Author: Mrs Ali

Rag Bag Collection

The ‘Rag Bag’ recycling scheme has been developed to provide regular fundraising for schools in Scotland.

The scheme increases awareness about textile recycling and by increasing recycling rates we can help the environment by ensuring less material goes to landfill.

Help raise funds for the school with textile recycling.

Items we collect

• Wearable clothing
• Paired shoes
• Handbags
• Belts

Please return bags to school by Monday 17^th February. You can bring in bags before this date.

Thank you for your support!

Mrs Ali, Mrs Macintyre

Eco Committee

 

Lindsay Littleson is a children’s author living in East Renfrewshire and she visited Braidbar today to talk about her latest books.

She is the author of Guardians of the Wild Unicorns, a new middle-grade novel starring the unicorns of mythology and legend.  Her latest novel is The Titanic Detective Agency, a fresh retelling of the tragedy with a Scottish twist.

Her first children’s book, The Mixed Up Summer of Lily McLean, won the 2014 Kelpies Prize and is published by Floris Books. The sequel to The Mixed Up Summer, The Awkward Autumn of Lily McLean, was published in March 2017 and A Pattern of Secrets, a Victorian mystery set in Paisley, was published by Cranachan Books in April 2018.

 

Primary 5 produced a collection of fantastic 3D models of the local area, Giffnock. The designs were well researched, planned and executed beautifully. There was a huge selection of creative designs! Primary 6 and 7 were very impressed. Well done!

 

 

 

Cancer Research UK

Dr Saadia Karim visited Primary 5 to talk about her work for Cancer Research UK. She is a research scientist based at The Beatson and her area of expertise is Pancreatic Cancer. She spoke about her journey into science and what inspired her at school. The pupils learned lots of interesting information about the cells that make up our bodies. Did you know that there are more cells in the tip of your finger than people living in China? We also took part in a taste test to demonstrate the genes that we have inherited from our parents.

Thank you Dr Karim!

 

 

Reading – read relevant pages of group reader and prepare a question using higher order skills.

Spelling – Do something creative with your spelling words for next Friday.

Home Research Project

Please continue to work on personal project. This is due in on Friday 31st May.

School Show – Primary 5 will require a costume for the school show.

Costume Red or white t shirt Red or white shorts Trainers We are hoping for a red and white theme. Thank you for your support!

 

Primary 5 visited Giffnock Library to find out more about the history of the local area. They studied old photographs, maps and documents to gather information about the past. They worked in groups to discuss and share ideas. We discovered some interesting facts about Giffnock. Thank you to Amanda, local studies librarian.

As part of your child’s homework this term, I would like them to complete a personal research task.

Our Interdisciplinary Learning Topic this term is Our Local Area. The class have decided that they would like to design a 3D model linked to this subject area. This can be designed on the inside of a shoe box or it could be a free standing model. They might create a 3D map or bird’s eye view of Giffnock. Try to be as creative and colourful as possible!

The finished work should be submitted by Friday 31st May. If you have any questions or would like some further information, please do not hesitate to ask.

 

Reading – read relevant pages of group reader and prepare a question using higher order skills.

Spelling – Choose two written active spelling tasks to complete for Friday.

Home Research Project

See separate blog post.

School Show – Primary 5 will require a costume for the school show.

Costume Red or white t shirt Red or white shorts Trainers We are hoping for a red and white theme. Thank you for your support!

 

Did you know it is National Smile Month?

This year the focus for National Smile Month is on the topic of sugar consumption in relation to oral and general health. This year the competition’s aim is to create a sugar display to inform  peers and the community of hidden sugar and consumption.

The Childsmile team has invited P5  to design a colourful and bold sugar display raising awareness of sugar in our food and drinks. We have collected some popular food and drinks children consume during school  and used these in our display.

Miss Nielsen is teaching the class about digital literacy. Today the pupils were involved in discussions about what news is and what makes a story newsworthy. They worked collaboratively in groups to create newspaper companies. Next, they selected stories for their newspapers and evaluated their potential as important news stories.