Primary 5 did a marvellous job of presenting the poem ‘Fireworks aff the Castle’ by Matthew Fitt. Each and every pupil spoke out confidently.
Photos to follow…
A extra shout out to our two highland dancers, sharing their talents!
Well done!!!
Week beginning 20th Jan
It’s been a fun filled week in Primary 5.
There’s been some incredibly intricate building work, scottish country dancing, dinosaurs and a violin recital.
20th January Star Pupil
Well done to this week’s star pupil!
A kind, courteous and supportive pupil who always puts 00% into his school work. 
Scottish Assembly
Primary 5A will be reciting this on Friday morning during the Scottish Assembly. Please encourage them to practise at home.
Fireworks aff the Castle
Fireworks aff the Castle
Goin WHEECH, WHEECH, WHEECH
Bairns in the library
Gettin WHEESHT, WHEESHT, WHEESHT
Cans o Irn Bru
Goin SKOOSHITAY, SKOOSHITAY, SKOOSH
Fitbaw in the playgroond
Gettin DOOSHITAY, DOOSHITAY, DOOSH
The snaw blaws in fae Norroway
And nips your TAES, TAES, TAES
We go skitin on wir sledges
Doon the BRAES, BRAES, BRAES
The rain comes doon in buckets
And it’s WEET, WEET, WEET
Your teeth is sair fae sweeties
And it’s GREET, GREET, GREET
You’re oot wi pals and aw the time
It’s BLETHER, BLETHER, BLETHER
But when awthin’s wrang and no goin right
Jist go and tell your MITHER
When awthin’s wrang and no goin right
Jist you coorie in wi MITHER
Achievement outside of School
A big well done to our P5 pupil, who was awarded the ‘MVP’ (most valuable player) at their winterbowl tournament in Dec.
A big well done for our P5 pupil, who completed a mammoth 22-mile challenge at The Foundry pool, which saw him and his dad rack up 1,416 lengths between them and raise nearly £1000.
A big well done to our P5 pupil, who took 1st place, winning her a gold medal, on Sunday for Double Mini Trampolining at the Scottish National Championships 2019 in Perth!
Ceilidh Dancing
Week two of Ceilidh dancing and Primary 5 learned how to pas de bas, do a figure of 8 and advance and retire.
British Isles: Mapping
We have started our new topic this week. Our topic is the British Isles, we will be finding out about the landscapes around the British Isles and how these were formed and how they are used now.
Pupils have created questions about the British Isles which we will explore over the term. These questions included
Are there volcanoes in the British Isles?
What the tallest mountain?
Do sharks live in the British Isles?
Mapping Skills
Our first task was to identify countries, borders, seas and oceans using atlases.
Star Pupils 13th Jan
18th Jan – Our star pupil was chosen for his continuous hard work and his caring and compassion towards friends. 
Tam O’Shanter
We have started our listening topic in music.
This year our topic is Tam O’Shanter. The main focus is to recognise the different families and instruments in the orchestra.
Scottish Country Dancing
Primary 5 started their block of Scottish Country Dancing today. The pupils had a great time. We worked on various techniques today including circling round and turning a partner with an elbow grip.
We also counted our steps.
