Today, the boys and girls researched and discussed possible crafts to make and sell at the Christmas Fayre at the end of November. Tomorrow in class, we will settle on which idea to go with and begin making, pricing and advertising for the big day!
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P6/ 7 Enterprise Stars
Our P6/7 pupils featured in a national newspaper for their enterprising skills. Click on the link below to read all about their fabulous work! Well done everyone.
P5/6 Designing and building in the garden.
Primary 5/6 were in the garden clearing the vegetable beds and when we were finished, the pupils found garden canes. They came rushing over to me and asked if they could build a Tipi; this was a house that the pupil’s had been learning about during our Native American topic.
It was great to see the enthusiasm and determination, but also to hear them discuss the design and how they were going to build it. They tried several ways to keep it up and after a few attempts, they managed to built the structure with the correct shape and made the space larger so that they could fit one of them inside. As you can see from their faces, the team effort paid off. A very proud teacher and a very creative class: Well Done P5/6!
P4 Ancient Egyptian Timeline
The boys and girls have been working co-operatively in groups to research different time periods during the Egyptian era to make fact files. They will then use these to create a chronological class timeline. (That means putting the events in time order!)
P7 Diplomatic Debate
P7 have been learning about the European Union and how new laws are passed. Today we had a mock debate about creating a new EU law for age-restricted books. We heard some excellent arguments both for and against. I think we have a few politicians in the making!
Teamwork makes the dream work!
P1 are developing their teamworking skills in PE and in the classroom. They had to take turns to collect jigsaw pieces before completing the jigsaw puzzle as a team. I was so proud of your great effort today! 😀
P4 Mummification!
We took part in a co-operative challenge this afternoon to work as a team to mummify four of our classmates.
We then learned about the steps of Ancient Egyptian Mummification using a website called, “The Children’s University of Manchester” and wrote some great instructions; “How to Make a Mummy!”
P4 Potato, Courgette and Cheddar Soup
A group of children made a pot of fabulous soup in the learning kitchen this afternoon using the vegetables from our school garden. It was a great success and the rest of the class can’t wait to have a go at making it tomorrow! 
P4 get creative with Lego!
Primary 4 are hoping to enter one of the categories in the Chryston Horticultural Society’s Garden Competition this year. They are to design a garden themed creation using Lego! They had a great time working co-operatively today to try and make a suitable entry. Fingers crossed!
Teach Your Teacher Day!
The children in Primary 5 have swapped roles with Miss Gillespie today and yesterday as she became a student and they became the teacher! All the children worked in groups to plan a 45 minute lesson. Each group worked well in their teams to think of a topic, write a lesson plan and organise all of their resources. We learnt about different art techniques, cars, South Africa, the Euros and different sports. Miss Gillespie was very impressed with all the aspiring teachers and enjoyed being a pupil for the morning!
