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active schools, FalkirksGoingForGlasgow, Primary 5/6

Kids of Steel Triathlon

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On Wednesday the 11th June, some people from P5/6: Alyssa, Zanna, Megan, Ayden,

Callum, Sarah, Jordan, Cameron, Laura and David went to a Triathlon at Grangemouth High School. First we swam up the up the side then down the other side. Then we quickly put shorts and t shirts on then ran to the bikes. We got fitted with a helmet and bike. Then we did two laps on the bike then ran 1 lap. I was so tired! Then we got to the finish line. We got pasta and a medal then we went on the bus home.

By Zanna

P5/6

active schools, FalkirksGoingForGlasgow, Primary 5/6

Zoolab visit

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On Wednesday 4th of June, we had a visit from Zoolab with a man called Anthony and a woman called Julian coming in to talk to us.

And they were mainly coming to talk to talk to us about Trinidad and Tobago they also brought in some animals, a hermit crab, snail, cockroaches, snakes and wood insects.

The Hermit crab had long fat legs and felt weird, and its shell is rock hard.

The snails were slimy and cold and disgusting but some people held it! Any way, oh my, the cockroaches were scary and a hard back too, but once again some people held it! Snakes too they felt dry and scaly not what most people think! And everyone held just the one or both! And then the stick insects, the stick insects are really like wood! But cuter, and recently they had some babies and were cute and so were the parent wood insects!

Gillian had a snake skin that she found and left it for us Primary 5\6.

Please come back soon Zoolab!

by Robyn

P5/6

Zoo Lab came to talk to us about animals in different countries, it was fun. They brought in a snail, cockroach, a snake, a baby stick insect and a big one. They let us touch and hold them. There was a boy and a girl. They were nice people, they told us that you could not find a toothbrush in Trinidad and Tobago 10 years ago but now there is a KFC on every corner and a mall. Some of the questions were what is the school called in Trinidad? We said Mayaro Government Primary. It was really fun.    

by Nicole

P5/6

Zoolab came to visit us on Wednesday last week. There were 2 people 1 boy and 1 girl. The boy brought his pet snake. His snake’s name was George because he liked bananas and he was yellow. So it was a good name for a yellow snake. It was a good day and the girl keeps going to Trinidad and Tobago. So that was good for her to come in and talk to us. The girl brought in a crab and she also brought in a snail shell from Trinidad and Tobago. The girl left us a snake skin. The boy and the girl brought in some insects. One of their insects was a stick insect. I held it and it climbed up my arm and the snake slithered over my hands. They also told us some awesome facts about leather back turtles and one of them were that they lay their eggs on the beach and when their babies are born the mummy turtle goes out to find them some food.

By Alyssa

P5/6

Active Learning, active schools, FalkirksGoingForGlasgow, Success

Bikeability

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A couple of weeks ago Mrs Guthrie organised a bike safety man from Bikeability came to show us about bike safety. He taught us how to ride on roads and taught us all about junctions and he showed us a life saver look. When you look behind your right shoulder and see if any cars are coming it’s called a life saver look because it will save your life. I went to Bikeability I passed level 1 it was fun. So hopefully I get Bikeability level 2 at our school. There is also level 3 but that is for high-school and for older people. He also explained an M check, when you check the whole bike for any problems and it’s easy to do, no tools required. Basically check the wheels, the brakes and the saddle, its best to do it every time you’re going to ride. So I would like to say a big thank-you to John for coming to teach us about bike safety it could save me or other people’s lives.

By Matthew

P5/6

Active Learning, active schools, FalkirksGoingForGlasgow, Primary 1, Primary 2, Primary 3, Primary 3/2, Primary 4, Primary 5/6, Primary 6/7, Primary 7, Success, Wider Achievement

Commonwealth Golden Time

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Easter Carmuirs have been doing sports on a Friday for golden time. Each class gets to choose with activity they would like and at about 2.15pm we go to the teacher that offered to do that activity then the teacher takes us to the place the activity is being held. Some of the activities were rounders, athletics , gymnastics and Boxercise We were trying to base some of the sports on the Commonwealth Games. We were doing something called Bikeability. Bikeability is when a man comes in and teaches you how to ride your bike properly. We have been doing all of this for a couple of weeks because it is coming up to the Commonwealth.

By Emma C

P5/6

Active Learning, active schools, Citizenship, Events, FalkirksGoingForGlasgow, Primary 1, Primary 2, Primary 3, Primary 3/2, Primary 4, Primary 5/6, Primary 6/7, Primary 7, Success, Wider Achievement

Easter Carmuirs is Going for Glasgow!

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Easter Carmuirs have been completing a whole school project on the Commonwealth Games from January this year. As part of our Golden Time programme, the pupils have had the opportunity to try over 13 different sports ranging from ten pin bowling to softball. These have been running on a 4 weekly rotation and have proved to be a popular choice for pupils of all ages.

