Primary 1  have been very busy this term, look what they have been doing.

Literacy – We have been learning Tricky Words. We learn Tricky words so that we can read books, instructions, our words for the school show and stories people have written. We have also been learning sounds. They help us to read too. We are learning to blend sounds together to make words. We have been working really hard using our sounds and Tricky Words to write sentences. We have been doing News writing on a Monday morning and we have also written a letter to Santa.

Numeracy – We have been practising counting. We are trying to count up to big numbers and also count backwards too. We are learning how to write the numbers correctly. We have also been looking at ordering numbers. With Mrs Sim we have been learning all about patterns and shape.

HWB – We have been learning all about keeping safe this term. We talked about bonfire/fireworks safety, staying safe at Halloween whilst our guising and also staying safe at night now that it is getting dark. We know that we should use reflectors, hi-vis or bright colourful clothes if we go out in the dark so that we can be seen.

PE – Mr Sharp has been teaching us Gymnastics. We learnt different types of rolls such as pencil rolls, log rolls and forwards rolls. We also worked on our balance. We started by balancing on the mats and then we tried balancing on the equipment. We had to make sure we were able to jump and land safely. You always land on your feet and bend your keens.  

IDL – Our topic this term has been ‘Christmas in the Past’. We had to do a research project where we speak to a grown-up and ask them about what Christmas was like when they were little. We were looking at all the different types of evidence we could use for our projects. Some types of evidence we used were: photos, stories, artefacts and the internet.

ICT – We have been working really hard to learn how to log in to the school computers. With Miss Renwick’s help we can type in our username and password, which is really tricky. We have also been learning how to turn the computers on and off properly. We have been practising using the mouse and track pads to draw pictures and we even had a go at writing our names.

Expressive Arts – We have done lots of art this term. We made fireworks pictures using lots of different materials and techniques. We also tried ‘Pointillism’ to make Pudsey pictures for Children in Need using cotton buds. Pointillism art is when you make a picture using lots and lots of dots. It took us ages!

Christmas Show – We have been doing lots of singing for our show. We have had to learn FOUR SONGS!!! We have had great fun making our costumes. Lots of us have been practising our speaking parts too. We have been learning how to use a microphone to make sure everyone can hear us

P6/7 have been really busy this term. Here are some things they have been doing.

In Literacy they have been focusing on creating a question from a text and linking feelings in a text to how they have felt before.

In Numeracy they have been working with negative numbers and also calculating speed, distance and time into international time differences.  They have also been looking at different strategies for adding, subtracting, dividing and multiplying in mental maths.

In IDL P6/7 have been carrying out work on Scottish landscapes, focusing on identifying features and how they are formed. They have also been looking at festivals of light.

In Health and Wellbeing they have been busy. In P.E pupils have been doing gymnastics and dancing. They have been working on included in SHANNARI. They made Mental Health Leaflets.

In Drama they have been writing scripts and performing these.

In French they have been focussing on pets.

In Spanish they have been focussing on numbers to 31 and descriptions of people in 1st person.

 Christmas the nursery are making some starry night  pictures and thinking  about what that makes them feel  like.   This starry night picture is made by Reuben!      

They also made some beautiful snow man cards!

The nursery have also been making a new  arrival he’s  called Snowy the snow man. They are nearly finished the bottom part of him! Watch out for his surprise appearance…?!?!?

Every day in December the children  get to open a door and get a surprise from the tree !!!! 

They have also been getting Christmas stories! 

The nursery have also been doing a reverse advent calendar   where you have to bring in cans of food or things that won’t go out of date  quickly!! They will give it to Heathhall community centre!!!

                                               HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!! 

P1 do news writing every week. One week they have help from an adult then the next week they have to try to do it themselves. Here is an example.

On Monday the 3rd December after lunch we watched the Robbin  Hood Pantomime by M&M Productions. Everyone really enjoyed it, Mrs Scott and Mrs Linn even went up and danced with Robbin Hood.

On Monday the 3rd of December the whole school had a Christmas themed disco. The disco was split into two groups. From 5:30 – 6:15pm the Primary 1-3 had their disco and the Primary 4-7’s Disco was 6:30 – 7:30pm. At the disco there was a little shop which sold crisps. There were onion rings, space raiders, ready salted walkers and some extra cheesy transformers that all varied in price. At the party we played Party games.

The first game we played was Santa and Reindeer. Basically what you had to do was find a partner and the Santa would sit on top of the reindeer. This was really fun but you had to stay as still as possible.

The Primary 4-7 winners were Leah and Jena and one of the winners from the lower school was Iona. The next game was Musical corners. The winner from the upper school was Chelsea and from the lower school was Kyran. The last game was Musical Statues and the winner from the lower school was Joe.

We all had some drinks and had a really good time.

Thank you to the Parent Council for this amazing party that you arranged.

P5/6 have been doing PowerPoint presentations about festivals of light such as, Hanukkah, Diwali, Advent, Holi and other light festivals. They peer assessed each other’s talk against the success criteria. They all felt like they had developed a greater understanding about the importance of light to these festivals. Here are some photos of P5/6 doing their presentations:

This was the second week we used FAR Certificates at assembly. The winner for the wrist bands was Acheiving which is red. Here are the winners and who got the wrist bands:

Pupil                                                                                       Teacher:

         Wrist band winners:

On the 9th of November Primary 7 went to the Heathhall Aviation Museum. They went to the Aviation Museum to show their respects to the people that fought in the war for them. These people they remembered could of fought in World War 1 or 2 and also any kind of war or fight. They risked their lives for us so we had to remember them and show our respect for what they did for us ALL !!!

When the Primary 7s arrived they were piped to the Memorial Gardens to lay the wreaths and to do the 2 minute silence. Before they did the silence a man gave a little speech. Soon after it had turned 11o’clock. The reason they did the silence at 11 is because it is said that the war ended on the 11th day of the 11th month at the 11th hour. When the silence took place all of the people put their heads down and remembered about the people who fought in the war, also loved ones who are having a hard time or someone who has passed away and meant a lot to them.

Once the two minute silence had ended some of the community laid wreaths including the school. Our school had two pupils laying the wreath. These two people were Primary 7 and Primary 6/7 pupil councillors. These two pupils were Leah and Cameron. There was also a new bench that was put there by the Community Council. The Community Council raised money for the bench. This bench was no ordinary bench though. The bench was know as the “memorial bench”. Layton was chosen to cut the ribbons on the bench.

Next we went over to a hut to see the Spitfire. The Spitfire that was here was one of the last flying Spitfires in the world. It was really interesting learning about the Spitfire. The Spitfire captaincy team was especially excited to see the plane of their house standing in front of them. We all really appreciated the extra time that we got to go around the Aviation Museum and see some of the extra features.

This is all of Heathhall School’s primary 7s

Last but not least we went to the RAF Hut and learnt so much about the war. There was so much stuff on Wellington and Spitfire!!! There were some mannequins that seemed to be acting out what it would be like inside one of the bombers and it looked really cool but also quite creepy as there were lots and lots of extravagant sound effects!!!

Overall, the Primary 7s had a very memorable day and really appreciated being part of this experience.

Thanks You to the Aviation Museum and all of the adult helpers who made the trip possible !!

P6/7 did some poetry on Remembrance day. They are great.