To celebrate Book Week Scotland 2017,  the children had a visit from a wonderful storyteller called Gerry Durkin.

“I loved it when he taught us the song Ma Maw’s a Millionaire, I couldn’t stop laughing”- Matthew

“The song about the Glasgow cat called Sam the Skull was so funny” – Amelie

P2.1 Drop Everything And Read (DEAR)

Thank you Primary 7.1 for writing your own script, creating and designing props and for performing a fantastic Puppet Show for our class.

“The start of the show was funny when all the puppets jumped up” – Emily

“I liked the parrot puppet, he made me laugh” – Austin

“The puppet show was really funny. The parrot squawked and copied what the P7 girls said” – James

“We were all shouting BOO!  to the evil puppet called Dr Boom” -Cara

“The monkey puppet was funny, he pretended to bite my finger” – Jessica

As part of Try a Sport Week, Primary 2.1 were learning about yoga postures, breathing and relaxation techniques.

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“Yoga helped us to feel calm” – Finlay

“I liked the relaxation part when we were quiet and still”- Archie

The children also had an opportunity to learn new skills in Handball. They passed a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the goal of the other team.

“I’ve never played Handball before, but it was so much fun” – Oliver

“We played in two teams and it was a draw” – Cairn

“I loved Handball, it was one of the best games ever” – Tom

“I was cheering loud for my team to win” – Blake

“I used different sizes of sticks to make my name” – Ava

“I was collecting leaves, berries and bark to make a Harvest present for the animals” – Archie

“I made a little restaurant for the birds. It had white and red berries” – Amber