Here we all are!
P3E- 2025/2026
1/12/25
Christmas has arrived!
Christmas has arrived in P3E! Our decorations are up and Norris our class elf has made an appearance. I wonder what mischief he will get up to over the next few weeks?
1/12/25
Wet Playtime/Lunchtime
Over the next few weeks, if we have wet playtimes/lunchtimes, we will be watching a Christmas film for the duration of the breaktime. Some of these will be rated ‘U’ and/or ‘PG’. If you wish for your child not to view these, please get in touch.
Thank you.
1/12/25
Bug Club Books
Here are the bug club books for this week, WC 1st December. We will be working on these in class as part of our reading lessons across the week, developing a variety of comprehension skills. Remember to read for enjoyment at home using the ‘my library’ section. We will read from the ‘my stuff’ section in class and complete the bugs as part of our Literacy work.
(Please note, this will be the last allocated bug club book before Christmas)
JK Rowling: Tricking the Tiger
Roald Dahl: Yun and the Ice Spirit
Enid Blyton:Goldilocks and the Big Mess
Julia Donaldson: My Life
Thank you for your continued support!
28/11/25
St Andrew’s Day Celebrations
In preparation for St Andrew’s Day on 30th November, we had a ‘wee Scottish sing song’. Mr Burns brought the keyboard into class and we listened/sang along to Ye Banks and Braes, A Man’s A Man For A’ That and Wild Mountain Thyme. This sparked lots of super conversations about Scotland’s rich cultural heritage, something we will explore in depth when celebrating Scots Language at Burns Night in January. Well done P3E!
28/11/25
Fantastic Mr Fox- Decoupage Artwork
As we are nearing the end of Fantastic Mr Fox, our FANTASTIC novel, we created our own decoupage artwork of foxes! We used the front cover to draw a fox face, before using PVA glue and tissue paper to decorate our artwork. I’m sure you’ll agree, they look wonderful!
27/11/25
Times Table Sing Along!
We have all been thoroughly enjoying our times tables sing along in class each day! We have been using this as an approach to improving our times tables knowledge and efficiency in recalling number facts! This has been super for linking our learning in Numeracy and Mathematics, to the expressive arts. We have been counting beats and singing our times tables to the music.
27/11/25
Tech Skills!
This week we used our GLOW accounts to create Word documents and PowerPoint presentations. We typed our recent spelling words onto the documents and had to change the font, use bold, italics or underline. We also practised naming our documents and finding and retrieving these on our One Drive.
25/11/25
Numeracy & Mathematics (Volume & Capacity)
Yesterday, P3E were exploring volume and capacity. Miss Stobbs taught us how to measure liquids into containers, and we worked in small groups to solve problems. Take a look at the photos of us in action!
24/11/25
Bug Club Books
Here are the bug club books for this week, WC 24th November. We will be working on these in class as part of our reading lessons across the week, developing a variety of comprehension skills. Remember to read for enjoyment at home using the ‘my library’ section. We will read from the ‘my stuff’ section in class and complete the bugs as part of our Literacy work.
JK Rowling: The Billy Goats Gruff
Roald Dahl: Pete’s Peculiar Pet Shop: Just the job
Enid Blyton: Exploring Rock Pools/Soppy Hoppy
Julia Donaldson: I like to Play
Thank you for your continued support!
21/11/25
Dress as a Word Day
We had so much fun dressing as words today as part of our ‘Book Week Scotland’ celebrations. Everyone’s costumes were so creative. Well done P3E!
20/11/25
IDL/Science- Model Lungs Experiment
As part of our IDL work, we explored the respiratory system and created our own model lungs. We were so impressed with how these worked. Here is a link to the activity, should you wish to try it out at home. We had so much fun making these today!
How To Make a Lung Model With Kids – Printable Template Included
Take a look at the photos below.
19/11/25
No Scotland, No Party!
Today we celebrated Scotland’s recent success by creating posters that said ‘We’re off to the World Cup’! We then danced to ‘Yes sir, I can boogie’ before singing Flower of Scotland too.
19/11/25
Book Fair
We thoroughly enjoyed visiting the Book Fair and writing our wish lists earlier this week to celebrate Book Week Scotland!
18/11/25
New Afterschool Club
Please see below for information on a new afterschool I will be running in January. Spaces will be limited.
17/11/25
Bug Club Books
Here are the bug club books for this week, WC 17th November. We will be working on these in class as part of our reading lessons across the week, developing a variety of comprehension skills. Remember to read for enjoyment at home using the ‘my library’ section. We will read from the ‘my stuff’ section in class and complete the bugs as part of our Literacy work.
JK Rowling: The Best Bet
Roald Dahl: Extreme Living
Enid Blyton: Horribilly: Gloopy Food/Planet Emerald
Julia Donaldson: Zip and Zap meet the Sam
Ted Hughes: What can you see?
