Welcome to the Class Blog of P4/5 and Mrs Burt 2025-2026
w/b 4/5/26
As part of Environmental Week and our Article 12 focus, P4/5 joined with P2/3 and Mrs Cousar to do some work in the Community Garden.
We split into 3 groups to plant up some seeds…tomato, lettuce, herbs, sunflower, beetroot, carrots and more!
We also planted pumpkin plants, beans and cabbage.
Our strawberry plants which were planted a couple of years ago are growing well with lots of flowers and that means lots of…
We used chalk to decorate the planting beds with lots of colourful flower and insect pictures.
We used our magnifying glasses and bug boxes to have a closer look at the bugs and plants in the garden and even had a go at sketching and identifying them using our identifier cards#.
Take a look at our snaps…
28/4/26
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12/3/26
We had a STEM Challenge as part of our STEM IDS on Tunnels. We had one hour to build a tunnel using only cardboard and the Make-Do kits! Check out our Sway to see how we got on…
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10/3/26
As part of our work on The Tunnel, we have been looking at graffiti and street art. We researched some famous street artists and found 5 Fab Facts. Take a look at our Sways below…
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5/3/26
Well done to Emma and Amira who won our WBD quiz with a score of 11/16!
w/b 2/3/26
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w/b 2/2/26
A huge well done to all of the children who worked hard to learn their Scots poem off by heart and who had a go at reciting it in front of our class and/or in front of the other P4 or P5 class. The teachers had a very hard job choosing only 6 children from each stage to go to the competition.
5/1/26
Primary 4/5 and Mrs Burt wish everyone a Happy New Year and are looking forward to getting back into work-mode…
13/11/25
P4/5 took part in the Remembrance Day silence with the nation at 11am.
Our STEM learning this term is a science topic about…
MATERIALS and STATES OF MATTER
Take a look at our Sway…
We worked in groups to design and carve our pumpkins for the Pumpkin Patch…
Pumpkin Patch Art
We used a technique called ‘wax resist’ to make our pumpkin designs…
21/10/25
STRINGS PROJECT
P4 have made a super start and are learning about the parts of the instrument, how to hold their instruments & bows and how to use their bows to make music!
Take a look!
Thank you to all parents and carers who have engaged so well with our homework tasks. Keep up the good work!
Remember to check our P4/5 HOMEWORK page every week to keep up to date with tasks.
Our class visit to Dumfries House is on Thursday 9th Oct.
We will be visiting the STEM Centre to do an Up, Up and Away workshop relating to our Seasons and Space topic.
Get set for it happening on 8th October as part of DFS week !
