Category Archives: Languages and Literacy

Friday Assembly

We welcomed everyone back to school after our Christmas Break and talked about some of the things that would be happening this term including learning Scots poems and songs for our Scottish Assembly on 8th February.

We welcomed Ms Elizabeth as class teacher in Primary 6/7 to the team at Deerpark.

We shared plans for a whindust path for our playing field. A copy of which is shared below. All classes have received a copy of this and we are seeking the children’s views on whether we should have the path built and the different ways that it might be used, for example the Daily Mile.

The path would cost between £5000 and £6000 depending on the width.

We would welcome your thoughts. Please comment below or directly to a member of staff at the school.

Please see below for our first ‘Deerpark Stars’of 2019.

Signers of the Week
Ava and Xander

PE Stars
Harry, Shannon , Jenna , David  and Rhys

Numeracy Stars
Tyler,  Blane, Robert, Tyler , James, Hannah, Amber and Cerys.

Literacy Stars
Kerys , Flynn , Jake E , Samir, Lincon, Arminas and Shane.

Star Pupils
Alexander, Kezmyn, Dylan, Mirren, Annie , Taylor, David.

Clean cloakroom, most improved clean classroom and cleanest classroom of the week will be awarded next time.

Well done to everyone for their efforts and achievements this week. We are proud of you all.

We look forward to hearing your views regarding the proposed path. Thanks in advance.

Have a relaxing weekend.

A Snapshot of Term 2 in P5/6

A snapshot from our Christmas Movie afternoon. 🍿

Thanks to those that came in to support us.


Christmas wreath activity with our reading buddies from Primary 2.


We participated in different reading activities today.
The Iron Man group followed some specific ‘remember tos’ when organising the class library. In this task they used skills in teamwork, understanding of genre, alphabetical order andproblem solving.

Midnight Gang worked independently on comprehension skills.

Alfie Onion worked with Mrs Robertson on inference.

Read Write Inc. read for enjoyment and then worked on this week’s sound ‘ir’ with Mrs Robertson.

Some children (from across different groups) worked with Mrs Johnston on reading and grammar.


 

Yesterday we used syringes filled with solid, liquid and gas examples to help us consolidate our understanding of the 3 terms.
We also learned about how the particles in each substance move and react and we learned about the diagrams that a a solid, liquid and gas might be represented by


Today we started learning 9 x table facts.
We learned a range of strategies for remembering the products ofthe multiplication sums. Many of the strategies are to do with the patterns we spotted in the table.
Our fast finisher activities were used to revise a range of tables,not just the 9.
Tomorrow we will consolidate our learning and use what we know in trickier sums.


We went outside on a scavenger hunt. We had to work out the answers to a variety of multiplication and division sums. Each answer corresponded to a different letter. We had to unscramble the letters to make a secret phrase.


We also worked with our reading buddies today on a poppy craft.
Our poppies are now up in the corridor, near the foyer, along with a ‘thank you’ display Miss Wyman organised. Have a look the next time you’re in.


Next week, as part of homework, the children will be asked to read in the ‘craziest’ (whilst remaining safe) places.
Enthusiasm, competitiveness and creativity took over at Loose Parts today when these children started the challenge early! 📖


Today we went out to Loose Parts Play and we were joined by our reading buddies.
Despite having not been out at LLP for a while, we could easy recall the rules of the area and put them into practise outside.
This week we had mud pancakes, a writing den, obstacle courses,digging, climbing, horse riding and rope swings.


Yesterday the class were given a Halloween themed STEM challenge.
They had to work in teams to build a structure out of newspaper, that would hold a pumpkin.
Most of the structures managed to hold the pumpkin for at least 2 seconds.
It was a fun way to spend the last part of the day. 🎃



In spelling today, we were asked to be ‘self managers’ and takeresponsibility for how we wanted to practise our spelling words.
Some of us used slime, some played darts, others wrote lists andsome of us played games.
Lost of creativity, responsibility, effort and fun.


Last week we started looking at multiplication as our focus within numeracy and maths.
Yesterday, we worked on the 4 times table as a main focus and then there were opportunities to practise and/or challenge us too.

At the end of the lesson yesterday, we each created a question.
This morning we used those questions as a warm up for numeracy. This tested our previous learning and also gave us a purpose for writing the questions for our class.
We also self-assessed our work using a traffic light to show Mrs Robertson how we found each question.



Halloween pumpkin challenge with our reading buddies thisafternoon. 🎃


Lovely day out at the Forth Education Centre, learning all aboutbridges.
Team work, problem solving, developing skills for life and, forsome, facing fears during the bridge walk!
Well done all for your effort and behaviour.
(Thanks Scott, for accompanying us on the excursion).


Guy Fawkes Challenge
Well done everyone! Thanks to parents and carers who supported us today and thanks to those that supported by sending in clothes etc. for us to use.
A fun and successful morning. 🔥

Guy Fawkes preparations underway. 🔥

Author Visit – Stuart Reid

The whole school enjoyed Stuart Reid’s very energetic and engaging book reading assembly last week.

Stuart Reid Assembly

They learned a lot about what inspires his stories and about techniques that they can use in their own story writing (onomatopoeia, alliteration, ellipsis, visualisation).
Everyone was engrossed from start to finish.

After the school event, both P5/6 and P6/7 enjoyed workshops lead by Stuart.


He talked to them about how to be successful in writing.
Both classes will hopefully put some of his ideas and suggestions into practise.

 

 

Friday Assembly

Well done to everyone who is actively participating in walk once a week to school. As mentioned previously, we are in third place out of all of the schools in Scotland taking part!

We reminded everyone to enjoy any Halloween celebrations that they are taking part in during the weekend, including the Parent Council Halloween discos tonight, and to keep safe. We also reminded children that they could wear their Halloween costumes on Tuesday next week if they brought something in for the Christmas Hampers.

Several children were awarded their 1 mile certificate for JuniorJog Scotland with Angela Coulter. These sessions take place afterbreakfast club each morning.

Wallace house captains,  gave out Numeracy Star awards. Numeracy Stars for this week are Tyler, Thomas, Zac , Katie, Amber , Kenzie & Lennon

Schaw house captains gave out Literacy Stars for this week. They are Chloe W , Ryan, Rosie, Rachael, Ellie and Luke, Chloe P,
Chloe S and Leah and John, Katy, Jay, Lewis L and Antosia

Star Pupils for this week, awarded by Stewart House Captains, are Aden, Kier , Samir , Lincon, Kerryn , Angel AND Jay .

Makaton Signers of the week are Connor  and Evie . They were presented with their certificates by Bruce house captains.

We said a huge well done and thank you to all of the children and parent helpers for yesterday’s hard work making Guys for the local bonfire night competition. They all look fabulous!

Next week we will be awarded Merit Awards for children who consistently demonstrate our school values – resilience, safety, fun,tolerance, respect, nurture and effort.

Have a happy and safe weekend everyone.