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04/02/2022
by Mrs Clark
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Scottish Celebrations – 4/2/22

For Burns Week we learned variety of things including poems and Scottish country dancing. We also went on live video calls and learnt about Robert Burns and what his childhood was like. Our class tried some traditional Scottish food like tablet. The dances we did at school were Gay Gordens, Canadian Barn Dance and Flying Scotsman. The children in p4-7 class also listened to the music for Tam O’Shanter.   

This afternoon, we are having our Scottish Afternoon. We will have fun with our dances, hear the winners of our Poetry Competition and enjoy some Irn Bru and shortbread ! 

Aislin, Evie and Mrs Clark

22/12/2021
by Mrs Cowper
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Christmas at Auchterhouse Primary by Bridget & Alana

Celebrations at Auchterhouse Primary are so much fun. Some of the things we do are the Christmas Service, our Christmas party, and Job Well Done, which this year, is watching a film. We also did a Christmas crafts morning, where we made paper gingerbread men, Christmas scratch art, Christmas cards, hand reindeer, lolly stick reindeer or Christmas trees, paper snowflakes, and we decorated baubles. We also get to do Christmas themed book talk, maths, spelling and writing.  

We made reindeers out of logs and willow to sell, and we have made over £300 for our school! Auchterhouse is so festive at this time of year, we can’t wait for next year’s Christmas! 

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM EVERYONE AT TEAM AUCHTERHOUSE!

12/11/2021
by Mrs Cowper
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Please Help Us Donate Books To Togs For Tots  

We are hoping some people in the community would help us donate children’s books (ages 0 – 16) to Togs for Tots to try and make sure every child has at least one book to enjoy.  

What is Tog for Tots?  

They are a clothing and equipment bank providing aid to families and community groups in and around the City of Dundee. 

We have arranged with Togs for Tots that they will include at least one book in every parcel that they deliver for children. 

If you have any children’s books (that are in good condition) please hand them into Auchterhouse Primary School or phone us on 01382 768091 and we can come and collect them.  

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Thank you 

Molly, Callum & Evie 

08/11/2021
by Mrs Cowper
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For one week can you….

For one week can you

Because COP 26 has started, we thought that we could all do something more to help the planet. COP 26 is a gathering of world leaders to discuss climate change. We know that everyone has been trying their best, but there are some things that are harder to remember, like switching off the lights when you’re done with them, recycling everything you can, and using active travel instead of using cars on short journeys. Also, at our school we have a Rag Bag at the back entrance. The rag bag is a place where you can put old clothes that you don’t wear anymore. So, if you have any old clothes, please put them there. We know that these things are hard to do when you’re in a rush, but for one week can you try some? If you feel confident in doing this maybe you could try to do more. When you have done those things for 1 week, try doing these things for another two weeks. If you do something for 21 days, then it soon becomes a habit. Then if we do these things every day, that will help our planet enormously. So, please, for one week, try and save our planet.

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By Bella, Bridget, and Trudie.

19/10/2021
by Mrs Cowper
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Climate Change – Take Action 19.10.21

Take Action 

We are writing this blog post because we want people to act about climate change. Climate change is affecting all of us. We are raising awareness through this blog post. Because of our actions to cause global warming we are stopping the earth to become a better place. This is not good for us and others. We are trying different ways to get to school like running, walking, scooting, cycling, and car sharing. This all lowers your carbon footprint (how much carbon you use over your life). All the little things you do helps your climate. We have a climate action plan at our school. The five things on it are to improve biodiversity, reduce food waste, reduce plastic waste, improve active travel and campaign all about climate change. Our school thinks that having an action plan helps you to think about what you can do next. So, please take action against climate change. 

By Bella, Bridget and Trudie

01/10/2021
by Mrs Clark
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Before I couldn’t…. Now I can ! 1/10/21

As it’s the last day of term, we thought we would reflect on what we have achieved so far this year. Here is a list we made as a class of what we are proud of accomplishing – bring on next term!

P1-4

I can use the reading box
I can write numbers
I can read a story book
I know about children’s rights
I know how to count in 50s
I know how to write my numbers the right way.

P5-7

Before, I didn’t know how to count up to 49 in french – now I do!

Before, I didn’t know a lot about Indian History, now I know about the Mughal Empire!

Before, I couldn’t count to  the billions, now I understand Place Value and I can!

Before, I couldn’t write an effective simile, now I can!

Before, I couldn’t count to 100 in French, now I can !

Before, I didn’t know what Hindusim was, now I know some of the things Hindus do because of their faith!

