January 26, 2023
by Mrs Maclean
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Click here to watch a video of our celebration. And here’s a snapshot of the learning in Rm 3. They’ve been reading some Scottish traditional tales with Miss Vanheusden and finding out about some very interesting creatures and characters!
January 24, 2023
by Mrs Maclean
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Have a go at these from Rigour Maths to practise a bit of maths every day. There are 3 levels, choose the one with just the right amount of challenge for you.
January 20, 2023
by Mrs Maclean
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This week we have been learning about money in maths. We were multiplying, dividing, adding and subtracting amounts of money. We had to remember to set out carefully in columns with the decimal point in the correct place. We also have to remember to put the £ sign or p for pence.
We have also been looking at negative numbers, linked to the weather. Watch a video here and take the quiz to test yourself.
In Literacy we have been working on our poems for next week. We have also learned a Burns poem, which we will perform together at our Burns event. We heard some Scottish myths and legends and created fact files about the creatures found in them. Alongside this we created artwork of our chosen creature. These included Kelpies,Selkies, Nessie, Wulver and Redcaps.
In PE we have been practising the Virginia Reel. We taught it to the P1-4 pupils. It was fun dancing with them.
We did an experiment to look into the properties of materials. We wrapped mini snowmen in different things and watched to see which one melted first. We found out that some materials acted as an insulator which slowed down the melting process. We also looked at snow under a microscope.
We talked about patterns and loops in coding and looked at Isle of Tune. We made some fun music using this.
On Friday afternoon we made bird feeders and hung them in the playground. We think the birds will enjoy their feast this weekend!
January 18, 2023
by Mrs Maclean
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On January 7th I went to Bathgate for a cross country race. It was quite sunny when I got there but I was worried that it would be very wet.
The race was exactly 1 mile and my time was 6:42.
Me and a girl from Edinburgh were at the front and it ended up being a sprint finish and I won. I was really happy and my legs were very sore for a while.
By Eilidh
January 15, 2023
by Mrs Maclean
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This week we have been working on Place Value in Maths.
This game helped us to practise placing numbers on a number line. There are lots of different levels.
And this activity can be used to practise ordering numbers, again lots of different levels to choose from.
We also looked at writing numbers in words and digits. If you want to watch a video explanation, open the pdf below and scan the QR code on the first page. There are some questions to try too if you wish.
In Literacy, we looked at Scots and Doric poems in preparation for our Burns Celebration on the 25th January.
Click here to listen to some poems being read by the folk from Scots Hoose and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
In French we were revising words for different items of clothing. Next we will be practising saying… I am wearing…. he is wearing…
January 15, 2023
by Mrs Maclean
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This week P5-7 have been finishing off a topic we started last term. We have been learning about electricity- making and drawing circuit diagrams, finding out about conductors and insulators and then using what we’ve learned to solve a design problem. We made burglar alarms, with hidden triggers which set off a buzzer or lit a bulb when pressed. We also created light-up pictures using conductive copper tape.
September 30, 2022
by Lucian Matthew
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On friday, we decided to redesign the house boards we made for the houses. I am in the mountain hares. The other people in the mountian hares are, Alexis, Lucas, Ella, Anna, Sophie, Ernest and me! For the board, I made an acrostic poem, I cut out some things and I learnt more about printing. I could use this skill by helping to print out things and making poems.
September 2, 2022
by Kayleigh Campbell
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Hi i’m Kayleigh and i’m new to P5-7 i have enjoyed reading the Dangerous Game I really like it because it’s really interesting it’s about a boy named sam he has a long term illness named Sickle-Cell Disease his parents are very protective over sam because they’re scared he might end up in hospital.His parents didn’t want him to go on a school trip to Loch Lomond but in the end they agreed to let im go.
September 2, 2022
by Lucian Matthew
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We have started clubs again in the school! the people who are the leaders in the club are, Robin, Libby, Sophie, Chloe, Alexis, Jack and Me!
There are now four clubs, Tech club, Art and craft club, Music club and Dance club. Me and Jack are the leaders of tech club, and I think everyone is enjoying the clubs!
The leaders of each club are,
Alexis and Robin are leaders of the dance club,
Robin and Libby are the leaders of music club,
Me and Jack are leaders of Tech club
and Libby, Sophie and chloe are leaders of art club
September 2, 2022
by Eilidh Heather
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I have enjoyed our first week 2 weeks back. We have now got some lunch time clubs like music club arts and crafts club and dance club and tech club. They are all run by P6/P7s and they are really fun. Espcially arts and crafts club
