Class Certificates

Well done to all of our children who received one of our new certificates today! Lots of Achieving Avas, Happy Hettys, Including Ians, Responsible Robbies and Respectful Ryans. Also, thank you for all of your chocolate donations today! The tombola at the Christmas Fayre will be worth a visit. We’ll still be accepting donations after the holiday if you have any. Have a lovely week off school boys and girls!

A great day for Primary 3

We are so excited today. Not only have we won class of the week, getting an extra 10 minute playtime next week but we’ve also enjoyed tasting our ice-lollies we made yesterday!

Primary 3 Science

I am learning about solids, liquids and gases. Three things I learned today are: I learned that when you boil water in a kettle it evaporates into steam. We played a game that I learned that sugar is a solid and clay is a solid. If you put sugar into coffee it melts and changes to a liquid. By Adam McGill Well done Adam. We are all looking forward to

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Golden Time in P6

Last Friday we had a lovely Golden Time some pupils chose to extend their drawing skills through online tutorials whilst others drew their favourite cartoon characters. Sophie has finally been successful at making super stretchy slime at home so shared her recipe with others and a group chose to invent new objects with the construction kit.

Leadership Academy – Making orange juice

Pupils in P2-P7 enjoyed their first Leadership Academy in Fairtrade and cooking  with Ms Whiston and Miss Lalmy.  They learnt about the parts of the orange, they got to taste it and then they juiced them.  The upper primary school pupils were very responsible working with their younger partners supporting them with how to use all the equipment.  We also looked at being safe in a kitchen and where the

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Dinosaur Junk Models in Primary 3

Primary 3 enjoyed created their own species of dinosaur. In their co-operative learning groups, they then chose one dinosaur to ‘come alive.’ They used lots of recycled materials to create their design with some dinosaurs even managing to have a moving part. Well done Primary 3, you worked so well in your co-operative learning groups.

P5’s Trip to the Mosque

Yesterday, Primary 5 had a very interesting and informative trip to the Lanarkshire Mosque in Bellshill, which links to our learning on comparing places of worship for our R.M.E. One of the three Iman showed us around the mosque which can hold up to two hundred and fifty people for prayers. He tested our knowledge on the Five Pillars of Islam of which we have a greater understanding now.

P7 Hockey

Primary 7 are continuing to enjoy coaching in Hockey from the local Hockey Club. They are developing their ability to work in teams and enhance their skills in attack and defence. Check out their action shots!