For the last few weeks Primary Five have been doing movie making. We did a movie about superheroes. It was very fun. We all got dressed up in costumes and we filmed us all saying our name, our superpower and our weaknesses. Some of us were more confident at speaking than others but it was great anyway.
by Jenna
As part of our topic on China we had a Chinese Tea Ceremony this week. We learned that tea is one of China’s biggest exports and that there are 5 main types of tea; White, Black, Green, Oolong and Fermented teas.
During a tea ceremony the guests thank the server for the tea by tapping on the table three times with one finger. It is also polite to drink the tea in three sips. We had a tea party with black tea. We decorated our own cups with Chinese designs to make it more authentic. Most of the class enjoyed drinking the tea.
On Wednesday 11th May, we went to a Rugby Festival at Whitecraigs Rugby club. Two other schools were there with us. We did activities to do with rugby and there were lots of nice coaches. We did an obstacle course and played lots of games to develop our rugby skills. We were having great fun but sadly it was soon time to leave.
by Fatimah and Sophia
From the 8th to the 13th of May Calderwood Lodge was taking part in Health week.
Health Week meant that each day of the week there was a different sport activity.
MONDAY
On Monday P4, 5, 6,7 had to run around the back pitch for 20 minutes! Most people were walking in 5 minutes! So you can probably see it was…HARD!!
TUESDAY
On Tuesday we took part in some KARATE!! HAYA! It was very fun (and a bit painful).
WEDNESDAY
On Wednesday we went to a Rugby festival but that is in another blog.
THURSDAY: We had Yom Ha’atzmaut and we did a lot of activities it was really fun. The P6 organised lots of games and crafts for us to do. They did a great job.
FRIDAY: On Friday we got to play some cricket. We played a really fun game called ‘Fast Cricket’. The man who took the session told us about a club we can try if we think we would like to go.
We also had a visit from Mr Vulkan to talk about his Marathon running experiences. It was really interesting to hear him speak and many of us were inspired to take part in races one day when we are older. We got to see his medal from the New York Marathon.
by Jamie and Zaynah
On Wednesday 13th April 2016 P5 and P4 had a Daffodil Tea. On the Friday we before our Daffodil Tea we had a visit from Miss Mckerlish from the Marie Curie hospital to say what she did. We wanted to raise money for them at our Daffodil Tea. We made cupcakes and cards and we sold everything in just a few minutes! At the end we had a spring activity were we had to make a bird feeder and we took it home because we had to put in the fridge. We raised £157.50 for Marie Curie which was amazing!
By Louis and Ben
On Friday 8th of April P4and P5were visited by a lady called Miss Mckerlish who was from Marie Curie. She was a secondary school teacher, a funeral speaker, and loads of other things. She came to talk to us about Marie Curie which is a charity that raises money for cancer care and support. She told us about different things that people do to fundraise such as going on a lot of trips and climbing mountains. It was a very big help for us to understand what they do as a charity and how they use the money that is raised. Did you know it cost £48 million a year to run the nine Marie Curie care homes across the UK? We learned a lot about Marie Curie and we can’t wait to see how much money we will raise for Marie Curie at P5 and P4’s Daffodil Tea.
By Daniel and Ksenia
In p5 we have finished making our bird houses for technology. It was hard work and we had to do a lot of measuring and sawing but we are really pleased with what we have made. We must remember to varnish them when we get home so that they don’t get ruined by the rain.
This week we started our sewing masterclass with Miss Orchant. We used a sharp needle to practice a running stitch and we are excited to create our sewing project.
by Faizan and Harrison
Last week we all celebrated the Jewish festival of Purim. We all dressed up as characters that are either good or bad! We celebrate Purim because a long time ago, a man called Hamman wanted to kill all the Jews but he did not succeed! Every time we hear his name we boo and hiss. We enjoyed taking part in lots of different activities such as, mask making, dancing, puzzles and making our Mishloach manot bags to give treats to one another.
By Flora
This week P5 have been learning about racism and how it is bad. Many of us didn’t know much about racism, so we watched a video about it and discussed it in our class. We wrote about racism because there was a competition called ‘Show Racism the Red Card’. We decided to write imaginative stories using our own ideas about how to get the message across that racism is wrong and that we should all be accepted for our personalities and not the way we look. Four of the class stories were entered in to the competition and we will find out if any of them have qualified for the final.
We will keep you posted in the weekly blog if they are!
by Zidane and Fatimah
On Wednesday 2nd of March it was our French Café, we had a lot of fun.
In the morning we prepared food for our café. We worked in pairs to make croissants, pain au chocolate and fruit salad. After playtime we went down to the hall to decorate it with our French decorations. We also made our own table mats and menus for the parents to order their food.
In the afternoon we welcomed and served our parents in French. There was butter, jam, tea, coffee and juice as well. After we served our parents, we talked about Fairtrade. We used Fairtrade products when we made the food such as chocolate, bananas, tea and coffee. At the end we sang a song in French and it was to the tune of we are never ever getting back together.
It was a great day!
