April 29, 2015
by Miss Gibb
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Primary 5/4 brought their topic on David Livingstone to a close by designing, then creating a memorial plaque for him. They had to think carefully about their word choice to ensure they could fit their design on a plaque and express who … Continue reading
April 2, 2015
by Miss Gibb
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P4/3, P5/4 , P6/5 and P7/6 had an EGGcelent time this morning hunting for eggs in the playground. Each class took turns to hide eggs for another class – it was great fun!
March 31, 2015
by Miss Gibb
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Primary Five/Four learned that David Livingstone had two important things to help him tell the African people about God – a Bible and a magic lantern. The magic lantern was an old-fashioned slide projector which David used to show … Continue reading
March 26, 2015
by Miss Gibb
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Primary five have been busy learning all about electricity this week. First, they learned how electricity is generated in power stations. They then went on to learn about electrical circuits and the standard symbols which electricians all around the world use to … Continue reading
March 24, 2015
by Mrs Johnstone
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It’s ‘Science Week’ in Overtown Primary this week! Primary 4 children had a good discussion about forces yesterday which led on to them learning about air resistance. The boys and girls enjoyed an outdoor activity where they had to run around on … Continue reading
March 20, 2015
by Miss Gibb
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Today the whole school experienced a ‘Scooter Fitness’ session. This was hugely popular with the pupils. They enjoyed the various games and challenges that the Micro-Fitness coaches had planned for them. It was a great way to end to our Health Week activities! Here … Continue reading
March 20, 2015
by Mrs Johnstone
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The boys and girls from Primary 5/4 and Primary 4/3 were extremely excited to watch live footage of the solar eclipse this morning. The children knew lots of details about what was happening and could confidently talk about the different stages … Continue reading
March 17, 2015
by Miss Gibb
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Health Week is now in full flow at Overtown Primary. The children thoroughly enjoyed the ‘Inflatable Fitness’ session on Monday and P4-7 participated well in their taster session of handball this afternoon. Please have a look through some photographs to see P5/4 and … Continue reading
March 9, 2015
by Miss Gibb
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Today Primary 5/4 went on a visit to the David Livingstone Centre in Blantyre. Here, they participated in a guided tour around the museum and experienced an African objects handling session. They had an excellent time and discovered even more facts … Continue reading
March 6, 2015
by Miss Potts
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P4 and P6 have had fun this week in the playground developing their orienteering skills. P6’s led the session to teach the p4’s the different activities they know. We were learning how to read a map and we even had … Continue reading
