Likely or Unlikely?

  This week we started a new Maths topic all about probability. We learned 4 new words; unlikely, impossible, likely and certain. We then got given a scenario and lined up on our interactive probability line.   “We got to cut and stick scenarios and talked in our groups to see what category it would be in” – Ayleigh. “It was easy because we didn’t have to do any sums”

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Time to Debate!

This week as part of our new Rainforest topic we were learning about deforestation. We looked specifically at the Amazon Rainforest and discovered that the size of 36 football pitches combined were being torn down every day! We looked at two sides of the deforestation argument. There was people for and against it. To show our learning we participated in a class debate by pretending we were on a television

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Our class has turned into Mummies!

This week as part of our topic learning, we explored how and why Ancient Egyptians mummified each other. We learned three interesting facts: They take all the organs out of the body except the heart – Leoni They put the organs in special canopic jars – Leah They put salt on the organs to purify them – Liam   Using this learning we then had the chance to mummify our

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Mitchel Library Visit

Today Primary 4/3 were very lucky to go to the Mitchel Library for a Wee Write workshop. This morning was full of lots of fun and laughter, including performances from other schools and one of our favourite authors Julia Donaldson! She read her famous stories to us and our very own Leoni had the opportunity to go on stage and act out with her. Everyone had a ball and was

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STEM Week

This week Primary 4/3 have been very busy celebrating Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. On Wednesday we were very lucky to have a visit from two Zoologists. They explained to us how they learn about the behaviours and care of different animals, even bringing a few along! We met two corn snakes who were brother and sister, and they even let us hold them! We had a fantastic time and

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Phew! What a week.

We have had a busy week rehearsing our lines and songs for our assembly which was a HUGE success. We had fun performing and received a lot of positive feedback from other classes which made us very happy. Mrs MacNeill even asked us if we could share our songs so other classes can learn them. ” The show was so exciting because we got to show what we had been

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Reduce, Re-use, Recycle!

What a short week we have had this week, but we have been super busy!   We have been painting brand new recycle bins to place around the school for other children to use. We encourage people to recycle plastic water bottles, however we ask there is no water put in the bin to make it easier to recycle!   “Decorating the bins was easy because we got to use

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