To help Miss Anderson get to know everyone in the class, we created self-portraits, which we split in half.  Half of our face was a true likeness and the other half contained things that we like.  This helped Miss Anderson learn more about us.

As part of our work in Literacy Evolve, we have been reading ‘Christophe’s Story.’  A book about a boy who had to flee war in Rwanda and came to England.  We discussed the United Nations Conventions of the Rights of the Child and linked these to parts of the story.  We chose an article to look at and we identified where Christophe’s rights were or were not being met in the story.  This was very though-provoking in understanding that not all children across the glob have access to their rights.

Primary 5 – Term One

As part of our Rights Respecting Schools and Outdoor Learning we went out into the playground with our chalk.  We had to draw around our partner’s outline and make sure we put our name to it.  Then we had to go around everybody’s and identify the positive qualities they have.  We wrote these inside the body outline.  It was nice to look at all the nice things people said about us.

Primary 5 have been really busy setting up our learning environment and creating our class charter.  Pupils chose a ‘Minions’ theme and we had a lot of discussion about what rights were most important to us and how pupils and staff will work together to make sure all of P5 are accessing these rights.

P5 Newsletter – Term 4

P5 Newsletter – Term 4

In class with Miss McMinn P5 have been working in groups to create a stop-motion animation.  We used an app on the i-pad to do this.  Have a look below and watch some of our wonderful work.

P5 have really enjoyed having Golf over the last few weeks.  We practised putting, chipping and pitching skills and made lots of progress.

Evan wont the title of ‘Top scorer’ for P5 in our last week.

Primary 5 recently went to the Robert Burns Centre to take part in a ‘Remembering Rabbie’ workshop.  This included learning about Burns’ life in Dumfries, visiting Burns House and finishing the day with a walk to the Mausoleum to lay a wreath – as our visit coincided with Burn’s birthday – 25th January.

During the day we were listening about his life, told to us by his friend John Syme as well as Jessie Lewars who was a family friend and nursed Robert Burns in his final months.

We sang songs, learned some Scot’s language and also acted out the well known poem – Tam O’ Shanter.

This is some of us acting out Tam O’ Shanter.  Abigail Reilly played the part of Kate, Tam’s wife.  Abigail Ross played the part of Tam.  Callan played the part of Tam’s friend Soutar Johnnie.  Olly played the part of the deil (devil).  Connor played the part of Nannie (Cutty-sark).

Soutar Johnnie and Tam O’ Shanter were at the bar and Tam stayed too long – Joe M

Tam O’ Shanter shouted out ‘Weel done, Cutty-sark!’ Nannie began to chase Tam on his horse, Meg. He knew if he crossed the bridge then the witch wouldn’t be able to chase after him.  But, Nannie managed to catch Meg’s tail and pulled it off – Callan

My favourite part of the story was Callan (aka Soutar Johnnie) drinking beer in the bar – Evan

Here we are at Burn’s House.

We got to see Robert Burns’ kitchen and how they made their washing smell better whilst washing it using water from the River Nith.  They would use dried rose petals. – Abigail Ross

There were seven knitted dolls around Burns’ House to represent the seven children who lived there – Abbie

In one of the rooms upstairs, which Burns called his ‘closet’ where he wrote many of his songs and poems, Burns scratched his signature onto a pane of glass in the window. – Joe A

The family would cut up old tea-towels and fabric and tie it together to make a rug – Thea

Finally we visited the Mausoleum.

Inside the Mausoleum we looked around to find the mouse from the poem ‘To a Mouse.’ We managed to find it!  Will

While we were in St. Michael’s churchyard and at the Mausoleum there were photographers and videographers taking pictures and videos of them.  This was because our visit was on Burns Day.  Noel

Just before we went to the Mausoleum, we were looking out for grave stones with a blue plaque on them.  This showed us that these people had been friends of Burns.  Jessica

We enjoyed our day out of school.