November 15, 2024
by Miss Macfarlane
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Room 27

Have a look at some of our highlights from this week:

: We used our knowledge of rainforest animals to solve a puzzle together.

: Success! We matched up the information about our animals to form our teams.

: We used our knowledge to create information posters.

: Measuring the perimeter of the playground using trundle wheels.

: Measuring the perimeter of the playground using trundle wheels.

: Measuring the perimeter of the playground using trundle wheels

BM “I enjoyed dancing in PE.”

JQ “I liked basketball.”

AG “I liked measuring the perimeter of the playground.”

AR “I enjoyed learning about the rainforest animals and doing the art.”

MN “I enjoyed dancing.”

SM “I liked dance with Room 26. I also enjoyed doing the rainforest animal art.”

AM “I liked dancing.”

AB “I enjoyed doing the Scottish dancing.”

KH “I enjoyed learning about the rainforest animals and using the iPads to create the artwork.”

FM “I liked doing the rainforest art using the iPads.”

LK “I enjoyed measuring the perimeter of the playground with the trundle wheels.”

We hope you have a nice weekend.

Room 27, Miss Higgins and Miss Macfarlane

November 15, 2024
by Mr Allen
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Room 9 Art

For our Blog we have decided to tell everyone about the different ways we have been doing art in class this week.

Firstly we created a picture using a Chromebook rather than drawing on paper. The program we used was called Adobe Express. It was very challenging because we had to use different skills like listening and concentrating. We also learned new phrases like canvas, pixel brush size and droplet tools. Here are some pictures of what we created.

Can you guess what we made? Yes it was The Sphinx from our Ancient Egyptian topic.

On Tuesday we got to do art again but this time we used paper. After learning about leaves we created Autumn pictures. Firstly we used a template to draw our leaves and make them the same size. Then we used a ruler to draw the veins. After that we had to cut the leaves out and stick the different parts onto black paper.

As you can see from our pictures, the black background shows the veins of each leaf.

November 15, 2024
by Mrs Rae
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Children in Need 🔴🟠🟡🟢🔵🟣

Today has been a great day in Room 3. At assembly we enjoyed sharing our learning with the rest of the P1 and P2 classes. We decided to show them our knowledge of the sounds, the actions that go with them and also a word containing the sound. We have been working really hard to blend letters to read words this week and we know how important these sounds are to read, write and spell.

We loved going to the bake sale today to help raise money for Children in Need. We got a chance to pick a yummy sweet treat and even ate these together while having a nice chat with our friends. After lunch, we learned a bit more about Children in Need, what it is all about and how it is so important that all children have the right to feel safe, play and learn. We were then set a challenge to design our own Pudsey t-shirt. Please see some of our designs below.

Pupil Voice

Here are some comments about our learning this week:

MM – I enjoyed making the planets.

BR, LSS – I liked playing with the toys.

PC, CJ – I liked sharing in assembly.

KR – I liked playing with the Lego.

VC – I liked building with the blocks.

CB – I liked making friends and going to assembly.

GM – I like being together in our class.

KO – I enjoyed drawing in my jotter.

EM – I want to learn bigger numbers.

AR – I enjoyed doing the Zoom In, Zoom Out activities.

Enjoy your weekend!

Room 3 and Mrs Rae 😊

P7 UGS Numeracy Challenge

November 15, 2024 by Miss Napier | 0 comments

On Tuesday this week, Uddingston Grammar (UGS) held the Newton Farm heats for the Numeracy Challenge transition event. Mrs Kennan (Head of Mathematics at UGS), along with some S6 helpers, led the challenge where each of the ten groups had to work as a team to answer seven clues. The first two teams to answer all the clues received a key that opened a treasure chest full of tasty treats to choose from! The winning teams will be attending the Numeracy Challenge final in December along with the finalists from each other UGS catchment school. More information on this event to come.

Here’s what some of our pupils had to say about the event:

“The teamwork part was very fun!” – Lennon

“I thought it was fun that we had to go in groups to discuss the answers and work out the challenges together.” – Jack

“It was fun getting to meet the S6 helpers and working with them.” – Emily

“It was really quite fun and I liked how the challenges were different. The decoding challenge was so much fun!” – Daisy

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November 15, 2024
by Mrs Ventre
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Room 1

Good afternoon everyone,

I am very proud of how hard Room 1 have been working this week. They have enjoyed learning about:

“I enjoyed learning all about Children in Need” FB

“I enjoyed drawing things that started with “m” sound” CM

“Learning to sing our Nativity songs” HK

“I enjoyed show me don’t tell me with my numbers” EMcC

” I enjoyed reading for enjoyment time” XM

A polite reminder

It is book week Scotland next week and we are inviting one member of your child’s family to attend our reading event on Monday 18th November at 1:45pm – 2: 45pm.

Have a great weekend 🙂

Thank you

Mrs Ventre and Room 1

November 15, 2024
by Mrs Stewart
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All About Scotland

This week in Room 19, we have continued to learn about Scotland and its amazing history. From the Wars of Independence to the Scottish Parliament and most things in between. We are looking forward to sharing what we have been doing next Thursday at our showcase event. There may even be some fun activities for any visitors to take part in.

It is also our reading event next Thursday, so please bring along any book recommendations you may have to share and set aside some time during the showcase, to enjoy reading with your child.

Have a lovely weekend.

November 15, 2024
by Mrs Norton
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When Indi came to visit Room 7

Today the STEM leaders came to visit room 7 and brought some very special friends with them.

Nimrit – I liked the mats

Denis – I liked the robots

Isla – I want an Indi!

Harley – Indi was very fun to play with and I loved the mats.

Emily – I want an Indi and I really liked seeing what the mats did to the little robot car.

Blake – I liked when we saw Indi and I liked doing it with Emily and Iona.

Charlotte – I liked the Indi

Alan – I want an Indi and I liked working with Nola.

Harper – I 100% liked that me and Denis made our own track.

Khalifa – I liked that it was very fun to play with and I loved seeing what all the mats did. It was amazing.

Aidan – I want an Indi

Iona – I really like the Indies

Matthew – I liked how me and Brodie found out what all the mats on. When you put extra greens on it makes Indi go faster.

Nola – I liked it when we found out what the mats did. My favourite one was purple which made it spin around.

November 14, 2024
by Mrs Kelly
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Room 11 – Children in Need

Children in Need

Hello, just a reminder that tomorrow will be a dress down day for Children in Need and we will be hosting a bake sale. Please can children bring no more than a £1 donation if they wish to purchase something from this stall. Thank you. 😊

November 14, 2024
by Mrs Rae
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Children In Need

November 13, 2024
by D Gray
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Learning Showcase and Book Week Scotland

You are cordially invited to visit us in Room 18 to see what we have been learning about, read a book with us and join in with some activities. This visitor event takes place on Thursday 21st November at 1.45pm-2.45pm.
We look forward to seeing you if you can make it.