Category Archives: Primary 7

Digital Learning, Interdisciplinary Learning, Outdoor Education, Primary 7, The Wider Community

Congratulations, Laura Mitchell!

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Very well done to Laura Mitchell in Primary 7! The whole class entered a national photography competition called My Place Photography. After some photography tips from Grange Art & Design Department, Primary 7 took to Kilmarnock Town Trail to take their snaps. Laura went one further and went out to take some of her own too. She managed to come third from all the hundreds of entries from all across Scotland with her photograph Caprington In The Mist. I’m sure you’ll agree it is a stunning picture of a magnificent building we have right on our doorstep! Once again, congratulations, Laura!

Feel free to log on to the My Place Photography 2018 website to see all our entries.http://www.scottishcivictrust.org.uk/about/my-place-photography/competition/competition-galleries/primary-2018/

Interdisciplinary Learning, Primary 7, Sciences, Technologies

Primary 7 Science and Technology

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Inspired by recent Winter Olympic sports, Primary 7 studied Friction and made their own downhill slides.

Primary 7, Transition

P7 Getting To Know You Day

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This week Primary 7 enjoyed the Getting To Know You Day at Grange Academy.

This day is organised by all the P7 staff alongside their secondary colleagues to bring the children together in a series of tasks and challenges. They had the chance to meet Miss McBride PT of Transition as well as other teachers. Community policeman PC McKenna also spoke to the future S1. Approximately 210 children attended the day.

The next Transition event is the Science Fair which will take place on the morning of Friday March 9th.

Primary 7, School Events, The Wider Community, Wider Achievements

Rotary Quiz

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Last week Hannah Paterson, Freya Staddon, Alistair Johnston and Aritra Acharya all represented Gargieston at the annual East Ayrshire Schools Quiz organised by the Rotary Club of Kilmarnock.

Although they didn’t manage to win, they managed a very high score in front of a large audience. We are all very proud of you, as you represented the school so well!

Why not try some of the questions they were asked…?

What letter falls between E and T on a keyboard?

What year did the Queen and Prince Phillip marry?

How many degrees are there in a 1/3 of a circle?

How many time zones are there in the USA?

 

Expressive Arts, Primary 7

Burns Supper

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Thank you so much to all the Primary 7 pupils who came along to our Burns Supper on Thursday night. We had a wonderful mixture of poetry and music, with lots of mums, dads and grandparents there to watch. It was a great celebration of all things Scottish.

The evening was rounded off with the children being presented with Heritage Hero certificates from Archaeology Scotland. This was in recognition of their work in local history. Not just their Burns work, but their local study of Kilmarnock during World War II; their community links with Kilmarnock District History Group, and using the Kilmarnock Town Trail to photograph some of the architecture in and around the town.

Weel done, weans!

Parents, Primary 7

A Date For The Diary

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Primary 7 Burns Supper will be held on Thursday 8th February at 7pm in the school.

More details to follow…

Music, Primary 7

P7 Grange Concert

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Just a reminder that P7 children are expected at Grange for a whole Education Group musical extravaganza on Wednesday night (6pm for a 7pm start). Mr Ramsay, Head of Performing Arts, has been visiting Gargieston to teach the children the three songs.

Unfortunately we only have 7 children out of the 32 in the class who have returned the letter to say they are going. I appreciate some people may have other Christmas commitments that night but it would be great to see more attending. What a great way to meet up with their future classmates.

Many thanks, Mrs Lawson

Literacy and English, Primary 7

Primary 7 today – pantomimes and pen pals!

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Last month Primary 7 pupils wrote their first pen pal letters to an English speaking school in Spain. This was made possible by a former pupil of Gargieston who is now a teacher in the school, contacting us and coming in to visit when home in Kilmarnock.

Well, the first letters back arrived in the post today and there was much excitement in our class!

We learned about all sorts from their favourite films and foods to Spanish customs and cuisine. Our children were not impressed at the thought of octopus and potatoes!

Now, we have made Christmas cards to send back and will pop in another letter before the Christmas holidays.

Not forgetting we had a terrific morning at the pantomime – oh yes we did!!

Pantomime and pen pals 🙂

 

Music, Primary 7, Transition

P7 at Grange Concert

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Just a reminder to all P7 children…

Last Monday Mr Ramsay, Principal Teacher of Performing Arts at Grange Academy, gave out letters to the P7 children about their participation in the Grange Education Group Christmas Concert. It is on the evening of Wednesday 20th December at Grange. All children have received a letter.

This is a great opportunity to sing in a large choir with their future classmates from Annanhill, Crosshouse, Hillhead and Shortlees in a Transition event.

Could the children please return their letters as soon as possible to give Grange our numbers attending? Many thanks.

Expressive Arts, Primary 7, The Wider Community

P7 at Kilmarnock District History Group

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A huge well done and thank you to the 17 Primary 7 children who gave a further performance of their WWII play in Ayrshire College at the Kilmarnock District History Group last night!

They quickly learned lines of classmates who could not manage along and arrived ready to deliver the extras.

Mrs Lawson, Mrs Mackie and the children all received such a warm welcome and it was lovely to then listen to the stories from the audience, sharing their memories with the P7s.

An enjoyable and rewarding visit!