This week we have been learning about inheritance and DNA as part of our study of ‘Wonder’. In the novel, August’s condition is caused by genes he inherited from his parents.

We have explored the various characteristics we have inherited from our parents or grandparents and we spent yesterday creating a fun visual for what DNA looks like.

We were so happy with the outcome – and our examples tasted great!

We have had a week full of fantastic experiences!

Miss McCulloch was out of class on Monday and Tuesday on a course to develop her knowledge of Active Literacy and can’t wait to try some new strategies in literacy!

On Wednesday, we travelled to City Halls in Glasgow to see the BBC Symphony Orchestra Ten Pieces concert. Pupils loved listening to the various pieces of music.

Thursday saw 18 of our learners travel to the Ayrshire Athletics Arena for our sports hall athletics heat. Every singe pupil gave each event their all and did themselves proud, well done!!

On Friday we had local fire and rescue officers in to talk to us about firework safety. Pupils have a leaflet home in their bags should you wish any further information.

After such an exciting week, I think we will all be shocked when we go back to learning in class all next week!

Have a great weekend.

Most pupils should now have logged on to our class Teams page in school.

Teams will be used to share communication with pupils and will be particularly useful during topic work. If you’d like to see more of Teams, please ask your child to give you a tour.

It seems the best way to access Teams at home, if not using a laptop or desktop, is via the phone app.

I understand that many pupils will not have their own phones. If you are happy to provide this on your device it would be great (it also lets you keep track of what we are up to!)

The Teams app can be downloaded from any app store by searching Microsoft Teams and downloading. Pupils will then have to enter their glow login details.

If there are any problems, please let me know!

Miss McCulloch