Primary 4a are enjoying to build their own simple computer programs. They are working closely with Mr Harris from St Ninian’s to develop their confidence at using Scratch an online coding program. The children are using their problem solving to solve the task given to them by Mr Harris.
We had a lovely time on our Autumn Walk today! We were all outside, listening to the sounds of Autumn. It was a beautiful day and we recorded lots of adjectives and descriptions in our notes.
Next week we will be writing Autumn Poems based on our experiences… we are going to make them as descriptive as possible!
Then finished off our walk with a quick game of tig, led by Ethan – our Work Experience student from St Ninians. It’s been great having him along to work with us today!
Primary 4a have been exploring the season of autumn this week and developing skills across the curriculum. Have a look at some of the work we have been doing.
We explored some autumn pictures using the VR headsets. We discussed what we could see with our peers and used the scenes as a stimulus for creating our own autumn pictures using different textures.
Lastly, we applied all our ideas to writing and wrote our own acrostic poems!
Primary 4b enjoyed creating symmetrical pictures in our outdoor classroom. We gathered items from nature and worked together in pairs to create some beautiful work!
Primary 4a headed to the outdoor classroom for Outdoor Learning Day today! They studied the work of Andy Goldsworthy before leaving the classroom and inspired by his work they worked in groups to create their own picture using natural materials found in the school playground.
Each group cam up for a name for the piece of art they created! Have a look at their wonderful work.
‘The Forest’ by Rachel and Maria
‘Wilderness Circle’ by Hamish, Adam and Nicholas
‘The Swirl’ by Marcus, Matthew, Oliver and Muhammad
‘The Volcano’ by Ibrahim
‘The Dancing, Sunny Tree House’ by Sara, Kulsoom, Iniyah and Hannah S
‘Autumn Falls’ by Lelilani, Hannah H and Lara
‘The Palmy Beach’ by Humza, Haroon, Euan, Kian and James
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!
Primary 4 enjoyed creating Porridge Smiles today for Mary’s Meals. They took part in the activity to raise money for Mary’s Meals and support children across the world. The children were all extremely generous and we raised over £300. Well don Primary 4!
Well done to Daniel from Primary 4a for winning this medal for swimming at the weekend. Fantastic work Daniel!
Primary 4 took part in the Mary’s Meals Porridge Smiles Party on Friday 26th October. We worked with Mrs Baird and Mrs McArdle to design a bowl of porridge and had fun doing it. We have raised over £300 and counting, towards the Porridge Smiles appeal. It costs just £13.90 to feed a child for a whole school year so every penny really does count.
Primary 4a are learning to estimate the length of objects and then select the most suitable instruments to measure them. They applied the skills they had learned in the classroom to the outdoors. They worked in a team to discuss the best possible strategy to measure larger objects in the playground and Chestnut Garden.
The also used non standard units to measure the girth of trees and can explain the advantages and disadvantages of using standard and noon standard units of measurement.
Chloe, Kulsoom and Sara are working together to discuss the best way to measure the width of the plant pot/
This team are discussing how close their estimates of the length of the wall are to what they measured. They were very close!
The boys agreed that using a measuring tape was the best tool for this job!
