Happy New Year from P 6/7. We are all back to school and looking forward to a busy term 3. We were all pleased and excited to learn that our new context is Japan. We have shared what we already know about Japan and have suggested things we’d like to learn and do. We have a busy time ahead. If you have any  photos, books, ornaments or any other artefacts  you could share with us we’d be delighted to see them. Lily-Mae Robertson was discussing her new context with her family and discovered some fascinating information about  a relative who spent time in a Japanese prisoner of war camp and who worked on the bridge over the River Kwai.  Does anyone else have any connections with Japan they would like to share?

What a busy term this has been! We have now settled in to our new classroom and are thoroughly enjoying our new surroundings. We have finished our block of swimming lessons . We all enjoyed them and have worked hard at improving our skills. The disco was really good with Paul T getting us all up on the floor for a mix of games and dancing. There were a lot of sore feet at the end of it! In class we had fun writing and acting out Christmas advertisements for Christmas products. In groups we promoted everything from a reindeer headlight to super strong reins. In a recent competition run by the Junior Road Safety Officers,Kenzie Cowie was runner up for P4-7 for his design of a sleigh which incorporated lots of safety features. Well done Kenzie! We are all looking forward to our holidays and would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

We staged our annual Christmas Concert on Thursday and Friday.  We sang lots of lovely  carols and Bruce Newlands, Emma Marandola and Darcy Stewart read some parts of the Christmas story. Codey Donn played the part of one of the Kings and we have to say a special thank you to Demi Guthrie who volunteered to step in to play the part of a King at very short notice due to absence!

We have now moved and settled into our new classroom. We all think it is lovely and we feel very lucky to be the first to use it. It has more space than our last room and we love the electrically operated windows!

We have had a lot to celebrate in P6/7 recently. In a  competition to design a building site safety poster Emily Annett won first prize and received a book token to the value of £25. Emma Marandola did extremely well finishing as a runner up. Well done girls!

Congratulations also go to Lily-Mae Robertson, Janna Smith and Aisha Paterson who took part in a Doric verse speaking competition. All three girls did really well and returned with certificates to mark their achievement.

Demi Guthrie participated in the same competition too and won a certificate for writing her own Doric poem entitled ‘Ma Sair Tae’ Demi also read it to the audience.

All four girls represented the school very well and we are really proud of them.

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In class last week we had a challenge  to design and create  a Jacobite targe. We had looked at some images on the internet as we had been researching Jacobite clothing and weaponry. Our first step was to plan the design to go on the front and then the fun started. It was interesting to see the different methods people used to create the metal stud design on the front . Some used split pins, some used gold pens and gold paint. One or two patient people even stuck on pieces of gold foil once it had been punched. The results are impressive.  They are all very unique and individual. We are proud of our achievements as this task required us to use a lot of skills .

This is a photo of Pr 6/7. We have joined together well as a class and have settled in quickly. Together we have been working on class rules and thinking about what makes a quality classroom. We have also been setting our targets for this term. We want P6/7 to be a happy place where people work hard and respect one another. We have got off to a good start.

Today we had a visit from M&M Prodfuctions who put on a performance of ‘Charlotte’s Web.’ We really enjoyed it. After the show all of the P6s got to take part in a workshop where they told us about lighting, costume changes and the sound system. They asked questions and were impressed with our knowledge and enthusiasm for Drama.

What a fantastic trip we had today! We were very busy from beginning to end. It was action packed with everything from a ‘Dry Dive’ to a ‘River Ramble’. We spotted lots of different types of wildlife…..and yes we were lucky enough to see the dolphins at the river mouth! We did our bit by participating in a ‘Waste Free Lunch’ competition and doing a beach clean before we left. We now all realise how lucky we are to have such a beautiful area on our doorstep and how important it is to look after it . Many of us are thinking we would like to go back there with our families in the holidays. Thank you to Mrs Mitchell and Mrs Ritchie for helping us.