Primary two have been working very hard on our numeracy skills. We have been developing skills in addition, subtraction, number before and number after. In the area of mental agility we are working towards accuracy and speed in our calculations. … Continue reading →

Hello from Primary 2, This week through our Scottish topic the children used their ICT skills to find and record information about Scottish artist and designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh. We investigated his architecture in particular the Glasgow School of Art. … Continue reading →

Primary 5/6  have enjoyed learning about different features of the Scottish landscape such as mountains , rivers , cliffs and crags . We then used our knowledge to create some wonderful landscape line drawings .     To finish our … Continue reading →

Hello from Primary 6/7   This week is Roald Dahl week where we have been celebrating 100 years of Roald Dahl, he was born in 1916 so he would be 100 today if he was still alive (which would make … Continue reading →

The boys and girls from Primary 4/5 have enjoyed keeping fit today.  They have been improving their health and wellbeing through Zumba and also selected a pieced of fruit from our fruit tuck shop, organised by Mrs Goldie and St.Kevin’s … Continue reading →

This week Primary Three have enjoyed looking at the work of Scottish artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh. This inspired us to create our own Mackintosh style prints! For our first printmaking lesson we learned how to scratch our drawings into polystyrene. We then … Continue reading →

Hello from Primary 2, This week we have continued our Scotland topic through the Katie Morag theme. The children were fascinated to learn that kilts were worn by Highlanders a long time ago. They also enjoyed exploring links to ICT … Continue reading →

This week as part of our taught writing lesson the children enjoyed reading an extract from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The children enjoyed using their imagination to create a sixth lucky golden ticket winner and were very creative in … Continue reading →

Hello from Primary 6/7 This week we have started our whole school topic of Scotland. We have started to learn about the history of Scotland, particularly the origins of the Saltire flag. We have also been learning about the geography … Continue reading →

The pupils in Primary 4/5 have been doing problem solving in numeracy.  They have been revising problem solving strategies, acting out situations with a partner or trio group and sharing their findings with one another.