School News
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Positive Destinations. We are inviting ex-pupils of the school to either post on our Facebook page or email the School – gw08officecastle@dumgal.gov.uk to tell us about what jobs they have done and any achievements they would like to share. This is to add to our ‘Positive Destinations Wall Display’ to give our current pupils some ideas and information about their future aspirations.
Class news
Primary 1
We have been doing a lot of outdoor play linked to our transport topic.
Ewan – “We’ve got bikes, trikes and scooters.”
Georgie – “We’ve got a garage and I like playing there.”
Alex – “There’s tools to fix the bikes.”
Ceyda – “There’s lots of toy vehicles too.”
Primary 1/2
This week we have been exploring transport from the past. We enjoyed exploring the similarities and differences between old and new vehicles and we sorted them into two groups.
Jayden – “We looked at a steam train.”
Cameron – “The old bike had a big wheel and a small wheel.”
Primary 3a
This week we started our new topic on the Romans. We have also been finishing off our work on dividing and times tables.
Primary 3b
We designed and made our own magnetic games and presented them to the class.
Anna and Yvie have started piano lessons. Ellie-Jay can ride her electric scooter.
Jessica, Erin, Anna, Summer, Barney, Reece and Lucy were chosen for the NYCOS choir.
Primary 4
We have been enjoying learning about the skeleton this week!
We can now name lots of the bones in the body and made some lovely skeletons out of natural materials from our playground outside.
Well done to Lotti, Ellie and Lois for trying their hardest at their ballet exam this week!
Primary 5
Primary 5 travelled to Edinburgh on Wednesday to explore more history at the time of Mary Queen of Scots. We had a very interesting tour of Holyrood Palace which also included a costume workshop. There were lots of challenges to look out including looking for royal symbols and working out what items such as the fire screen and chamber pot were used for. After lunch we went a walk up part of the Royal Mile to look for more evidence. There lots of clues on street names and we found where John Knox is supposed to be buried. We couldn’t get in to see Mary’s last letter which she wrote the night before she was executed but we did get a replica letter. Our last visit was a quick look at a replica of Mary’s coffin which is the National Museum of Scotland.
Primary 6
We have learned about the moon’s phases.
We have also learned about Galileo and his theories about space/solar system and a little about the planets and we can order them from the sun.
We have been doing long multiplication in Maths as well as the Fibonacci sequence.
In ICT we researched Galileo and wrote a biography for literacy.
Callie got a star gymnast certificate.
Chloe completed her ballet exam.
Primary 7
P7 pupils have enjoyed visiting CDHS this week for a health and wellbeing transition day. Lots of the pupils made new friends form other schools. We have continued with our new topic WW2. We have been focusing on evacuation. In Maths we have been working on time – looking at tricky times-tables and 24 hour time. A reminder that pupils have a talk to prepare at home for May 22nd.
Reminders for Next Week
P1 – Thursday 18th Topic Homework due in. Thursday 25th “The Mighty Mile”, dress sporty/bringing bike and scooter with all the appropriate safety gear.
P1/2 – Our assembly is on the 19th May at 9:15am – please practise words at home. We are very excited about it!
P3a are visiting the book fair on Friday 19th May.
P6 – Operation Safety Tuesday 16th May. Need to be at school for 8:45am. Remember packed lunch, wear school uniform and trainers.