Thank you for your continued support!
14/11/25
Christmas Fayre
Our fayre stall is all set up! We are looking forward to welcoming our parents/carers to our school later today! It’s sure to be a great day!
14/11/25
Children in Need
We took a class picture to mark Children in Need day, today!
12/11/25
Poppies & Remembrance
On our way back from assembly today, we took a walk into the RBA to view the fantastic poppy display that is currently on the Spanish steps. How wonderful does it look?
11/11/25
A Special Visitor
Today we began our IDL learning focus on ‘The Human Body’, continuing our ‘Health’ topic theme. We explored the human skeleton and labelled the different bones in the body. Our class was visited by a LIFESIZE skeleton and we enjoyed this opportunity to physically label key parts.
Take a look at our photos below. We were all very excited!
11/11/25
Upcoming Events
We have a very busy few weeks coming up here at Lochnorris! Please see the posters below.
10/11/25
Bug Club Books
Here are the bug club books for this week, WC 10th November. We will be working on these in class as part of our reading lessons across the week, developing a variety of comprehension skills. Remember to read for enjoyment at home using the ‘my library’ section. We will read from the ‘my stuff’ section in class and complete the bugs as part of our Literacy work.
JK Rowling: One Way Ticket to Mars
Roald Dahl: Welcome to the Circus
Enid Blyton: Epic Adventures
Julia Donaldson: This is my pet!
Ted Hughes: What can you see?
Thank you for your continued support!
7/11/25
A Visit from Louise
We were extremely fortunate to be visited by Louise Wright, a nurse from Crosshouse Hospital. Louise shared a presentation with the class about her job role and brought some cool resources with her for the children to try on. We learnt about how hospitals used to be before learning about hygiene, how to stop germ spread and how medicines are important. We are very grateful to Louise for visiting our school and providing such a beneficial input to our pupils. Thank you, Louise!
Take a look at our pictures below.
5/11/25
November Suggested Home Learning Activities
Please find below the suggested activity grid for home learning for the month of November. Paper copies are available in class. Thank you.
3/11/25
Bug Club Books
Here are the bug club books for this week, WC 3rd November. We will be working on these in class as part of our reading lessons across the week, developing a variety of comprehension skills. Remember to read for enjoyment at home using the ‘my library’ section. We will read from the ‘my stuff’ section in class and complete the bugs as part of our Literacy work.
JK Rowling: Yun and the Ice Spirit
Roald Dahl: Goldilocks and the Porridge Problem
Enid Blyton: A Vet’s Day
Julia Donaldson: Spot the Shape
Ted Hughes: We can do it!
Thank you for your continued support!
31/10/25
Tech Whizzes!
Well done to Josh and Klay who created their own PowerPoints on a topic of their choice. We were very proud of the independence and initiative they both showed and we enjoyed hearing about their topics. Well done boys!
31/10/25
Halloween Activities
We enjoyed taking part in a variety of Halloween activity stations today. We drew Halloween pictures, designed our own pumpkins, done some Halloween wordsearches, researched the history of Halloween and…. possibly the favourite…. created our own Halloween spooky ghost puppets! We then created our own puppet theatres and put together a wee puppet show. It was great to enjoy some time playing this afternoon with our ghost puppets! Happy Halloween!
30/10/25
Good luck and Goodbye!
Yesterday, we had a lovely little celebration for Jessica and her sister, Jenna who are leaving us today. We wish them well for the future. Good luck girls!
27/10/25
Cumnock Chronicle
It was lovely to see the work of P3E and P3B with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service posted on the Cumnock Chronicle’s social media pages recently. We are hoping this will be printed in this week’s paper. If you pick up a copy, send it into school with your child so we can share it with everyone. Thank you!
23/10/25
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Visit
We were very very excited today to be visited by firefighters from Cumnock Fire Station! This was to link to our Harmony topic theme of ‘Health’. We heard from the firefighters about how to keep safe around fireworks, in preparation for Bonfire Night. We had the opportunity to ask some questions, and Mr Burns was so impressed by the maturity, manners and school values shown throughout this (we even earned a respect star!). We then went outside to see the fire engine itself, learn about the hoses, claws and how hydrants are used to supply water to the engine. At the end, the firefighters gave us some leaflets relating to fire safety to take home. It was a lovely afternoon and fantastic to invite the firefighters into our school, demonstrating strong community partnership. Well done Primary 3!
Take a look at our photos below.
A wonderful afternoon had by everyone!
23/10/25
Bug Club Books
Here are the bug club books for next week, WC 27th October. We will be working on these in class as part of our reading lessons across the week, developing a variety of comprehension skills. Remember, just read for enjoyment at home using the ‘my library’ section. We will read from the ‘my stuff’ section in class and complete the bugs as part of our Literacy work.