Before, I didn’t know how to properly summarise a text, now I do !

Before, I didn’t know what all the cause of climate change were, now I do!

Before, I didn’t know what inferring was, now I do!

Before, I didn’t know what tenths and hundredths were, now I do!

Before, I didn’t know how to do non-standard partitioning, now I do!

Before, I didn’t know how to spell my name in French, now I do!

Before, I didn’t know how to change percentages to decimals and fractions, now I do!

Before, I didn’t know what ‘show, don’t tell’ was in Writing, now I do!

Before, I didn’t know the French alphabet, now I do!

Before, I didn’t know what translation in maths was, now I do !

Before, I didn’t know what the surface area of a shape meant, now I do !

 

24/09/2021
by Mrs Clark
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Kitbag by Chloe and Charlie – 24/09/21

Recently we have started up Kitbag again. Kitbag is a resource used to talk about your feelings and sort out problems.  

 We have pupilswho are Kitbag champions. Kitbag Champions run most Kitbag sessions, are in charge of training new people to lead Kitbag and telling people what Kitbag is. Currently, we have two Kitbag champions, but we are planning to train more soon. 

 Our two Kitbag champions have created an action plan to get Kitbag running again and to set up the Kitbag club. The Kitbag club is where we teach people who are not Kitbag champions how to lead sessions. 

 Inside the Kitbag there are several resources. We have a colour card where you choose what colour you feel, and you explain why. There are two puppets called Wolfie and Robin. We have calming oil that you put on at the start of the session. There is a story that we read if we have time. We have cards for several activities, and we have talking sticks that you hold while you’re talking. 

 Here is a picture of everything inside a Kitbag: 

IFF Kitbag | International Futures Forum

We think Kitbag is a great resource to mend friendships and this will help us all in school to be Team Auchterhouse 

17/09/2021
by Mrs Clark
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Climate Week – by Bridget, Katie and Joan Lily

This week we have been doing an online webinar called Climate Week. It was from Keep Scotland Beautiful. 

Monday 

Monday was all about Greenhouse gasses. Greenhouse gasses are gasses that warm up our environment. They are sometimes natural, but we make it worse  by using diesel, lighting fires and wasting water and electricity. The two greenhouse gasses are methane and carbon dioxide. They are called greenhouse gasses because the hot air is getting trapped in the atmosphere like a greenhouse. Also we learned about carbon footprints. Carbon footprints are the amount of carbon you use over the course of the thing. Everything has a carbon footprint.  

Tuesday 

Tuesday was all about how climate change can affect  wildlife. Climate change can  affect wildlife because ice caps are melting. Polar bears can survive on land in summers in the arctic but, due to climate change, there are longer summers which are harder for polar bears because they don’t get as much prey.

Wednesday

Wednesday was about food. We learned about how a change in food, like meat to veggies can help our climate. What also could help with climate change is to stop wasting food. Two of the top tips about food is to use fresh Ingredients, and use low carbon foods.

Thursday

Thursday was about water. Water is like a superhero in that it emits oxygen. Did you know that climate change is causing acidification in our oceans? There are also billions of pieces of micro plastics in our oceans. To help stop climate change in our water, we can recycle what we can, use reusable plastics, and upcycle what we don’t want.

Friday 

Friday is all about people helping to stop climate change. All over the world people are helping to stop climate change. You can help by upcycling cans. to turn them into pen pots. You could even campaign for climate change. 

Altogether, this was a great week. We learned so much, enjoyed the experiments, and overall, had a great time. This week was amazing.

 

03/09/2021
by Mrs Clark
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WE’RE BACK!! – P5-7

Now we are back, we want to use our blog to record what we are learning! Here are some statements about our first few weeks !

‘We’ve swapped classrooms from last year and now we’re in the big classroom! We had to swap because we have a lot more children in our class than the younger class do. We like the bigger classroom more because there is a lot more space to play active learning games and some of us have never been in the big classroom !’

‘It’s a new year and people have gone up a year. I feel good about that I’ve learned more things and we have more responsibilities like Young Leaders in P6’

‘We’ve been learning about India for our new topic because we are Connecting Classrooms with a school in Pune, India. Something I find interesting is what we are learning about Hinduism’

‘We’re making an outdoor maths classroom so we can learn outside. I feel excited because it’s something different from learning in the classroom’

Look out for more next week!

13/08/2021
by Mrs Cowper
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1st Week Back!

Our Nursery and Primary Children have had a wonderful first week back settling into routines and learning.

Team Auchterhouse Learning Together!

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