Base 7 had an amazing time learning about sound through the story of ‘Ella’s Wobble.’
Wibble Wobble!
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Enterprise Microfitness
The Enterprise Council worked really hard to organise Microfitness to visit our school. The pupils created a powerpoint to present to the rest of the school. Thank you everyone for a very successful and enjoyable day.
Big School’s Bird Watch
Outside taking part in The Big School’s Bird Watch Survey, identifying the different species of birds within our school grounds.
Jewellery Club
Our Jewellery Club commenced last Thursday with pupils creating beautiful bracelets which will be on sale at the P.T.A Christmas Fayre on Saturday, 3rd of December.
Healthy Eating and Practical Food Session from Warburtons
Primary 3 had a very special visit from Warburtons this week to learn all about Healthy Eating. We discussed all the foods we should be eating to keep us healthy and those that we should be eating in moderation. The pupils thoroughly enjoyed learning about The Eat Well Plate, food hygiene and food waste. We were then given the opportunity to create a selection of healthy sandwiches. Linda from Warbutons brought a variety of healthy fillings for the sandwich, which we tasted before adding as a filling to create our perfect sandwich. As a special reward for eating all of our crusts we were allowed to take a loaf of Warburtons bread home to share with our family.
Creating Remembrance Poppies
Rosie Little visited our class to demonstrate the technique involved in creating different tones of felt from wool. We started by layering the wool horizontally and then vertically and finally covered the material with bubble wrap. The next step involved applying pressure to the layers whilst sprinkling with water and fairy liquid. We then rinsed the soapy mixture out from the material and rolled with a rolling pin. The final product will be cut into poppies and made into hair clips and brooches to sell as part of our social enterprise company “In Poppies We Trust.” Thank you to Mr Semper for helping us design our swish business cards for our venture! Here are a few photographs of the class making the poppies.
Leaf Identification
Here are some of our latest outdoor adventures with the Forestry Commission. First of all we were set the challenge to identify a number of different leaves using the leaf identification cards. Next, Andy asked us to spell out the word of each leaf using only leaves from that particular variety of tree. Finally the task which we loved the most involved us working in teams to plan, create and build a mini den in the woodland area where we visit our outdoor classroom. Some groups took this task extremely seriously and the healthy competition for the most elaborate den was quite apparent!
Waste Free Lunch
As part of Primary Seven’s homework challenge, the pupils were asked to reduce the amount of waste brought to school with them in their packed lunch. Litter Lynsey and Recycling Robert popped along to assembly to remind our pupils about different types of litter and the impact it can have on our environment. We decided as a class to try and see which class member could come to school with the least amount of packaging in their packed lunch. The pupils had a brilliant time discussing what they had changed within their packed lunch to make it more environmentally friendly. We even ate our lunch in our very own WW2 Anderson Shelter!
Autumn and Winter Lunch Menu
Solids, Liquids and Gases
Base 11 have been learning all about solids, liquids and gases. To showcase their learning, they confidently presented their research to the school at assembly time. The pupils were able to carry out exciting experiments to clearly explain what happens when you mix a combination of powder, vinegar and mints with Cola!
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