Monthly Archives: November 2012

All set for December!

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REMINDERS: For Monday 3rd December 2012
– Hand in BIOGRAPHY
– Complete UP-LEVELLING on blog post below

Next week, we’re set to have a busy one! It will definitely help kick start us into December!

Monday- M&M Productions are coming to put on Pinocchio for the school. £2 to be given to register teacher.

Tuesday- Choir are going to Tesco Inshes to sing Christmas Carols. They will be performing around 11am if you’re able to go and give them some moral support!

Wednesday- Open Afternoon 2pm – 3.15pm. Come in an join the fun! We’ll be playing our Climate Change Games. You can also check out our wonderful art work.

Thursday- Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) are coming to talk to us about Climate Change within the  energy industry.

P6/7 really enjoyed helping out at the Christmas Fayre last night! Thank you to the Parent Council for asking us to help!

Finally, THANK YOU to Miss Grant for teaching us this week. We wish you the best of luck next week in your new job!

Have a lovely weekend!
Mr.Cook, Miss Grant, and Mrs.Prentice

Our cast are in!!

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CHRISTMAS FAYRE TONIGHT AT 6.30pm!

COMMENT ON THE POST BELOW WITH YOUR ‘UP LEVELLED’ SENTENCE FOR MONDAY!

After two days of gruesome auditions with Louis, Tulisa and Nicole (Gary felt Inverness was too far to travel!) our auditionees for the two main parts in Rock Challenge were put to their tests.

In the first round of auditions we had 22 auditionees. We managed to narrow this down, where we took 8 auditionees onto the ‘Lunchtime Camp’. We then narrowed our 8 auditionees down further to 4 which we brought to the ‘Judges Classrooms’

In the ‘Judges Classrooms’ we were very impressed with the talent…

Dermot has announced the winners below!!!

Techno Geek: Leon
Techno Geek’s Sister: Ellie

Techno Geek (Understudy) : Georgia
Techno Geek’s Brother (Understudy) : Fergus

Well Done to EVERYONE who auditioned. It was a very dificult decision for us to make our decision!

ROLL ON ROCK CHALLENGE!

Mr.Cook, Miss Grant and Mrs.Prentice

Let’s up-level that!

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Homework task: For Monday 3rd December
– UP LEVEL THE SENTENCE AT THE END OF THIS BLOG POST, AND COMMENT ON THIS POST

REMEMBER: Home baking for the Christmas Fayre tomorrow!!

This week, we’ve been developing the skill of UP-LEVELLING. With our 4 friends in writing- Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers and Punctuation- we’ve been having a go at turning simple sentences into fantastic pieces of work.

We’ve learned how to us:
– adjectives
– adverbs
– prepositional statements
– embedded clauses

With this, we can turn a simple sentence like:

A dog barked.

INTO

A ferocious dog, who was trying to catch the burglar, barked loudly through the hole in the fence.

Now, we want to put YOUR skills to the test. For Friday, we want YOU to up-level the sentence below. You have to add all 4 of the magic steps. Comment on the blog post!

Your sentence:
‘The wolf howled’

See you tomorrow,
Mr.Cook, Miss Grant and Mrs.Prentice

HOME BAKING REMINDER!!

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HOMEBAKING-HOMEBAKING-HOMEBAKING-HOMEBAKING!!

P6/7 have been reminded that we’ve been asked by the Parent Council for any HOME BAKING donations for the Christmas Fayre on Thursday. These can be as simple as chocolate crispies (which EVEN Mr Cook can make), or something a bit trickier like a cheesecake.

You can drop these off on Thursday morning!

We’re all going a bit decimal crazy. If you have liked the tenths game, try your luck with hundredths.

TENTHS GAME. CLICK HERE!
HUNDREDTHS GAME. CLICK HERE!

See you all tomorrow,
Mr.Cook, Miss Grant and Mrs Prentice

Manic Monday!

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The title to this post definitely describes the type of day P6/7 had. It was ‘GO GO GO’ all the way through to 3pm.

The leaderboard for the decimals game has been reset this morning. Try and get P6/7 up to number one this week by clicking the link below:

Decimal TENTHS

Mr Cook’s register class watched part of ‘Horrible Histories’ this morning whilst the other two register classes finished evaluating the Weather Reports.

Your questions is: Who were the suffragettes, and what did they do? Post your answers on the blog.

