P6/7 and P6 had a very enjoyable and thought provoking trip to Glasgow. The trip was to visit the setting of our book Divided City and examine sectarianism in Glasgow. We attended a workshop run by St Mungo’s Museum- Glasgow A Sectarian City? We visited Glasgow Cathedral and the Necropolis. There were spectacular views over the city and we identified lots of Glasgow’s famous landmarks.
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P7 1980s Display of Knowledge
Last week our P7 class invited their parents and grandparents in to see a wonderful ‘Display of Knowledge’ all about their topic on the 1980s! Check out this mega-gallery to see the children in action!
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P2 and P2/3 Purposeful Play
P2 and P2/3 have been working hard in their purposeful play linked to their IDL topic “Our Amazing Universe.” They have been repairing the space station, designing aliens, writing space logs, investigating the Hubble Telescope and making space goo!
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P2/3 Out and About
P2/3 made the most of the beautiful autumn weather today by taking a trip to Brownsburn Local Nature Reserve as part of their Katy Morag topic.
Many of our classes will be visiting the park in the coming weeks – the beginning of autumn is such a great time to get into the outdoor environment as there is just so much to see!
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Osiligi Maasai Warriors
Last year, Miss Rangeley and P5/6 studied Africa. The pupils wanted to know more about African tribal culture so Miss Rangeley and Mrs McCulloch organised a surprise visit for this session…
All of the pupils from the school and nursery were treated to an absolutely amazing performance of singing and dancing this afternoon, courteset of the Osiligi Maasai Warriors, who had travelled all the way from Kenya!
The children learned about the Massai way of life, and about the meanings of the different, amazing songs they performed.
Check out our Twitter feed for a short video clip of the men from the tribe showing us how they used to hunt lions!
This truly was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for our children. What an afternoon!
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P5 World of Work Assembly
This morning, P5 presented our last class assembly of the year to pupils, parents and friends. The assembly was all about the World of Work, which has been a big focus for our P5 pupils this session. Preparing pupils for life in the real world is such an important part of the job we do at Rochsolloch Primary School!
Our P5 pupils spoke confidently about their studies in class, sharing a great deal of what they have learned about life as a working person, including the skills and qualities they might need to be successful in their chosen career.
P5, we especially enjoyed:
* Learning which jobs you’d like to do when you’re older
* Hearing your singing – which was terrific
* Watching your excellent dancing
* The Incy Wincy Spider drama song
As always, the children were a credit to their class teacher, their families, and our school. We would like to thank P5 and Mrs Munoz for putting on such an excellent performance, as well as our parents and families who helped to turn the class out in such fantastic costumes!
Recently, P4/5 and P3/4 got together for a terrific educational excursion to the Five Sisters Zoo. The children were amazed to learn that many of the animals at the zoo have been rescued from performing in circuses.
Have a peek at our gallery to see the children enjoying seeing the animals, learning about minibeast identification, and enjoying a post-lunch play at the swing park!
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P7 Inverlochy Scottish Outing
Yesterday, P7 Inverlochy headed out for the day – on an extended school trip! The class have been studying several aspects of modern Scottish life, as well as Scottish history. To celebrate the end of their studies, Miss Duncan organised a day out to visit the National Museum of Scotland, following by an afternoon receiving a guided tour of the Scottish Parliament.
The class split into small groups to explore the museum before enjoying a bite to eat and a tour of the gift shop. The afternoon was spent learning more about how the Scottish Parliament is run, while getting to enjoy some ‘behind the scenes’ access, denied to the general public – including a tour of the debating chamber! Check out the gallery to see how our day went! Museum photographs were taken by our talented children.
It really was an excellent day out, and our children were an absolute credit to our school in terms of their behaviour and the way they impressed their tour guides with their incredible knowledge of the Scottish Parliament!
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Foods from Around the World!
Our children have been learning about foods from around the world recently. One of our parents, Chef John, came in to teach the children about Italian food!
He made some delicious carbonara, garlic bread and pizza for our boys and girls to taste! The children were also involved in helping Chef John, and enjoyed discussing all of the different ingredients in the food.
