On Friday 7th October we held a coffee morning in our school hall in aid of the McMillan Cancer Charity which was organised by our Charity committee.  Parents, Grandparent and members of our local community were all invited along to … Continue reading →

On Mondays the children in P.6 attended a training course at lunchtime.  Stuart, the active schools co-ordinator came in to teach us playground games in the gym hall.  We are now using what we learned to teach the P.1’s and … Continue reading →

On Sunday 22nd May, ten of our Primary 4’s made their First Holy Communion.  Mass was celebrated at St. Lucy’s Parish Church by Father Campbell.  On the 5th June,  some of the other children will also receive the sacrament of … Continue reading →

The pupils of P6 have been designing ballot booths in their co-operative learning groups. They examined real ballot booths. They used metre sticks to measure them which helped design their own drawings. The pupils are going to use cardboard boxes … Continue reading →

In Literacy the children have been studying diary extracts and producing their own diary entries. They have been reading “The Railway Children” and “The Last Wolf.” In Numeracy the children have been introduced to the new concept of algebra. P5 … Continue reading →

The pupils of P7 have been thinking about alternative energy. They learned about how windturbines work and produce energy. The children are learning about the difference between renewable energy such as solar, wind and hydro powered enery and non-renewable energy such … Continue reading →

The boys and girls in P3 have been learning about birds and mammals. We learned that there are some birds that don’t fly like an ostrich or a flamingo. We have been using our skills in Art in Design to … Continue reading →

We have been learning about the brain and how it affects our short term and long term memory. We have discovered some interesting facts like our brains weigh around 3lbs, the size of your brain is the same as your … Continue reading →

The children have been working on spelling and using their magnetic boards to reinforce their spelling skills. Some of the children have been enjoying reading “Little Truck.” During numeracy lessons the children have shown they can count to 20 forwards … Continue reading →