Fun – Class of 2015

Primary 7 take their active spelling outdoors!

Another fantastic morning in the sun P7! Some literacy outdoor activities this week.

Have a fantastic October week. You have all well and truly earned it 😎

P7a – Bikeability

Primary 7a have had a wonderful day today practising their biking skills.

Please remember, like the instructors said, keep practising at home. For your next session on the road, you need to be able to confidently cycle for 3 seconds with one hand off the handlebars, to signal right or left.

Well done boys & girls, you did really well today. I am very proud of you.

Miss Gavin

P7a and P7d enjoy the sunny outdoors!

P7a & d had a fantastic afternoon enhancing their numeracy and literacy skills using the outdoor environment.

Well done everyone! What a fantastic afternoon 🙂

Miss Gavin & Mr McKay

Measurement

P4b have been learning about estimating and measure in Maths. We used our knowledge of everyday objects and our eye for detail to estimate the length of items of our choice. We measured the items and recorded and compared the results.

We then used some different measuring instruments to measure larger objects and distance outside. Our estimates improved with practice!

We estimated that Mr McGarvey would be 2m but he was 1m 12cm!

Scotland Street School

Primary 4b have been learning about Charles Rennie Mackintosh in Social Studies. This week we went on a trip to Scotland Street School Museum.

In the morning we met the Head Master; he was very strict! We went on a tour of some of the museum and learned about what life would have been like for children when the school first opened. Boys and girls played separately and even took different lessons! The girls would learn how to cook, clean and look after a home, whilst the boys learned woodwork and other skills to prepare them for the world of work.

We made the bed, including new pillow cases and sheets – we promise to do our own at home from now on!

Polishing the brass was a job for the girls.

Laying the table and preparing food was a job for the girls.

In lessons, no one dared to move. If you misbehaved you would be given the belt!

Here we are learning how to bake, we thought that this would an enjoyable lesson but the Head Master told us that because of the stoves, it would have been hot, uncomfortable and dangerous!

Here we are polishing the shoes for the men of the house!

Here we are doing our drill. The boys and girls would usually do this separately.

The irons were very heavy. Girls would have done this for 3 hours a day at school!

In the afternoon we took part in a workshop called Shapes of Mackintosh which was great fun! We loved being in a building that Charles Rennie Mackintosh had designed and enjoyed looking at all of the hidden shapes and symbols.

In groups we created larger shapes together. This group created a star!

At the end of our workshop we created our own pieces of artwork by printing and painting.

We went outside to look for different shapes around the building. We learned about the shapes that Mackintosh used to represent different things. The Mackintosh Squares in the background are a thistle!

P3 Sports Day

Primary 3 had a fantastic morning yesterday. The sun was out and the pupil’s really enjoyed themselves.

Thanks to the mum’s and dad’s for being good sports and joining in the fun.

P3b have some Easter fun!

Primary 3b have had a very fun filled, busy morning.

They really enjoyed their outdoor orienteering before coming inside to show off their Easter crafts.

Happy Easter to P3b and families! Have a well earned holiday 🙂

P3b – Badminton

Today, P3b were working very hard on their control skills in PE. They really enjoyed using balloons to practice controlling a piece of light equipment like a shuttlecock.

The balloons were a fantastic way of allowing the pupils control and manoeuvre quickly whilst trying to keep them in the air. They used badminton rackets in pairs to practice their passing skills.

Then, they worked in teams of four to practice passing the balloon through a hoop. This was a great way for them to practice keeping control of the balloon whilst trying to get it through the hoop.

Well done P3b. You worked very hard this morning as a team and you were very successful. We are looking forward to lots more fun playing badminton.

Primary 3c and 3d enjoying their parties!

Primary 3c and 3d had a ball at their Christmas party today! They enjoyed lots of games such as musical statues, musical bumps and pass the parcel and dancing competitions! Prizes were given to the winners! Have a look below to see the fun we had …