Tomorrow we are visiting the library at the Foundry. This will be our fourth visit this year and we will get the chance to take out more books to read in class.
May 13, 2019
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Category Archives: Literacy
March 25, 2019
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Whole school homework: First Minister’s Reading Challenge
This week’s Whole school homework is fun reading activities that will encourage us to get reading and fill in our First Minister’s Reading Challenge booklet. A paper copy of this homework sheet will be coming home in school bags.
March 20, 2019
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World storytelling day: Primary 7
We finished World storytelling day on a high with Primary 7 pupils sharing stories that they created themselves.
March 20, 2019
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World storytelling day: Roaold Dahl
We continued World storytelling day with a few chapters of our latest classroom novel, “The Giraffe and the pally and me” by Roald Dahl.
March 20, 2019
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World storytelling day: paired reading
Today was World storytelling day and we kicked it off this morning with a paired storytelling session.
March 16, 2019
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World book day: Foundry
The whole school visited the Foundry to collect their free World Book Day books.
March 14, 2019
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World Book Day: Foundry
We will be going to the Foundry tomorrow morning to collect our World Book Day books. We selected our books some time ago and tomorrow we will finally get the chance to start reading them.
March 7, 2019
by Mr McKenna
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World Book Day: Books for Breakfast
We kicked of World Book Day this morning with a “Books for Breakfast” storytelling session because books are not just for bedtime. We read Roald Dahl’s “The Twit” a wonderfully disgusting book about the revolting Mr and Mrs Twit. They … Continue reading
March 7, 2019
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World Book Day: P7 Storytelling
Thank you to the Primary 7 pupil who very kindly volunteered to spend their World Book Day reading a story to our class. They chose Giles Andreae’s “Rumble in the Jungle” and included animal sounds and actions. I great book … Continue reading
March 4, 2019
by Mr McKenna
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World book Day 2019
