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August 15, 2025
by Mrs Webber
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May 1, 2026
by Miss Mulreany
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Room 2 Update! :-)
Hello,
This week in Room 2,
- NP – I love my clown that I made when I was playing.
- AS – I made a train truck and I love it so much.
- MM – We have our Pupil Voice Groups today. We have Eco, Fairtrade and reading in the gym bit.
- SC – I love my train truck that I made when it was play time.
- DP – I like the Lego because I just like building stuff. I also like making stuff. I also like learning new common words.
- OMcM – I like when we had different teachers for gym. We were practising for Sports Day.
- LA – I love my numbers. I love learning them. I love house points too. I love ‘Proud Clouds’.
- MJ – Me and ‘O’ built a drill and it can dig through stone. I built some stone out of Lego.
We hope you all have a lovely long weekend and we look forward to seeing everyone again on Tuesday 5th May. 🙂
May 1, 2026
by Miss Laird
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Room 4
This week in Room 4, the children have been very busy and engaged in lots of exciting learning across the curriculum.
In maths, we introduced the topic of money with Miss Reid. The children explored recognising, identifying and sorting 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 and £2 coins through a range of fun, play-based experiences, including our class shop. They enjoyed sorting coins in different ways, such as by shape, colour and value. As the week progressed, the children developed their confidence by paying for items using the exact amounts and even began combining different coins to make totals.
In literacy, we introduced the ‘ch’ joint phoneme. The children took part in a variety of engaging activities to help them identify, read and write words containing this sound. It has been wonderful to see their enthusiasm and growing confidence in applying their phonics knowledge.
In PE, we began practising for our upcoming Sports Day. The children had lots of fun taking part in the egg and spoon race.. They showed great determination and resilience, continuing to try even when the egg fell off their spoon.
Comments from the children about what they enjoyed this week:
EM – I liked feeding the fish.
LF – I liked the indis.
MS – I liked reading my book.
TC – I liked when I went to the Den for the Pupil voice groups.
KA – I liked going to the pupil voice groups.
KO – I liked learning the different coins for maths.
ED – I liked going on the chromebooks.
KH – I liked designing a new world cup football.
HM – I liked drawing with my friends.
CS – I liked learning the ‘ch’ sound.
JS – I liked learning about the Football World Cup.
AM – I liked practicing for sports day.
AB – I liked learning about the different coins.
Reminders:
Monday 4th – School is closed for the bank holiday.
Thursday 7th – In Service Day – school is closed to pupils.
Thursday 14th – Parents Evening
Friday 15th – Sponsored Fun Run
Thursday 20th – Sports Day – P1 and P2 is in the afternoon.
Friday 21st and Monday 24th – School Closed for Bank Holiday Weekend
Have a lovely weekend.
Miss Laird and Room 4
May 1, 2026
by Miss Napier
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Room 24
After we learned how to do CPR last week, we expanded our knowledge further by beginning to create a 6 page First Aid flip book. So far we have learned how to create a flow chart so that information can be looked at quickly, and we’ve written down explanations of how to put a patient in the recovery position and included a bit of information about the CPR process.
We have been looking at money in maths this week. Today we learnt about profit and loss and how if you buy something and sell it for more, you’d make what’s called a ‘profit’ on it.
We started athletics training too by getting into pairs and timing each other doing the 100m sprint with stop watches. Next time, we’ll be timing how long it takes for us to complete 2 laps of the pitch.
In RME, we have been looking at all the different beliefs people might have and that it’s important to respect these, even if they’re different from our own. We shared all the information we could remember about the different religions we’ve learned about over the years, and discussed that some people might have beliefs that don’t follow any religion. The main message from the lesson was that not everyone has the same beliefs and that it’s important to be true to ourselves and our own beliefs, not letting anyone influence or try to change what we believe.
By Max W & Chloe
May 1, 2026
by Miss McBride
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Room 3
This week in Primary 1 has been full of exciting learning and lots of opportunities to build confidence across different curricular areas.
In Literacy, we have been focusing on the “ch” sound. The children have been practising recognising this sound at the beginning and within words, as well as trying to use it in their own reading and writing. We explored a variety of fun activities to help reinforce this, including word matching, sounding out simple words and sharing words that feature the “ch” sound. It’s been wonderful to see the children becoming more confident in identifying and using this new sound.
In Maths, we have been consolidating our understanding of numbers up to 20. The children have been working on number recognition, ordering numbers and developing their counting skills. We’ve also been using practical resources and games to support their learning.
In P.E., we have been busy preparing for Sports Day. The children have been practising a variety of races, focusing on developing their coordination and speed. They have shown great enthusiasm and determination while getting ready for the different events and we are looking forward to seeing them take part with confidence and excitement.
I hope you have a lovely long weekend!
Miss McBride and Room 3
May 1, 2026
by Miss Lockhart
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A Great Blog by Room 15
Hi everybody,
This week we have been …
“Learning how to accurately measure weight, length and volume.” J
“Practising words with the ow sound. This can be made with ow and ou.” C
“Listening and responding to different types of music.” E
“Learning about different types of flight in gymnastics.” A
“Practising for sports day with Room 14.” A
“Revising telling the time.” E
“Learning about different bones in our bodies with Mrs Kerr.” K
“Talking about different skills and how we use these in class and at home.” C
“Listening to stories and answering questions about these.” K
“Learning how to calculate area.” C
“Learning how to correctly use an apostrophe.” C
Thank you for reading our blog. Have a nice weekend.
Room 15
May 1, 2026
by Mr Allen
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Room 6 Showcase
Welcome to the Room 6 Showcase!
What a brilliant afternoon we had! A huge thank you to all the parents, grandparents, and carers who managed to join us for our Room 6 Showcase. We were jumping up and down all week because we were so excited to show you our classroom and all the hard work we do.
