This morning we have been discussing whether or not Scotland should become independent. We read an article on Glow’s “The Daily What” online newspaper which stated that most 18-24 year olds are in favour of independence. Please see the comments below for the opinions of the pupils in our class.
On the 15 Febuary, P7 took part in a workshop about challenging sectarianism which was run by the charity Nil by Mouth. We had a full afternoon of discussion and we had activities where we had to decide which behaviours are acceptable, unacceptable or if we weren’t sure. Everyone worked in groups to make the decisions. Yvonne who ran the workshop was really impressed by how much we already knew.
On the 17th February a group of people came in and built a tetrahedron their names were Osian, Amanda and Linda Jane we built it step by step. I really enjoyed doing the tetrahedron it was really high it was 4 metres wide and 4 metres long.
As you may know Kate or kitchen staff is leaving school tomorrow. We are having a leaving assembly tomorrow for Kate but shhh its a surprise!The school will miss Kate and her tasty dinners.
This is my very cool model! I made it for a homework project. It’s the angel of the north and I am proud of this.
Successful learners Exploring what we have in common and how we differ. Looking beyond labels and stereotypes. Seeing things from another point of view. Learning about groups that face discrimination. Begin to think critically about why discrimination occurs. Gaining a clear understanding of key terms and facts about refugees and asylum seekers. Gaining a clear understanding of key terms and facts about sectarianism. Responsible citizens Gaining insight into the experience
We have been asked to take part in a creative writing competition which involves writing four more sentences to continue the story after the end of chapter one of of Divided City. The first prize is 4 tickets to see a performance of Divided City at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow in February. Runner up prizes are a signed copy of the book and everyone that enters will receive a
We have been drawing the three main characters and we wrote the main things about them and we have been learning about challenging sectarlanism and asylun seekers.
On Thursday 15 December, we had a Japanese Day in class. Alicia is really interested in Japanese culture so she and Miss Slimmon planned a Japanese Day together for the rest of the class. First, everyone researched Japanese food, culture, fashion, geography etc and made an information booklet. Next, Holly and Alicia taught the class how to count to 10 in Japanese and we played a game in the hall.
Today we decoratide the class with lights,tinsle and we made a christmas tree we all had fun.
