Primary 3 have been learning about wind energy this week. We learned how wind creates energy in wind turbines and enjoyed making our own.
We read chapter 3 of our class novel, Flat Stanley , entitled “Stanley the Kite” and made our own kites after we learned about how kites can fly using wind energy.
We worked in our House teams to create our kites. The pupils enjoyed flying them in the playground.
Primary 3 have enjoyed learning about many Scottish inventions to start off 2026. The pupils chose which Scottish inventions to find out more about. Here are just some examples of their learning.
We investigated fingerprints. P3 enjoyed identifying the fingerprints of the teachers in school and then looked at their own for unique markings.
We investigated the history of golf. We found out about a local golf course and made our own mini golf courses.
We learned about the person who invented the kaleidoscope and had a go at making our own.
We found out that ice hockey originates from the Scottish game of Shinty.
There are so many more Scottish inventions that we have covered, as you can see in the photo above. Maybe our class has a famous inventor of the future!
We enjoyed learning about ‘Frosty the Snowman’ this afternoon. P3 have been introduced to what sheet music looks like and learned how the tune moves up and down the stave. We then made our own snowman themed sheet music art and used chalk to decorate the background with snowflakes.
As we approach Christmas, we have been hard at work creating our ‘Christmas Through the Window‘ artwork. See if you can spot the finished pieces around the village in the near future! Well done, P3!
Primary 3 took part in a variety of Children in Need activities to help highlight the important work that Children in Need does each year to ensure that children in the UK get their rights met.
Our ‘Challenge 25’ activity was to run 25 laps of the gym hall each!
We took part in the Blooket competition in our House teams. Dunlop were the P3 winners! This helped us learn about exactly which rights Children in Need can help with.
We also took part in a Pudsey bear Scavenger Hunt and played ‘Bear Pong’!
Thank you to the Rights Respecting Schools committee for organising such a fun and educational day!
Primary 3 enjoyed playing ‘The Traitors’ on Halloween. We also had a great time at the Halloween party.
To celebrate International Day of Sign Languages, Primary 3 had a brilliant discussion about our experiences with sign language and why British Sign Language (BSL) is important for us all to learn.
We practised some basic signs that will help us communicate better in the classroom and had fun signing along to a pop song.
