Author: Mr Archibald

P4-7 Primary Teacher, Brydekirk Primary

Rotary Quiz

Reverand Pickles presents the third place certificate.

Last Thursday, the first of March, 4 of our P7s competed in the regional Annan Cluster Heat of the Rotary Quiz, and we did very well.

At half time Brydekirk P7s were in second place, out of 12 school teams, and only behind the leaders by one point. After the final round they were in joint second place with Cummertrees Primary, and a tie breaker ensued. Unfortunately, we were beaten on that question and therefore came a very respectable third place. Well done to the Newington Primary team that won (and good luck for the next round) and also to Cummertrees for making it a good competition for second place. Thanks are also due to the Rotary Club for organising the competition and Elmvale Primary for hosting it.

I think Teri, Hannh, Hamish and Lucy did a great job considering they were the only four available (Callum coudn’t make it!) and that we didn’t know the format of the quiz.

Glogster EDU

We have bought access for a year to Glogster EDU.

Glogster EDU is a site which allows those with access to create fantastic online posters, or glogs as they call them. Here’s one that we have been using in P4-7 to learn the story of Eric Liddell. We used one below to share our Billionaire Boy display. Each glog can display pictures, text, graphics, videos and play sound. Glogs are a creative way for us to share and present our learning experiences and opportunities.

Whilst each pupil in P4-7 has their own login, I too have a login and can see and manage all of the work being created. I can also decide which work should be made public.

Mr Archibald

IXL Maths

We are currently trialling a Maths website with some of our pupils for the next month. Letters have been sent home with an explanation, username and password. Please see the link below or in Useful Links on the right of the page.

http://uk.ixl.com appears to be a fun way to practise Maths, and allows pupils to log in at home or at school. The questions and problems are clearly presented though do allow you, if required, to have parts read out, and if you get them wrong it tries to help you. It also keeps a note of how pupils are doing and rewards them as they progress.

As a teacher I would envisage using this to practise and revise previous topics, in class and potentially at home – though only where access is permitted. In time, I think parents could log in with their child and see how they are doing in the different areas.

If IXL proves to be a hit, for all involved, and not a one night wonder, then we’ll need to look at funding. Watch this space.

Mr Archibald

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Brydekirk Primary – The small school with the big ideas

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Burn’s Day

Some pics, sound and video from the P4-7s’ poetry performance in front of the rest of the school.

Well done to all who took part.

[kml_flashembed movie="http://publicwebsites1.glowscotland.org.uk/HecklegirthPrimaryBlogMedia/Brydekirk/blog/Burn'sDay.swf" width="320" height="240" allowfullscreen="true" /]P4-7 poetry

Here’s a link to their video performances here or below(doesn’t work in Internet Explorer):

http://publicwebsites1.glowscotland.org.uk/HecklegirthPrimaryBlogMedia/Brydekirk/blog/P4-7%20Poetry.mp4

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