St Kevin's Primary and Nursery

This week we have been learning about the ancient art of Chinese Caligraphy. We practised writing some Chinese words in our jotters before taking a close look at the Chinese characters which represent our alphabet.

We learned that Chinese people have to hold their brushes a special way, holding them at the top!

It was quite tricky to master but we had lots of fun trying!

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Can you guess what we were writing?

Miss McFadyen and Primary 3/4

Our new P3/4 class have been enjoying a great start to the new school year!

We took a vote for our first Topic and the winner was China!

So far, we have been using Chinese myths for our story writing, exploring China on world maps, learning Mandarin greetings and practising Chinese calligraphy. All this in only 3 weeks!

Here we are infront of our oil pastel drawings of Nian, the Chinese sea monster.

We can’t wait to see what we’ll be learning about China next!

Miss McFadyen and Primary 3/4

Primary 1 have all settled very well into school .  They are all working hard and have enjoyed making new friends .

In class we enjoyed working in pairs while learning about pattern.

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On Monday P4/5 were lucky enough to visit Summerlee Heritage Park to take part in their brand new Heavy Metal Heroes workshop!

We learned about different types of metal and iron, how they are made and what they are used for. We also learned a bit about friction and had fun experimenting with different materials.

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We then walked around the museum and had great fun in the park!

Thanks to Mrs Kusztelak and Mrs Cumming for coming with us.

Miss McFadyen and Primary 4/5

Primary 3/4 have been learning about Vincent Van Gogh . We enjoyed learning about the colours and tones he used in his painting .

We then used a variety of media to create our own Sunflowers pictures. Well done children !

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