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Loch Insh Watersports

A couple of weeks a go the majority of the P7s went of for a week up to Loch Insh near Aviemore.

They had all been looking forward to this trip for months and the expections were way past met.

To get in the ‘holiday mood’ they stopped off at the park in Aberlour to have a snack and a play. It was excellent fun and they were already enojoying their selfs before they even got there. They arrived at Loch Insh around lunchtime. They had their lunch and a stretch of their legs after the journey and then it was straight into it.

To make it easier the 2 classes were split into  4 groups called starfish, sharks, octopi and dolphins. They each did different activities. In one day the groups did 3 different activities in one day. So of course that meant a lot of food. Everybody thought the food was delicous and enjoyed it a lot.

Some of the activities were, problem solving, raft building, wind surfing, walking ,mountain biking, archery, boat tour, canoeing , kayaking, orienteering, paddle boarding and a disco on the Thursday evening which was great fun and many people went into the water that evening. As well as all that great fun was had in everybodys free time. Such as playing football, playing with bouncy balls, cards, music quizzes, games and going to the play parks.

To everybodys disapointment they had to go home on the Friday afternoon. Unsurprisingly after all that quite a lot of people were sleeping on the bus on the way home!!

By Fiona P7 Blogger.

Strictly for the P6s

At the end of last term the P6s went to compete in the Stuarts hall with all the other local schools.

Mr Robinson (the ballroom dancing teacher) taught them The Elephant Walk, the Quick Step and the Pasadoble. They had been practising for weeks and it really paid off.

They went off to the Stuarts Hall in the morning and all did really well, with some reaching the Semi Finals! And then after lunch they all performed to the whole school and their parents, grandparents,aunties and uncles! They all performed Beautifully!

ballroom-dancing-couple

By Fiona P7 Blogger

Football Club can’t wait until Spring!

Gordon Primary football club has a good team of students from Gordon Primary School. Commonly about 13 people come to the club, but there used to be about 17 people who used to come to the club. Ecstatic Mr Lumsden can’t wait until spring so they can go down to the football pitch. The football club has a waiting list so no more people can sign up. The club is for pupils from P4 to P7. It starts at 4:00 and it finishes at 5:00. Gordon Primary is going to start a tournament at this school. The last tournament was in 2013 in August.

By Tom and Daniel P5SC

 

Amazing Netball

There is a netball club on every Wednesday at 3:30 to 4:15 for p6 and 7. Mr Lumsden is the coach. It is in the large hall. There are about 25 people in it.

Mrs Fitzpatrick said “It is very fun, people love doing it.” The p7s say “Please come it is fun.”

There has been a tournament on the 28th of January on (Wednesday) at 4:00 to 6:00 in the Gordon Schools. THANK YOU TO ALL THE TEAM !!! VERY WELL DONE”!

Jogging Club

Since September jogging club has been underway on Thursday lunchtime. Ms Gilmore takes part in the jogging club. She says “ Its a REALLY good club to do because it’s great get outside and look at the beautiful scenery”.

The places that they usually jog to is the Huntly castle and the ski centre. Mrs Gilmore thinks the childrens favourite place to jog up to is the Huntly castle.

It lasts for half an hour so it’s not too long. There are about 40 students in the jogging club.

Alasdair (a student who takes part in jogging club) says that it’s extremely fun and exciting.

Sometimes if there is very bad weather then they cancel it. The students all meet up at the primary 6 and 7 area for the register.

Mrs Gilmore exclaims that it is an energetic, amazing and FUN club to take part in.

By Charlotte P5SC

Shimmering Ballroom Dancing

On Wednesday 21st of January 2015

We went to the primary 6 classes and asked them these questions about their ballroom dancing.

Who teaches you?

They answered :Mr.Robertson teaches us ballroom dancing .

Where does he teach you?

They answered:In the primary school big hall.

What dances does he teach you?

They answered:At the moment we are learning The Quickstep.

What time is it?

They answered:Wednesday at 2:30pm.

Thank you for reading our news report on ballroom dancing

By Candice, Sky and Chloe P5SC