November 11, 2016
by Miss Lawlor
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Primary 7 Term 2!

Now that primary 7 have settled into the school year, they are very much looking forward to the fantastic opportunities the second term brings! This term we are lucky enough to attend Forest Finders- an Outdoor Learning programme- every Friday. Primary 7 have enjoyed taking part in various activities such as building rockets, carving pumpkins and making dens out of natural materials. This has been an invaluable bonding experience and we look forward to attending more sessions at Forest Finders.

High School Visit

Primary 7 had a great time at their transition day at Our Lady’s High School last Wednesday. They had lots of fun experiencing a day in the life of a high school pupil – they attended various subjects such as English, ICT, and Social Studies. This was also a good opportunity for the pupils to mingle with children from partner schools.

Kilbowie

Without a doubt, Primary 7 are very excited about their trip to Kilbowie next week! As we count down the days, we can’t wait to participate in a range of exciting activities and meet new friends! We will keep you updated about our adventures via Twitter!

September 30, 2016
by Mrs McLauchlan
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Update from Mrs. McLauchlan

The children are settling in well and we have enjoyed a busy start to the first term of primary two. Our ‘Under the Sea’ topic is well underway and the children have responded positively to a variety of activities based on the topic. We are learning about ocean creatures and their habitats and the children can impress with the knowledge they have gained so far!

The children have particularly enjoyed the range of art and science activities the topic has offered. Some of the artwork includes starfish paintings, fish collages and salt dough sea creatures. Science activities have included exploring floating and sinking (the children were rather impressed by our ‘drowning’ orange task), finding out if salt water affects how an object floats and, more recently, our ‘walking water’ experiment which gave us the opportunity to see how water travels through the process of absorption. The children have also experienced a variety of writing opportunities based on our topic including writing creative stories and fact files about various sea creatures.

In maths, much of our work this term has been focused on number work, in particular, exploring the concept of number, and learning about numbers up to 100. To develop their number skills the children have been revising number stories to ten and have been introduced to number stories up to 20. Within addition we are focusing on numbers up to 20.

We hope you have enjoyed gaining an insight into some of the work carried out so far this term. Thank you for your continued support.

Mrs. McLauchlan and Primary 2

September 29, 2016
by User deactivated
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Update from Primary 3 and Mrs McCann

Primary 3 have had a very busy first term. We have been enjoying the new challenges and learning experiences at this new stage.

Our interdisciplinary topic this term is ‘Katie Morag Delivers the Mail’. Using the story as a stimulus we have been learning about the key residential, agricultural and recreational differences between a town and remote island. The children have worked hard to create a large map of the Island of Struay including the key features on the island.

During play-based learning experiences, the children have had lots of fun re-enacting life on a remote island in our class Post Office and Shop. We have used a variety of malleable materials to create 3D models of the Island of Struay. In the construction area, we have been using our problem solving skills to design and build a variety of houses and buildings.

We hope you enjoy looking at our photographs below.

St. Brendan's Primary School and Nursery

We are voyaging together in a community of faith, love and learning.

Primary 7 Term 2!

Update from Mrs. McLauchlan

Update from Primary 3 and Mrs McCann