It’s hard to believe that today is the last day of the school year.

Congratulations to Logan who was awarded this amazing trophy for participating in a football tournament at Flamingo Land at the weekend.

The sun was shining for our school trip to Heads of Ayr Farm Park on Wednesday. We had lots of fun singing on the bus, bouncing on the bouncy pillows and trampolines and exploring the Wild Child Woods.  We got to see lots of amazing animals, had a picnic lunch outside and enjoyed the indoor play area. What a fantastic day we all had!

We celebrated the end of the school year with a ‘Yes Day’ in class yesterday.

Well done to all pupils who were showing off their skills at Catrine’s Got Talent yesterday afternoon. You were very brave to stand up and perform in front of the whole school.

It has been a wonderful year and I wish you all the best of luck for moving into P5.

Have a great summer holiday everyone!

Our annual prizegiving and P7 leavers assembly took place on Wednesday moring.

Very well done to all of our P4 prize winners who received an award. The awards were as follows:

Successful Learner: Shaun

Responsible Citizen: Nadia

Effective Contributor: Logan

Confident Individual: Harper

Excellence in Learning: Alfie

P4 Literacy Award: Ellie

Junior Sports Champion: Tyler

Our Sports Day was held in the hall on Thursday morning and we got to take part in some fun novelty races. We had a great time despite family and friends not being able to join us.

Lyle was the winner of a Ruby Reward ticket this week and chose Alfie to sit with him at the Ruby Reward table. Well done Lyle!

It’s hard to believe that next week is the last week of the school year! We have our trip to Heads of Ayr Farm Park, Catrine’s Got Talent and lots of other fun activities to look forward to.

We have been taking part in lots of fun activities for Health Week this week.

On Monday we were learning about the RNLI and water safety as well as learning about oral health and the importance of brushing our teeth.

On Tuesday we had lots of fun activities in our House groups. We took part in a Kahoot quiz, food tasting  with Eddie and Amy from The Cotton Trail, outdoor play, litter picking and  Commonwealth Games art activities.

On Wednesday we had some special visitors: Rebecca the optometrist and Gerry the firefighter. We got to play New Age Kurling and also had our ‘Bump Up’ afternoon where we got to move into our new class and meet our teacher for next session, Miss Burleigh.

On Thursday we had a family fun event with lots of activities happening in each class and den building in the hall.

We finished off the week with a silent disco and laser tag.

To celebrate the start of the World Cup we got to wear a football strip of a country taking part in the competition.

We also got to watch the live Chess Championship final. Congratulations to Jamie in P6 who was this year’s winner.

Congratulations to Matthew and Shaun who each won two medals for participating in a football tournament at the weekend!

Ellie was the winner of a Ruby Reward ticket today and chose Nadia to sit with her at the Ruby Reward table. Well done Ellie!

On Monday, Alfie brought in a trophy that he was awarded at the weekend. Alfie won the trophy for  demonstrating ‘Respect, Effort and Belief’ when playing rugby for Cumnock. Well done Alfie!

This week we have been learning to display data in graphs and Venn diagrams in maths. In literacy we have been working on using all of our tools for writing and have been creating some super pieces of work. We have also been learning about the World Cup and have been creating our own World Cup fact files.

We went for a class walk to The Voes to feed the ducks.

Mrs Goudie treated us all to an ice pole when we got back to school

Cole was the winner of a Ruby Reward ticket this week and chose Alfie to sit with him at the Ruby Reward table. Well done Cole!

This week in P4 has been full of glorious sunshine!

We made the most of  the beautiful weather by going for a walk to the river on Monday afternoon. We saw lots of tadpoles and enjoyed catching them in containers to have a closer look. We made sure we returned them all to the water before we left!

As part of World of Work Week, we have been talking and writing about what we want to be when we grow up. In numeracy we have been learning to use tally marks and to identify lines of symmetry. We have been  learning to draw  a cool ice-cream in art. and continuing to practise our chess skills.

Harley was the winner of a Ruby Reward ticket today and chose Lyle to sit with him at the Ruby Reward table. Well done Harley!

This week was ‘Walk to School Week’. We have enjoyed walking to school with a different theme each day.

This week we had a special visit from Paralympic footballer Jonny Paterson. We took part in a sponsored fitness circuit which was followed by a motivational assembly and Q&A session.

Well done to Alfie who won a medal at a rugby tournament at the weekend and who is the only P4 pupil left in the chess championship, making it through to the final 4 pupils.

What an amazing achievement!

It has been another busy week in P4!

All pupils have been working hard to prepare and present their class talks this week and I loved hearing about your favourite books and films. You all did an amazing job and should be very proud of yourselves!

We went for a lovely walk to the river this week to take some nature photographs. It was a beautiful day for it!

Here are some of the fantastic photographs taken by our pupils.

We had our last Discovery Dens this week. We have enjoyed all of the different activities and learning some new skills.

Harper was the winner of a Ruby Reward ticket today and chose Alfie to sit with her at the Ruby Reward table. Well done Harper!

Just a reminder that P4 will be presenting their Class Talk to the rest of the class next week. Please see previous blog posts for all the details.

Below are the details of when your child will present their talk.  Remember they may bring in any props (photographs, items from home etc) on their specific day.  I am really looking forward to hearing them all!

Monday 11th May: Matthew, Cole, Harper and Shaun

Tuesday 12th May: Hunter, Tyler and Carson

Wednesday 13th May: Alfie, Harley and Lyle

Thursday 14th May: Demi, Madison and Logan

Friday 15th May: Poppy, Ellie and Nadia

If you have any questions, please email me at laura.mckenna@eastayrshire.org.uk

Thank you for your continued support.

Mrs McKenna

It has been a lovely, sunny week in Primary 4!

We have been working on our spelling and learning to spell words correctly in literacy this week. In numeracy we have been learning to find time intervals and interpret simple timetables.

We have been using iPads to take photographs in art.

We went for a class walk to the park.

We also had Discovery Dens again this week and completed round 1 of the Chess Championship.

Shaun was the winner of a Ruby Reward ticket today and chose Tyler to sit with him at the Ruby Reward table. Well done Shaun!

Enjoy the long weekend!

P4 Class Talk Homework Project

Title: My Favourite Film or Book

Pupils have been given a project to prepare and present a short 5 minute talk about their favourite film or book.  The presentation should be as detailed as possible and should include information about the genre, characters, setting and plot.  Pupils could also include their favourite parts and the reasons why they like them, or ways they think the author or director could have made them even better. Pupils could also use other ideas to enhance their talk e.g. PowerPoint (sent by e-mail or saved on a pen-drive), drawings, diagrams or items from home.

Pupils should practise their talk at home as often as possible and use a timer to help. They may want to use notes or prompt cards to help  stay on track.

All talks will be assessed using the school’s Talking & Listening criteria, which is also available on Glow.

Talks should be ready to be present the week beginning Monday 11^th May.

Further details will be posted on the class blog as to which day pupils will be presenting their talk.

If you have any questions please email me at: laura.mckenna@eastayrshire.org.uk

I look forward to hearing your talks.

Mrs McKenna