Category: Primary 3

Onthank P3s Sing for Hansel🎀

Thank you to everyone who came along to join us at Morrisons for P3 Christmas Cheer.πŸŽ…πŸΌWe sang beautifully and had lots of positive comments from shoppers. We were raising money for Hansel. Well done – we are very proud of you.πŸ‘πŸ‘

P3Ceilidh🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿


P3 Grand Ceilidh.

 

This term P3 have been studying Scottish Islands and reading Katie Morag books. We had a wonderful time today putting on a Ceilidh and showcasing four dances we have learned.

Each class also took a β€˜turn’ at doing something.

P3S -The Three Craws

P3N- Coulter’s Candy

P3M- The Snawman & a

Gymnastics Demonstration.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scottish Poetry Competition🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The whole school was invited to our Scottish Poetry Competition. We listened to a Finalist from each class. Everyone recited their poems brilliantly. They performed with excellent expression and confidence.πŸ‘Well done to all of our Finalists.

Singing for Hansel🎼🎀

Primary 3 pupils went to Sing for Hansel at Morrisons Β Supermarket. They sang beautifully and entertained the shoppers and made them feel very Christmassy.πŸŽ…πŸ½πŸ§‘πŸ»β€πŸŽ„Thank you to the many parents and friends who came along to hear the singing.πŸ‘πŸ‘.

Christmas Carol Concert πŸŽ€πŸ§‘πŸΌβ€πŸŽ„πŸŽ…πŸΌ

Our fabulous Primary 3s made us all feel very Christmassy as they entertained Parents/Carers and friends. They sang a selection of Christmas songs and even had audience participation while singing The 12 Days of Christmas. It was wonderful to welcome so many friends back Β into school. Thank you to everyone who helped make this event – a fabulous experience. β€œIt’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas”.πŸ‘πŸ‘

Some of our P3 Choir will be singing in Morrisons, Kilmarnock on Wednesday at 1.00pm. They are singing for Hansel. Please come along and support them.

World Book Day 2020

P4 have had a great day celebrating World Book Day 2020. We had dress up fun, shared our favourites stories and books, did book related tasks and some of us enjoyed paired reading with our buddies in P3.

P4K our DFS Group, had a wonderful time celebrating too. We are reading plenty of books and managing to fill in our Reading Passports for the First Minister’s Reading Challenge.

Carol Service

Primary 2 and 3 girls joined Miss Hamilton and girls from James Hamilton Primary school at the Girls Brigade Carol Service in St Kentigern’s Church. They did well singing and reciting poetry. Well done.

P3 Cinema Trip

Hi folks.

Just to let you know there was a great offer of parental/guardian help for our trip to the cinema this Friday coming. If you have been chosen to join us, your child will have a note in their bag on Monday. If you weren’t chosen this time, sorry, but we hope you may volunteer another time.

Thanks again
P3 staff

Onthank is Blooming!

Our school is in bloom.
Kale, broccoli parsnips, herbs, sage, radishes, potatoes, peas, runner beans and carrots

 

 

Over the summer the P6 Dig for Victory effort has produced an abundance of fruit and vegetables. Pupils will return to school next week and can enjoy some of the produce we gave to the kitchen to prepare. Well done everyone in last sessions P2, P3, and P6.

Active Learning in P3

We are all enjoying being active in our learning!

Sometimes we learn best when we are cooperating with others, using interactive Maths materials, learning our phonemes through games and simply…having fun while learning!

P3C have been beginning to divide. They have been learning about the concept of sharing.

P3W have been consolidating various phonemes through rotational tasks.

Owl Magic

P3 are doing a novel study on β€˜The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark’. We have been learning about owls, habitats, food webs and nocturnal animals.

We had a visit from β€˜Owl Magic’. Davie brought 6 owls into the school. We were able to ask questions and we had the opportunity to hold an owl.

Christine who is a Ranger at Dean Park came to visit yesterday and she gave us even more information. We are all owl experts now.

Ayrshire College Students – PE in P3C and P3S

P3C are enjoying PE sessions this year led by three students from Ayrshire College.

Ryan, Baillie and Declan will be with us until Easter to help us to develop our skills in many sports.

The boys are also offering lunchtime clubs and an after school club.




P3 ‘Welly Wednesday’

On a Wednesday afternoon P3 will be participating in ‘Outdoor Learning’.

Today we got our wellies on and we went on a hunt for some Autumn leaves. We had so much fun!

Back in class we enjoyed an Art lesson using our favourite leaf. We had to study the markings and colours on the leaf.

Pupils should remember to bring wellies or outdoor shoes every Wednesday to allow them to participate.





P3 were excited to meet Barney the Dinosaur!

We were so lucky to have a visit from the β€˜Dino Team’ today! Kevin entertained us with fun and games and some of us got to hold a real snake!

We also had a visit from Barney the T-Rex. We had to feed him and take him a walk. We also explored how tall a T-Rex would have been and how long it would have grown to be.

An exciting afternoon to celebrate all the work we did during our β€˜Dinosaur’ topic!

No Pens Day Wednesday

Today as part of our Dyslexia Friendly Schools journey, the whole school was involved in NO PENS DAY WEDNESDAY.Β  This is a national speaking and listening event whichΒ  encourages exciting classroom discussion.Β  Check out the blog for class photos.

P3 Growth Mindset Challenges

All P3 pupils have been participating in ‘Growth Mindset’ challenges. Pupils showed great determination as they tackled five different challenges which can often be difficult or frustrating.

P5 pupils assisted at the ‘tying shoelaces’ challenge and many P3 pupils were successful.

Some groups managed to build very tall towers with plastic cups! We needed to have steady hands!

‘Beat the Buzzer’ was really tricky but we had lots of fun and plenty of laughs.

We tried drawing pictures and writing with our opposite hand. Some people discovered that they can do this very well and others decided that they would need to keep trying to get better at it.

We had fun playing ‘Jenga’. Again, we had to concentrate and take our time so that we were successful.

We now know that having a ‘Growth Mindset’ makes learning more fun!

When we learn something new we are happy, motivated and determined.

Katie and Erin were so happy to now be able to tie their shoe laces. They made a new ‘pathway’ and they can now help others!

Roald Dahl Day 2018

Pupils in P3W enjoyed Roald Dahl Day 2018. Roald Dahl has been our “Author in the Spotlight” this term.

We have read ‘George’s Marvellous Medicine’ and we created our own magic medicine.

Pupils brought in their favourite Roald Dahl books, we participated in some mindfulness related to ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ and Owen took on the role of Willy Wonka. We also answered Maths problems related to many of the characters in Roald Dahl’s famous books.

At the end of the day the pupils took home a bookmark to use in their own books when reading for enjoyment.

We will have a vote to see who our next “Author in the Spotlight” is.


Stretching like Grandpa from ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’.


Owen welcoming us all into the Chocolate Factory.

P3 Enterprising Homework

As part of our ‘Dinosaurs’ topic, the children are being invited to:

  • Design and make a ‘Sockosaurus’

If they wish to take part in the challenge, they should complete the following:

  • Fill in the Sockosaurus planning page.
  • Use the ideas on their planning page to help them create their Sockosaurus.
  • Use a clean sock to make their Sockosaurus.
  • Their Sockosaurus can be lifelike or imaginative!
  • Try to create features to show a face.
  • Decorate their Sockosaurus using bright colours and interesting details.
  • Use a variety of materials, if possible.Β  Be as creative as you can!
  • Children should be prepared to share their Sockosaurus with the rest of the class.

Pupils should bring their Sockosaurus to class on Friday 5 October.

Have fun!!!