Today we made good use of the newly lined pitch, that’s ready and waiting for our Sports Day. The pupils in primaries 4 to 7 all went outside for a relay, flat race and captain ball run through.
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The Circus 2013
Primary 2 are currently learning about the circus. They have all been busy making circus mobiles as an enterprising homework challenge. The results are all very impressive! The mobiles are bright and colourful, can move, can make a noise and some even light up! Emily was first to meet the challenge so hers went up on display at the middle of our big top. Now that everyone’s mobile is hanging up, room 4 looks great! We were learning about symmetry so we all made and painted some clown faces which are displayed in the corridor next to our clown self registration wall. We read the story of Dumbo and then made our own cute elephants from paper plates. This week we are writing our own Dumbo stories. At gym we have been practising circus skills. We have some excellent jugglers, knife throwers(well beanbag throwers), tightrope walkers and acrobats. When “The Big Kid Circus” came to Kilmarnock, primary 2 were their best customers! This week we are going to use shoe boxes to make a circus train full of animals. Hopefully Maya or Carmen will remember to bring in some of their rabbit’s bedding for the train carriages!
Olympic displays
If you didn’t get the opportunity to visit the school during this term please browse the images for a view of the creative and inspiring work generated by the pupils.
The pupils in Primary 3 and 3/4 shared the sights and iconic images of London. Primary 5 focused on the Olympic rings and our 2012 mascots. Primary 6 used straws to create the athletes in action and Primary 7 used Tiffany as their inspiration for their olympic value.
Kirsty and Kirky under went a transformation.#
Kirsty was all ready for her holidays to Japan our Olympic country and Kirky was a red, white and blue supported – GB all the way!
Olympic torch procession
We were all geared up and ready to show our support for Team GB and welcome the torch to Killie! We headed out all together as a school community and shut up Kirkstyle for the event. The pupils waved, cheered and waited in anticipation of the torch arrival on Hurlford Road.
Cailtin made sure she had the best view and came decorated to shout hooray for the torch.
All the pupils waited in anticipation of the torch, they kept the members of the public entertained and every bus, lorry, car and taxi that went past got a cheer as they built up their steam for the procession.
Nursery transition leaflet
Goldilocks and the Three Bears Breakfast
We recently read the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. When discussing this book we discovered that some children had never tasted porridge before so we decided to have a special Goldilocks and the Three Bears Breakfast Party.
We helped Miss Davers write a shopping list of things we would like for our Breakfast Party. This included: Porridge, syrup, honey, chocolate chips, strawberries, banana, and chocolate and strawberry sauce.
Here are some pictures of us enjoying our themed breakfast. Some of us would have gladly given Goldilocks our porridge as it wasn’t our favourite choice of breakfast. There were a few clean bowls though and some “Please Miss … can i have some more?”
Our trip to the Garden Centre
Primary 1 have been learning all about the Garden Centre. To bring our learning to life we visited Nurseries Direct Garden Centre at Stair. This provided us with a valuable opportunity to see the features of the garden centre and the role of the staff members.
Robert took us around the greenhouses and told us all about the plants and flowers. He even took us to see the ‘dinosaur plant’. It was also known as a ‘monkey puzzle tree’ but he calls it a dinosaur plant because they have been around for many years. We liked to see it but not touch it becuase it was very spiky.
Margo took us around the inside of the Garden Centre. We learned that the Garden Centre does not just sell flowers and plants. She showed us garden tools, pet supplies, bird feeders, gifts, books, toys, ornaments and much much more. We couldn’t believe our eyes when we saw all the packets of seeds. There were thousands. We learned that some plants can only be planted during certain months and that some need to be planted in different areas of your garden. We bought sunflower seeds to grow back in school.
After our tour of the Garden Centre we headed to the coffee shop for our snack. We enjoyed milk and shortbread. Many of the children thought this was the highlight of the trip!!
We had an excellent time at the Garden Centre. Thanks to all at Nurseries Direct! Keep an eye on our blog to see how we become “green fingered!”
Engineers of the future – K’nex
All pupils in Primary 6 across the Learning Partnership have been learning the basics of structural design and technology using K’nex. The schools then hosted their own school’s challenge and the winning pairs headed off to Kilmarnock Academy for the Partnership challenge – a closely guarded secret until the event.
Design an Astro-Fitness machine!
The scenario
It is very important for astronauts to stay fit and healthy but that can be difficult in space. Zero gravity means that astronauts float around the spacecraft, without using their muscles or burning any energy. Spacecraft must be fitted with specialised exercise machines that allow the astronauts to train in zero gravity. The astronauts are relying on you to design and make a model of a running machine that can be used in space from your K’Nex.
The challenge:
To build a running machine for the astronauts. The exercise machine must let the astronaut run continuously but remember, room is limited on the shuttle.
Your machine must:
- Be between 20 to 30cm tall and 15 to 20cm wide
- Have a moving mechanism you can turn by hand or by some other method
- Include a way to stop the astronaut floating away from the machine
Things to think of
Remember to discuss and plan your design.
How will you make your machine strong and stable enough?
How will you secure the astronaut to the machine to stop him floating away?
How will you build your moving mechanism?
Inspiration
There are lots of different ways to build a running machine. Here are a few ideas to get you thinking. Exercise machines such as a treadmill, a conveyor belt, an adult-sized version of a hamster wheel or a roundabout in a playground.
The winners and runners up were both Kirkstyle pairs!
Well done goes to Jade Cunningham and Megan Donnelly who will represent Kilmarnock in June at the East Ayrshire area challenge. Reserves for the event are the runners up pair of Greg Hillan and Adam Green.
Visit to Museum of Rural Life
On the 30th April Primary 3/4 visited the farming museum at East Kilbride. We met lots of new animal friends,
as you will see….
Chicken Run
