Primary 5 SC had designed and made boats as part of a science lesson. The boats had to be capable of holding 20 plastic Unifix cubes without sinking. They then took their boats down to the River Deveron to test them. Most boats floated successfully. The also class enjoyed the opportunity to play by the river.
What is Fairtrade? Fairtrade is to help people in different countries who don’t get paid properly. We are trying to raise awareness about Fairtrade. Fairtrade fortnight is coming up soon on the 23rd– of February 2015 to the 8th– March . There will be a terrific treasure hunt and a lovely coffee evening and a magnificent mascot competition.
When we visited the p6/7 area two pupils said “The snacks are super yummy.” The Fairtrade organise fun things for the school to take part in and have a bit of fun, especially during Fairtrade Fortnight! Every Friday the p6/7 does a fairtrade tuck shop and most items are about 50p.
Each year the school has an election to decide the Fairtrade representatives who have meetings once a term with teachers at lunch time.
By Annie, Lauren, Liam and Verity P5SC
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
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
Pupils from Primary 4 to 6 have been busy learning Doric poems. Doric is the dialect spoken by people in the North East of Scotland.
Each year pupils in the school learn a Doric poem off by heart. The best three poems from each class will perform their poems at assembly and some winners will go to Balhousie Care Home and perform their poem to the residents there.
Here is one of the Doric Poems the P5 pupils are learning;
Frankenstein’s Lullaby by: Blackhall, Sheena
I draa ma duvet ower ma snoot,
Fur at the windae, glowerin,
A bogle stauns in ghaistie cloots,
As fae a tree a hoolet hoots.
Coont Dracula wi dreepin fangs,
Flees by, wi bats an vampire gangs
Whylst in ma bed I’m cooerin.
I pu ma pilla ower ma lug,
Fur doon the stairs I’m hearin,
The knap an knell, the chooch an chug,
As Frankenstein gaes ower the rug,
Wi chynes that makk an eildrich din,
He’s waltzin wi a skeleton
Tae frichten me frae sleepin!
More Doric Poems can be found on Elphinstone Kist
As usual, the Christmas parties were a great success.
Primary 1 to 6 held their parties in the large hall, taking part in social dances, which they had been learning in the preceding weeks, and games.
The primary 7 dance was held in the evening. P7s and their guests had great fun dancing The Gay Gordons, Boston Two Step, The Dashing White Seargant and many other dances. They enjoyed refreshments of sausage rolls, crips and jelly and ice cream, and then returned to more energetic dances and games!
On Wednesday Primary 6bm, P6/7p and P7m are going to the Scotts Hospital,
and on Thursday P5g, P5sc, P6l are going to Balhousie Nursing Home to sing christmas carols and festive songs.
by Emma
This year the school will be helping decorating the Huntly Christmas tree. Deveron Arts are decorating the tree this year and have been going round schools and clubs so that they can join in too.
They are making decorative fat balls for the birds, so that the wild birds can get a treat over winter. All they are using is a balloon, string, lard and bird seed! Katrin (from Deveron arts) is coming round this week to work with the P5 class P6 class P3s and some of the P2’s. The tree will be decorated and the lights turned on on Sunday. All pupils from Gordon Primary and everyone from the local community are invited!
The decoration
By Fiona P7 blogger
Mr Barclay visited the primary 5 classes to give a cello demonstration to the pupils. Children were able to find out what a cello looks and sounds like, to help them decide if they would like to have lessons and learn to play the cello.
Mr Barclay asked the children if they recognised the tune …and then played the theme tune from the Simpsons! He also played a very beautiful song called the Swan. The p5s asked him questions about his cello, including how much his cello cost (thousand of pounds!) and how old it was (About 300 years!).
It was very interesting to hear the cello, and lots of pupils were keen to learn to play one.
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