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

Have a look at some of the work we have been doing with Mr Sharp in PE. 

We were working on basketball skills. 

A class charter tells you your rights – Harris.
It reminds you of your responsibilities – Oliver.

We had a discussion about having rights and being nice – Jordan.
We looked at the rights that we have and we picked out some rights that would make a better class – Murray.

We decided that in our class we want to the right to…

“be safe”
“share our opinion”
“learn”
“be listened to”
“have friends”

Our responsibilities are:

“listen to everyone”
“be fair”
“be respectful”
“be careful”
“achieve”
“be responsible”
“try our best”

As part of Maths Week Scotland, we have been doing problem solving and puzzles. We really had to think about known strategies to solve the problems. We worked in twos’ which helped us ‘bounce’ ideas off one another. Have a look at some of our puzzles.

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

In PE with Mr Sharp, we have been learning skills in basketball. We worked in groups to learn new skills. Leah took some photos during the lesson. Here are some photographs to share with you.

Last week, we had a visit from Andrew Hay, one of our local Community Safety Officers.  He talked to us about playing our part to keep the community tidy and safe.   This involves recycling our rubbish, picking up our dog’s poo, not dropping litter and being respectful to each other within the community.

We also had a visit from Laura, the Gull Officer.  She told us about the 5 different breeds of gulls and that we should never feed them.

Primary 6 have been learning to work within a budget. Pupils were split into groups and given a budget of £5.00. Within their group, they had to work out if anyone had food intolerances and dislikes. They then had to use websites to price the best option for fruit to make a fruit kebab.

Have a look at us hard at work.

Primary 6 pupils have been curling at the Icebowl. We had fun during our  taster sessions. Here are some photographs of use hard at work learning the ropes to the sport curling.