Smelling experiment

 We worked in a pair with a partner from the ladybirds to use our smelling sense. There were 5 different smells and there were some really good guesses about what each one was. The one that nobody guessed was mustard. It was important to quietly discuss with our partner our guesses so that other pairs did not hear!

Senses walk

We went down to the maze to do a senses walk. We found lots of lovely things including a bird's nest. We will use what we have found to write senses poems next week.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brush, brush, brush your teeth

We enjoyed a visit from Karyn Tait today who reminded us about how to look after our teeth. She brought Harry with her to demonstrate. We got to practise on Harry's friends, remembering to brush gently and in circles.

 

 

 

 

 

She then showed us a plate of sugary foods that it is best to eat at mealtimes if we are going to have them. She showed us a plate of healthy foods that are good to have as snacks. We got a shock when she showed us the number of teaspoons of sugar in some of our favourite treats!

We all went home with smiles on our faces!

SSPCA

We had a visit from Carol who works for the SSPCA in Orkney. She told us lots of interesting things about the animals the SSPCA care for and the different jobs they do. We saw some pictures of animals and heard how they were helped by the SSPCA.

Keeping healthy

We have been learning about what keeps us healthy and the importance of washing our hands to keep germs away.

First of all one person started with their hands covered in glitter; the glitter represented germs. That person shook hands with others and they shook hands with more people and so on. We understand how easily germs can be passed if we do not take care to wash our hands properly.

We then washed our hands following a set of instructions.

Turn on the warm tap and rinse your hands

Use soap and wash palm to palm

Between fingers

Thumbs

Back of hands

Fingertips on palms

Rinse off the soap

Turn off the tap

Shake off as much water as you can

Dry your hands

We are making posters to put up at the sinks to remind people to wash their hands properly.