Primary 7 had a great day out at Craig Tara on the 8th of June. Have a look at some of the snaps on the Sway below.

P7 Leavers Trip 2023

An amazing day out to end their primary school journey! Primary 7 visited Craig Tara swimming pool, park and beach. Great fun was had by all! Thank you Craig Tara and Kerri for driving us d…

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Primary 5/6/7 had an exciting and unusual “strings” lesson today – find the rhythm imposter, mystery word and instrument imposters all using a computer and whiteboard.

Then a “crayons vs markers” duet rhythm pattern using drumsticks!

They loved it 100%!

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Primary 5/6/7 went to “The Heritage Centre” which is based in Cumnock for a visit on Tuesday.

They all had a wonderful time listening to the volunteers explaining what certain items were. The “old” phones and school belt were a “hit”! Many of the pupils were fascinated by the steamroller and the roadman’s caravan.

Leaflets with all the information about the Centre were given to each child after the visit – phone up and arrange a visit!

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P5/6 and P6/7 were delighted to welcome Davie Reid and Brian McGhie into the class to talk about their experiences of being miners in Ochiltree.  Davie and Brian brought lots of memorabilia which they were kind enough to let us try on and explore.  They shared stories of what life was like working in the Killoch and Barony pits and what life was like in Ochiltree during the Miner’s Strike.  Pupils loved listening to this fantastic piece of their history and enjoyed asking lots of questions!  A huge thanks to Davie and Brian for taking the time to share their stories with pupils.

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As part of our Ochiltree topic, P5/6 and P6/7 have been learning about mining in the local area.  We have been looking closely at the Barony and Killoch pits and learning about what life was like as a miner.  We are incredibly lucky to have our very own Mr Renton as a primary source who spent a few years working in the Barony.  Mr Renton took to the hot seat to share his experiences of life down the pit with the pupils.  Thanks again Mr Renton – we especially loved all of your gruesome tales!

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P6/7 read an extract about the Legend of Robin Hood and then had to write a few paragraphs describing what happened to Guy of Guisborne after he chased Robin into the forest ……

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This week Primary 6/7 have been busy studying 3 maps of Ochiltree from the past until present day. They were finding where they lived aswell as important local landmarks.

They looked at the legend, grid lines and contour lines.

Emma enjoyed figuring out where the River Lugar went.

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P6/7 were looking at different still life paintings by artists. They then drew their own Scottish themed drawings with a cubioid, cylinder and soft piece of material with folds in it. It was a challenging task but they all did a superb job – don’t you agree?

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Primary 5/6 and Primary 6/7 have began to explore Ochiltree as part of our new topic.  Last week, we created a mind map and discussed what we already know about Ochiltree.  Today we all went out a walk to explore key features of our local village including houses, businesses and monuments.  We noted some interesting facts and will use this information to stimulate further discussion about our village.  Many thanks to our parent helpers who came along!

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Since September P6/7 have been reading “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” by J.K. Rowling and have studied the text in depth. From each chapter different activities were covered by the children – lots of literacy and origins of language, letter writing, poetry, character studies; science experiments – colour changing flowers, growing cress and predicting results (all children shocked by how wrong they were!); art and crafts – sketching characters, drawing three different eyes, sewing a “sorting hat” from a pattern and many more activities.

To complete the study we intend to watch the film next week and compare it to the original novel. The film is rated PG. Please complete the attached form by Friday 16 December.

Thank you.

Flowers in faraway fields.

Look at them laying low

After all fall.

No new noise.

Dark down, dark danger.

External end.

Rough rank rage.

Sad sorries said.

Failing forward frontal attack.

Ill ignored.

Enraged entanglement everywhere.

Lowering light.

Dirty death.

Save our society.

By Ewan, Liam, Logan G

Primary 6/7 have been busy – take a look ……

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