This week we have been learning our first sound “a” … it is tricky but we’ve been practising it lots, painting it, making it with play dough, using iPads, drawing it in the sand and now we can even write … Continue reading →

On Thursday we received a very special letter from Pat the Friendly Dragon.  She was really upset because people have stopped reading Fairytales and Jack has lost his beanstalk.  She asked us to make leaves, branches and a stalk, sprinkle … Continue reading →

A huge thank you to Mrs McLaughlin for arranging bikeability for every class.  P1 & P2 had a great time – thank you to all the parents that managed to bring a bike to school (we know not an easy … Continue reading →

A huge thank you to the fantastic Fire Crew from Coatbridge Fire Station!  The smiles on the children’s faces says it all!  A great surprise for our class to learn more about “People who help us!”

In writing over the last few weeks Primary 1 have been learning to write instructions.  This week we made a healthy sandwich with cheese, tomatoes, cucumber and salami.  The children then drew what they would like in their own healthy … Continue reading →

In Primary 1 we have been learning about why it is very important to visit the dentist and also brush our teeth regularly. We conducted an experiment using hard boiled eggs to replicate the enamel on our teeth.  We put … Continue reading →

We are really enjoying our topic people who help us!  Thank you Mrs McCutcheon for the dressing up clothes! Today we had some special visitors.  Janice and Laura came to our class today to tell us all about why it … Continue reading →

In Primary 1 we have been learning about why we may need to visit the doctor and how we can prevent this by not spreading germs. In our first experiment we passed round a slice of bread with dirty hands! … Continue reading →

Primary 1’s new topic this term is people who help us.  We have begun by learning about who you call in an emergency – 999 –  and who will respond. In our classroom we now have Glenboig Medical Centre – … Continue reading →

Our class had a fantastic time performing at our Transport Assembly in mid March and it was wonderful to get the chance again to sing our “Welcome” Song at the joint campus Easter assembly. We all had great fun wearing … Continue reading →

Primary 1 had a fantastic trip to the Riverside, Transport Museum today!  We had so much fun – we’ve not taken many photos (sorry!)  It was great to see all the different modes of transport that we have been learning about … Continue reading →

Here is the challenge that the Primary 1’s were set – and look at the results – fantastic!! TRANSPORT HOMEWORK BUILDING CHALLENGE Get your creative thinking caps on for our Homework Challenge!  Our new topic is going to be “Transport” and … Continue reading →

The word is out that you can get a fantastic deal at Glenboig Travel – even our P7s love to visit during a wet play day! Jannie Jim popped in to book his next holiday to Tenerife.  He was most … Continue reading →

Our new topic is Travel and Transport – we have six different purposeful play areas where the children can choose to learn:- Cars – in this area the target is to think about directions – what words should we be … Continue reading →