Literacy: Reading The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis
P5/6 excitedly started their adventure with our new class novel “The Breadwinner” by Deborah Ellis which is set in Afghanistan. They discussed their prior knowledge and questions about the country, explored the term “breadwinner,” and became book detectives, searching for and finding details about the author, characters, and setting. We look forward to exploring Afghanistan’s rich culture and following Parvana’s journey in this interesting and engaging novel. We will be learning about stereotypes, children’s rights, inequalities, geography, culture and history throughout this novel.
Primary 5/6 visited their buddies in the ECC on Friday for a play and snack session. They enjoyed exploring the resources in the ECC led by their younger buddies and some of the pupils even enjoyed a heatlthy snack with their buddy. The pupils were so gentle, caring and attentive to their buddies whilst having great fun themselves.
Primary 5/6 had great fun celebrating all things reading last week for World Book Day thank you to the Reading Schools Committee for coming up with ideas and Mrs Sweeney for pulling their ideas together! They participated in a book themed scavenger hunt, guess the teacher (by identifying their childhood photo and favourite childhood book), book swap, author visit, writing a whole school story, and literacy open afternoon.
The author visit was inspiring as pupils had the opportunity to listen to how Rachel McGaw first got into writing and how she gets inspiration for the books she writes. Pupils also listened to a sneak peak of a fairy tale that she has not yet released.
Thank you to parents and family members that were able to come along to our open afternoon too! The pupils had the opportunity to share some of the tasks they complete in day-to-day literacy lessons linked to reading and spelling.
Primary 5/6 had an excellent time at the Glasgow Science Centre! They loved exploring a range of topics such as space, energy, and the human body. One of the highlights was visiting the planetarium, where they looked at stars and learned about the universe. The pupils smiled all day long as they participated in a whole host of hands-on activities.
The pupils enjoyed all of the floors but most of all enjoyed floor 3 – The Body Works. They loved getting competitive on this floor whilst investigating how the body works.
Primary 5/6 really were great role models and represented our school spectacularly throughout the whole day.
Primary 5/6 had a lovely experience during our visit to Hallhouse Care Home last Friday as part of our Reading Schools Buddy Reading Project. The pupils had the opportunity to read stories and share conversations with the residents. The visit helped pupils to build confidence when reading aloud as well as empathy and understanding of the residents needs. Super work P5/6!
The Primary 5/6 pupils showcased exceptional kindness and respect as they paired up with their ECC buddies for a shared reading session on Friday afternoon. They demonstrated excellent patience and genuine enthusiasm when helping their buddy to pick a book then reading it to them. The pupils really helped to create a nurturing environment. Not only did they do an excellent job of demonstrating expression and passion when reading, they also demonstrated our school’s values of kindness and respect throughout the whole visit – true role models for our younger children.
Recently Primary 5/6 learned about different types of Scottish music and Scottish musicians. They were surprised at all the talent that has come from their own country. Each pupil researched and created a fact file on a different Scottish musician or band. They then worked in groups to create body percussion that went along with some Scottish children’s songs. After this they demonstrated it to the class and had great fun doing so.
This year’s panto was another success. The pupils had a great morning visiting the Palace Theatre to watch Jack and the Beanstalk. There was lots of laughter and smiles all round. One of our P5/6 pupils even got to go up on stage and show some dance moves!
Recently Mrs Ross and Mrs Wilson held a whole school Reading Schools assembly where pupils from each class shared what they have been reading with the rest of the school. They showed other pupisl their book, discussed what they liked or disliked about it and answered any questions about it. These three pupils from Primary 5/6 were very confident and enthusiastic when sharing their books and thoughts. Well done!
The Primary 5/6 pupils achieved 20 secret student points for demonstrating our school values throughout the term which meant they got to pick and vote for a reward. They picked a movie day and chose to watch Home Alone. They got cosy and enjoyed the movie with some extra treats. Well done Primary 5/6, keep demonstrating those school values!
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