On behalf of the girls and boys, we would like to thank Chef John for coming to visit. Thanks John!!!
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P2 Assembly
P2 have been working very hard this term with Mrs Harper and Mrs Paterson, practising for their class assembly. The children looked absolutely terrific on stage dressed as a motley crew of Scottish pirates and mermaids! They shared a huge amount of class learning with their audience, and also displayed some of their fabulous topic work in the school dining hall.
P2, we especially enjoyed:
- Your two wonderful songs
- Learning more about the country we live in
- Hearing about your favourite places in Scotland
- The Mermaid Drama
- Learning about different languages and dialects used in Scotland
- Finding out about some fearsome pirates!
We would like to say a big well done to our pupils and teachers for working so hard to produce their performance for us today! Thank you also to our families and friends for joining us in such large numbers – you really help to make these events special!
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P6/7 Japan Assembly
This morning, P6/7 presented an excellent assembly, all about Japan!
The assembly started and ended with some perfectly spoken Japanese, and included a magnificent Japanese karaoke version of ‘Let It Go’! That’s definitely a Rochsolloch Primary School first!
The audience were transfixed on our performers as they shared with us some of the wonderful learning that has been taking place in the class in recent weeks. P6/7 have truly covered the whole curriculum through this topic, investigating everything from sport to natural disasters – even making some delicious sushi!
The way the children presented their complex spoken lines was absolutely tremendous. They did themselves proud!
Thank you so much to all of our parents, grandparents and friends who turned out to help make this a great experience for our children. Thank you also to Mr Flanigan and Miss Findlay to preparing the children so well for this wonderful showcase!
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P4/5 Vikings Assembly
Our pupils and guests had a real treat at school this morning, as P4/5 and Mrs Rodman presented an incredible assembly, all about Vikings!
During the assembly the pupils shared a huge amount of knowledge and displayed wonderful skills, including:
- Several short drama pieces
- Clear speaking and excellent presentation skills
- Magnificent, tuneful singing
- Bread making demonstration
- News report
All while really looking the part in some amazing costumes!
We would like to say a huge congratulations to P4/5 and Mr Rodman – we think it was one of the best assemblies we have ever had at Rochsolloch!
Thank you so much to our audience, parents and guests who came along – for your lovely comments and for supporting the children with their terrific costumes and super homework projects.
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P2/3 Sound Energy Assembly
This morning, the pupils from P2/3 and Mrs Hill presented an excellent assembly all about Sound Energy.
The children shared a wealth of knowledge about sound, including: how sound is created through vibrations, Morse Code, and how our ears help us with balance as well as hearing.
We also got to see how the children have developed their musical skills during their topic through excellent demonstrations of glockenspiel playing and drumming.
We really enjoyed the performance P2/3, and the feedback from your audience was first class!
Great job children; great job Mrs Hill!
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P2/3 Riverside Museum Outing
As part of their ‘Travel and Transport’ class IDL topic, P2/3 headed into Glasgow yesterday to visit the Riverside Museum.
During the day, the children had the opportunity to become scientists, engineers, designers, and even inventors, as they looked and travel through the ages!
Mrs Hill received several compliments from members of the public about the outstanding behaviour of the boys and girls in the class – just what we like to hear P2/3!
Thank you to our parent helpers who helped ensure our children had a wonderful day out, enriching their learning in the process!
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P3 Day and Night Assembly
This morning, P3 and Miss Black presented a wonderful assembly, all about Day and Night.
Earlier in the year, the pupils had read ‘The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark’, which is a classic tale about a young animal struggling with fear.
The pupils from P3 taught us about why there was no reason to be afraid of new things, and that many of our fears are unjustified. We also learned about why we have day and night, as well as some interesting facts about the sun and the moon. In addition to this, we saw some short drama exerts from the story and heard some wonderful singing – including some pop songs with a twist!
You presented so confidently and so clearly P3. It was a wonderful assembly and we really enjoyed it! Congratulations!
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P3/4 Titanic Assembly
Yesterday, P3/4 presented a terrific assembly, all about The Titanic.
