P4 loved the visit from the Science Centre on Wednesday. They had fun taking part in a range of investigations.
Monthly Archives: March 2019
P6/5 & P6 – Disgusting Digestion
Pupils went on a fascinating journey through the human body last week when Body Works on Tour from Glasgow Science Centre visited the school. There were demos that explained the human digestive system and the circulatory system. It looks like Miss Stewart was having lots of fun!!
Fascinating Fact – A set of human lungs has enough surface area to cover an entire tennis court, and the capillaries in our lungs would cover 1,600km if placed end to end.
Top Up Tap
Youngsters paid tribute to one of Dumfries’ most celebrated former residents when they unveiled a new water refill tap in the town.
The high tech Top Up Tap has been installed by Scottish Water on Queensberry Square as part of its national initiative to encourage people to carry a reusable bottle and stay hydrated on the go.
Primary 2 pupils from Noblehill Primary School donned 18th century outfits and recited some poems by Robert Burns. They used drinking vessels from around the same time as Scotland’s national Bard who lived in the town when they became the first users of the town’s new water tap. Two older pupils marked the launch by playing the bagpipes and a chanter.
The unit, which is connected to the mains water supply and inspected regularly, digitally tracks the water usage and records both cost and plastic savings. A recent Scotland-wide study found that almost two thirds (65 per cent) of people now carry a refillable water bottle with them at least some of the time.
Youngsters are amongst the biggest users of refill bottles and schools teach children from an early age about plastic pollution and about how precious the water cycle is.
Pupils from Noblehill Primary School loved filling their bottles from the new tap. Headteacher Kathryn Fraser said: “This tap will help promote and contribute to a healthy lifestyle, reduce litter and help minimise the amount of plastic in the environment which fits well with our school eco aims and priorities. This is a great addition to Dumfries town centre and we have no doubt many people will make full use of it. We’re delighted to support this campaign to encourage people to make the most of the lovely, fresh tap water we have in this country.”
P6 – Science Workshop
We had a fab time finding out about the body through various puzzles, challenges and games. The Heat camera was a big hit as was the memory game and the Organ Drop.
P2 – Science
P2 SOUND EXPERIMENTS
P2 pupils and Mrs Boyom enjoyed finding out about Sound and how it travels in waves. We carried out some experiments to show that a tuning fork, when tapped, sends out vibrations which can splash water out of a tub or even make a ping pong ball on a string bounce around! We also had great fun trying out a ‘string telephone’.
MAPWORK
This term we have been learning about different types of map – we have investigated map symbols and practised reading maps as well as designing our own. We found out that the Key of a map and colour-coding is very important.
ONLINE SAFETY
Please follow the link below for an information guide by National Online Safety about what parents need to know about the MOMO challenge.
P2 Moon Buggies
P2 had a blast designing and creating their moon buggies. #lovingourspacetheme #arentweclever
P4 – Term 3
P4 have been using Lego We Do to program Lego using their coding skills.
They then shared information on the topic in a speed dating activity…..
They worked on creating clock faces and revising hours and minutes with outdoor learning.
ECO – Fairtrade Fortnight
FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT ACTIVITIES
As part of Fairtrade Fortnight (25 Feb-10 March 2019), the Eco/Fairtrade Group has organised for each class in school to find out about the work of Fairtrade and to carry out activities based on a Fairtrade product they will be researching, using resources from the ‘Fairtrade Foundation’ website http://www.fairtrade.org.uk This will help us on our journey to becoming a FairAchiever School.
CLASS TOPIC ALLOCATION
NURSERY AND P1 CLASSES – GINGER
P2 – SUGAR
P3/2 – FLOWERS AND HONEY
P4/3 – COCOA (the 2019 focus and it links to chocolate)
P4 – AS ABOVE
P5 – COFFEE
P6 – TEA
P6/5 – BANANAS
P7A – COTTON (CAN LINK WITH P7B ACTIVITIES ALSO)
P7B – FAIRTRADE FOOTBALLS AND CLOTHING (SPORTSWEAR ETC)
* CLASS COMPETITION – which class can collect the most ‘FAIRTRADE LOGOS’ from food packaging found at home? Pupils should bring the little logos from any products you may buy in to class – these will be stored carefully and counted up on Monday 1 April, before the end of term. Prize to be awarded to winning class. The competition should begin officially from 25 February. All forms of the Fairtrade logo accepted – some are black/white, larger/smaller. The logos can be found on many products in local supermarkets eg coffee, tea, bananas, biscuits, sweets, chocolate, clothing, flowers and more.
* FAIRTRADE FOOTBALL MATCH – a friendly match is planned for a future date between pupils from Noblehill and Georgetown Primaries (P5-7 age range). Our school Fairtrade football will be used for this promotional event and it is hoped to provide Fairtrade refreshments at Half-Time. More news soon.
Thanks from Mrs F Boyom (Teacher)
