The nursery and Primary 1 classes enjoyed a great sports day together . Races included running with a teddy, balancing a bean bag and pushing a wheelbarrow. Teams were helped and encouraged by Primary 7 helpers.
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Willow Weaving
Primary 7 pupils were very lucky to get the opportunity to find out about willow weaving and have a go.
Linda Lemieux, who lives in the South of England, has been making and selling baskets and other artefacts from Willow and rush.
She came into Gordon Primary and worked with the p7 classes.
She taught the p7s how to make a fish out of a willow frame, with rush woven around it.
She showed us how to gently bend the willow so it didn’t snap.
She also took groups of pupil into the school grounds to search for supplies of willow.
Thank you Linda! It was a fascinating day.
Rememberance Day
On Sunday 8th of November the community of Huntly gathered together to remember the men that sacrificed themselves in all of the wars.
To get the Primary ones involved, the primary sevens and ones walked to war memorial to find out more about it. Mrs McIntosh had brought along some photos to show us about why and how the memorial was built. She told us that they made the memorial in 1922 and finished in 1923. Hundreds of people came to see it being revealed to the public. Names sometimes still get added to it. It was very interesting. Everyone enjoyed it and showed respect. Two of the Primary ones from Miss Gilchrist’s class laid some wreaths that they had made. The whole school also did a two minute silence at 11:00 to show respect for all the soldiers who had fought.
by Ailsa and Amy p7sc
WW2 Day, part 2
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.
A friendly visit
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
2015’s new prefects
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
Gordon Primary Cricket Tournamernt
This year at the Huntly Cricket Pitch eight Aberdeenshire schools competed in a cricket tournament. The schools that competed were Huntly, Drumblade, Clatt, Cairnie, Premney, Forgue, Portsoy but sadly Rhynie couldn’t make it. Each team played at least three games, each being played within five circles that fitted two teams with thirty minute breaks in between. Huntly got to the finals but lost to Drumblade by four runs. It was a great match and certainly a close one. It was a lovely day and everyone had lots of fun.“
By Cameron
Football G.P.S.
Gordon Primary School now has a new football team so we will be blogging about it throughout the year. The coaches are Mister Allardice and Andy Murray (not the tennis player.) We are very exited about having this football team and it now has about 22 players. The football club is from 3:30 – 4:30 in the school field or in the large hall on a Thursday. The football age is P6 and P7. The squad says” We are hoping to win a lot of tournaments.” The squad is training hard. We are learning to dribble, pass, shoot, to have good sportsmanship and other important skills.
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