Safety in the Park
Primary Seven went on a school trip to Arthurlie Park for an educational event called Safety in the Park.
Safety in the Park is an event to teach young children about drugs, road safety, law and your health and wellbeing. It included activities which warned you about electricity, fire safety and cyber safety.
The children were split into groups of five to six people and each group attended certain activities at various times.
At one of the main activities which taught children a lesson about ‘stranger danger’, many people followed. One member of staff dressed as a ‘stranger’, advised that children should follow her. Little did some children know, there was a policeman observing the whole scenario, and then explained to the children why they should not have followed the woman.
The stations were all there to help us to make sensible and safe choices
1 Drink Station: David “this station taught me how horrible and dizzy you could end up feeling if you drink alcohol”. Here we got to try out ‘Beer Goggle’ to see how alcohol can affect your vision.
2 Stranger Danger: Katie “I felt embarrassed that I followed the lady who didn’t have any identification. It was very easy to be convinced by somebody who we shouldn’t have been trusting”.
3 Rethink your drink : We discussed good drinks and bad drinks for people and how some drinks are a little deceitful with their advertising. Thomas “I was surprised by how much sugar was in Diet Coke and Coca Cola Life”
5 Community Safety: Here we discussed dog fouling, graffiti and the penalties these can bring about. Ben “It surprised me that you could get fined up to £500 for dog fouling!”
6 Road Safety : Stacey “it is often presumed that it is the driver’s fault in a bike accident, but quite often it might be the cyclist’s fault”.
7 Cyber Safety: At this station, we learned about how easy it is for information to be revealed online, without you realising you are doing it. Online activity can be very dangerous and this station raised the awareness of many of us. William “even the smallest detail can reveal so much about your life that you don’t realise”
After our day at Safety in the Park, as a class we feel that we will all try and make sensible and safe decisions.
Remember to never feel pressured to try these things. Be smart and be responsible!
Outdoor Learning
Some of the primary 7 pupils took photographs of the work that is being done in our school grounds. We are very lucky to have some new raised beds. I wonder what we’ll plant in them?
Barrhead High School – PE Transition Visit
Pr 7a and Pr7b were invited to take part in a PE lesson at Barrhead High School. After we got changed we started our Basketbal lesson with Mr Russell. We played games in teams of four and applied dribbling, passing, marking and shooting skills throughout the session. It was a brilliant and we can’t wait until we are back for our next visit.
Dounans Residential Trip
The pupils of Primary 7 had a fantastic week at Dounans Outdoor Centre in Aberfoyle from Monday 12th March -Friday 16th March. The activities, which included, Leap of Faith, Catwalk, Raft Building, Burn Scramble, Archery, Hill walk, Living Outdoors, Night Line and Orienteering were challenging but great fun. All of the pupils were so proud of what they managed to achieve throughout the week.
Gymnastics
In gymnastics we have been developing skills in inversion, balancing, control and strength. We really enjoyed working on doubles, trios and group balances. We worked together to make a sequence which had to include some rolls, flight, inversion, different levels and a group balance.
Wonder
In literacy, we have been discussing the book Wonder. It tells the story of a boy called August who has a facial disfigurement and about his life at home and at school. The book is very powerful and emotional, it discusses topics about friendship, love and loyalty. Throughout the book, Mr Brown (Auggie’s English Teacher) writes a precept for each day, like “When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind.”
Christmas Fayre Enterprise
We really enjoyed making marshmallow snowmen to sell at the Christmas Fayre. We also used smarties for the eyes, an oreo and a rolo for the hat and a strawberry lace for the scarf. We had to calculate the total cost of the ingredients and then we worked out how much each snowman would cost to make. After that we discussed how much we could sell each snowman for and how much profit this would allow us to make. We made posters to advertise the Christmas Fayre and our snowmen. The finished snowmen were very successful and were sold out quickly.
Bubblegum and Fluff
Priamry 7A, 7B and Primary 6 were invited to attend the Bubblegum and Fluff event at St Andrew’s church on Monday 11th December 2017. During this event we explored the meaning of Christmas through games, drama, storytelling, craft and songs. We all had a fabulous time and we are very grateful to the members of the congregation who gave up their time to welcome us into their church. The Bubblegum and Fluff song was so catchy that we are still singing it!
Flip Out Trampoline Park
Primary 7A, 7B and Primary 6 were extremely lucky to visit Flip Out Trampoline Park in Glasgow for a free hour long jumping session. What a talented group of children we have!We were very impressed with some of the jumping sequences that were being performed. Thanks to Miss Graham for arranging this fantastic visit.
