P6/7D enjoyed our taster session with Sensai Liam from Senjokai Karate this week! Liam spoke to us about the origins of Karate and other martial arts and about the skills it can help us to develop.
Karate taster session
Book Week Scotland event at NRPS Friday 21st Nov
We are delighted to announce that we have been working in partnership with Sarah from the Book Nook, Stewarton and we will be bringing two of our favourite children’s authors to our school on Friday 21st Nov 11am for an event for all p5-7 children.
Martin Stewart is a former English teacher who has been a full-time writer for ten years, writing for both adults and children. He runs many sessions for school children which are varied and engaging, helping promote reading for pleasure and the pursuit of creative ambition. He will be talking about two of his children’s book series which feature the popular characters of Bridget Vanderpuff and Sandy Fin.
Lindsay Littleson, also a former schoolteacher and now full-time writer, has had ten children’s books published, all of which are Book Nook favourites. Lindsay also loves doing school events, saying ‘it is a real thrill to encourage a love of reading and to inspire children to write their own stories’. Lindsay will be focusing on two recent books, ‘Ice Cream Boy’ and ‘Euro Spies’, both of which are Book Nook favourites.
You will be able to buy any/all of the books for the event in The Book Nook or from our online shop here https://www.booknookstewarton.co.uk/shop/nrps
We recognise that increased costs of living can make it difficult for some families to afford books for their children. If you feel these circumstances apply to you, we can provide books funded by our Judith Illsley Memorial Fund. To benefit from this Fund, please enter code BWSNRPS when you get to checkout on the online shop. (subject to available funding)
Wellbeing and Yoga session
P6/7 thoroughly enjoyed our wellbeing and Yoga session with Susan, yesterday. We chatted about ways to keep our bodies and minds healthy, then practised some yoga positions, focusing on breathing.
P7 Science and Technology Transition Morning
Our P7s thoroughly enjoyed their visit to the science and technology departments of Stewarton Academy, yesterday. They made wooden pencil holders in technology and lava lamps in science! What an introduction to practical subjects!
Stewarton Academy visit – P6/7
P6/7 had a great time helping the S4s on their leadership journey, in the first of our 3 visits last week! The S4s arranged and supervised 4 different activities for us all to try!
Library Visits
Library Visits – Parent Helpers
Our class will be visiting Stewarton Library (please see below for date and time) and we are looking for parent helpers to join us on this visit. If you are available to help, please let the school office know as soon as possible, Thanks
Drama – The Plague of Eyam
We followed the story of William and Lizzie, and how they lived through the Plague in their village of Eyam. We re-enacted some of the events and learned that the plague is thought to be the origin of the nursery rhyme ‘ Ring a Ring o Roses’!
Library Visit – Helpers needed!
Library Visits – Parent Helpers
Our class will be visiting Stewarton Library on the 13th November at 11am and we are looking for parent helpers to join us on this visit. If you are available to help, please let the school office know as soon as possible, Thanks.
Creative Minds Visit
A few weeks ago we were visited by Joe from the Creative Minds Team, who brought our Victorian topic alive through poetry and media studies! We made sound effects to accompany a poem and then looked at how different shots would have been filmed in the film version of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.
Light & Lenses
We have been learning about the properties of a lens, how light travels and what effect different lenses have on rays of light! We made our own lenses using water droplets, and used ray boxes to see what effect convex and concave lenses had on light.
