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Class news
P1
This week Mrs Bathgate has been teaching us lots of different things in French. Georgie said,” We listened to the three little pigs in French”. Eli R said, “We know the colours in French too”.
We also took part in a blubber experiment and have learned that Polar animals have layers of blubber to help keep them warm.
P1/2
We have been learning the ‘oo’ sound this week and have been making and reading lots of words and sentences. We have been exploring simple symmetry and making symmetrical pictures in different ways. We have enjoyed learning about people who live in cold places and finding out about their houses, clothes and hobbies. We have been learning ‘The Wee Rid Motor’ as our Scots poem and have also learned some new Scottish words.
P2a
We have been learning our poem ‘The Elephant’ by J K Annand. McKenzie said,” I thought the poem was funny”. Charlotte said,” I liked learning about the Scottish words” and Ollie said,” I liked doing the actions because they helped me think of the words”. Kianna said,” I thought the elephant eating was funny”.
P2b
We are very proud of the clay owls we made with Mrs. Harris. We made a collage crocodile to go with our Scots poem too. In spelling we were learning about crosswords.
P3a
This week we have been spending time learning our Scots poem and doing the artwork to go with it. For this we all brought our favourite teddy bears into draw. We have also been learning about Scotland’s famous landmarks.
Cullen and Oscar have been learning patterns in Taekwondo. Milly has learned how to play the scale on her chanter with both hands. Well done!
P3b
We have been learning to give change from 20p, £1 and £5 and estimating the weight of objects 1kg and 1/2kg.
Our topic work is now food and farming. We recognise whether our food is from a plant or an animal. We drew fantastic Highland Cows using chalk pastels.
Kerys swam to the deep end in her swimming. Reece has done so well in gymnastics she has moved to the mini club. Ellie-Jay can ride her electric scooter.
We are visiting the Mart on Thursday to see a Bull demonstration.
P4
We have worked very hard this week on learning our Scot’s poem. We have also really enjoyed doing some joint research with P4/5 on Scottish animals.
P5
Orienteering – Dalbeattie Forest
“We learned how to set a map before you leave” – Cameron
“The race at the end was fun and fast.” – Katie
We learned how to stay safe and how to use the whistle safely.
“Me and Rory L found it funny that our first point we went to we got lost.” – Ollie
We learnt how to serve in Badminton with P5/6.
P5/6
We’ve had a really busy week!
On Tuesday with Mrs Johnston in PE we worked on our gymnastic sequences. We all worked hard to improve. On Wednesday P5 went orienteering to Dalbeattie Woods. We built on the map reading skills that we developed when we went to Loch Trool last term.
Primary 6’s made dancing kilts whilst P5 were orienteering very well done to those who have achieved silver and bronze awards. We’re proud of you!
We’re still on the lookout for old shirts to be used when we are painting. They would be greatly appreciated.
P6
We have been learning how to cope with our emotions through mindfulness meditation.
We have completed art for our Scottish poem.
We had a badminton session with Jason and Fraser.
We have been reading the Street Child and learning more about Victorian life – especially within the work house.
We took part in a Scottish poetry competition.
P6/7
Lots of Scots work – poems, art and writing.
PE – Circuit training developing fitness.
ICT – PowerPoints of most famous faces in World War 2.
Maths – Completed money unit and used Sumdog for assessments. Great job!
P7
This week we have been very busy in P7. We had a visit from Smoking Matters where we learned all about the risks associated with smoking. We looked at some of the chemicals which are found in cigarettes in class – Yuk!
We also had a fun badminton session with Active schools on Wednesday.
We have also worked really hard to recite our Scots poem this week – ‘The Storm’ from Tam O Shanter by Robert Burns. We created super artwork to illustrate the poem too.
Reminders for Next Week
School photographs are being done on Wednesday 8th February.
P1- Friday 10th Feb Igloo Challenge to be handed in. We are looking forward to seeing everyone’s creations.
P2b- Individual & Family photos are being taken on Wednesday. Remember P.E kits on Monday too!
P6 – Kingswood initial deposit is due.
P6/7 – Photograph slips to be returned. National Sumdog Competition has begun. Please go online if you have the chance.
Safer Internet Day – 7th February
Download information for Parents and Carers
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