Class Newsletters Term 4

Please find below our Class Newsletters for Term 4.

Primary 6 have been exploring job opportunities, finding our more about different jobs and what they do as well as what skills are required . We have also looked at routes into different careers.
Through our creative enquiry time this week we have focussed on 4 different jobs , investigated what is involved and had a go ourselves. We also enjoyed the careers Fayre where we got to her from lots of different professionals who shared about their jobs.

An Exciting First Week Back for P4a

After a well deserved Easter break P4 had an exciting first week back as we had a visit from Donald, a zoologist, who delivered a fantastic workshop on Scottish wildlife.

He had all sorts of materials for the children to explore, including animal furs, skulls and feathers. These facilitated some fantastic discussions around what animals they came from and their evolutionary traits.

P5 Diversity showcase

P5 had a fantastic end to their week performing their showcase based on the UNCRC Article 23 which is all about diversity. We had singing, dancing and story telling to help share the message that we all have differences and we should be proud of what makes us unique and special. We even had some sweets to help show that although we may look different we are all the same in the inside and it is important we treat everyone equally.

It was great to see the result of their hard work. Watching the children get involved and perform so confidently is a definite highlight as a teacher and we were very proud of them all.

P5b Developing the Young Workforce

It has been another busy week in P5 but we have had fun learning about different jobs we can do. We were lucky to get a class visit from one of the active school coordinators who told us how he got into his job and the fantastic opportunities he has had with it. They children had lots of great questions to ask him.

We then attended the careers fair where we learned about lots of other jobs and the skills needed for them.

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With so many interesting jobs available these days we will be continuing to have a DYW focus over the next few weeks.

P3a – Developing The Young Workforce Week

This week this children have been learning all about the wider world of work. We were very lucky to have professionals come to visit and talk about their careers. The children loved learning about being a scientist, and fire fighter. We ended our week by discussing all the skills the children have and used improvisation and role play to create their own mock interviews for their dream jobs! What a fabulous week!

Sustainability Week in P5

Primary 5 had a great start to the new term building bug hotels and learning lots of interesting facts with Donald from Wildside Nature. We even managed to find some sunshine for the occasion.

In class we continued our sustainability theme discussing what we use fossil fuels for, how they are formed why we need to move away from using them. We then researched what we could do in our homes to live more sustainably.

At the end of the week we took part in the community clean up. Thankfully we managed to get some dry weather for it.

Upcycling success

We had a great end to Sustainability week displaying all the upcycling projects. There were lots of original designs and we were very impressed with the hard work that had gone in to making them. It is amazing what you can make out of items that would usually be thrown in the bin. There were piggy banks, a kalidescope, plant pots, rockets, a pinball machine and lots more fantastic ideas. We even had a moving carousel powered by an old toy.

A good start to term 4

This term we started thinking about sustainability with lessons from Donald. He helped us understand the great environment we have to develop at Wallacewell Primary. With his help and guidance we had great fun helping to create a bug hotel.

We have started the term with enthusiasm! This week P5a enjoyed participating in the community clean up. Everyone got involved in picking up the litter around the school and made positive contributions towards planning how we could promote a clean environment in and around the school.

P5a started planting on Friday. We have planted salad vegetables and plants.
I think the first week of term 4 has been a great start!

Wildside Nature Workshop – P3

Primary 3 had a wonderful week. The children loved learning about Scottish Wildlife with Donald from Wildside Nature. Ask us about some of the fascinating artefacts we were looking at.