33 children from across P4 – 7 have chosen to spend their Thursday afternoons investigating food. In the first experiment session the children were finding out just how fatty some cheeses can be. Their conclusion? Steer clear of mature cheddar – go for the goat’s cheese!

Children in P5N were set a two week research task. They had to find some fun and historical facts about May Day and present their findings to the rest of the class.

Following in the foot steps of yesterday’s group, the other half of P5 and 6 enjoyed the beautiful weather at Sanquhar Community Woods. They also explored the area and each found a special place on their own to enjoy the peace and tranquillity of the surroundings. On their return to school the children commented that their afternoon had been “exciting” and “tiring”!

Return walk after an afternoon’s work in Sanquhar Community Woods.

Today pupils from P5 and P6 began their weekly visits to Sanquhar Woods .  They will be working towards gaining their John Muir Discovery Award.  Pupils showed respect as they entered the woodland home of birds, insects and animals.  First task of the session was for pupils to come up with ideas about how to stay safe in the woods.  With safety in mind, they went off in pairs to explore.  Finally they went to find a ‘special place’ to sit all by themselves.  As the photographs show, pupils were very engrossed in explaining the features of their special place and how they felt.  On their return pupils described they felt happy, relaxed, secure and peaceful about being sat in their own wild space.  We were very lucky to have such a beautiful afternoon and thanks to the parents who helped out.

P6/7M are busy being scientists this term and learning all about chemical reactions and how to separate substances.  Today they learnt how to separate substances through sieving, evaportation and filtration.  By doing this they have learnt about the importance of a fair test, how to read measuring cylinders and use funnels and pipettes.

This term the P6’s from P6/7M have been receiving some Kwik Cricket coaching from Neil Nicol ahead of the Moray Primary Schools competition.  They have learnt the skills of bowling and batting and will be moving on to learn the rules of the game.

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Just a reminder that school is closed on Friday 28th April and next Monday 1st May . Apologies if any parents were unaware of this.

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Message from school council chairperson:

We’re holding a parent council meeting on Monday the 24th of April at 7.30. We would all love to see some new faces around the table. If you feel this is of any interest to you please come along or get in touch with myself if you have any questions, feel free to email me, louisegray916@gmail.com