Month: December 2015

In Primary 3 we have been looking at Food and Farming this term.  Today we ended our topic by making fruit salads.  We discovered fruits only grew in Scotland at certain times of year so we were interested to discover why they were still available in our shops all year round.  In our fruit salads we had satsumas from Turkey, bananas from Cameroon, grapes from Brazil and apples from Belgium.

Here are some pictures of us busy preparing our treat!

Click on the above link to view the new biking skills Mr.V learned at Carlingwark Outdoor Centre with P7.

Primary 2 and 4 have been learning about shape and decided to work together and share their learning.

‘Primary 4 have been kind enough to let the P2 have a go at their 3D games that they made’ – Alesha (P4)

‘It’s a game that you have to try and get to Santa’s sack by collecting shapes and answering shapes questions’ – Jason (P4)

‘We are doing shape work’ – Asim (P2)

‘We are learning and playing a game about 3D shapes’ – Maria (P2)

 

 

 

Our P7s have just returned from a residential trip to The Carlingwark Centre in Castle Douglas were they did some Hillwalking up Screel (on a very windy day!),  also Orienteering and Mountain biking in Dalbeattie Forest.  The staff at Carlingwark were very impressed with our P7s in all the activities they tackled and I was very proud of the determination, resilience and teamwork that they developed. Everyone learned some new skills and knowledge which hopefully they can build on in the future. Well done P7s!!  Enjoy some photos of our trip.

We have been working on improving our library this past year and although there is still some way to go to get it completely finished we think we have done a good job so far. Everyone has been using the library much more and its a cool place to read and choose books. Thanks to the Parent Council for their help in buying new shelves and adding to our choice of books.

Here’s a look round our new library:

 

We think it’s colourful and inviting. Each class has added something to brighten up the walls and even tell us about books they would recommend.

 

Thank you to everyone who handed in an extreme reading photo. There are some super entries. Yesterday the Library Committee looked at all the entries and chose their winning entries.

We have made a fantastic display with all the entries.

These are the winners chosen by the library committee. All winners received a book token.

 

Mikey P5

Maria P2

 

Callum T P7

Maya P4

 

Well Done!!

It is the time of year when we harvest our willow. We are taking this chance to improve our fences. Dale in Primary 2

has been helping to create a new willow fence. We thank him for helping.

Our book club met this week and we shared our thoughts on our favourite authors.   We also discussed books we would like to read as a group in the future.  We have a notice board set up in the new improved library so please check it for recommendations and any forthcoming events!