On Thursday 6th October P7 went to visit DGOne in order to participate in Operation Safety.

We visited lots of activities which were connected with the emergency services. – Ria

At the ‘Fire’ station we had to throw a pretend rocket and whichever card it landed on we had to decide whether we could burn it on a bonfire or not.

In one of the activities we went into a room and saw a body lying on the floor. We had to decide how to respond in this situation. We learnt how to place someone in the recovery position. – Leah

At the water safety station we got to see how the fire service dress when they are going to save someone. We learnt what we should do when someone is drowning in the water. – Ava

When visiting Scottish Power we had to figure out how to stay safe around electricity.- Corrie

At the police activity we talked about online safety and made a video about how to stay safe online.- Aila

Next we visited the Youth Work station where we were talking about who our role models were and why. – Grace

I thought that Operation Safety was fun and we learned a lot. – Kacey.

We developed our teamwork and communication skills while we were at Operation Safety.- Skye

This term Primary 7 have been working on Technologies during skills academy.  We focussed on engineering and design briefs.

During the first week we created a Powerpoint based on all the different disciplines. We worked in groups to do this. -Jaiden.

In week 2 we needed to create a carriage to travel down a zip line. The teacher told us what we could use.  I found this challenge fun and our carriage didn’t work but if we had another chance we would know how to fix it. – CJ

During week 3 we had to make a logo for our Ferris wheel by finding a picture and adding the text we wanted on it. We developed our graphic design skills. – Moaz

We were put into groups to make a ferris wheel out of cardboard and other materials. The Ferris wheel had to stand, spin and carry passengers. I enjoyed this STEM challenge and it was fun watching other groups. During this I developed my creativity, communication and problem solving skills.- Reuben

On Monday 3rd October P7 visited Dumfries High School to take part in Play In  A Day!

The topic we were learning about was social media and what could go wrong on social media. – Iona

At Play In A Day we developed our drama skills by scripting and acting out a play about the dangers of social media.- Reuben

Some of the pupils at DHS took little groups to help us make up a dance for the rap which we learned. _ Lacey

We used our acting skills to create a play in little groups.- Kacey.

We each got to go in a little group and act out situations which could happen on an online platform. – Aila

We all got to act the play out in front of some of our parents. We all really enjoyed it!- Moaz

At Play In A Day I thought it was really fun when we were acting it out but it was also a little nerve-wracking. _ Ella

We participated in lots of fun games such as Eastenders and Zip Zap.- Jaiden

Before lunch we went outside to play some sports with the Sports Ambassadors. We played rounders and ultimate frizbee. – Wilson

At the end of the day we were all pleased with ourselves for performing in front of our parents. – Skye

As part of Maths Week Scotland we had a visit from the Maths Roadshow. We visited different stations around the room solving different kinds of maths puzzles. – Lucy

We had to use our problem solving skills to put the puzzles together and work them out with a partner. – Sonny

I thought it was a great opportunity to be able to take part in this and most people really enjoyed it. _ Lyla

It was a fantastic experience. Some of the puzzles were really challenging and some of them were easier to solve. – Corey

It was really fun and we got to develop lots of different problem solving strategies.- Corrie

Primary 7 have made a great start to this school year.

Everyone is looking very smart and we are all eager to learn!

Leah and Reuben were voted in as our Pupil Councillor and Vice Pupil Councillor for this year.

We showed the P1s how to use the playground toys properly.  We played games with little groups of children and gave them ideas on what they could do. We developed our creativity, leadership and team-player skills. We felt good doing this. -Isla

During the open afternoon there were several different stations for people to complete different challenges. Some of the activities were building a bridge using cardboard and Make Do materials, transferring water along a straw pipeline, programming the Botleys and coding the MicroBits. We developed our designing and creativity skills. It was a really fun afternoon. -Arran

During the first couple of weeks we got to know one another. We complimented each other’s strengths and got to find out al about each other.  We set targets for the year ahead and at home we created a poster to share important information about ourselves. We developed our creativity, caring and communication skills. The first couple of weeks helped us feel comfortable in class.- Shubhra.

We have been completing a variety of different pieces of writing. We created a Recipe for the Perfect Summer which consisted of everything we did during the summer. We also wrote about what our Perfect Classroom would be like and we researched the life of Queen Elizabeth II in order to write a biography.  We developed our creativity, research and writing skills. The writing has been fun. – Grace

In P.E we have been learning different sports. We have learnt to play disc golf, chicken hero and football. Everyone shared their thoughts and ideas on the new games. We developed our teamwork and leadership skills. It was really fun learning new games. -Kallan

In skills academy we learnt all about the different types of engineering. We had to design our own way of transporting an egg down a zip line using only certain materials.  We had to test our design and then adjust our design. We developed our team player and creativity skills. It was a good experience. – Leah

Primary 6 Newsletter term 1 2022-2023

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P7 Newsletter – Term 1

On  Tuesday 28th June 2022 Heathhall Primary School were awarded their Digital Schools Award!

Digital Schools Awards is a national awards scheme to promote, recognise and encourage a whole school approach to the use of digital technology in schools. Schools that successfully complete the programme receive a nationally recognised award by Education Scotland.

In order to achieve this award the school has worked very hard at incorporating Digital technologies across all areas of the curriculum. During the validation interview it was commented that ‘Digital technologies are used to enhance and extend learning experiences and to foster independent learning within and beyond the school.’ It was noted that Young Digital Leaders were able to enhance pupil and staff confidence and that the school worked well at enhancing digital communication with parents and the wider community.

While working towards the award the Young Digital Leaders at Heathhall have developed their digital literacy skills and have shared this with other pupils and teachers across the school. They have developed their knowledge and understanding of different software used throughout the school and have enjoyed experimenting with new resources which have been acquired.

Heathhall Young Digital Leaders

Heathhall Primary School gives children in the Upper School a chance to become Young Digital Leaders.

As Young Digital Leaders we are here to help children and teachers learn more about technology. We teach a wide range of skills in ICT.

To be a Young Digital Leader, we must complete an application form on why we would like to be a Digital Leader, what experience we have had before with computers that would make us a good Digital Leader and strengths and skills we have that can help us in this job. After a discussion with our teachers, we vote for who we believe should be the Young Digital Leaders for the year.

The Young Digital Leaders attend an after-school club with Mrs Brown to learn new skills and work with new resources. This can range from Scratch, all the way up to various Microsoft applications and computer robots such as Botleys and Move Minis.  The Young Digital Leaders then prepare lessons and take the place of the teacher to teach the class a new skill. They are then able to work alongside teachers to develop everyone’s skills.

Our aim is to help people get better and enjoy ICT as much as we do.

-Alex Leed and Tyree Dyson

P7 Young Digital Leaders

This afternoon the whole school joined together to enjoy watching Heathhall’s Got Talent!

It was a fantastic afternoon with lots of talent on show from dancing to baton twirling to gymnastics to comedy to singing and playing musical instruments.

It was great to see everyone performing so confidently. A big well done to the House Captains for organising the show!

The judges had a very hard task to decide the winner!

Eventually it was decided that the runner up was Ezmae in P2 with her dance routine!

And the winner was Piper in P5 with her baton twirling!!!

A HUGE WELL DONE to everyone who took part!