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P7 Visit from Stewart Finlay

P7 Learning in our Community

Today we had a fabulous day of learning with a visit from Stewart Finlay who is the Chairperson for the Kilmarnock branch of the Royal British Legion Scotland. 

As part of our WWII topic, we asked him to help us research the names on the Fenwick War Memorial from WWII.
Stewart visited us and brought us the information about who every name was, where they had fallen during WWII and where they are buried. He had found stories about all the men and where they had come from in Fenwick and what regiment they belonged to. 
We learned that two of the soldiers are buried in the cemetery in Fenwick. This has inspired us to visit their graves and take flowers for Armistice Day. 

Stewart also brought along his medals and some jackets worn by veterans after the war in the 1950s. Stewart shared his knowledge with us and stories of his life in the army.
We were all really engaged by the stories that were shared and they have inspired us to research  some family members that Primary 7 have who also fought in WWII. 

P7 150th Anniversay Launch

Well done to our amazing House and Vice Captains. They spoke with confidence and pride  during the launch coffee morning for our school celebrations. 
Primary 7 sang ‘We’ll Meet Again’ by Vera Lynne to the audience to represent our decade of the 1940s.
Many guests commented on how impressed they were by how confident and respectful our Primary 7 representatives were during the morning. 
Well done everyone! 

P7 Leadership Training

P7 Leadership Training

 

Today we took part in a day of training to support us to become leaders across the school.
Blair came and share his knowledge of tennis coaching with us and we learned what makes a good leader, how to be a good leader and to reflect on the difficulties of being an effective leader.
We had lots of fun practising these skills in the classroom and in the gym hall.
Our next step is to put these skills to use and deliver some tennis lessons across the school.

P7 Visit from PC Rae

PC Rae Visit
Today we enjoyed a visit from our new Campus Cop, PC Rae. 
She spoke to us about the importance of staying safe when using social media and accessing the internet.  
We learned about the importance of staying safe when  uploading photos, asking permission, age restrictions for social media sites and different online games and what to do if we need to report any inappropriate content. 

 

P7 House Captain Elections

House Captain Elections 

We worked really hard to write inspirational and motivating speeches to persuade our House Peers to vote for us as House Captains and Vice Captains. 
This was a very nerve racking experience and we developed our  confidence and resilience to complete this task. All the adults in the school were very impressed with how well written everyone’s speeches were and how confident they were talking in front of their peers. 
Although we had some disappointment in the class, everyone dealt with this very well and were supportive of each other and celebrated each others success.
A great learning experience for all the Primary 7s. 
Mr Houston then presented the House Captains and Vice Captains badges at the Award Assembly. 

Well done to:

Dunlop : Harriet, Scarlett

Fowlds:  Norah, Elvie

Howie: Kade, Gracie

 Fulton : Murray and Amelia

 

P7 Class Charter

Class Charter 

We explored the UNCRC Articles and choose the ones most relevant to our classroom. 

We discussed who the Rights Holders in our class are and how they would respect the rights of everyone in our class and added our expectations to each article. We also linked these articles to our school values of Respect, Honesty, Ambition and Kindness

We worked in groups to explore the role of the Duty Bearers in our classroom. Mrs Ross added her statements to our class charter and we discussed what our class would feel like, look like and sound like. We then agreed on our class expectations and signed our charter. 

Finally we created our own  Among Us Characters to the charter to complete our display.