Newton Farm Primary School and Nursery Class

Our Fortnight in Room 24

February 6, 2026 by Miss Napier | 0 comments

Last Week:

On Tuesday afternoon we had Mrs Reilly do drama/health and wellbeing with us. We got into groups and had to choose ‘What Would You Do?’ scenarios to act out from cards in a pile. These scenarios were about online safety, and were things that the police have had to deal with in the past. Things like someone you don’t know chatting to you online and asking you to meet up with them after school, or receiving a threatening message asking you to do something ‘or else.’ We talked about these after each group acted them out and discussed what we should do if it ever happens.

Ms Ryan & Ms White came from Uddingston Grammar to do a lesson with us about our dream high school. We had to write a story about what we would like in our dream high school, and who the teachers would be, what subjects there would be and who would be our friends.

Miss Thom came to visit us on Thursday. She’ll be coming in over the next few Thursdays and then will be in every day from the start of March, until the end of May.

On Friday Jude brought in some World War II memorabilia for our topic. His Great Grandpa fought in the War and we got to look at his medals, his uniform and his soldiers service and pay book! Jude also had a German soldier’s armband to show us, along with some German medals, some photos of German soldiers and a 1941 German copy of Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ book! It was so cool to see all these things!

This Week:

We mixed together art and maths twice this week! We made Symmetry Monsters by writing our names normally andΒ  them writing them symmetrically on the other side of the paper. We then turned our names into monsters and aliens, trying hard to keep everything symmetrical! We were also using compasses and learning to draw circles with different radii and diameters. We used our skills to create a piece of repeated circles artwork. Most of us are still finishing the colouring in bit so we’ve only got a couple of photos to show so far.

We did more drama but with Miss O’Brien. We had to act out what parts of World War 2 would have been like, like if a bomb had dropped nearby. We got to show the rest of the class once we’d practised.

With Miss Napier, we made posters about how World War 2 started. We had to add information about the leaders of each country, who the allied and axis powers were and write a short paragraph explaining what led to the war starting.

In P.E, Miss Napier taught us a new game called ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors, Jump.’ Lots of us hadn’t played it before and it was so fun! The time went by really quickly because the next thing we knew, we had to go back inside for lunch!

By Oliver, Alexander, Eva & Chloe

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February 6, 2026
by Miss McBride
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Room 2 and 3

This week during P.E, Room 2 and Room 3 had a fantastic time coming together to learn and share something special. Room 2 took on the role of teachers and taught Room 3 The Grand Old Duke of York song and dance. It was wonderful to see the pupils working together and supporting one another.

Room 2 did an amazing job leading the activity. They confidently demonstrated the actions, helped explain the moves and sang the song clearly so everyone could follow along. Room 3 were great learners, giving the dance a go and joining in with lots of enthusiasm and smiles.

It was a fun and positive experience for both classes, building confidence, teamwork, and leadership skills. Well done to both Room 2 and Room 3 for such a successful and enjoyable P.E session.Β 

On Tuesday 10th February, Room 2 and 3 will be going to Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum for their school trip. Please send your child to school with a packed lunch (unless stated otherwise) and an outdoor jacket on Tuesday. Children should bring their usual packed lunch, the same as they would on a normal school day as we have a busy and exciting schedule. We can’t wait to have lots of fun on our trip!

We hope you have a lovely weekend.Β 

Room 2 and 3.

February 6, 2026
by Mrs Ventre
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Room 14

Good afternoon everyone,

The boys and girls in Room 14 have had a very busy week preparing for their learning showcase. Thank you again to all of our adults that manged to pop in and see what we have been learning about over the past few weeks.

“I enjoyed drawing my own picture in Keith Haring style” OM

“I enjoyed Russian twist during our fitness block in PE” JMcG

” I enjoyed doing all the tasks that were out during our showcase” AD

“I enjoyed showing my adult the pet alien cards we made” RD (linked to our class novel the worries)

“Creating times table posters to help us remember our tables” VA

“Learning new skills in Hockey” JS

“I enjoyed learning the 11 and 12 times tables” CP

Have a great weekend.

Thank you

Mrs Ventre and Room 14

 

February 6, 2026
by Miss Lockhart
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Thank you from Room 15

Hello everyone.

We would like to say a big ‘Thank You’ to all of our adults who came to our showcase yesterday. We absolutely loved sharing our learning with you. We have never seen Room 15 so busy! We particularly loved …

“Setting up my electricity circuits with my Gran.” A

“Doing a Maths competition and my Mum, Dad and Sister watching.” A

“Showing my Mum our Greek Myths and Legends things and making a comic.” L

“Doing my Keith Haring art with Dad.” C

“Playing Stop the Bus with my Gran and Grampa.” O

“Drawing with my Gran at Stop the Bus.” L

“Doing chimney sums with my Mum.” S

“Showing my Mum and Dad my nickname on the Around the World leaderboard.” E

“Practising my times tables on the table with Dad.” E

“Showing Mum and Granda all the tables I can do.” K

“Doing some Science with my Dad.” F

“Drawing with my Dad, he drew a really good cartoon.” O

“Telling my Dad the story of the Trojan War.” L

“Asking my Dad Spud Murphy comprehension questions.” L

Thank you everyone for coming, we will hopefully see you in class again soon.

