Stirling Castle Trip

Primary 4/5  have been learning about Knights and Castles. We went on a trip to Stirling Castle to learn more about Castles.   We visited the vaults and learned about the lives of people in the castles. Painters, Musicians, kitchen staff and the Stuart Kings. We ate lunch in the Queen Anne Gardens and met our guide for the afternoon – Jon The Jester, James IV’s Fool. Jon took us

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Easter Service featuring Roll Back the Stone by Room 3

A lovely start to the Easter Weekend.  Miss Flint and the children of room 3 led the Easter Service. Thank you to parents and relatives for your lovely comments. “Fantastic show, well done to Miss Flint & the P4/5 class.” “Very good show. Well done everyone.” “Amazed at the level of talent! Well done to all involved.” “Excellent work. Thank you.” “The children were fantastic – a superb production.” “Great

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Clyde In The Classroom Fry Release

Monday 14th of March was the last day we spent with our fish.  We invited parents in to have a  look at the work we’ve been doing and meet our scientist, Willie Yeomans from the River Clyde Foundation. Willie told us we had done a great job of raising our fish, and had raised more fish than he had ever seen ( we owe a big thank you to Lorraine

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Magnified fish

Today we had a look at the trout up close Their yolk pouches are getting even smaller and they are almost totally silver.    

Fish Release Date Set

We will be releasing our fish into the burn in Auchinloch Park, on Monday the 14th March at 10am. Everyone is really excited about seeing our fish off into the next stage of their lives. Parents are welcome to join us for the release. Our scientist Willie Yeomans will be with us to talk about the next stage of the trout life cycle and answer questions.  We hope to see

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Class Debate

We held a debate about conservation vs development. There were lots of good points made: Development brings in lots of tourists and people to spend money Development means things to do, houses and shops. Things that make people’s lives better. Developing areas means more pollution, litter and waste to be disposed. Development can be done carefully, thinking about how to cause least disruption. Many animals are endangered and their habitats

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K’Nex Challenge Workshop Mon 22nd Feb

Primary 5 and 6 took part in the K’nex challenge with Mr McDove who visited to tell us what civil engineers do and help us build with K’Nex. We learned that engineers are imaginative and problem solvers. Their jobs include improving things, working in teams and improving life for people. It was a very exciting morning!

Clyde In The Classroom

On 15th February we gained 200 new class mates! 200 brown trout eggs. Here’s the story of how that happened. In October, Miss Flint told us we could learn about rivers, life cycles and being responsible for our environment in a new, exciting way. We could raise brown trout in our class! We were super excited, but then she told us it would cost £400! We decided to work hard

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