01/06/18
Brilliant fun at sports day and it stayed dry.
22/05/18
15/05/18
Today was a STEM theme day and we were set a challenge to build a bridge which met set criteria.
…… and the winner was …….. 
14/05/18
On our parent’s open afternoon we spent time together learning more about and discussing UNCRC rights.
09/05/18
We have been developing our observation skills through different art activities. We have been focusing on the use of line, shading and colour.
26/04/18
Primary 6 have now met the nursery children they will be buddies with when the come to Primary 1. They spent time together in the ECC chatting and playing. They will be doing lots of things together to help build good relationships before next year.
It looks like you all had good fun! (From Mrs O’Driscoll)
25/04/18
We have been spending time using our observation skills to explore line, shading and colour. We embarked on some still life picture of flowers and fruit.
They were really good. I could see that you had observed the daffodils closely. (From Mrs O’Driscoll)
23/04/18
We have started playing badminton in PE. We are developing our racquet skills and fast footwork.
16/03/18
Meganlee and Kasey worked very well as a team to build a lighthouse using Lego bricks.
As part of British Science Week we made ‘Plastic Milk’
I’m really not sure what plastic milk is…… I don’t think I want it in my cereal! (From Mrs O’Driscoll)
15/03/18
As part of British Science Week we tried to beat the Guinness Book of World Records attempt at building the longest Lego bridge in 3 minutes. Meganlee was the winner with a span of 54.5cm.
13/03/18
Rachelle from the Royal Bank of Scotland came into our class to do a budgeting workshop. We had to plan and work out costs for a party.
12/03/18
As part of British science week we collected natural materials from our garden and built nests.
09/03/18
We have been working in teams to complete maths money challenges.
06/03/18
Lots of our class came to school dressed as characters from books for World Book Day.
You all look fantastic! (From Mrs O’Driscoll)
05/03/18
The whole class have loved taking part in the rugby sessions lead by coaches from Carrick Academy.
It looks like a lot of fun – and good exercise! (From Mrs O’Driscoll)
22/02/18
Mr Beattie talked to us about his job making glass bottles, he is an engineer.
21/02/18
Mrs Gough came in to talk to us about her job as a beauty therapist. She talked about her qualifications and what personality you need to have. Mrs Gough told the whole class what equipment she uses. She informed us about budgeting and she also told us that men can do the same job as women. (JHB & SW)
We had the SSPCA in our class today and we were able to ask them about their job. They talked to us about their job and how they rescue animals. We played a game of snakes and ladders and did a quiz on the big screen. They talked to us about what equipment they use. (JA & MMC)
Today we had Mrs Peacock into talk about her job as a Paramedic. Mr Kerr pretended to be injured and we had to try to save him. We put him on a stretcher with a neck brace. He went on a trolly then we put him in the back of the ambulance. We heard lots of information about being a paramedic. The sirens were very loud. (KK & TM)
19/02
Sam’s mum came in to talk to us about her job as a Pharmacy Accuracy Checking Technician. We learned that you have to have a special book for drugs and times of day you take them. You have to be able to see the different markings on the drugs. We also learned about the training and qualifications you need to have to be a Pharmacy Accuracy Checking Technician. (JG and GC)
Today Jura’s mum ( Mrs Gilbertson) came in to talk about her job as a phlebotomist, she brought in a blood pressure machine and she tested it on Jura first, then anybody else that wanted to see how high their blood pressure was.
( KS & CM)
08/02/18
Today Kerrie McIlwraith came into our class to talk about her job. She is a hairdresser, she talked about the equipment she uses and what kind of things you need to be good at to get the job. After she was finished we asked her some questions about hairdressing. (MB & JH)
07/02/18
Our new topic is about ‘The world of work’. We are finding out about different jobs and what you would need to do to get different types of jobs.
Today PC Woodley spoke to us about his job as a police officer.
This week PC Woodley came into our class and taught us about what it is like to be a police officer and how to stay safe online and in public. He also told us what equipment he uses and how heavy his uniform is and how long he has to wear it. (LC & MMC)
You have been very lucky to have so many visitors to your class to tell you about their jobs. Thank you parents! (From Mrs O’Driscoll)
24/01/18
We celebrated Rabbie Burns’ birthday and explored Scottish culture at a whole school assembly.
Adam, Kasey and Sarra all received a certificate for their ability to recall and recite the poem Twa Dogs.
Kasey was chosen to perform the poem in front of the school. Sarra performed her highland dancing solo for the very first time in front of an audience and impressed everyone with her skill.
Well done, all three of you. Especially well done to Sarra who was very brave! (From Mrs O’Driscoll)
08/12/17
Pupil v Kids Sports Event ……
……and the winners were ….. Doon.
08/12/17
Wearing Christmas jumpers for Cash for Kids.
07/12/17
Finding out about physics …..
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05/12/17
Mar is helping us to learn some Spanish.
Welcome Mar! We are very lucky to have you helping us. Thank you. (From Mrs O’Driscoll).
22/11/17
We have been carrying out some science experiments to help us understand chemistry.
