PC Macdonald paid a visit to primary 5 to discuss cyber bullying. The children enjoyed the talk and showcased very good knowledge of staying safe online. As a bonus some of the kids had a shot of PC Macdonald’s kit.
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P5M Digital Learning
Primary 5M have been coding using the application Scratch. We have created a background and sprites. We then edited the sprites to create an a sound for each one.
P5M Sunny Spelling
Primary 5M made use of the fantastic weather to continue to develop our understanding of this week’s phoneme.
P5M the ‘appy bunch
P5M were delighted to have an input on coding and app development today. The visit to P5M was down to Gemma Davidson winning the school’s app design competition. A huge congratulations to Gemma, who’s app, Bee ‘appy, is available to download on the App Store and android play store. 
P5M Maths Games
P5M had the opportunity to test out the maths games they had created for homework. The games were excellently put together and consisted of different calculations of varying difficulty. All the kids loved playing the games. A big well done to everyone who completed this homework task!
P5M Science
As a class we have looked at the science of sound. As part of our decade topic we had an input on the history of the telephone. So far we’ve created our own cup phones and megaphones which has helped us explore how sound moves. Even though the weather was freezing, we managed outside to use our megaphones. P5M doesn’t believe in that old proverb “Children should be seen and not heard!”
P5 Football
I will be running a lunch time football club for any Primary 5 pupil who would like to take part. Until further notice it will run on a Thursday lunch time from approximately 12:50 until 13:15. Due to the expected numbers, the football will work on a rotational basis, with 2 classes taking part one week and the remaining 2 classes taking part in the following week.
The schedule will run as follows:
Week A: P5M and P5I
Week B: P5 N/D and P5E
Next Thursday (17th) will be week A.
Pupils should have appropriate indoor shoes, shorts and t-shirt.
Many Thanks
Mr MacLeod
P5M Africa Research Project
African country research project– due 27th November
As part of our termly topic on Africa, all P5M pupils have been given a specific country to research. How the children present the information is entirely up to them. Presentations will be presented by children to their peers, this will help everyone have a greater understanding of the diversity of African countries. The country allocation is as follows:
Nathan – Liberia Melody – Kenya Jaiden – Madagascar
Liam – Nigeria Josh – Djibouti Gemma – Mali
Sophie M – Angola Lewis – Chad Jessica – Senegal
Layla – Cameroon Kalib – Ghana Aaron – South Africa
Darren – Malawi Ellie – Egypt Ava – Gabon
Lexi – Botswana Emily – Ethiopia Gabriella – Burundi
Sophie H – Benin Scarlett – Algeria Sharice – Tunisia
Millie – Angola Niamh – Uganda Tom – Ivory Coast
Cameron – Zimbabwe
P5M Dundonald Castle Trip
They saved the best until last! Our rescheduled trip to Dundonald Castle took place last Thursday. The kids had the chance to meet a viking, a knight and a professional falconer! They even managed to have a go at all the activities themselves.The staff at Dundonald Castle were full of praise for the pupils, a credit to Onthank Primary School. Well done P5M!
No Pens Day Wednesday P5M
Primary 5M took advantage of no pens day Wednesday to explore active spelling. The class used coloured clay to create 3D spelling words. All pupils participated and enjoyed creating words rather than writing them down!