In individual classes, pupils have been completing personal projects; Primary 6/7 chose either Trinidad and Tobago or the Bahamas and researched the geography and culture. Primary 5/6 researched a Commonwealth country of their choice and completed a project about the athletes coming to Glasgow this summer. Primary 4 created their own mascots for Glasgow 2014.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Easter Carmuirs have also developed a Global Citizenship link with a school in Trinidad and Tobago. Mayaro Government Primary is a large school of 493 students, with a former student, Cleopatra Borel-Brown, representing the island in the Shot Putt event. We are currently developing this link with the pupils exchanging emails and letters. We plan to complete a joint project on leather back turtles on the island, Operation Trinidad, in association with Gillian Simpson from Zoolab.

 

 

 

 

 

Our Commonwealth Sports Day was a huge success! We had a great turn out from parents and invited guests, including Provost Pat Reid, Mr Webster from Falkirk High School and Yvonne McBlain. All pupils were involved in the preparation for this event, creating flags and banners to lead their house onto the field. Everyone performed fantastically, and in the end, Antonine were announced as winners, their trophy was presented to them by Provost Reid.

We have had pupils competing in a variety of sport festivals and tournaments this year. They had a great time at the Netball, Rugby and Athletics Festivals, the P7s enjoyed their Commonwealth Games at Grangemouth Stadium and some P5 and P6 pupils took part in a Triathlon event at Grangemouth High School. These events have been a great opportunity for our pupils, who have all behaved well and have been a credit to Easter Carmuirs.

Our Going for Glasgow project has been a fantastic opportunity for us to learn about the history of the Games and the countries involved in the Commonwealth. We have had so many great opportunities to take part in new sports and activities, allowing us to discover what Falkirk has to offer! We can’t wait to continue these sports as we enter a new term in August!

Enterprise, Primary 5/6, Primary 6/7, Success

Burns Supper

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On Thursday 30th January at 1.30pm Primary 5/6 and Primary 6/7 invited around 100 people into school to join them for their Burns Supper. The pupils identified their skills, applied for jobs and planned and organised the whole event.

The event was a great success with some very important guests. We welcomed Provost Pat Reid, Tony Bragg, Mary Pitcaithly, Yvonne McBlain, Rev. Sharp, Mary Esson, Mrs McPherson and Mrs McKay. We also had a lot of parents come along. All our guests joined in as we sang Shang-a-Lang, Auld Lang Syne and Flower of Scotland. We had lots of guests joining us for ceilidh dances, Canadian Barn Dance, Military Two Step and Dashing White Sergeant.

We were lucky enough to receive donations from Patricks of Camelon, Asda, Tesco and Morrisons and served haggis, neeps and tatties, as well as shortbread and Irn Bru to our guests.

Callum, Kieran, Zanna, Shavanna, Alyssa, Erin and Stacy recited Address to a Haggis while Mrs McKenzie played the bagpipes.

Ben and Jamie wrote a very funny Toast to the Lassies, while Megan and Amy read their very clever reply.

We received some amazing feedback from our guests, we even had the Falkirk Herald photographer there to take some photographs!

“It felt really stressful when we were phoning people to ask for food, because they were not always available. It was very exciting at the Burns Supper” Erin P5/6

“It was a huge success. At the Burns Supper we were all excited” Robyn P5/6

“It was really awesome fun” Jack P5/6

“It was fun creating the decorations for the hall” Zanna P5/6

“When we were creating the invitations we were unsure whether the guests would be able to come or not” Laura P5/6

“We got donations from Patricks, Asda, Tesco and Morrisons for all the food” Emma P5/6

“I felt nervous when I was speaking in front of all the guests and parents but I really enjoyed it” Alyssa P5/6

“We didn’t expect that it would be such a great event” Callum P5/6

Thank you to all of our guests for coming along. Thank you to the Parent Council for helping us to cook the food. And finally, thank you to Patricks, Asda, Tesco and Morrisons for their very generous donations of food and drink for our event.

Art, Craft, Primary 5/6

Christmas Craft in P5/6

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We made our own shrinking keyrings in the oven! We couldn’t believe how much they changed after only 3 minutes!

 

 

We also had our first sewing lesson! We designed a Christmas bauble and cut the felt to the correct size and shape. Then we started to sew, filled the bauble with stuffing and added a ribbon to help us hang them on our Christmas trees at home! We had lots of fun and can’t wait until our next sewing project!

Eco, Outdoor Learning, P5/6, Primary 5/6

P5/6 Eco Week Clean Up

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As part of Eco Week, each class had the responsibility to tidy up an area of the school grounds. P5/6 were responsible for litter picking in the playground and football pitch, and weeding one of the flower beds in the Quiet Area.

We all had a great time helping out with Eco Week!

We know how important it is to keep the school looking tidy and the dangers that litter can cause to wildlife.

Active Learning, Jacobites, P5/6, Primary 5/6, Topic

Jacobite Timeline

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We worked in groups today to create our own timeline of Jacobite battles. We were split into 4 groups and everyone had an important job to do. We had to make the timeline, make the labels for the battles, make the dates and the arrows.

We are very pleased with the finished product!

We hope this will help us to remember all the important dates as we learn more about some of the battles.