It’s gymnastics block in P.E. and P4a are thoroughly enjoying the lessons so far.  We’ve discussed the importance of tension and balance within gymnastics and have been developing our skills in these areas through forward rolls, shape holding and balancing stances such as the shoulder stand.

We have been learning about artist, Max Bill, and studying his choice of line and colour. After discussing primary and secondary colours and the effectiveness of his colour choice, the pupils recreated one of his famous designs. The finished work is now brightening up the walls of our classroom!

Primary 4 started their listening lessons in Music with Mrs Carey today! They very much enjoyed listening to The Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saens.  They spotted instruments and decided on the mood of the music.

The class found the lion loud, pouncing, scary, nervous and happy.

We had a particularly special treat when Mrs Carey played the violin!

This week, we joined P4b in the hall to practice Scottish Country Dancing ahead of our Christmas party next week. The pupils learned the Flying Scotsman, Canadian Barn Dance (progressive), Virginia Reel and the Brettania Two Step. The pupils had a lot of fun spinning, two-stepping and galloping around the hall.

A huge thank you to anyone who managed to make it along yesterday to watch our class assembly. The pupils had so much fun showcasing the work they’ve been doing in class to parents and pupils.

We captured a few pictures to share with those who weren’t able to attend. Hopefully this gives you a little taste of what we got up to.

If you’re prepared to get a very catchy song stuck in your head for the day,  why not ask your child to sing our assembly song, ‘Zoom, zoom zoom, we’re going to the moon…’.

P4a wrote some fabulous acrostic poems today about the things for which they were grateful and thankful.   Here are a couple of examples;

It’s Health and Well-being week at Busby,  and Primary 4a are signed up for a number of exciting workshops and activities to celebrate. So far, we’ve stretched and unwound our bodies in relaxation. Practiced our times tables and number bonds through the creation of  a mindful colouring sheet. Pushed our fitness in circuits and took part in a drama session with Fearless Theatre School.

In the drama session, we made alphabet shapes with our bodies, exercised our vocal cords and worked in a team to make freeze frames. The theme of the session  was ‘resilience’.

Can you guess some of the difficult or tricky situations the pupils were ‘freezing’ into below?

This week we made the most of the sunny, dry weather by heading out to the playground to practice our spelling words. It’s clear everyone from  P4a has been practicing hard as we had 100% accuracy. Well done everyone!

P4a have been very busy creating Maths games for our Maths Carnival tomorrow! The children worked in groups to create fantastic games. They then had a chance to play each other’s games! Some of the themes included ‘multiplication and division jungle’, ‘hammer the question’, ‘science lab division’ and ‘multiplication monopoly’!

To celebrate Maths Week, pupils in Primary 4a put their problem solving skills to the test in a LEGO challenge. In groups of four or five, the children were tasked with designing and building LEGO boats that would float in water.

We had lots of success with the majority of boats constructed floating in the water, even with an additional weight!

Well done P4a.