We had a fantastic day in the forest; jumping off mud piles, making leaf angels, throwing leaves into the air and even toasting marshmallows by our fire.  

Primary 5 have been learning about different things that you can do to materials to change them. We learned that dissolving means a solid can mix with a liquid and become a solution. We carried out an experiment to find … Continue reading →

Primary 4 have been making models of the three layers of human skin; subcutaneous fat, the dermis and the epidermis. Pupils worked together in groups to design the structure of their model and decide which materials they would use in … Continue reading →

Primary 4 were exploring our five basic tastes today: sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami.  We tasted examples of each and tried to mark them on a taste map of the tongue.  We soon realised that this was a very … Continue reading →

Primary 2 have been learning all about the importance of Road Safety. We had a visit from a very special Alien yesterday Ziggy. We told Ziggy all about our topic and took him on a tour of Balmalloch Primary. It … Continue reading →

Primary 4 gave everyone a treat with their fantastic assembly today.  Our theme was ‘Superheroes’; not just the kind with super powers but our police officers, doctors, nurses, fire fighters, scientists and soldiers who work so hard every day to … Continue reading →

Primary 5 have been creating some new and wonderful things today! Some of us used instructions to help and some of us made up our own designs.