Many of our classes enjoyed taster sessions today as part of our health week which has a focus on promoting a variety of activities and raising pupil awareness of clubs in the locality.   During  P.E. slots children, under the guidance of a Tae Kwon Do instructor, participated in a wide variety of moves .  As you can see from the slideshow below they all enjoyed the experience.

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The boys and girls of Room 12 have been busy presenting their personal research projects in class this week.  As you can see from the photographs the children have spent a great deal of time researching and planning how to best deliver their findings to their peers.  A highly worthwhile homework project that promoted personalisation and choice in learning whilst giving the children an oportunity to develop their presentation skills.  Great work children!!

Room 12 pupils have been busy in class presenting their personal projects to the class.   They have clearly demonstrated confidence and articulated themselves very well in front of their peers.  One pupil completed a PowerPoint on the Oceans and asked questions at the end of his presentation to check everyone’s listening skills and to see if they learned some new and interesting facts .  Another example illustrates how one of our pupils interpreted the challenge set by Mrs.McGlone and  of presented her model of a venue for the aquatic events linked to her learning on the Olympics. Well done boys and girls!  Great skills demonstrating personalisation and choice in learning.

Room 12  have really enjoyed Kodaly music lessons with the visiting specialist, Mrs Ewart. Each group worked collaboratively to answer questions in the end of the year quiz. Well done boys and girls!

Our wonderful Pr.5 pupils attended the Primary Games event at Ravescraig on Friday.  They had a wonderful day and were complimented on their excellent behaviour.  It looks like a great day was had by all.

Mrs.Murphy was almost like an official photographer and has captured the afternoon beautifully with her pictures!!

Our Pr.5 pupils will be out of school tomorrow to attend the annual Primary Games at Ravenscraig involving schools from across the authority.  We wish them every success!!!

We now have seven healthy baby chicks! Matty, Bobby and Humphrey, are all enjoying living in the brooder box. On Thursday, the children cleaned out the brooder box for the first time while the chicks played in the paddling pool. Everyone also got to hold the chicks for the first time which was so exciting! We could not believe how soft they are, and they just fall asleep in your hands. Augustine also made a guest appearance at assembly on Thursday, Mrs Docherty proudly showed him off!

On Friday morning we noticed how quickly the chicks are growing, they are looking much fluffier and they each have their own personality. Kaka is definitely the leader of the group and likes to boss the other chicks around! For taught writing today, Aedan and Dominic demonstrated how to clean a brooder box, and then the boys and girls wrote up a list of instructions. They made sure the instructions were clear enough for anyone to follow – so maybe Mrs Docherty will be cleaning them next week!! Room 10 loved golden time today, and spent the whole time playing and cuddling the chicks. We have also had visitors from across the school who have been very excited to meet and hold the chicks.

At the  weekend, Miss Lester looked after the chicks at home. She promises to keep everyone informed with updates and pictures!

Our Pr.7 Netball Champions showed off their skills last week by working with our new Pr5 and 6 recruits.  They introduced the children to different passing and shooting skills and prepared them for upcoming games.  Great work netballers!!!