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A lot of Primary 3s saw the Firework display at Agnew Park on Sunday night. This lead into a discussion about keeping safe when near them as well as the noise they make and what they look like. Then Mrs Sweetin asked the boys and girls to explore painting fireworks using glue, salt and paint. The results were a burst of colour of our walls. After that the children wrote haikus to go along with their poems. These are short poems with 3 lines. The first and last line have 5 syllables and the middle line has 7 syllables. What a great effort and result from all the children in class.

After a group interview and doing a speech in front of their houses, the boys and girls in P7 have been given their house captain roles. Each have a role and responsibility for their house.

Primary 1 had a great time taking part in Hallowe’en activities.

Primary 4/5 are taking part in The Spring Bulb Project, where they will plant and look after a daffodil and crocus bulb throughout the year. This week we planted our own bulbs as well as four mystery bulbs that we will have to research what they are once they have flowered.  We have also planted twenty daffodil bulbs in the ground in the playground to look after too.

The children will have to water and monitor their own bulbs recording when they flower. We will also be recording the weather; temperature and rainfall from November through to March.

We are doing this experiment to collect data for The Eden Trust and the National Museum of Wales to understand how climate change is affecting our planet. Spring flowers are very sensitive to temperature change which is why we are using these types of flowers.

We will keep you updated on the progress of our bulbs!

P3/4 have had great fun in the open area this week creating their own creatures out of playdough! They had to give their creature a name and list its habitat, diet and any special powers. This work followed on from Halloween where children enjoyed exploring the ‘Witch’s Cavern’, creating their own recipes and potions.

In art this week, we have been focusing on observational drawing of autumn leaves. We explored how water colour paints can be used to blend colours. The finished pictures look fantastic!

We have been working hard in class on the spelling of common words. The children have investigated the spelling of these through a variety of activities. They particularly enjoyed using the chalk pens, magnetic boards and sensory approaches to spelling. Keep up the good work at home too!