p4s drama club has been a huge success, people have enjoyed playing games and creating plays about different things. For example some of the games we played were wink murder, fruit salad and cat and mouse. Groups made some plays about busses and competition.Last Monday the pupils who run the club gave out prizes to some people for being quiet and behaving themselves.Thank you for coming along everybody.
Glowbugs has finished for the year. WELL DONE! They are now capable to do almost anything on glow.Two of the lucky ones got to do glow blogging; well done Fiona and Philippa . Everyone really enjoyed it.
Amy and Fiona glow bug bloggers
As you know gardening is one of the hobbies and we are wondering if anyone would be free when hobbies end to go and help at the schools allotment, especially in the summer holidays.
If you could it would be very appreciated, even if you couldn’t do it you might know someone who could!Also a note will be sent out soon.We have been weeding most of the time but we have also been painting the bench.Yesterday Mrs Moir came to see us working,she looked at our sunflowers in the greenhouse, she saw the tree we have in a pot that we planted planted ourselves.She was very proud!
Amy p4B blogger
P4s lately have been finding out about why our uniform is the way it is. They found out the green of our uniform is part of the Gordon tartan. The boars head is part of the Gordon clan because there is a tale that one of the members of the clan saved the King from an attack from a boar. Also in 1794 there was a war with the French and Great Britain. They wore a tartan that was made by Forsyth of Huntly . So that is why we have that colour and emblem. But P4 still thought they might change the emblem as long as it has a link to the Gordons.
By Fiona (p4 Glow Blogger)
Yesterday the P4s took part in a Mini Olympics with other schools from the Huntly area. The events were;
javelin, shot put, sprinting race,long jump, triple jump, hurdles . Then we did some races at the end of the Olympics for some fun. To start the games of the P6s and 7s did a cheerleading dance.
After that all the different teams did a parade, waving their flags to the National anthem music of their country. Gordon Primary represented Mexico.
To finish off bronze, silver and gold medals were given to the winning teams. Gordon Primary were disappointed that they didn’t win a medal, but they really enjoyed joining in with the Olympics.Well done to everyone who took part!
On Wednesday the 23rd May 2012 the Super Slider Samba band came from Brazil to play Samba to us.
They played lots of different drums and they played the Tambourine. Jonas, one of the samba players, explained that you can have 300 instruments in a samba band and they play samba music at carnival for everyone to dance too.
They handed out instruments so that we could join in too!
If you want to find out more, here is an weblink to a carnival in Rio where Samba music is played:
http://www.rio-carnival.net/samba-school/samba-schools-rio-de-janeiro.php
By Duncan P5 (Glow Blogger)
Primary 6 and 7 had a busy day yesterday planting wild flower seeds at Battlehill.
Well done to the Gordon Primary General Knowledge team who won the zone final of the Rotary Club primary School Quiz. at Old Meldrum!
They competed against teams from Fraserburgh, Peterhead, Fyvie, Kemnay, Logie Durno and Strathburn.
The Huntly team staged a late fight back to finish in first police. It was a very close and exciting competition …. Strathburn were just one point behind!
They will now go on to compete in the 101 District Final competing against teams from the whole of the North of Scotland! The final is on Saturday 9th June. Good Luck!
The team is made up of Lucy(P6), and Lucas, Angus and Aiden from P7.
Some pupils from primary 6 are currently delivering tours of Huntly Castle to classes from other schools and to the public.
Dressed in sumptious costumes they explain about the history of the castle and tell their audience how the castle was used in the past. The tour is entertaining and fun.
They are also helping to train a group of P5 pupils who will be taking over from them as tour guides next session.
Gordon Primary School are going to contribute items to the Diamond Jubilee time capsule.
The time capsule will be buried along the footpath on the edge of the Portsoy road following its official opening on Sunday 3rd June.
It will be opened in 60 years time. It will contain items describing life on the town in the past, life in Huntly today and suggestions on what Huntly may be like in 60 years from now.
Gordon Primary will be contributing copies of class photos, with names of pupils and teachers and also photos of the school taken by pupils.
