for signs of winter. They had a great time doing a science experiment, collecting all kinds of winter treasures and then putting them in water to see what would happen when it freezes. They also enjoyed exploring the frosty trails, looking at how the plants and trees had changed and talking about how animals get ready for winter.
We tested different materials to see how far they could be blown by the big bad wolf. Children enjoyed making predictions and testing out our theories.
As part of their topic, People Who Help Us, Primary 1 had a special visit from paramedics Colin and Emma. The class learned all about their important work and what it involves. They had an exciting tour inside the ambulance, where they got to see the many tools paramedics use. Miss Byrne even had her blood pressure checked! To top it off, the children experienced the ambulance siren and watched the blue lights in action. A big thank you to Colin and Emma for visiting Primary 1 today!
As part of our new topic, People Who Help Us, P1 learned all about people who help us in school. First, we went to the kitchen and got a behind-the-scenes tour. The children asked Betty and Nuala lots of questions about being a cook, caretaker, and classroom assistant. Carmel then came down and told the children all about her job as the secretary. Finally, the children made lovely thank-you cards.
We started our new topic, People Who Help Us, with a great visit from the fire service. The P1s thought of some great questions to ask the fire fighters and they learned all about basic fire safety, fire alarms and who to call if there is a fire.
Decomposition - children wanted to know where leaves go after they fall. So we collected some leaves and added them to our observation area. Children studied the changes in the leaves and we learned all about compost bins. We had a look at our school compost bin outside.
Children learned about weather in Autumn, Children made their own weather charts that can be used to monitor the weather over the coming weeks.
Children are really enjoying consolidating our literacy and numeracy learning through play.
Some Autumn play activities ��
P1 and their P7 buddies ventured to the forest today to search for different signs of Autumn. They gathered different autumn treasures and made 3D pictures to take home.
Some of our first week PBL. Children are really enjoying our outdoor play centred around our first topic, Autumn.
Sacred Heart Scavenger Hunt �� Children got to know their new school with a scavenger hunt around the grounds.
