November has been a particularly busy month here in Primary 7!

In Literacy, we have begun studying the novel, Divided City by Theresa Breslin which tackles the subject of sectarianism in our community.

This links well with work we have been doing with the anti-sectarian charity, Nil-by-Mouth in Social Studies.  We had 4 sessions, over 2 weeks where we worked with the pupils from Mossend Primary School.  We discussed many of the issues around tolerance, bigotry and prejudice and we have planned lots of trips and activities with P.7 from Mossend Primary School.

In Maths, we have been looking at decimal fractions and negative numbers.  We looked at temperatures on thermometers to help us understand negative numbers on a number line.

We have now completed our work on genetic testing and the pupils created Powerpoints and wrote persuasive essays on this subject.

We had lots of trips this month too this month including a trip to the cinema in Braehead to see a movie to celebrate Film Week.

Another amazing trip we had was to The Sky Academy in Livingston.  The children were made to feel very welcome and had the amazing opportunity to create their own short film.  They were then given the opportunity to visit the call centre there and discuss the work opportunities available.  The pupils were given their own pendrive with each group’s work  attached and the rest of the school were able to share in their learning at assembly.