Primary Two have been so lucky this term to have the opportunity to visit Rouken Glen. We have been working with Young Enterprise at their centre in the park. We enjoyed creating bug hotels using leaves and net bags, for any little wrigglers in our garden to have a cosy place to go!
We planted our own cress seeds and decorated the recycled pots to make them look attractive.
We had a very healthy and tasty lunch of pea and broccoli soup with crusty bread. We also had the chance to travel in the Young Enterprise minibus which was super!
We have been learning how to create animations using ‘I Can Animate’ software.
We began by learning about setting, then created fantastic drawings of a jungle setting. We also wrote some excellent Jungle Explorer stories based on our setting! They were exciting to read with lots of action.
Next, we used our drawings as a background for our animations. Our friends in Primary Three shared their learning with us and taught us how to create an animation using ‘I Can Animate’ software. We have started to create our animations and they are coming along brilliantly. We will share more of our learning about animation as we go along.
After our recent visit from the Singing Children of Africa, we had so many questions about Africa! Our visitors from the choir answered some of them…but many were still to be discovered! So, we have decided to see if we can find the answers to the rest. We are going to embark on an exploration of amazing Africa this term – we can’t wait to delve deeper and begin to answer our questions.
This week, we have enjoyed listening to traditional African folktales about Anansi the Spider. Anansi is a wise spider and we loved hearing the story about how he gathered lots of wisdom in a jar, then spread it around the world to help others!
After the story, we used our shape knowledge and cutting skills to create our very own Anansi spiders. Have a look at our finished work and our use of bright colour and shape – don’t they look fabulous?
Unfortunately given the financial situation facing the Council, the provision of free breakfasts will cease with effect from the start of the next term (i.e. when pupils return after the Spring break on 20th April 2015). Please note that the breakfast club will continue to operate after this date (and at least until 31st March 2016) at a charge of £0.95 per day for each pupil (discounted to £0.90 for each additional sibling attending).
In taking this decision the Council is hopeful that the recently introduced provision of free school lunches for all P1-P3 pupils will help to reduce the impact of this saving.
The first meeting of the Parent Equalities Forum will take place on Thursday 15 January in Woodfarm HS at 7pm. The main item on the agenda will be the Education Department’s Equalities Delivery Plan.
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