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!

This week Primary 4/5 have begun archery and will continue for the next few weeks. This week they learnt how to load their bow and shoot; they had lots of fun trying to hit the target. More pictures will come in the following weeks.

As part of the class’s Hallowe’en activities there was an opportunity to Dunk for Apples. They enjoyed taking part.

Primary 4/5 are trying new and exciting ways to learn Numeracy. This week we took part in a decoding activity that included finding clues hidden around the classroom. We were trying to exercise our mental maths skills and increase our speed. We had to embody Co-Co Co-Operate during this task, making sure everyone took part and all ideas were heard.

We all enjoyed learning maths this way and hope to do more activities like this.

The Scottish Sun are running a free books for nurseries campaign.  Could we ask anyone who purchases the Scottish Sun to keep the tokens. If successful we will receive a bumper pack of 35 books. 

Tokens will be in the paper from the 11th of November to the 15th of December.

The boys and girls in P4, 5, 6 & 7 enjoyed their Monster Bash on Wednesday night.  Lots of dancing and party games were enjoyed by all.

What a great night all the boys and girls had at their Monster Bash. Full of scary costumes, great dancing and party games organised by the P7s. Below are a few of the photos taken of our night.

Primary 5/6 have been learning to develop their coding skills using a program called Scratch.  They have had fun following instructions to create a Ghostbuster game and soon will be able to explore this further at home and perhaps make their own.

This week we were exploring Hallowe’en through art and technology. We looked at Co-Co Co-Operate and Curious Q while taking part in the tasks.  We explored mixing different shades of the one colour, building towers to hold an apple, spooky symmetry and making skeletons from loose parts. We even managed to Dook for apples as well.  Lots of fun was had by all.