 

February 5, 2026
by Mr Mackay
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Room 27

Hi all,

This week Room 27 have been working hard.

We have been:

  • Reading High Rise Mystery – and having heated debates about who is behind it all!
  • Working hard with Miss Higgins when learning about measure and converting different measurements
  • Having excellent discussion with Miss Higgins about substances and some of their dangers
  • Learning about how World War 2 started, and the key figures behind it
  • Understanding more about the blitz, how it affected towns and cities, and the lengths people had to go through during it
  • Completing our work on fractions, we can now multiply fractions, find different ranges of a number and simplify fractions

Here is some of our Blitz artwork, we practised using chalk to create the fire and light effects.

 

Have a lovely weekend when it comes,

Room 27

January 31, 2026
by Ms McIver
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Room 1 – 30.1.26

This week in Room 1:

– To celebrate Burns Night we tried some haggis, neeps and tatties. We had mixed reviews 🀣🀣 during PE we learnt some traditional Scottish dancing, I am sure your little one will be able to teach you the dance at home πŸ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ ΏπŸ•ΊπŸ»

– We learnt a fun new maths game to help us with addition πŸ”΄πŸ”΅πŸŸ πŸŸ’πŸŸ£πŸŸ‘πŸ”’

– We played spelling bingo πŸ”€

– Some pupils worked on a beautiful landscape of a city and countryside to support our continuous learning πŸŒƒπŸŒΎ

Another brilliant week 🀩

January 30, 2026
by Miss Laird
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Primary 1/2

What a busy and exciting week we’ve had in P1/2!

Literacy
This week in Literacy, we have been consolidating all of the sounds we have previously learned. The children have been working hard to recognise these sounds and use them confidently. We have been practising blending sounds to read words and writing words independently. The children have shown great effort and growing confidence as they apply their learning.

Numeracy
In Number, we have continued working on subtraction. The children have been learning that when we take away, the number gets smaller. We have practised counting back on a number line to help solve subtraction problems, using songs, games and practical activities to support understanding.

Our favourite parts of the week
The children really enjoyed sharing what they liked best about their learning this week:

CS – I liked designing my own tartan.

MS – I liked playing with the Lego.

AR – I liked singing the number song and taking away with a number line.

BR – I liked making tartan.

KJO – I liked learning the Scots words: β€˜wee’ means small.

KO – I liked making a snake with the snowflakes in the construction area.

AN – I liked playing with the cars.

SM – I liked playing with the construction toys.

FM – I liked the big number song and making tartan.

AM – I liked playing with the Lego.

DM – I liked using the Indi’s.

HM – I liked playing with the Indi’s.

EM – I liked the Soda Pop Just Dance.

EJ – I liked drawing.

KH – I liked maths and subtraction.

CH – I liked playing with the snowflakes.

MH – I liked the challenges with the Indi’s.

LF – I liked making tartan.

ED – I liked designing tartan and learning Scots words.

TC – I liked the Indi challenges in groups with my friends.

AB – I liked the Scotland song.

ZA – I liked making Indi spin.

KA – I liked learning new French words.

Have a great weekend!

Miss Laird and Room 4

January 30, 2026
by Miss Livingstone
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Room 5’s Week

It has been a learning filled week in Room 5 this week.

We started the week learning a new sound ‘y’ that makes the ‘igh’ sound. We also learned 4 more common words ‘fly, bring, Mr. , two’. We enjoyed lots of different active spelling tasks to practice this.

We are revising our knowledge on the 2 times table, and how this is the same as doubling a number. We are excited as next week we are going to look at the 5 and 10 times table properly.

For our scottish island topic, the children have been creating their own islands and have enjoyed exploring it through play. They are really enjoying learning about Scotland.

Next week we are consolidating in number and literacy, practicing lots of previous learning.

Please note, there has been a homework update. New homework will now go out on Tuesdays, and homework to be returned on Mondays.

Reminder: Indoor P.E on Thursday, Outdoor P.E on Monday. If you can make sure your child has a change of clothes in their bags, just as they can sometimes get a bit mucky when out playing and this helps to make sure they are comfy.

Pupil Voice:

Calvin: I liked playing in the den i built.

Hollie: I enjoy watching Katie Morag whilst learning Scottish Islands. I also like playing with the INDI’s.

Alice: I enjoyed learning the new sound ‘y’

Ollie:Β  I enjoyed playing with the INDI’s.

Kai: I liked learning about the describing bubble.

 

Thanks, Miss Livingstone.

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