Good day and welcome to our weekly blog.

This week we have enjoyed Outdoor Learning. We created a seating area in the woodlands for us to sit together and have Circle Time. We also had a chat redesigning the woodlands and how we could  allocate each class their own area to develop. We thought it would be a good idea to talk to the Pupil Council about this.  We also researched what can affect habitats as well as learning about endangered animals in Scotland.

We continued leaning about different cultures through our Olympic topic.  This week our focus was on Cultural Dances from various countries.  We learned about several of these and recreated dances from Ireland, Greece and India. We then discovered that New Zealand incorporate the Hakka into their sporting events. We learned the reasons behind this and how important it is to the people of New Zealand, watched the Hakka and tried to recreate aspects of this.

We also attended the Primary 7 Celebration Assembly which was wonderful and we also voted for our winner for Crookfur’s Got Talent.

What a week and we still manage to complete all out Literacy and Mathematics work! Super Stars!

Another busy learning week!

Have a lovely weekend

P4/5 and Mrs McKim

Hello everyone and welcome to our weekly blog .

We have had another busy week

In PE we worked in teams and have been learning about striking and fielding.

“We worked on our throwing skills and batting skills and worked well together” (Harrison)

“I was great at rounders.” (Isabella)

In music this week we used technology to create our own music based on National Anthems. We used the iPads and a fantastic app to do this.

“In music we used an app to make a National Anthem based on a chosen country that we liked and  we created excellent music” (Aria)

“When we were using garage band it was fun because we could use almost any instrument” (Harry)

“In garage band we could chose between different themes and tunes to add to our national anthems”(Scarlett)

“Garage Band was really fun because we got to play about with it first and our songs had to sound like real National Anthems so it couldn’t be like rock n roll” – (Gurleen)

In writing we created a spooky imaginative story with a focus on vocabulary and plot.

I wrote a spooky story about an abandoned village it is terrifying (Haroon)

“I wrote about a zombie graveyard and used lots of scary words” (Jamie)

Have a wonderful weekend

Mrs McKim  and P4/5

Hi everyone and welcome to our blog. We forgot to write our blog last week so here we are to let you know what has been going on in our class over the last two!

In Outdoor Learning we finally had a lovely day which meant we did some weeding and planting. We loved it and now have our own area in the woodlands for our plants to grow. We will make sure we water them regularly.

“Some weeds were had to pull out than others”. (Joshua)

“We had to take the roots out from the weeds to stop them re-growing”. (Haroon)

In Social Studies we are learning about the Olympics. We have researched the history of the games, the rings and the Olympic history of different countries. We also created our own medals using Jamboard, made posters about different Olympic sports and created our own National Anthems for our chosen country using various musical instruments.

“We used the Jamoboard and uploaded pictures of famous landmarks in France to create our 2024 medal. I enjoyed it”.  (Harry)

In PE we continue to improve our fitness levels by taking part in various races as part of athletics. We are really enjoying the hurdles and the long jump.

“We did long jump and we had to try and get a longer jump each time we did it!” (Calum).

Have a wonderful weekend!

P4/5 and Mrs McKim

Welcome to our weekly blog

In addition to our usual timetable of learning ,  we have had a fun filled week.

Our Primary 4 children performed their show ‘I am Special’ and it was absolutely wonderful.  I do not think there was a dry eye in the hall. Well done P4! We are so proud of you!

On Friday we took part in the Colour Run and had a fantastic time!

Have a wonderful weekend

Mrs McKim

Hello and welcome to our blog.

We have been busy this week.

In PE we enjoyed using the cycle track for athletics.  We turned it into a race track and took part in  team races and relay races as well as completing an obstacle course. We are hoping to improve our running speeds over the next few weeks.

In Outdoor Learning we were delighted the sun was shining (for a change!). We spent time learning about various habitats that exist in our woodlands and what animals may live there. We then created various food chains.

In Literacy we have been learning about persuasive techniques that are used in persuasive writing and have been creating our own written pieces.   Excellent persuasive phrases and emotive language used!

Have a lovely weekend

P4/5 and Mrs McKim

Welcome to our weekly blog and a warm welcome back after our Spring Break.

This week we have been busy in Crookfur as it has been Culture Week.  There have been lots and lots of different activities that we have taken part in.