Suffragettes Song: CLICK HERE

In preparation for our writing on Wednesday, we continued to UP LEVEL sentences. We did this by using adjectives, adverbs, prepositional phrases and clauses. We’ll continue to work on this tomorrow.

Well done to Betsy who switched on the CHRISTMAS LIGHTS in Inverness last weekend. See the article by clicking the link below:

Christmas Lights SWITCH ON: CLICK HERE!

For the ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire?’ powerpoint quiz, click the link below:

Who Wants to be a Millionaire? CLICK HERE!

See you all tomorrow,
Mr.Cook, Miss Grant and Mrs.Prentice

What’s inside our art gallery this week?

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Specialist group A have been very busy with Mrs Prentice on a Friday afternoon. So far they have completed some fantastic Autumnal leaf paintings which glimmer in the sunshine, as well as pencil sketching.

As we’re all doing Fractions, Decimals and Percentages this term, we thought we’d end the week with a BBC Class Clip. It is very funny, and shows how fractions, decimals and percentages have influenced the world.

Watch below:

The History of Fractions

A fantastic game which Mr Cook’s group played in Maths today for decimal tenths is found by clicking the link below. We are 78th on the leaderboard. If you get onto the leaderboard, put P67 as your initials as we’re trying to reach 100,000 points.

Decimal Tenths Game

Have a fantastic weekend,
Mr.Cook, Miss Grant and Mrs.Prentice

Say NO to BULLYING!

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Another extremely busy day in the home of P6/7.

We finally begun reviewing our weather reports that we filmed at the end of the term. Our task was to peer assess each of the clips and write positive feedback, as well as decide on next steps. Some of us have still to finish this tomorrow. The weather reports are truly fantastic, and can be watched by clicking the link below. You will need the password which you were told today.

WEATHER REPORTS CLICK HERE!!!

If you cannot remember the password, email: jcook133@highlandschools.org.uk

We also were fortunate enough to have players from Inverness Caley Thistle visit us, and talk to us about bullying. They shared some personal stories, and told us we should say NO to bullies, and walk away. We asked some sensible questions, but maybe would have benefitted from creating these before.

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Until tomorrow,
Mr.Cook, Miss Grant and Mrs.Prentice

Going Global!

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We have been immersed in Climate Change and Global Warming over the passed few weeks.

Our Climate Change board games are now complete. We will be showcasing our games at the Open Afternoon on the 5th of December, where we invite parents/carers into see how much hard work we put in with our teams.

There is ONE game missing… If it’s your game, comment on the post with where you think it has disappeared to.

We were extremely busy today beginning with our Rock Challenge planning. Our choreographers have begun creating the routines, the design team have been planning out scenery and outfits, and the technical team have begun thinking about lights, sound and video.

Our soundtrack sounds FANTASTIC! Looking forward to another session tomorrow!
Mr.Cook, Mrs.MacLeod and Mrs.Prentice

Book Fair Bonanza!

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REMINDER: Comment on the post below, summarising Mr Slack’s assembly yesterday.

Last week, the school was set the competition by James.H and Morven.R to design a book which could be used with Nursery children.

The amount of effort that people went to across the school to create their books was MAMMOTH! It was a difficult to decision, but the winners have now been informed. The prize was £25 of tokens to spend at the book fair!

We now hope to share some of the stories with the Nursery!

Well done to everyone who took part!

See you tomorrow,
Mr.Cook, Mrs.MacLeod and Mrs.Prentice

Christmas Fayre and Book Launch!

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COME AND JOIN THE LOCHARDIL CHRISTMAS FAYRE!

29th November 6.30pm – 8.15pm

The Lochardil Parent Council will be hosting a CHRISTMAS FAYRE, as well as launching their ‘Family Recipes Cook Book’.

It is set to be a fantastic night with craft and gift stalls, raffle, refreshments in addition to some fantastic games. A night for the WHOLE family!

£1.50 for adult entry, which includes refreshment. Children and concessions are FREE.

We’re looking for your help:
P1-P3 families- Filled jam jars for the tombola. (See images below)
P4-P7 families- Home baking donations.

Christmas Fayre FLIER- CLICK HERE!

Any volunteers to help, please contact:
maggiefraser711@btinternet.com

‘Ice Ice Baby’

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NO HOCKEY AFTER SCHOOL CLUB TOMORROW- MRS CAMPBELL WILL NOT BE IN SCHOOL TOMORROW

This afternoon we got to grips with our Rock Challenge song list working together as the P6/7 TEAM. We still have to plan our introduction in more depth, to make sure we HOOK our audience in from the opening. We enjoyed having Mr Slack in for assembly today. He did an assembly on TEAMWORK.

