P4b loved hearing about Joe’s job as a Civil Engineer with Network Rail. We were excited to hear that the Harry Potter bridge to Hogwarts is in Scotland and to try on some of the safety gear!
We were challenged to work in teams to build a bridge using Lego; some of us were more successful than others!
James received a medal for swimming 100m. He brought it in to show the class and we were all very proud of his achievement! Well done James!
Primary 4b have been learning about directions and grids in Numeracy. We programmed the Beebots to follow directions around the mat, it was great fun! 
Cian’s team won Team of the Year in Irish Football! Well done Cian!
It has been a busy time in Primary 4b!
Primary 7 came and read some of Jesus’ miracles to us during Catholic Education Week.
Mr Harris came from St Ninian’s to teach us Scratch Coding. We have enjoyed programming our Cat and Pokemon and we are even creating our own games!
Mrs Neil came and introduced us to the Hour of Code website where we created a Dance Music Video! It was great fun and we are looking forward to using it again during Hour of Code Week.
We have been working with our writing partners to write disaster stories called The Nightmare Just Before Christmas, they’re coming along nicely!
When we were asked to create poems about Autumn but winter had almost arrived, we used the VR Headsets to go on an Autumn Walk and use our sense of sight. We then went outside to find inspiration for our other senses!
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!
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!
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.
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.
