P2’s and P5’s Assembly

Last week p2’s and p5’s did an assembly about Makaton which is a way of communicating using hand signs. We learned a song and we all had fun singing the song, everyone was joining in. We learned some Makaton to go with the song. Some of the words we learnt to say using makaton included; hello, you, me, friend and play. The song is sung by Mr Tumble. P2 and P5 worked very hard to put their assembly together and learning the Makaton and teaching it to us. They did a very good job.

WELL DONE!

By Charis and Rachel P4

Gardening News!

The gardening club were very busy this Monday decorating the raised beds in the sensory garden. Pupils painted each bed with pictures to represent the different sense that each bed is designated for.

The beds are looking very attractive now,with the thriving plants  and the clourful illustrations.

Meanwhile Mr Scrimshaw and a group of helpers put up the shed in the allotment grounds. Another group of pupils were planting bedding plants with Mrs Coutts.

P7 Loch Insh Trip

A couple of weeks ago both of the Primary 7 Classes were picked up in a bus and sent to Loch Insh for their P7 residential trip. This was the first time Gordon Primary has been to Loch Insh so there was a lot of pressure on the pupils shoulders. If they misbehaved, Gordon Primary might not be aloud back at Loch Insh. They behaved very well and both the staff at Loch Insh and Gordon Primary were very impressed. They have booked for next year!

There were 3 activities per day, the first one after breakfast, the second after lunch and the third after dinner! All the activities were great fun and there was no boring or bad activities! The activities ranged from Mountain Biking to Windsurfing covering mostly everybodies interests!

The food was great, they got a cooked breakfast in the morning and a 3 course meal for dinner!  Each day they made a packed lunch in the morning, there was a lot of choice! On the last night of their stay, they had BBQ!  Everybody enjoyed the food and it covered everybodies tastes!

To be continued!

By Duncan (P7 Blogger)

Butterfly mania!

Primary 4B’s butterflies burst from their chrysalis on Monday to Wednesday. We let two out on Tuesday.  Mrs Sell let some two out; one of them sat on a flower and one of them flew off to enjoy their lives.

Then on Thursday Emily, Jack and Caitlin each let one out.

One had a badly bent wing that Caitlin gently let out and she put it on a pink flower.

The sadness is that they only live for two weeks, so they find a mate and have babies. So we wish the painted ladies luck!

By Emily and Lewis P4