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What a Day!

 

Fan-tas-tic!

We were once again incredibly proud of our P7s today on our end of year day out. It was filled with fun, laughter and McFlurries!
Today was made possible thanks to their hard work during our Virgin Money Enterprise project in term 3.
Bus trips, mini golf, bowling, fun swim, play park and McDonalds – it was a jam packed day finished off with ice cream and brownies.

 

 

Homework Week 4

This week’s homework is spelling with a focus on spelling strategies. In P7 our spelling works on a four week rotation of strategies and activities and we have already covered prefixes, homophones and spelling rules. This week we would like all pupils to teach someone at home some of the strategies we use to help us spell challenging words.  Some examples are included in the worksheet that was sent home.

Homework Week 3

This week’s homework is spelling with a focus on spelling rules. In P7 our spelling works on a four week rotation of strategies and activities and we have already covered prefixes and homophones. This week we would like all pupils to teach someone at home the two spelling rules included in the worksheet that was sent home.

Homework Week 2

This week’s homework is spelling with a focus on homophones. In P7 our spelling works on a four week rotation of strategies and activities. This week we would like all pupils to teach someone at home about homophones. We have included some examples on the sheet that was sent  home where you will also find an activity to do.

Baby Photos

I’m not quite sure how – but we are now into the last term of P7.  This is another busy term, so I thought we would get started with the bits and pieces that will be needed for the end of the session.

We are looking for a baby photo of every pupil in the class as well as a present day picture or selfie (they can choose this one!). Please email them to me at fiona.mccaig2@eastayrshire.org.uk

We can’t wait to see them all.

Mrs McCaig

Homework

Today marks the start of our next four week homework block.  First up is our Big Talk.  The final presentation is all about ‘My Primary School Memories.’  All talks will be presented the week beginning 12th May. More information can be found in school bags. This week there is also spelling homework – all about prefixes. Pupils should teach an adult at home about prefixes using the homework sheet that was sent home.

 

The Great Outdoors

We made the most of the super Spring weather this week with plenty of time outdoors. We enjoyed a class walk around the village taking in lots of our favourite places. We stopped to enjoy some mindfulness meditation and then collected some sticks/twigs to make Easter bunnies. See if you can spot them at Parents Night. We also experimented with the art of quilling to make beautiful Mother’s Day cards.

** The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas **

In P7 this term we have been reading The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne.  We have also been learning about World War 2 to link with this. Now that we are finished the book we would like to watch the film so that we can do some comparison work.

The film is rated  a ‘12A’ due to some of the themes/content.  If you do not wish your child to watch it please contact the school by Monday 24th March 2025.

Our Weekly Round-up

It’s been another busy week in P7. Some of the things we’ve got up to this week have been:

  • made pancakes for Shrove Tuesday (Skye)
  • learned about the timeline of WW2 (Lennox)
  • made theme park rides with knex where we had to stick to a budget (Bette)
  • in PE did did mini games of basketball (Caleb C)
  • design a theme park and all of the things in it in a budget (Lenore)
  • We made bikes using knex and each piece cost different amounts and we had to get the parts on a budget of £8 (Eli)