R.E.  Literacy, Drama, Music, The Nativity, and Interdisciplinary learning  ( IDL)

P1/2 have been so very busy with P1 and P3 getting their Wriggly Nativity Just right. Thank you to everyone who was able to come and see their wonderful performance, they enjoyed it very much.

(Practise  pics.. See Video Clips and  more Nativity Pics. on twitter)

Christmas Wreath and Jesse Tree

The children enjoyed making their Christmas Wreath and Jesse Tree.  They also enjoyed learning about the candles on their wreath and symbols on their Tree and what they represent. (More pics to come)

Library Visit

P1/2 had a fantastic second visit to the Library. Where they got to return their books hear some exciting Christmas stories and choose their new books.

The children were so pleased they were able to go, as the weather forecast wasn’t good enough for the children to be able to walk there. However Mrs Dillon/Mrs Crawford saved the day and was able to order a bus for P1/2 to take them there and back.  Thank you very much.   They had a lovely time.  Thank you also to all our wonderful helpers who helped to make this visit possible.

Christmas Experiences

P 1/2 have  also been enjoying writing about the different experiences they have been having throughout the Christmas season.  In particular they got really excited about writing to  to tell Santa that they are trying hard to be very good and perhaps if he was not too busy he would like to know one or too of the gifts they would like for Christmas.

Thank you to Barbara and Tesco  –                                                                    Developing the Young Workforce and People Who Help Us

The children  also enjoyed writing back to Barbara from Tesco, to thank her for the wonderful experience they had, to help them in their learning about ‘Developing the Young Workforce’ and ‘People who help  Us.’

Below you can see some of the letters and pictures the children sent.

P1/2  Christmas Jumpers and Fundraising

During the season of Advent, Holy Family have been raising funds for charity one of the special days our P1/2 class particularly enjoyed was ‘Christmas Jumper Day’  where many of our children   shared their snack money, or  brought in contributions especially.  Also a big thank you to all who have supported our children and school in this way.  We appreciate it very much.

Christmas Party

P1/2 enjoy their Christmas Party with P1 and P3…

…and  singing ‘Away in a Manger’ beside our Holy Family Crib.

The children also had a surprise  visit from Santa and his Christmas Elf which they enjoyed very much.

Preparing for the Christmas Holidays

P1/2 helping to tidy up and enjoying their final day at school with their friends  as they get ready for Christmas.

…and finally

P1/2 along with Mrs Stevenson and Mrs Byrne , would like to thank you all very much for your support and kindness in 2018 and would  like to wish everyone a Happy Christmas and send our sincerest wishes also, for a very Happy New Year.

 

Primary 3/4 enjoying their time during Roots of Empathy.

Continue reading Roots of Empaty →

Primary 5/6 have been extra busy this month as we wanted to finish the year on a high with all our hard work.

We finished our IDL topic on The Victorians and created fabulous posters showcasing all our learning.  We enjoyed using a variety of sources to gather our information particularly, the Charles Dickens Shows from the internet.  Everyone enjoyed the art activity which involved drawing Victorian houses and using different techniques to create line, patterns and shading.

In all our curricular areas we have tried to link it to the festive season by writing letters to Santa Claus, describing our perfect Christmas Eve and learning the poem ‘Twas the Night before Christmas’.

In numeracy we have been working on Christmas coordinates with a particularly challenging Christmas Tree activity.

We have also been extremely creative this term and have made robins, wreaths, tree decorations and advent candles using a wide range of techniques.  Our Primary 5 pupils enjoyed an arts and craft session at the Baptist church and made decorated tiles.  It was a fun filled morning and the children met many new friends.

During our PE lessons we learned some new Scottish dances and danced with our peers from other classes.  We showcased our moves at our Christmas parties.

We wish all our family and friends a very happy and holy Christmas!

These primary 4 girls made their Advent wreaths using tissue paper. They were thrilled with how they turned out. There’s a lot of talent in P.4/5!

We made some beautiful Advent candles by ripping paper to make candles, leaves and flames. They turned out very well.

A very talented Primary 3/4 boy playing his brand new button accordion for his class!

Primary 3/4 having a wonderful time with their Musical Theatre Teacher!