Author: gw18dorrianmatthew@glow

It was a very busy week last week in Primary 4d. Over the October break, the pupils had been working exceptionally hard to research a Famous, Historical or Influential Scot of their choice and create a presentation or poster. The pupils then presented all of their fantastic work to their class mates. We learned lots about the achievements of various Scottish people who have inspired us and were able to ask and answer questions. Very well done everyone!

We also had a visit from Mary’s Meals. We made porridge smiles and Primary 4d were very generous with their donations.

And finally, it was Freya’s last day with us before moving school. After a little party in class to say farewell, we had a guard of honour for her. Good luck at your new school Freya!

On Wednesday, primary 4d spent time in the wet and windy Chestnut Garden. We were using our senses to describe a setting and the surroundings helped us come up with some fantastic descriptive vocabulary! Well done primary 4d!

Primary 4d spent the afternoon researching prominent figures of their choice from Scotland’s past, taking notes about their lives and discussing their achievements in groups. We then had a lively class discussion and the pupils debated, shortlisted and chose the 5 people that they wanted to learn more about over the course of the topic. The famous, historic and influential Scots chosen by the class are:

Calgacus – First Scot to be recorded in history;

John Logie Baird – Inventor of the television;

Alexander Fleming – Discoverer of penicillin;

Robert Louis Stevenson – Famous Scottish novelist;

James Watt –  Inventor and engineer.

 

Well done primary 4d!