The whole school took part in a fantastically-planned World Book Day! Our morning began with a relaxed paired reading session where the older class paired up with the younger class and read from each others favourite books. Thorin brought in a selection of books which he gave to all those who needed one for the reading session and he has kept his books in the school for others to read
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It is Fairtrade Fortnight and P5-7 learned first hand how world trade works and how it is definitely not always fair! Each group were given a country: USA, Ireland, India, Brazil, Kenya and Tanzania. The groups were instructed to make shapes of different values to make money for their country. The shapes had to be the exact measurements specified or they would not be accepted. Unfortunately, as in reality, the
This week the whole school took part in The World Day of Prayer which was on March 1st. The country focus for this year was Palestine. Both classes learned about the country of Palestine and the difficulties faced there. We also learned about the importance of olive trees there as olive production is a main source of income for the Palestinians. P1-4 made their own olive trees and added their
The Enterprise Group are very busy preparing for World Book Day on the 7th of March. The group have come up with ideas together, designed posters and sent home leaflets asking everyone to bring in their favourite book for the day. The children have given the choice of dressing up as a book character or coming in non-uniform. Some activity ideas being discussed are: buddy-reading between both classes, bookmark making,
Today we combined digital technology with our literacy lesson on clarifying word meanings and got active in the classroom! The groups at the tables worked together with a chapter from our class novel to highlight words that they didn’t know. They then used clues from within the text to try and work out the meanings without using a dictionary. Each group also had a chance to work at the interactive
P5-7 are loving rehearsing for their Vikings Scottish Opera performance. We had so much fun learning the moves to the songs on Tuesday. Keep practising at home everyone! UNCRC 31 – Children have the right to rest, relax, play and take part in cultural and creative activities SHANARRI – Active, Included
The children were pleased to be able to go outdoors for P.E. as we actually had some nice weather! Gregor and Myles took it upon themselves to lead the warm-up for the session and the rest of the class joined in and everyone had a fantastic time. The children had lots of fun playing ball games and practising skills for their upcoming netball tournament. UNCRC 24 – Children have the
P5-7 undertook a research task in groups last week. Each group had a different area of Viking life to focus on: Warriors, Traders and Explorers. Within each group the children delegated people to research facts and from the facts, others began to create posters to display their information. The children used their own choice of materials with which to make their posters; some chose pens, others coloured pencils, then of
Today we were joined by Donna, Bill and Natasha who brought in some interesting items to upcycle! Both classes had a chance to make these amazing cake stands along with a card or two to gift to a family member for Valentine’s Day. ❤️ The children each took different sized records, some had even been re-shaped, and along with some posts and washers created these wonderful stands. The children are
Norval and Jo from Incredible Edibles came to St. Joseph’s R.C. Primary today and began the planting of a school orchard with the children! Norval spoke to the pupils first about the importance of a healthy diet and how fruits contribute to that. She discussed how growing local produce benefits local communities and also reduces our carbon footprint so helps our planet too! The children were keen to share their
