I would like to say a big thank you for the lovely gifts I received on Friday. The personalised tree bauble was very thoughtful and I promised the children I would post a picture of it hanging on my Christmas … Continue reading →

The children decided they would like to enter the annual Christmas card design competitions sent out to every school in East Renfrewshire on behalf of Jackson Carslaw MSP and Kirsteen Oswald MSP. All of the entries drawn by the children … Continue reading →

We love to create art in our class and Christmas is a time that we can really enjoy being as creative as we want to be. This week we have been very busy making stain glass Nativity scenes, pom pom … Continue reading →

In the last few weeks we have been focusing on learning to add the suffixes; ed, er, est and ing to root words. The children have worked collaboratively in learning to match these correctly and to identify words that do … Continue reading →

In mathematics we have been continuing to expand our knowledge and understanding of measurement by exploring non-standard and standard measurements of length and height. We started out by using non-standard tools such as cubes, straws, handspans and feet width to … Continue reading →

After carrying out our own experiment on how germs and bacteria can thrive on our skin, we furthered our learning by finding out about the famous Scottish microbiologist, Alexander Fleming and his accidental discovery of penicillin. The children were curious … Continue reading →

As we start our day in school we always wash our hands as part of our daily hygiene routine. We carried out an experiment by washing our hands before we entered our classroom, then used a disclosing cream which highlights … Continue reading →

We have been learning to cross the road safely using the Green Cross Code. At first, we practiced this using the school cycle track and when we felt confident that we knew each step well, we crossed the road outside … Continue reading →

Recently we have been learning more about our school values and this month we have had a particular focus on understanding and practising kindness in our own classroom and across the wider school. Every day of this month we have … Continue reading →