JK Rowling: Pete’s Peculiar Pet Shop-Just the job!
Roald Dahl: When I Was Your Age
Enid Blyton: What makes you laugh?
Julia Donaldson: Zip and Zap and the thing
Ted Hughes: We can do it!
Thank you for your continued support!
22/10/25
Our Classroom
Since our return from the holidays, we have revisited our class charter that we created in August, highlighting expectations and discussing how we can show our school values in all of our actions. We discussed how we move around the classroom and school, how to make best use of resources, interact with peers and school staff. We are all very proud of our classroom set up! Take a look at the photo below.
22/10/25
Dear Diary
Before the holidays, we wrote train diary entries. This enabled us to reflect on the content of a clip and imagine what it may have felt like to be on a steam train. A selection of this work is now proudly displayed in the corridor space outside our classroom.
22/10/25
Table Manners
Welcome back! As part of our HWB and IDL work this term, we will be learning about table manners. Today we read the story ‘Good Manners’ and spoke about how we can display these and ultimately show our school values. We then looked in depth at table manners and ranked these in order of importance. Our challenge for the next few weeks is to use appropriate table manners in the dinner hall and in the home, to then earn some tokens for our house team! Take a look at our pictures below.
10/10/25
Happy holidays! Term 1 complete. Have a wonderful break everyone!
9/10/25
Eco Friendly Vehicles
Today we enjoyed the opportunity to work with P3E to create our own models of eco friendly vehicles. Thank you to everyone who sent in cardboard for this task. Some of our creations are amazing!
9/10/25
How can we change the way we travel?- Adaptation IDL Display
Here is a photo of our class IDL display, which is now proudly positioned at the side of our classroom. It shows pictures of our learning experiences throughout this topic, with some artwork included too.
7/10/25
How can we change the way we travel?- Aviation Industry
Today in P3E, we explored planes and pollution. We learnt about the features of types of aircrafts and about how we can make our journeys more eco friendly. We then (and this is the exciting bit), were given a piece of paper. Mr Burns asked us to design our paper with a pattern/design, but the next part of the lesson was where it got very very exciting! We then followed a step by step instruction guide to create our own paper aeroplanes! After this, we took our planes outside and tested them in the playground to see how well they could fly. Take a look at some of our photos below:
Great fun was had by everyone!
6/10/25
Bug Club Books
Here are the bug club books for this week, WC 6th October. We will be working on these in class as part of our reading lessons. Remember, just read for enjoyment at home using the ‘my library’ section. We will read from the ‘my stuff’ section in class and complete the bugs as part of our Literacy work.
JK Rowling: Extreme Living
Roald Dahl: The Hare and the Tortoise
Enid Blyton: Horribilly Slow and Sticky
Julia Donaldson: Zip and Zap and the Thing
Ted Hughes: See Like Me
Thank you for your continued support!
2/10/25
Steam Train Artwork
Today we continued our topic focus of ‘How can we change the way we travel?’. We have been learning about different modes of transport and about how we can actively travel to help save the environment. This week, we learnt about rail travel, exploring the history of this mode of transport and how this field has changed over the years. We created drawings of steam trains on white paper, labelling the features and writing which colours we would need, to help us plan our work. After this, we sketched these onto black paper, before using crayons to blend colours in our artwork. We are looking forward to making this into a wall display soon!
30/9/25
October Suggested Home Learning Activities
Please find below the suggested activity grid for home learning for the month of October.
https://www.thinglink.com/card/1508822626380808194 (Bookflix)
29/9/25
Cardboard required….please!!!
Next week, to conclude our topic on changing the way we travel, we will be creating our own models of eco friendly vehicles. We would be very grateful if you could send in some cardboard that is in good condition, for us to use in this IDL project. Please send these into school from Monday 6th October onwards.
Thank you!
Mr Burns
25/9/25
Maths Week Scotland- Outdoor Numeracy & Mathematics
We made the most of the crisp sunshine this morning by taking our Numeracy & Mathematics work outdoors! We played a game of ‘bowling alley’ where we rolled a ball towards the whiteboard and had to add the number we hit to the number at the top of the board. See our pictures below for some action shots!
We then had to collect the coloured cones and gather them in our teams. Each one of these was of a different value, so we had to add these all up and see what our totals were. Mr Burns was very impressed by the teamwork, supportive nature and mathematical skills shown in this task by everyone. Well done!
After this learning experience, I gathered some viewpoints from learners to find out how they found the outdoor activities. It was wonderful to have such positive feedback on the effectiveness of learning outdoors through an active approach!
25/9/25
WC 29/9/25
Bug Club Books
Here are the bug club books for next week, WC 29th September. We will be working on these in class as part of our reading lessons. Remember, just read for enjoyment at home using the ‘my library’ section. We will read from the ‘my stuff’ section in class and complete the bugs as part of our Literacy work. We discussed as a class today which group learners were in, so this should help with this!
