We started the month of October by celebrating National Poetry Day. The day is held every year on the first Thursday of the month which this year fell on the 4th. We enjoyed listening to and reading poems in class. We also created a class poem on the theme of play and played some word association games. We took our message of celebrating poetry into the playground and also shared what we had been learning at Assembly to inform the rest of the school about this special day.
Since returning from the October holiday we have started our Mandarin lessons with our specialist teacher. We have been revisiting the numbers we learned in Primary 4 and revising greetings and colours in Mandarin. We enjoy collecting stickers for giving answers which we will be able to trade for prizes.
In Science, Primary 5 have been learning about conservation in their local area and designed their own wildlife garden. There was discussion around how the animals find food so we decided to make our own eco friendly and sustainable bird feeders. We used pine cones and bird seed and laid them high up in the trees.
This term in PE we have been practising our football skills. We have done lots of possession drills such as King of the Ring and Crabs. We’ve also practised shooting, passing and dribbling. Finally we finish each session with some competition in the form of a game. It has been great to see everyone improving their skills over the last few weeks.
Thank you to everyone who managed along to our first open afternoon of the session. Our open afternoons allow you to see a snapshot of the children’s experiences at school and it was great that so many families were able to make it. A big thank you to Mrs Carey for leading our Music session, too, and managing to get us all up on our feet participating in the songs. Please click on the videos below to get a taste of the fun.
Afterwards we were designing our own Coat of Arms having learned about them as part of our work on the Scottish Wars of Independence in Social Studies. Below you can see a few examples of the finished artwork. I’m sure you will agree the children did a lovely job.
Don’tworry if you didn’t make it along this time as we will be having a second afternoon later in the session.
Primary 5 had a lovely morning visiting our little buddies in Primary 1. We had written Mr Men and Little Miss stories to read to the younger children. We also helped them design their own Mr Men characters and helped them to write a sentence to describe their character. Afterwards we stayed for a short play and then we watched a short film about Little Miss Bossy where she is taught a lesson.
Welcome to our first blog post of Primary 5. Everyone has made a good start to the new school session and we are all working hard. We are settling into our new class routines and getting back into the swing of school life after the summer holiday.
In class we have been busy discussing Children’s Rights and have created our Class Charter which the class voted to give a Space theme. We have also begun creating some new artwork to personalise our classroom. Please visit regularly to keep up to date with the fantastic work we will be doing over the session.
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The sun was shining for our Sports Day this year and Primary 4 were very excited to take part in their first P4-P7 potted sports and races.
Everyone was in good spirits and wearing their house colours. Well done to everyone for taking part! A special congratulations to all the pupils who put themselves forward for the races and tug of war. 🏃♀️🏃♂️💪
We each had a great time!
P4.2 embraces outdoor learning and we made the most of the good weather. We have been exploring observational drawing using a variety of media, from pencils to watercolour. We went on a nature walk around the school grounds and looked closer at the shapes and colours of leaves, flowers and plants. We then sketched the leaf or flower on cartridge paper and added colour and detail with water colour paint.
April was a very short month in school due to the holidays but we had lots of fun playing and learning!
In French, we now know our numbers to 49 off by heart. The class wete challenged to match the numbers to the French word – fastest wins. We’re just a little competitive in P4.2! 😅
In Maths, we have been revising lots of learning from First Level as we begin to progress through Second Level. The children had asked for more revision on aspects of time, fractions and finding change with money.
We have been learning about Electrical Circuits in Science. We explored how a circuit worked through videos and experiments. We even created a human circuit by having everyone in the class join hands. 🤝 The magic rod we had lit up and beeped showing that our circuit was complete. P7 have been supporting us in our learning and on the day they came to visit, we tried the circuit again with 42 children holding hands and the rod still lit up! It was very exciting! 💡
We have been building and drawing circuits. We needed our battery to be in the circuit and all of the electrons had to pass on the current and not let the current break. We have been exploring jobs connected to electricity and we have experienced being energy surveyors, exploring how electricity is used in Cross Arthurlie as well as electricians who can spot a fault in a circuit.
P7 came to visit after we had a few weeks of experience with building circuits with lights, switches, buzzers and motors. They taught us how to build a Scribblebot – a motor-powered moving machine that creates patterns on paper. Groups worked very well together, listening to instructions, gathering materials and communicating clearly.
L was tinkering away in the tuff tray exploring what the inside of a computer looked like. We explored insulators and conductors and could identify examples of these from the components of a computer.
F was inspired by a P7 to begin exploring solar panels. He managed to build a circuit powered by a renewable source of energy (the sun) that made a light come on and a motor move! In the end, he built a fan that helped us to cool down on a particularly warm Tuesday! Thanks F! ☀️
Primary 4.2 were clocking in at work as they became energy surveyors around Cross Arthurlie. We explored how electricity was being used around the school: to produce heat, light, sound or movement. Mrs Denny even let us ring the bell using the special button!
P4.2 is full of bright sparks! 💡✨️