The rain was so heavy that some of our guests may have needed a boat to get to the performance…but the hall was as busy as ever and the children did themselves proud as they wowed us with all of the knowledge they have built during their topic studies.
During the performance, we saw and heard about:
- The five BIG QUESTIONS the class investigated
- Some terrific folk dancing
- Interesting information about the boat and its cabins
- Two beautiful songs
- Some absolutely incredible costumes
- Confident speaking
We would like to say a huge well done to P3/4 and Miss Allan for presenting such an interesting and unique assembly! Thanks also to parents and carers for turning the children out so magnificently in their uniforms and costumes, and for helping the pupils with the wonderful homework projects they produced!
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The Great Google Expedition
Today, all of our pupils from P1-P7 got the chance to take part in an amazing Google Expedition. Using virtual reality, our teachers guided our pupils through a variety of incredible locations linked to class studies, such as:
* The Great Barrier Reef
* The surface of the moon
* New York City
* The Great Wall of China
* Aurora Borealis
* Mount Everest
Our pupils absolutely loved this experience. Here are some one sentence reviews from our P5 pupils:
“I thought it was a great experience and I thought it was absolutely amazing!” – Billy
“It felt so real!” – Archie and Robbie
“I loved it!” – Logan
“It was amazing having the chance to do that!” – Lucy
“It was good to have a different experience in school.” – Katie
“It felt like I was floating above The Great Wall of China!” – Max
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P5 and P5/6 Glasgow Gurdwara Visit
The following post was written by the pupils of P5:
P5 and P5/6 went to the Gurdwara on Wednesday morning last week with Mrs Munoz and Miss Rangeley. The children went to the Gurdwara to learn about Sikhism. Mr Singh and Mrs Kaur came to Rochsolloch Primary to teach the school about their religion. We decided to go so that we could find out more! We also thought that since Mr Singh and Mrs Kaur travelled to see us, we should travel to see them!
When we arrived we had to take off our shoes, put on turbans and wash our hands. People do this in the Gurdwara as a sign of respect to god. We were taken upstairs and we were fortunate enough to hear some readings from the holy scriptures. We also learned a bit more about the ‘Five Ks’ of Sikhism and we had another shot of the musical instruments we got to play when Mr Singh and Mrs Kaur visited our class.
Our hosts were willing to share with us some traditional food including: spicy naan bread and mango juice, and our teachers were even given some vegetable pakora and chickpea curry!
We really enjoyed ourselves because we were made to feel very welcome and as you can see from the pictures we had a lot of fun! Thanks to Mrs Grimson and Mrs Lawrie for accompanying us on our trip!
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Hands-On Learning in P2/3
At Rochsolloch Primary, we pride ourselves on bringing learning to life for our children. Our staff work hard to set learning in real life contexts, and to provide meaningful and engaging experiences for our pupils.
Take a look at some of the wonderful work that has been going on in P2/3 over the past couple of weeks! In the gallery you can see the children baking Christmas cakes as part of an enterprise project, which has filled our infant wing with a sweet festive smell this week! You can also see the children working on their Sound Energy Interdisciplinary Learning topic: investigating sound caused by vibrations of air particles and experimenting with un-pitched percussion instruments. Meanwhile, using pitched percussion, the children have also been learning to play Twinkle Twinkle and Jingle Bells on the Glockenspiel! Wow!
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Sparks Inside Of Me
On Wednesday, P7 presented a terrific assembly, all about Electricity. The children have been studying the history of electricity in class with Miss Duncan, as well as taking part in several electricity based scientific experiments.
The assembly kicked off with a chilling rendition of a West End Musical hit before the pupils taught us all about what they have learned. The performance was eventually taken over by an eco-activist, who demanded that we think more carefully about the rate at which we use electricity.
“Enough is enough! Save our planet! Enough is enough! Save our Planet!”
As ever, our pupils made us very proud of them through the way they presented the immense amount of learning that has been taking place in their class. We all really enjoyed it boys and girls. Congratulations to the class and to Miss Duncan on a job well done!
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