Here is a big list of all the fun things we did together!
Making Crazy Characters!
First, we all sat on the carpet for a special computing task, but we didn’t even use computers! We taught you a massive word: Algorithm.
An algorithm just means following instructions step-by-step. We had to give you the rules to draw our very own Crazy Characters. It was so funny because if we said the instructions in the wrong order, our characters ended up with eyes on their knees instead of their heads!
Showing You Our Learning Stations
After that, the classroom was open and we got to be the bosses! We got to choose which stations to take you to and show you how to do the activities.
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Station 1: Cut and Paste Sounds! We used our scissors to cut out our phonemes and pasted them down to make words. All that cutting makes our fingers really strong for writing!
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Station 2: Playing Dominoes! We sat down with you to play dominoes. We showed you how we are getting really fast at looking at the dots and knowing the number without even having to count them!
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Station 3: Magic Mirrors! We showed you how to find lines of symmetry. We put small mirrors on shapes to see if we could make them look exactly the same on both sides. It looked like magic!
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Station 4: Tricky Letter Boards! At this table, we used the letter boards to spell out our tricky words and phoneme sounds. It is really fun to build words with our hands instead of always using a pencil.
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The Play Area! This is our favourite part of the classroom! We loved taking you into our play area, sharing our toys, and making up fun games with you.
Thank you for coming into our school to play and learn with us. We had the best afternoon ever!
May 1, 2026
by Miss Livingstone
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P2 Showcase in Room 5
Happy Friday! It was our showcase of learning yesterday, and it was lovely to see you all. Please don’t worry if you didn’t make it along, we had lots of visitors and Mrs Meechan stayed to learn with some of the children too. We also had a play area set up outside and explored the INDI robots.
Pupil Voice:
Calvin- I liked learning literacy with my Mum.
Alice- I liked going outside to the play area with all the games.
Lewis- At the showcase I enjoyed building a car with the lego with my Mum.
Fraser- I enjoyed building with the lego with my Mum.
Alex G- I enjoyed reading with my Mum and Dad in the library.
Austin- I liked playing with my Gran.
Eilidh- I enjoyed showing my mum how to use the magnetic boards.
Xayah- I made a cacao bean with my Mum at the art station.
Heidi- I enjoyed rainbow writing with my Mum and Dad.
Beth- I enjoyed reading in the library with my Mum.
Kai- I enjoyed doing the magnetic boards with my Dad.
Violet- I enjoyed doing the magnetic boards with my Brother, my Dad and my Mum.
Ollie- I liked playing with the Indi with my Mum.
Hollie- I liked doing the multiplication pegs with my Gran.
Emmeline- I enjoyed drawing with my Mum.
Isla- I enjoyed counting to 50 with Mrs Meechan and I really really enjoyed practicing for sports day in May in the morning.
Thank you again from all of us in Room 5, it was lovely.
Miss Livingstone
Reminders:
Indoor P.E- Thursday (Hopefully outside, weather permitting)
Outdoor P.E- Friday
Monday 4th– School is closed for the bank holiday.
Wednesday 6th– Parent Council Virtual Meeting on Teams
Thursday 7th – In Service Day- school is closed to pupils.
Thursday 14th – Parents Evening
Friday 15th– Sponsored Fun Run
Thursday 20th– Sports Day- P1 and P2 is in the afternoon.
Friday 21st and Monday 24th– School Closed for Bank Holiday Weekend
CPR Training
April 29, 2026 by Miss Napier | 0 comments
Recently, the Scottish Ambulance Service delivered CPR training to Rooms 23, 24, 26 & 27. This was such a valuable experience, learning a skill that can help save lives. Here’s what some of the pupils had to say, along with a selection of photos:
“We learned the correct hand position for performing CPR and that you have to push down about 5-6cm deep for it to help keep oxygen flowing around the body. You might even break some of the ribs doing it properly.” – Lily
“You should perform 100 – 120 compressions every minute for the CPR to be effective.” – Eva L
“For every minute a person isn’t getting CPR performed, their chance of survival drops by 10%” – Brody C
“Without CPR, the brain begins to deteriorate after 3 mins.” – Carrie
“It’s called a code purple when you phone 999. Ambulances aim to get to the patient in under 8 minutes.” – Holly G
“We learned that out of 70 people in a week who might have a cardiac arrest, only 4 of them will survive. If we all know how to do CPR, we can help to change that number and give people the best chance of survival.” – Aaron C
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April 26, 2026
by Ms McIver
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Room 1 – 24.4.26
A busy first week of the final Term in Primary 1!
– We spent time writing outside using our senses to describe the surroundings of the playground. It was amazing to see the independent writing and the excellent attempts at some really tricky words! 📝🐝🌳☀️
– We have begun learning about money and focusing on recognising coins this week. 💷
– We have stated a block of gymnastics in P.E. check out the super balancing 🤸
A reminder that book club is back this week. (Tuesday 28th April) 📖
April 24, 2026
by Miss Nimmo
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Room 8
Hello and welcome to our first blog of term 3! We have had such an exciting week this week and we can’t wait to share with you all. On Monday, we settled back in to our school routine and shared our Easter holiday news with each other. On Wednesday we found out our new science topic which will be living things, we are even going to grow our own beans and record their growth in our plant diaries! On Thursday we enjoyed the nice weather outside and started some sports day practice in PE, we also discussed our new topic ‘What will happen in the future?’
Our most exciting news to share this week has been saved until last…. in relation to our topic we have got new class pets! We are going to be looking after caterpillars and watching them turn into butterflies in our very own classroom. We will record their growth and compare how they are now to how we think that they will look in the future, after they have fully grown we will release them. Our caterpillars names are Flappy, Cutie, Robert, Coco and Cupcake.
