WW2 Day, part 2

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Primary 7 had a fascinating day when Mr Robertson from Aberdeenshire Rural Studies came to visit.

They found out about how Aberdeen was affected during WW2. After watching a film clip and seeing photos of buildings in Aberdeen that had been bombed, they split into groups to find out more about aspects of life during WW2.

By looking at documents and artifacts from the war pupils found out about many aspects of life in Aberdeen during the war. These included Anderson Shelters, the role of women, gas attacks, rationing and school. Pupils enjoyed trying on the wardens helmets and looking at the ration books.

It was an extremely interesting day.

 

The Global Group

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As the schools Fairtrade Council we have decided that we could help a wider range of people and animals that need us. Therefore we are now called the Global Group.

The Fairtrade shop Elternatives have requested that people should collect post stamps, so we decided to help. We have already put a letter out to parents and carers, your donations so far have meant that we have collected an entire box full of stamps that have been given to Elternatives, but more are needed.

You can help by collecting stamps and putting them in a box outside the head teachers office. All stamps will go to Elternatives and will get sent away. They are sending them on to Shared Earth, who will be sending the money from the stamps to Nepal.

We appreciate the donations so far and please keep them coming! Thank you!

By Lauren and Alexandrea. 7SC

Nursery News

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The nursery have been learning about bonfire night and how to be safe.  They were giving us tips on how to stay safe.  For example:  only adults should let off fireworks.

Amy says ” You need to use a torch.”

Ella then said ” Because it’s very dark.”

On the 3rd of November a dentist from child smile came to talk to them about brushing their teeth.  They gave us lots of advice on brushing our teeth.

Their next topic is about boxes and they would love it if some people brought some in for them.

by Ailsa and Amy from p7sc

Mark Beaumont’s visit

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On Friday 30th of October Mark Beaumont, a famous cyclist, visited our school. He was telling us about his great adventures around the world.

Mark cycled around the world completely solo, it took 194 days. He went to some of the most dangerous, war-torn countries like Iraq, the boarders of Afghanistan, Ukraine etc… He also cycled round some of the most beautiful countries to like India, France, America, South America and more.

He also mentioned the STV Scottish appeal where they made him swim and  run through Scotland, two things he wasn’t very good at.

He also holds a Guinness World Record for going right from the top of Africa to the bottom. It took him 41 days, 10 hours and 22 minutes.

He also did  a speech which basically said, ” If you set your mind to it you can do anything” which I thought was very nice

-Libby

A friendly visit

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Recently Ms Lenz, a visitor to Huntly and Scotland, has been teaching us some German. When we interviewed her we asked her these questions:

Why are you here?

I am training to be a teacher

What is Germany like?

Germany is almost the same as Scotland but it is warmer and less green

What do you think of Scotland and Gordon Primary?

I love Scotland and Gordon primary and to be honest I don’t want to go back to Germany

How do Scottish schools and German schools compare?

The school hours are different and you don’t get marks in primary school in Scotland, but you do in Germany. In primary school in Germany you don’t have to wear school uniform, but in Germany you only have to go to school for four years and not seven, and in Scotland you start school at age four to six.

Was it hard learning English?

At the beginning it was hard learning English because of all the vocabulary that you have and we don’t in Germany.

What are your plans for the future?

In the future I would like to be a teacher in either Germany teaching English or in Scotland teaching German.

Have you learnt anything new from Scotland?

I have learnt a lot about the language, the people and the culture in Scotland.

We have enjoyed having Ms Lenz at our school and wish her all the best for her career as a language teacher. It will be shame for us to see her go but a great start for her and we hope for us to have taught her something that she can take back to Germany with her. Thank you Ms Lenz!

By Anneli, Emily and Katie. P7 SC

Gordon Primary Swimming Lessons

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At Gordon Primary there have been free swimming lessons for Primary 4-7.

This year and previous years Primary 4-7 have been getting swimming lessons at Huntly swimming pool and fitness suite. The swimming will go on for ten week and is a good way for children to learn how to swim or improve their skills. What they’ve been learning to do ranges from front crawl to the butterfly stroke and a little bit of  fun time at the end of the session.

By Cameron and John

Learning Council

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The Learning Council is a council for children at Gordon Primary to debate about important things could improve the school.Recently we had a vote of whether the primary 4 should be with the older children or the younger children in the school disco coming up soon.

Meetings are held in a variety of places, such as the I.C.T suite, Mrs Macintosh’s room and shorter meetings are held in the big hall just after Assembly. T

Last year the learning council had an encounter with Dennis Robertson and some time later we went to the Scottish Parliament and saw two other MSPs. We also went to see a debate in the parliament.

Soon there will be an election of new class representatives at the end of term 1. Primary 7 probably won’t be allowed as they would have a very limited time being part of the Learning council.

We have our own school motto “Everyone has a voice,” That means everyone can talk and express themselves without being embarrassed and that the council will represent the views of everyone.

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Nursery Treasure Hunt

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This is one of the pirate hats that the nursery pupils found

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On the 25th of September the nursery pupils went on a trip to the school woods.  To get there they walked across the zebra crossing and into the playground where they ventured into to the woods. IMG_0006

Joshua said,”I found a sparkly necklace in the woods.”

“There was a lot of pine cones in the woods, that we found.”said Riley

On the nurserys treasure hunt they found lots treasure like a belt, a pirate hat, a bag, clothes and gold.

2015’s new prefects

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We spoke to some of the new prefects to find out how they are feeling.

Maddy says : I really enjoy being a prefect, I love helping the younger ones and the school.

Sophie says : I love being a prefect and it lives up to my expectations .

The new prefects applied at the end of p6 and got picked at the start of p7 . They found out that everyone got chosen !

Prefects can be recognised by their badge, a prefect does lots of jobs such as helping in the p1 area, letting kids go in the lunch hall and etc.

I think this year the prefects will be as successful as last year and the younger stages will be happy with their service.

by Scarlett and Sophie

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New staff

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Mr Allardice has came to teach at Gordon Primary and he is teaching P.E and we asked him some questions.

Do you like teaching? answer “Yes  I do like teaching at Gordon primary. This is the school which I attended so I like the fact I can teach pupils and have fun with them at the same place I was from.”

Do you like being a P.E teacher? answer” I do like being a pe teacher because  I love sport. Why did you become a teacher?  answer   “Well I  wanted to be a P.E teacher  because I enjoyed it at school,I  love sport and my dad was also a P.E. teacher and he is my role model.”

What schools have you worked in?” answer  “I taught at Inverurie Academy before I came here”.

By Tyler ,Aaron,

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