Tag Archives: P5

Musical Assembly

The whole school enjoyed a musical assembly on the last day of term.

The orchestra played as the classes came in, and also played a fsongs that they have been learnins during the assembly. Children (and staff)  particularly enjoyed the clashing cymbals during their rendition of Greigs “Hall of the Mountain King”.

Next we all enjoyed listening to P5 singing Scottish songs with Keith Cockburn, accompanied by Pam Cockburn on fiddle. They sang Ye Jacobites by Name and the Skye Boat Song,  and then finished off with Murder in the Chipshop.

More music followed with the choir singing for us. Among the songs were Alexanders Ragtime band and Annies song.

Orchestra Concert

On Monday the Orchestra had a concert for parents, teachers and family. Mrs Mcintosh, Mrs Innes, Mr Scrimshaw and Miss Barrere and pupils were playing.

The songs we played were Air on the G string, Chariots of fire, Pure e` Gent and the Water Music.

The instruments in it was Violins, Pianos, Trumpets, Flutes, Trumpets, Chellos and CYMBOLS. We used the cymbols for the puer e` gent.

On Thursday they will hold their own assembly for the School.

By Cameron (P6 Blogger)

Fairtrade Sculptures

As part of Fairtrade fortnight, classes have been making Fairtrade Sculptures out of recycled Fairtrade products. Many classes have already made a Sculpture!

P1  – Have made a Fairtrade banana tree!

P4c –  Have made a Fairtrade School!

Mrs Websters P2s – Have made a Fairtrade Rocket!

P4b – Have made a Fairtrade Jumper!

P5b – Have made a Collage of the Fairtrade logo

P5a – Have made a Fairtrade Funky Banana!

The completed sculptures and collages are being displayed in the dinner hall.

Here’s a link to the page on the Fair Trade website where the pictures are shown:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fairtradefoundation

By Duncan (P6 Blogger)

Orchestra

 On Monday after school there is an Orchestra practice. Mrs McIntosh and Mrs Innes hold Orchestra and choose the pieces of music we play.

There are several instruments including violins, cellos, trumpets, trombones, oboes, flutes and clarinets.

Sadly, Orchestra is going to stop for Easter and start again at Winter. They are not planning to do an concert.

The songs they are playing now is the Chariots of Fire, Air on the G string and the water music.

By Cameron (P6 Blogger)

Trio Assembly.

 

  • Last week we had 3 groups all coming to tell us about things. We started of with P5A’s  sharing assembly. They  read book reviews, writing and some information about their project about the jacobites. Groups had done research on 3 famous people from that time; Bonnie Prince Charlie, Flora McDonald and the Duke of Cumberland (nicknamed “the Butcher.”) They showed us models of blackhouses that they had made.
  • Then Carl Wright and Jake Florence had some very good news to tell us. They are climbing Mt Kilimanjaro. !!!!! !!! Tit will take about 5 days to complete the climb. They are raising money through their climb for Cancer research and Help for Heroes.
  • Plus we had the Fairtrade reps to tell us about Fairtrade fortnight. They reminded us why we should support Fairtrade. They also told us that the Fairtrade tuckshop would be running over the fortnight!

By Fiona and Sophie P5B Bloggers

Girls Cricket

After school girls cricket club is a cricket club for girls age P3 to P7. Its in the school hall at 3:45 to 4:45 on a Tuesday. It is organised by Active Schools Aberdeenshire and run by Neil Nichol.

We desperately hope new people join us for cricket as numbers are running low. At the moment there are only 7 or 8 of us and Neil wants to have a Gordon Primary girls cricket team.  This involves turning up to training and cricket Matches. Please come!!!:)

By Fiona P5 Blogger

FAIRTRADE Fortnight

Fairtrade fortnight will be starting soon (February 25th to March 10th).

The FAIRTRADE representatives from all the classes in the school have been busy having meetings and deciding how they could help to promote Fairtrade over the fortnight.

There will be a Fairtrade tuckshop during the fortnight, run by the P4, 5,6, and 7 Fairtrade representatives. There will also be a sculpture/collage competition; each class is invited to bring in Fairtrade wrappers and packets and use these to make a sculpture or collage which will be displayed in the school. Photos of the artwork will be uploaded to the Fairtrade website.

There will also be a Fairtrade logo hunt in the school grounds during the second week.

Primary 4 Fairtrade reps have written letters to parents about the Fairtrade activities. Some reps have been busy making logos (for the treasure hunt) and badges. P 1-3 reps spoke to the early stages at assembly about the fortnight , and P5-7 reps wrote and delivered an assembly to the Upper Stages, reminding them why we should try and support Fairtrade and how Fairtrade helps some farmers to get a better (and fair) deal..

The Primary 6 classes are looking at Fairtrade as their project. P6B designed some lovely posters to promote the fortnight and the tuckshop.

Find out about Fairtrade with Aberdeenshire

http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/green/fairtrade/index.asp

Priamry 5b assembly

Last  Wednesday the p5s  did  an assembly. They recited  “The Address to a Haggis”, some Doric poems and poems they had written themselves. They wrote their own poems in the same style that Robert Burns , on subjects such as “Address to a Jelly Bean” and “Address to a Chicken Tikka”.  Here is one of the Doric poems, written by Sheena Blackhall,

Up The Stairs at bedtime

Up the stairs at bedtime
Gie yer face a dicht
Hae ye myne’t tae clean yer teeth
Makk sure an dae it richt!
Fin at last yer sleepin
The teeth pirhanas sweem
Oot fae their hideyholes
Far teeth fairies gleam
Roon yer moo they’re huntin
Fur teeth that they can howk
Teeth pirhanas seekin
A puckle teeth tae powk.

By Ellie, P5 blogger

Burns Poems

Last week (Friday 25th January 2013) Gordon Primary School had a Burns Assembly where a number of people from each class recited a Doric Poem. Every pupil from P4/7 were given a poem to learn off by heart. The winners were chosen to recite their poems at assembly.  Some learnt poems by Robert Burns such as “A Red, Red Rose” and some people recited some more modern poems by more modern poets such as Sheena Blackhall and Les Wheeler.

P4c Callum and Steven  both recited  Castle Creepy.

P4b Alisa  recited The Siar Finger, Lucy recited Mince and Tatties and Haiden recited  Castle Creepy.

P5b Ellie  recited Up the Stairs, Mitch  recited The Fireman, Lola recited The Sair Finger and Caitlin  recited Tanglen.

P6a Cameron  recited The Roman Sodger, Duncan, Hollie, Samantha  all recited A Red, Red Rose, Becky recited The Crocodile and Ellie recited The Checkouts Lament.

The poems were very entertaining. Well done winners!

By Duncan (P6 Glow Blogger)

After School Cricket Club

Our school sometimes holds clubs after school and in school times!

We really enjoy them and I am going to tell you about one of them:

The Cricket Club!

Its only for girls and its after school and its for girls in primaries 4, 5, 6,  and 7.

Mr Nicol runs it and he enjoys it as much as the girls do!

They meet every week on Tuesdays and they have to be first to leave from school.

There is also a boys cricket club and a girl and boy cricket club but I am only going to write about the girls one.

By Libby And Sinead xxx