This week the children have been very busy getting ready for next weeks Easter Learning Showcase. Our learning has been focussing on expressive arts. We have been singing, using drama performance skills, playing instruments and creating art work to explore our Easter Topic. We have been working so hard and as always I am incredibly proud of what the children have achieved. Well Done P3a!

P3a have had a fabulous time being back at school after the February break. The children especially loved learning to play the recorder, we cannot wait to showcase this new learning to everybody in March.

In R.M.E the children have been learning about Islam and the importance of caring for all living things. We watched two traditional stories then discussed ways we can help care for animals. The children then used improvisation and tableaux to explore this important message.

Finally the children ended the week with an active maths lesson. Thank you to all the parents that were able to come along to observe and support this learning. The children rotated through different maths stations all focusing on the Four Operations, 2D and 3D shapes. They were able to use all of our learned strategies to help solve the different numeracy problems.

Primary 3a loved taking part in the ZooLab workshop last Thursday. We learnt all about different African animals. The children had the opportunity to meet and hold some exotic animals including a Giant African Snail, a Hissing cockroach, a Corn Snake and a Tree Frog. Everybody was fascinated with these wonderful creatures.

This week we have been focused on our Ancient Egypt topic. The children worked in groups to create these 3 dimensional maps of Egypt using salt dough and paint.

In our play area we had a go at making papyrus paper, created our own Tutankhamun portraits, and followed rhythm patters with instruments.

Last week we celebrated Scots Language week, the children took part in a wide range of learning experiences which celebrated the Scottish language.

As a class we read ‘Neeps and Tatties’ a wonderful book written by Carey Morning and Anna York. The children discussed all of the different Scots words from the text we translated these and discussed their meanings. The class then created their own tartans to display our new learned Scots vocabulary. What a bonnie display they have made.

As a class we discussed the meaning behind the text and used our after reading skills to summarise the story. The children then took on the role of illustrators and designed and created their own front cover for the book.

Finally we ended the week learning about traditional Waulking Songs. The children used their imagination to simulate waulking (working) the fabric as they sang the tradition Gaelic song ‘Hè Mo Leannan’.