P5/6 helped Mr Houston celebrate his special birthday. The class took part in a ‘Birthday Bullseye Bash’ and competed in a darts competition. One of Mr Houston’s favourite sports.
Well done to our P5/6 boy who won the Bullseye Bash with a total score of 640!
During our topic “150 Years of the Scottish Cup”, the boys and girls in P5/6 developed their mapping skills by locating the football teams involved in the Scottish Cup on a map of Scotland. The children used digital technology, including an online map and an atlas, to find each team and then pinpoint their locations on a blank map.
P5/6 have been learning about 150 Years of the Scottish Cup. The children studied the Scottish Cup trophy, learned about the symbolism behind the engravings and ‘the wee man at the top’ and then created their own trophy which represented them, with symbols relating to their hobbies and interests.
The children in P5/6 received a ticket for Whoville where they had breakfast and watched the Grinch.
As part of our mini topic focusing on Christmas Around the World, P5/6 pupils took part in an Escape Room activity. The children worked in groups to crack the codes, find clues, and decode secret messages.
Buddy Group – 32 minutes
Icy Group – 40 minutes
Twinkle Group – 47 minutes
Snowball – 1 hour
P5/6 enjoyed delicious Christmas lunch this afternoon.
P5/6 used macaroni shells to add direct speech to popular fairy tale stories.
Primary 5/6 went for a walk around the village to advertise the school & ECC Christmas Fayre. The children visited local businesses, which kindly agreed to display posters in their windows, and they also left some posters in village hotspots for the community to see.
Primary 5 and Primary 6 pupils delivered a range of different activities to our Primary 2 pupils during our Leadership Academy ran by Lynsey Murphy.
The children created engaging stations which helped our Primary ” pupils develop different skills.
Primary 5 and Primary 6 pupils developed their team building, communication, and leadership skills throughout this 5 week block.