“My favourite activity was Samosa making”. (Harrison)

“I loved creating Islamic Art using natural materials from outside”. (Scarlett)

“I loved making Mango Lassi”. (Lilian)

“My favourite thing was creating the Islamic Art using dot-to-dot as it made a really cool infinite star”. (Farouk)

“I loved cooking. I made Channa Chaat”. (Ephraim)

“The Eid pop up cards were great to make. I liked making my own design inside.” (Aaron).

“We used iPads and took part in a quiz – it was fun as we could steal gold from others if we answered the questions correctly”. (Finlay)

“I liked making the Vegetable Samosa because they were very crusty and cheesy.”(Haroon)

“I liked making the pop up cards because I liked designing them” (Calum)

“The mango lassi drink was fun to make and I liked how sweet it was”. (Harry)

Good afternoon and welcome to our last blog of the term.

This week we have making making lava lamps in Science.

In Literacy we created a set of instructions based on  George’s Marvellous Medicine.

In Social Studies we have been learning about farming and the hard work farmers do for us all.  We have also been learning about the food we eat, what it gives our body and what we should eat for a healthy life .  We also used the Kapla to design and build our own farms.  We had to think about the Red Tractor Standards and what type of farm we wanted to have and to include a home for our animals and one for the farmers as well as space to grow our crops.

We also had a lovely performance from our recorder group who showcased what they have been learning in a performance to their special grown up’s this week.  We were so pleased that they wanted to share it with us too!

We have been chatting about our favourite learning experience from this term . Here are some things we have liked …

“I have loved simplifying fractions” (Aaron)

“I like the Titanic topic.” (Oscar)

“I enjoyed painting landscapes with Miss Campbell” (Haroon)

“I liked tennis in PE”. (Calum)

“I enjoyed creating a French menu.” (Lilian)

“I like Farm to Fork as it is very factual.” (Scarlett)

“I enjoyed learning about BODMAS.” (Farouk)

“I liked learning about perimeter.” (Finlay)

“I liked TINKERCAD.” (Achintya)

Today is also Break the Rues Day it has been a fun  day.

Have a wonderful Spring holiday everyone and thank you so much for all you support this term and for your wonderful children. They really are a fabulous bunch !!!

Mrs Mc Kim

Hello all and welcome to our blog

In Literacy we are learning to write detailed instructions. We have looked at recipe books and  instructions of how to play a game in order  to find out about the layout and the language features used.  We decided that it would be a good idea to use our PE time to create our own games for others to play. We used various equipment, gave our game a name and a made up a set of rules. We then came back to class and wrote a set of instructions to match our game.  We worked in small groups and next week we will be using these instructions to see if others can play the games that were created.

We have been learning lots in our new Social Studies topic “Farm to Fork” including  seasonality. We researched various food that grow in Great Britain and when these foods are at there best.  We have also been learning about healthy eating and what various foods do for our bodies.

Have a lovely weekend

Mrs McKim and P4/5

Hello again and welcome to our weekly blog.

This week we have been busy celebrating World Book Day by taking part in lots of different Literacy activities.

We had a wonderful opportunity to read the imaginative stories that we have been working on with another class. It was amazing listening to everyone’s unique take on the Midnight Fair  and how so many different stories were created by looking at the same set of pictures.

We also had to research an author.  We searched Roald Dahl.  We made a list of things we wanted to learn about him and researched this.  We found out that  –

“He was a pilot in World War 2” (Cameron)

“His books have been translated into 63 different languages.” (Harrison) .

“His birthday was the 13th September.” (Scarlett).

“His most popular book is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” (Calum)

“He died at 1990, the same year as his book Esio Trot was released.” (Lilian).

“He was a very good boxer.” (Finlay).

Another busy week – so busy that Mrs McKim forgot to take photos!

Have a great weekend

P4/5 and Mrs McKim

Good afternoon

This week in P4/5 has been full and busy.

In Science we were investigating separating solids and liquids using a new method called filtering, where the solids were too small to be separated with a sieve. We used filter paper and discovered it worked well with separating sand and soil from water, but not for instant coffee and sugar as they had dissolved in the water.

We took part in a whole class debate “Should the Titanic be raised from the Ocean?” We worked in teams – The Proposers and the Opposers  and turned our class into a debating chamber. Everyone worked hard to put their point across and debate the reasons for the motion. We followed the rules of a debate perfectly.

We had a visit from one of our parents who brought in a Morse Code machine. This was so exciting and we were delighted to have a turn and creating our own message. What a treat! Thank you so much to our lovely parent.

Have a lovely weekend

Mrs McKim and P4/5