Newsletter term 3 2024-2025

Primary 6 has been learning all about perimeter and using the formula 2 x (l+b) to calculate. We then took our learning outdoors and measured the perimeter of certain parts of the playground.

A huge congratulations to Abbie Brolls in P7 who represented Heathhall in the Scottish Schools National Swimming Championships. She took part in the 50m Freestyle event and came home with the GOLD MEDAL!
Fantastic achievement Abbie, we are all so proud of you!

As part of Mental Health Week 2025, P7R have been learning all about this years theme ‘Know yourself, grow yourself.’

We discussed that by being self-aware, people can better understand and manage their feelings and overcome any challenges they face.

We made coping strategy wheels that we can use inside and outside of class to help regulate our emotions.

We also took part in some Mental Health Week yoga.

To conclude Mental Health Week, P5-7 organised a games afternoon for members of the community. We all played a selection of games and enjoyed some great conversations!

P7 Pupils had a visit from Briony from Sustrans who spoke to us about air quality. We learnt about air pollution and what we can do to make the air we breathe cleaner.

We then headed out on a lichen hunt to the front and back of the school. We investigated the different types of lichen and came to the conclusion that the air is cleaner in the playground as opposed to the front of the school.

Ask us about the different types of lichen and what they mean!

Primary 5-7 organised a community afternoon where members of our local community came in to play traditional games. The games that were played were:

Snakes and Ladders

Dominoes

Beetle Drive

Bingo

All the pupils had fun playing these games with people who attended. A special mention goes to Olly R who ‘called’ the Bingo all afternoon.

Jaimee P6 said “I enjoyed playing games”.

Rocco (P6) said, “I enjoyed playing games. My favourite game was  the beetle drive”.

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Please see attached Nursery newsletter and planning

This week, P5/6 have been exploring and investigating their five senses. The class approached this challenge as a science experiment. They discussed what was needed for their experiment, what their predictions would be, and reviewed the method for how they would conduct their experiment. Each child took great care in recording their results and writing about how they felt the experiment had gone. Many were shocked to find that their predictions were mostly incorrect. This then led to a discussion about what happens when one sense is removed.

Check out the link below to view some fantastic photos from their experiment! This is a great opportunity for you to discuss this exciting activity with your child and inspire them to try it at home!

Senses Experiments

Please see the attached link to view the photos that have been taken over these first few weeks. Activities we have explored so far include outdoor learning for numeracy and IDL, we have been outside to investigate our senses and what happens to the body when each child does not have full use of all five senses, and the class has participated in the smoothie bike.

First 3 weeks

Welcome Back!

I hope everyone had a delightful break from school. Here in P5/6, we are looking forward to a term filled with active and outdoor learning to support all types of learners in our diverse classroom. Please find attached our Class Term 3 Newsletter.

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