BLOG HOMEWORK: FOR WEDNESDAY 21st NOVEMBER

  • Summarise the main points of Mr Slack’s TEAMWORK assembly

See you all tomorrow,
Mr.Cook, Mrs.MacLeod and Mrs.Prentice

We did it for Pudsey!

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Thank you to everyone who ‘Wore it Spotty’ for Pudsey today. All of our efforts will help the national total which will be announced tonight on Children in Need.

WELL DONE to all of the P7s who COMPLETED their Assessment for Excellence INKY assessments this week! A mammoth task. We hope you enjoyed doing them.

Excellent organisation of the book fair from James and Morven. Thank you to all the P7s helpers who assisted at their allocated slot!

Play some Pudsey games by clicking the link below:
PUDSEY GAMES: CLICK HERE

Watch a video below which shows a scientist’s view on how are continents have moved, and will continue to change with the impact of Global Warming

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Have a good weekend!
Mr.Cook, Mrs.MacLeod and Mrs.Prentice

Wear it spotty!!

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Tomorrow as you know is CHILDREN IN NEED. In Lochardil we will be supporting the charity this year through ‘Wear it spotty!’

If you want to support the charity:
-Come to school tomorrow in something spotty, and bring a donation for Children in Need.

BBC Children in Need WEBSITE: CLICK HERE!!!

Mrs MacLeod may even sing the Queen of the Night’s aria from ‘The Magic Flute’ if she feels you have gone spottified!

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See you all tomorrow in your spotty glamour!
Mr.Cook, Mrs.MacLeod and Mrs.Prentice

Let’s get global…

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This term, as we mentioned at the beginning we are focussing on the Expressive Arts this term. We will be developing our skills in Art, Drama, Music and Dance through Rock Challenge.

NEWS JUST IN: We have chosen our theme

Our theme for this year’s Rock Challenge is going to be Global Warming. Following on naturally from our Weather and Climate Change topic, pupils were inspired by the 1 degree to 6 degrees clips we studied.

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Here are the questions we aim to answer through our topic:

How can we make costumes and scenery using limited resources?

How can we create a performance with an underlying message?

What dance and movement talents do we have as a class?

What could be the devastating consequences of Global Warming?

How are we going to show our message in such a short time period?

How can we ensure that everyone feels included in the performance?

We will continue to update you with our progress. Fortunately with our excellent Enterprise efforts, we are able to pay our entry fee, so this is a massive weight lifted!

We’re looking forward to this year’s performance!
Mr.Cook, Mrs.MacLeod and Mrs.Prentice

We all make choices…

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Following on with our theme of ‘choices’ which is permeating through the work this term, yesterday we had a visit from Colin Carmichael from Scripture Union (SU) in assembly.

He showed us how we make simple choices every day which have an effect on our lives.

Ewan was brave enough to be his volunteer. His simple choice was to choose the top, middle or bottom box. He was told that one box was empty, one contained prizes, and the final box contained something which was a little YEUGH…

Unfortunately for Ewan he received the box with COLD baked beans and a spoon. The pictures tell the rest of the story!

     

Thank you to Colin for his visit, and well done to Ewan for being an excellent sport!

Pupil of the Month: October

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Here are October’s: Pupil of the Month winners for P6/7. This month it was chosen by the P6/7 teachers.

 

Angel– Angel was a fantastic nail model for our Nails N’ Nibbles and demonstrated the fantastic enterprise work that P6/7 are capable of. 3 cheers from your teachers Angel! 

Charlie– Charlie succeeded as his role within the finance group by ensuring that all the fine details were organised. He put 100% effort into ensuring that we made the most profit from the disco. Well done Charlie- your teachers are proud! 

Catherine– Catherine takes on all leadership duties responsibly, aiming for the highest standard on each task. She put maximum effort into the Flashdance routine at the Hallowe’en disco- a brilliant role model for others. Fantastic work Catherine! 

Well done from everyone in P6/7!

Our cultural week is over…

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What a fantastic afternoon we had at ‘The Magic Flute today’. Mrs MacLeod will be practising over the weekend- ready to belt out the Queen’s solo.

