The School Discos are coming up!
The school discos are on Thursday and everybody is looking forward to them!
P1 – 3 – 6:00pm – 7:00pm
P4 – 7 – 7:15pm – 8:30pm
By Duncan (P7 Blogger)
Learning Council Assembly
The Learning Council have thought of a school motto – Everyone Has A Voice!
This was first mentioned last term on the first Learning Council meeting by Skye! At the last meeting the class representatives talked about having a school motto and had a think on what it could be! The end result was “everyone has a voice”. They have put out slips of paper to each class and all parents to vote to decide whether they would like this to be the school motto!
To persuade people to go with YES they presented a Assembly last week! They told everybody what a motto was and why they should vote for this motto.
The results should be revealed soon!
By Duncan (P7 Blogger)
Lepra
At assembly last week a woman came in to talk to us about lepra. Lepra it is a serious disease. Lepra gives support to people with the disease and fundraises money to give someone a operation to help them get better again.It only takes £25 to help someone get better. Lepra representatives will be back on october 2nd to lead a sponsored workout for classes in the school.
By Sophie (P6 Blogger)
Pirate Black Beard
Nursery received a letter from Pirate Black Beard. They went down into the woods and went on a hunt for treasure because pirate black beard said he had left some treasure in the wooods for them.
On Friday they are having a pirate parade, and will be coming o the nursery in a pirate costume to go on a parade. They have been really busy this week and are looking forward to going on their walk and playing with their new treasure.
by Ellie p6b glow bug blogger
Huntly Castle Trip
P4b were taken on an exciting tour of Huntly
Castle last week.
The Junior Tour Guides led them down to the castle and told them about the history of the castle, how the different rooms were used and about life in the castle 700 years ago.
Primary 4 admired the beautiful frontispiece on the doorway of the castle, and learnt why some of it is missing. They were told what a mason’s mark is and saw one on the doorway.
Next they saw the dungeons and were told about the poor prisoners who were thrown in them.
After that they visited the kitchen and then the great hall. They P4s enjoyed playing a game called “Cooks Coming”.
After their tour the P4’s had to say one thing they had learnt on their tour.
The tour guides did an excellent job of showing the class around the castle. Thank you !
Active Schools Mountain Biking
There is Mountain Biking every Thursday from 4:00pm – 5:30pm for P7s!
Pupils can hire or take their own bike and will learn skills and things to help them be safer on a bike!
They will be riding up the Bin Forest, Battlehill and a few other places!
By Duncan (P7 Blogger)
SCOTLAND
The P4 classes has been learning about Scotland. The p4s have been making Highland cows out of clay. They have also been learning about Scottish industries such as farming, energy production and forestry. There will be lots more fun activities for them.
By sophie and Fiona P6
P4s Edible Walk.
Last Monday both P4 classes went on part of Huntly’s Edible trail.
The edible trail is the idea of local artist Norma Hunter. The walk from Battlehill and around the Meadows includes free food, some of it planted and some of it growing wild.
Norma and forest ranger Helen Rowe took the p4s down the Avenue and towards the Meadows.
Children looked at and tasted chives, growing at the Cooper pavilion. They then tasted Sweet Cecily which grows along the banks of the Deveron and tastes like liquorice.
Next they played a fun game trying to collect air, water, soils and light wihout being eaten by birds!
At the meadows they saw elderberries, and had a little taste (they were quite bitter!) and then saw the community orchard, which has newly planted apple and pear trees. After that they all enjoyed a juicy apple that Norma gave to them.
They really enjoyed their walk and learnt a lot about plants and food. Thank you Norma and Helen!
Edible Walk.
One day at school we got told to put our outdoor gear on and we went outside around the school. We first ate some chives down at the Cooper park. When we were walking down further and further we reached the Deveron and Clover ate some nettles and they were stingy! When we were still at the Deveron we had some sweet cicely it tasted of liquorice and it was so sweet.The food was so sweet it almost hipnotised Clover! I really liked it very much.
By Charis and Clover P4B
Trying your best
Last week in assembly we were talking about trying our best and never giving up. Mr Schrimsaw told us a story about how when he was getting piano lessons he thought he couldnt learn a particular tune, but his teacher kept on nagging at him until he realised that he could play it after all. He reminded us that we should keep trying, even if we think we can’t do something.
He reminded us of this part of Gordon Primary’s code
CARE AND RESPECT MYSELF
- Follow instructions
- Be ready to learn
- Try my Best
- be proud of myself and my work
Teachers are looking for children who act this way this week, so lets try and aim for those.
SO NEVER GIVE UP THERE -IS NO SUCH WORD AS CAN’T
BY Sophie and Fiona P6 Bloggers
