Fantastic Fives
The children enjoyed a choice of film and refreshments as their reward.
Monthly Archives: October 2013
House Technology Challenge
The children were all involved in a House challenge during Science & Technology Week. P1 and P2 children used lego to build a futuristic car and demonstrated how they could make it move using a remote control. P3-7’s challenge was to create a model which would have a moving part, powered by a motor and a solar panel.
Lanarkshire Foodbank Visit
Calderbank and Tollbrae responsible citizens visited the Foodbank to help sort the grocery donations.
Representing my class, school and/or wider community encourages my self-worth and confidence and allows me to contribute to and participate in society. HWB 1-12a, HWB 2-12a
As I explore the rights to which I and others are entitled, I am able to exercise these rights appropriately and accept the responsibilities that go with them. I show respect for the rights of others. HWB 1-09a & HWB 2-09a
Visit to Faskine Farm
P1-4 visited a local farm to visit the chicks that they had hatched in school a few months ago. The have now grown into hens and are producing eggs of their own.  We enjoyed the Autumn walk and the chance to see the cattle. Our highlight of the visit was the opportunity  to sit in the big red tractor !
I can explore examples of food chains and show an appreciation of how animals and plants depend on each other for food.
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Digital Surveying
Mr John Smith visited the school during our Science & Technology week. He showed P5/6/7 how to use digital surveying equipment and talked about how this technology is used in many careers.
By exploring technologies in everyday life, learners will begin to understand the extent and significance of technological developments in society.
Privilege Time Learning Clubs
Here is a taste of the clubs that our children can choose from, as a reward for their good behaviour and effort throughout the week.
Little Learners
Our first ‘Little Learners’ group meet today. Anne Chalmers from Community Learning & Development came along to work with children and parents from P1/2 and the children enjoyed nursery rhymes, stories and games.
The group will be meeting for the next 4 Â weeks and we warmly welcome any other parents of P1/2 children who would like to join us.
Planetarium Visit
Our science & technology week got off to a flying start today with a visit from ThinkScience ! John brought along an inflatable planetarium to help us learn more about the stars in our night sky.
Learners develop their understanding of the Earth’s position within the universe while developing a sense of time and scale.
It’s Good to Be Green !
On the last day of term we congratulated the children who had been consistently on green in term 1, never receiving an amber warning or red card. We are very proud of their efforts and hard work and they received a special certificate in recognition this.
We are extremely pleased with the effectiveness of the daily diaries in keeping the children on track. There has been a significant improvement in the overall behaviour within the school and we are delighted with the childrens’ willingness to strive to improve.
As you are already aware, the school offers weekly rewards in the form of our learning clubs. These are chosen by the children and offer a wide range of stimulating and enjoyable learning activities to motivate the children. However, in addition to this, we are delighted to announce that all children will be receiving the end of term, ‘Fantastic Five reward !
This end of term reward offers a longer term goal for all children to work towards. During term 1, the children were required to have 5 full green weeks to be a ‘Fantastic Five’.
We are delighted to announce that EVERY CHILD IN THE SCHOOL has been successful and will receive this reward!
This amazing achievement will be celebrated on the 25th October when all children will be enjoying a cinema afternoon. They will choose from  one of the three films on offer and will receive popcorn, a hotdog and a drink to enjoy too.
P1/2 Marbling
P1/2 have been exploring colour and different printing techniques this term. They had great fun creating colourful prints using marbling inks.
I have the opportunity to choose and explore a range of media and technologies to create images and objects, discovering their effects and suitability for specific tasks. EXA 1-02a
