Curriculum Newsletters – Term 2 (2024-25)

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This week we had lots of fun with Halloween themed activities. During our Active Play sessions we gave all our games a spooky theme.

In literacy we learned how to write an acrostic poem. We then made our own using the word Halloween and shared these with the rest of the class. They were all fantastic and most had a very clear theme about getting lots of sweets.

In maths we were learning about measurement. We used a ruler to accurately measure our broomsticks in cm. We also continued to practise our adding and subtraction strategies.

On Thursday we had fun with some Halloween themed dancing and even the staff got involved trying to show off our best moves.

This week in Primary 7b

This week in Primary 7b we loved being outdoors with Donald from Wildside Nature for a Halloween themed workshop.

We have been working hard in maths on multiplication and division and are demonstrating great recall of knowledge from last year.

We have started exploring film literacy and how we can use our reading strategies to help us understand what’s going on. We will be continuing this next week looking at different filming techniques and how they are used to impact the viewer.

We had our final week of swimming and had great fun having some free time in the pool to practice our skills.

We have enjoyed learning more about Poppy Scotland and using the iPads to create a digital brochure of information about what we have been learning.

P6a- Weekly Update

PE – This week in P.E we have been working on our passing skills in netball. We took part in some short drills that encouraged us to look when we are passing and receiving the ball. It was quite tricky yo begin with but once we got into the rhythm there was no stopping us!

H&WB – This week in our PATHS lessons, we have been learning all about the skills required to be an effective group member. We have used what we have learned to work together and carry out research tasks for our Scotland topic. Within each group everyone has a role. We will work together and create a short presentation which we will deliver to the class.

JRSO at ASDA

This week we went to ASDA and we left school during lunch time. Then we started walking up the path on the hill . When we got to the lights we waited for a minute there standing . Then we walked across the road looking left and right . When we got to the other side we where there at ASDA . We met the road safety officers in Glasgow named Chris and Holly. They gave us some road safety bags to give to people for free and we gave them out fast. We set a record for 10 minutes so for our good work we got a flash light . Chris is the one who gave them to us .Holly was checking up on us when we were giving the road safety bags. We got back to school and went back to class.

from Jaishan, Leah and Lucy

Parent Council Meeting – 21.10.24

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PC Agenda – 21.10.24

PC Minutes – 21.10.24

P5a – Wildside nature session

P5a had a great time outside today with Donald from Wildside Nature. We were learning all about the spooky Halloween animals. We learned all about bats and how they use echo-location, through a fun game. We learned about owls as predators hunting for mice and we learned all about the different parts of spiders through a fun dance!

First Week Back in the Playroom

We have had a wonderful first week back in P1b.

The children have all worked incredibly hard in all areas of their learning. Everybody loves our Room on the Broom topic and the children had a wonderful time exploring forces and story through a range of play experiences.

First Week Back – Wildside Nature

Primary 1 had an amazing experience with Wildside Nature when Donald came in to deliver a workshop. The children were learning about Halloween animals such as bats, owls and spiders.

They moved around like the animals and pretended to silently hunt their prey.

The highlight was learning about how bats use echo location to fly around in the dark and having an opportunity to be blindfolded and find each other.

Another great learning day in Primary 1b!

P3a First Week back

We have had a great week back in P3a. In maths we have been working hard using numberlines as a subtraction strategy and have made great progress. In art we were learning about tints and shades. We began practising being able to make these and then used our skills to create a piece of art. You will see the finished artwork next week.

On Tuesday we learned some new games during our active play.

We also began our lessons on Diwali, learning about Rama and Sita and why it is called the festival of lights.

On Friday we had lots of fun outdoors learning about Halloween animals with Donald from Wildside Nature. He gave us lots of interesting facts and the children got the chance to move around like the animals. They especially loved learning about bats and how they use echo location to find their food. Both Mrs Potter and Donald were very impressed at their enthusiasm and how much the children could remember from his last visit.