17/11/17
Well done, P6. This is a very important message. (From Mrs O’Driscoll)
This morning we did an assembly about anti-bullying week and we also taught people about High 5 (GC)
We also learned that bullying can hurt peoples feelings (JA)
10/11/17
We went to the war memorial to lay down a poppy wreath and poppy crosses (C.M)
We have been learning about Remembrance Day this week …
Your poetry was very moving P6. (From Mrs O’Driscoll)
02/11/17
We found out about frescos and painted some of our own ….
We got to make plaster then paint on top of it when it was still wet so that when it dries it will be permanent. (KS)
STEAM ….. we used our knowledge of chemistry to understand why the paintings became permanent.
These are amazing! Very creative. (From Mrs O’Driscoll)
27/10/17
We learned about pointillism (making pictures with dots) and tried the technique for ourselves.
13/10/17
Today Meganlee, Kasey and Sarra finished the 3D light house. There are 216 pieces altogether. MMC KS SW
Well done, girls. (From Mrs O’Driscoll)
12/10/17
We were doing up levelling sentences. It helps you to expand your sentences and make them more exiting. First we added adjectives onto the nouns, then we used an exiting adverb as an opener, next we added more info between the commas, finally we added even more info to the end. I think it’s going to help me in my story writing very well. AG
🙂 (Mrs O’Driscoll)
11/10/17
We have been talking about how to stay safe. We went round the tables thinking about different dangers around the home. We also answered questions about how to use the emergency services. CMcC
10/10/17
Every Tuesday we now go to learn how to play musical instruments such as violin , viola , cello and double bass. We are all looking forward to learning them. SW
You lucky people! I look forward to hearing how you get on. (From Mrs O’Driscoll)
28/09/17
The death of Icarus. We had to illustrate the death of Icarus, son of Daedalus who made wings and flew out of his prison in the maze. Icarus flew too close to the sun and died. We also learned that his wings were made of wax and that’s why they melted. MPM.
22/09/17
Today we learned about the Trojan Horse. We had to illustrate the story in one picture. We learned that the Spartans built a horse and the Trojans found it and they took it into their city and the Spartans were in side and they killed all of the Trojans. JH
21/09/17
Today we learned about the Pandora story. We had to illustrate the story. We learned that Zeus made a woman out of clay and named her Pandora. Zeus gave her a box she wasn’t meant to open it but she did and bad things came out and then a dragonfly of hope. MMC
14/09/17
We researched roman temples and found pictures of mosaic floors. We tried making some mosaics.
Lovely pictures, P6. (From Mrs O’Driscoll)
08/09/17
This week’s Star Pupil is Sarra and Dojo Champ is Kasey.
08/09/17
We measured the amount of sugar in some popular food and drinks.
It was a big surprise to see just how much there was!
01/09/17
Our Star Pupil this week is Daniel and our Dojo Champ is Matthew.
Well done, boys! (From Mrs O’Driscoll)
31/08/17
We have been learning about healthy eating. We sorted different foods and then designed a healthy menu.
We made healthy meals ….
breakfast …………………………………………….. lunch ………………………………………………. dinner ………………………………………..
31/08/17
Alfie was star writer this week for a piece of imaginative writing called The Lost Shore.
28/08/17
The rugby coach from Carrick Academy came in and we did some races in the soaking rain and I think the majority of people enjoyed it. WW
25/08/17
Our Dojo Champ this week is Kasey and our Star Pupil is Craig.
Congratulations! (From Mrs O’Driscoll)
24/08/17
We have been learning about SHANARRI, it tells us how to stay Safe, Healthy, Active, Nurtured, Achieving, Responsible, Respected and Included.
We each have a SHANARRI booklet and today we talked about being active, also we did our daily mile.
(AG & JH-B & JH)
21/08/17
We are learning about the UNCRC – Rights of the Child.
We made a quilt showing different Articles from the Convention ….
We have chosen four important articles to focus on in our classroom …..
(Good choice. Mr Stokes)
We discussed and commented how we are going to make them work in our room …..
This is our Class Charter.
Good work, everybody. I look forward to seeing it in action. (From Mrs O’Driscoll)
18/08/17
Votes have been counted and the new representatives for the Rights Respecting School and Eco committees have been chosen.
Rights Respecting Schools Reps
Eco Committee Reps
18/08/17
We are all looking forward to a great year as Primary 6.
” this is going to be a good year.” SW
“I am looking forward to this great year” LC
“I think this is going to be the best year so far” CMcC
“I think that this year will be better than last year” GC
“I was a bit scared to go into Primary 6 but now I am fine.” AG
“I hope this year I will get better.” JH~B
“I hope this year will be fun and full of memories” MM
“this is going to be a great year in p6″ AP
” This year is going to be better than last year.” CM
” I think it is going to be a good year” KS
“I think it’s going to be a good year.”MMC
“I think it is going to be a good year.”MB
” I think it is going to be a good year in p6 .” TM
” I think I am going to enjoy this year.” JH
“I think it is going to be a good year in p6” JG
“This is going to be a good year in p6” HM
“I think it is going to be a good year in p6” SC
“I hope its a good year “-WW
“I think its going to be good” JA
“I think this will be a good year in p6” KK
“I think this year will be the best in p6” DW
17/08/2017
Our P.E days this year will be Wednesday and Friday. Thanks to those who brought their P.E kit in today!