Morven and James put out a letter yesterday to ask if anyone could assist with the Book Fair. They are looking for parent/carer helpers 14:30-15:30 on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Monday. Please get in touch with the school by telephoning 01463 230250 or by posting on the blog if you can help on any of the following dates:

Wed 14th November

Thu 15th November

Fri 16th November

Mon 19th November

 

Hope you all have a fantastic weekend!
Mr.Cook, Mrs.MacLeod and Mrs.Prentice

Time to get cultured…

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REMINDERS: Tomorrow Friday 9th November 2012
– Scottish Opera @ 11.30am. You will need a packed lunch, a warm jacket and suitable shoes for walking to and from Eden Court.
-There is NO swimming this week. It will resume next week.

Well done on all your dancing efforts. We’re definitely seeing an improvement with your co-ordination skills. This will be a real benefit when we perform for Rock Challenge.

A group begun working with Mrs.Prentice today on a storyline. We will share this with the whole class on Monday afternoon.

Countdown game link for those people in Mr.Cook’s Mental Maths group click below:
COUNTDOWN- CLICK HERE

Looking forward to our cultural experience tomorrow.
Mr.Cook, Mrs.MacLeod and Mrs.Prentice

Time to make a choice…

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REMEMBER: PE KIT for tomorrow

This afternoon we took part in ‘Choices for Life’. This was an interactive event which P6/7 classes took part in across Scotland.

We learned about three important themes:
– Peer pressure
– Smoking
– Alcohol

The Choices for Life website is FANTASTIC! Visit it on:
http://choicesforlifeonline.org/

YOUR TASK FOR TOMORROW: THURSDAY 8th NOVEMBER
Comment on this blog post telling us what message YOU learned from ‘Choices for Life’ today.

See you tomorrow,
Mr.Cook, Mrs.MacLeod and Mrs.Prentice

Film Review

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Yesterday, we went to see Brave, and tomorrow, we’re writing the review! In Writer’s Craft today we looked at how an effective reviewer engages the audience with WOW vocabulary.

HOMEWORK TONIGHT: Write your opening sentence of your review. This must GRASP the reader instantly. An example of what we DON’T want to see:

“Brave is a nice film that I went to watch on Monday.”

Get ahead of the game for tomorrow, and have a look at what is going on in the US Presidential Campaign by clicking the link below:
US PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN: NEWSROUND

Be inspired with some Brave music from Mrs MacLeod’s favourite Julie Fowlis:

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Remember, Remember, The 5th of November.

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Tonight, many people around the UK will be celebrating Bonfire Night at either an arranged bonfire, or at home with smaller fireworks.

We were shown by Welephant and Spikey how to keep safe with fireworks using The Firework Code. Click below to see the story of Welephant and Spikey:
Bonfire Night: How do I keep safe?

In assembly, we heard that the choices we can make with fireworks can have an impact on our future. Mr Cook shared a story about his friend who was injured badly with a rocket as a teenager. An NHS clip showed us how to stay safe with fireworks. The following link includes the clip, and some information on what can happen if we are not careful.
Bonfire Safety: NHS

Mrs MacLeod played a game which taught us about The Gunpowder Plot, led by Guy Fawkes. To play game click the link below:
The Gunpowder Plot: Game

Wherever you are tonight- be safe, and remember The Firework Code.
Mr.Cook, Mrs.MacLeod and Mrs.Prentice

Our Heroes

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Today we were given out or language homework task for November.

Since we created such FANTASTIC biographies last term within writing, we thought we should put these to good use. What better way than to create a book of P6/7 heroes?

Your task: Create the finished draft of ‘My Hero’ in booklet form including information and images.

You have been given:
– an 8 page blank book (including front and back covers)
– an information sheet
– a plastic wallet

We want you to ‘re-draft’ your biography into booklet form. You can use the work that you’ve done already, as well as adding in any extra information. Please have an adult check over any spellings…

You can handwrite (neatest handwriting) or type your text and stick it into your booklet. Your front cover MUST include a picture of your hero, and there should be images inside either drawn, photographs, or from the computer.

You have until Monday 3rd December to complete the task. Remember use your time wisely. We will be awarding prizes on content and presentation.

Find the information sheet by clicking the link below:
Term 2 Language Homework Biography

Have a great weekend,
Mr.Cook, Mrs.MacLeod and Mrs.Prentice

Picture Perfect

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TOMORROW, Tempest photography are coming to take your pretty pictures. We’re sure you’ll all have your hair burshed, and your school uniform will be looking dapper!

Specialist Group B- REMEMBER YOUR SWIMMING KIT!

See you tomorrow,
Mr.Cook, Mrs.MacLeod and Mrs.Prentice