It’s been another busy week in P7. This week we started our photography topic. We explored what makes a good photo and went outside to practise taking some landscape and portrait photos of our own.

We also had a trip to the Science Centre where we  explored all three floors and a trip to IMAX to watch the animal kingdom documentary. A few of us got some jump frights as reptiles and sharks came our way thanks to the 3D glasses

On Thursday we put our cooking skills to the test by making a delicious pot of lentil soup.  We chopped up onions, peeled and grated carrots and sliced leeks to add to the lentils and vegetable stock. Our patience was rewarded in the afternoon when we got to tuck in to a tasty cup of soup, complete with a slice of soft white bread to dip in.

We had a visit from Miss Naismith from the RBA this week. She is one of the guidance teachers and she came with some senior pupils to talk to us about things like the different subjects and how the timetables work.  The Primary 7s listened so well and asked some great questions too.

As part of our Scottish topic, we have been looking at bridges such as the Forth Road bridge.  We were set a challenge to build our own bridge and see how much weight it could hold.

We also finished off our Scottish Castle 3D models.  Don’t they look fabulous?

We had a very busy week in P7. The children were fabulous hosts to our guests from the East Ayrshire Learning Visit. The visitors commented on how polite, friendly and welcoming they were and said they were an absolute credit to the school.

We have been busing getting stuck into our Scotland focus.  At the start of the week we researched castles then made our own 3D models of the castles.

We did a spot of Scottish poetry writing on Friday, based on the poem “Lament for a Lost Dinner Ticket” and chose our own things to write about.  The poems were absolutely fabulous and we’ll be proudly displaying them in the corridors for everyone to see.

We also discussed Scottish foods and are hoping to make some tasty dishes in the next couple of weeks for Health and Wellbeing.

After a very eventful start to the week we settled back in and started all our new topics and areas of work.

In PE we started our basketball focus and lesson one was all about dribbling and staying in control of the ball.

In  maths we started learning about Fractions, Decimals and Percentages with a focus on fractions to start.  We completed several activities to help us revise equivalent fractions.

We’ve had a fantastic time at the Pantomime yesterday and then a lovely day playing games and flexing our skills on the Karaoke!

We hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and we’ll see you bright and early on Monday 5th January 2026!

After the disappointing end to our fun packed  Dolphin House visit, P7 had a visit today from one of the instructors.
Calvin arrived to check we were all safe and to say goodbye. The staff are delighted that he then led the children in their festive version of 6/7!!!!!!

Our adventure may have been cut short due to Storm Bram but we still had a ball! We crammed so much into day two including the chance to explore brand new caves, navigate tight crawls and hear spooky stories in the darkness. We did some bush crafts, using flints to light fires and toast marshmallows, then we hit the beach to wave jump. It was an adventure from start to finish. Check out our videos (keep your eyes peeled for the wellie shot!)

It might be wet but the weather hasn’t dampened our day! We arrived safe and sound ready to start the first challenge – bed making! We saw some fascinating techniques getting duvets into their covers and fitted sheets onto the mattresses. Before long it was time to unpack and head for lunch. After refuelling we headed on a walk around the grounds before a giant game of tig in the park. We puddle jumped our way back to base for dinner and are now heading out for our night time of beach combing for rocks, exploring the castle grounds and then settling down with a hot chocolate and a film before bed!