JK Rowling: Welcome to the Circus
Roald Dahl: Little Red Riding Hoody
Enid Blyton: Amazing Trees
Julia Donaldson: Senses!
Ted Hughes: Rat and the Cat- Hat Trick
Thank you for your continued support!
24/9/25
Maths Week Scotland Open Afternoon
It was lovely to see so many of our P3E parents/carers at yesterday’s open afternoon. We took part in various mathematical games and activities, left a comment on the class blether board, wrote letters for a ‘rough day’ and used a QR code to access our class blog. Thank you to everyone who attended, it was great to see you!
18/9/25
Chocolate Dress Down Day
We all posed for a class selfie today on our ‘Chocolate Day’. This term has flown in and we can’t believe it is September weekend already! Have a lovely long weekend and we will see you all on Tuesday! Here’s hoping the sun shines!
17/9/25
Literacy- Writing
We have been learning about the genre of ‘Narrative’ writing. Today, we watched a video to spark our imagination. We then had to describe the setting of the video through using various prompts. Our ideas were fantastic and our writing contained lots of features of Narrative writing. Well done everyone!
17/9/25
PE
Today in PE we took part in various team games which encouraged us to display our school values in action! We worked collaboratively to problem solve and build up each other through working together. We then continued our block of learning in Gymnastics, by practising our rolls and balances. Well done everyone!
15/9/25
Open Afternoon
We are very much looking forward to welcoming our P3E parents/carers to the first open afternoon of this session on Tuesday 23rd September (2pm-2:50pm). This will have a Numeracy and Mathematics focus for Maths Week Scotland and you will have the opportunity to participate in some active maths games with your child. There will also be the opportunity to leave a comment on our class ‘blether board’ and to write your child a ‘letter for a rough day’. We look forward to seeing you next week!
15/9/25
Maths Games
15/9/25
Toys
We have seen an increase in toys being brought into school. Please note that we cannot take responsibility for any toys lost/damaged whilst in school and that these should not be brought into the classroom.
15/9/25
Bug Club Login Link
15/9/25
Bug Club
12/9/25
Respect Stars
This week in P3E, we earned our second ‘Respect Star’. We achieve these stars for showing our school values, following instructions, being respectful and completing our jobs successfully. We have voted as a class to have a movie afternoon when we achieve all of these stars. Well done everyone for your hard work!
9/9/25
Health and Wellbeing- Bravery and Resilience
As part of this term’s HWB work, we have been learning about our feelings. Today we focused on ‘Bravery’ and ‘Resilience’. We discussed times we had felt this way and created our own ‘Brave Superheroes’. Keep your eyes peeled for some pictures of these soon!
We then read the book ‘The Girl at the Front of the Class’, by Onjali Q Rauf as this book explores a theme of bravery and resilience through the storyline. We spoke so confidently about the events of the story and described how the main character, and those around her, had demonstrated both bravery and resilience. Well done everyone for your super, mature and insightful discussions!
5/9/25
Fantastic Fridays with Fantastic Mr Fox!
This week we were very excited to start our class novel, Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl. We read the first chapter and answered some questions on the personalities of the three farmers. We are looking forward to using this novel as a way of developing active literacy skills in reading. Have a lovely weekend, everyone!
Our First Day in P3E
On our first day, we posed at the class photo booth to mark this occasion! We all looked so smart in our uniforms. We have had a great first few weeks getting to know each other, building our routines and working together. Well done everyone! Please make sure you complete photo consents on the school app soon so we can share more photos of our learning on here!
Thank you,
Mr Burns
Health and Wellbeing- Managing Emotions
P3E have been learning about different types of emotions and how we can manage these using positive strategies. We used the stories ‘Brave’ and ‘Kind’ to talk about our feelings before checking in with each other. We also took part in some ‘Yoga Monkey’ too!
Homework Grid/Suggested Activities (September)
Please see below the homework grid and suggested activities for the month of September.
Many thanks,
Spelling for this month: September Spelling 2025 (1)
Homework Grid (suggested activities): September 2025 (1)
Mr Burns
Class Teacher
Class Charter- ‘Our Class is a Family’
Over the last few weeks, we have spent time in P3E working on our class charter. We learned about the UNCRC and discussed our rights. This led to us discovering the role we have as rights holders and the role staff have in our school to be duty bearers in ensuring rights are upheld. As a school, we are working towards our Rights Respecting Schools Silver Accreditation and we will be discussing rights in class and at assembly.
For our class charter, we read the book ‘Our Class is a Family’. We then create our own handprints and ‘wee people’ to add to the display.
I’m sure you’ll agree, it looks fantastic!
Welcome
Welcome to the P3E class blog page. We will share regular learning updates and important information here!
