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Hallowe’en Parade
Cumbernauld academy showcase evening
Boys and girls in primary 5, 6 and 7 have been invited to a showcase evening in Cumbernauld Academy on Tuesday the 27th October at 7 pm.
You are invited to go along and find out more about the school and the various subjects on offer to pupils. There will be the opportunity to meet the Senior Management Team and ask specific questions.
All children have already received invitations to this event, however, if anyone else is interested in attending please email or call the school on 01236 794 864 in advance.
Jotters
HAPPY HOLIDAY
We have all worked very hard this term and deserve our October break.
‘We created a PPT on our chosen European country. It was fun working with different people’ Sam
“I’ve learned Gaelic Songs.’ Callum L
‘We have learned lots of interesting facts about European countries.’ Calum
‘I learned about some famous people from Poland.’ Morgan
‘I was scared at first but when I finished my presentation I felt proud of myself.’ Ewan
Have a great October break from P5/6
Exciting Europe
We have made some FANTASTIC models of famous landmarks.
‘My landmark was made out of metal, wire and wood. I enjoyed spraying it silver.’ Mia
‘I made the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The tower has 296 steps.’ Gabrielle
‘I used a variety of tins and shapes to create the Leaning Tower of Pisa.’ Lauren
‘When Tower Bridge was being built it had more than 70000 tonnes of concrete secured into the riverbed to help it stay in place.’ Aimee
‘The Leaning Tower of Pisa took 344 years to build.’ Jiyan
‘The creator of the statue is called Carlo Marochetti.’ Lewis
‘When I built my tower the glue wouldn’t stick so I had to use problem solving skills to work out what would be suitable to use. I used sellotape.’ Ewan
‘When my mum and I were trying to stick the chocolate on, the glue wouldn’t work so we had to use icing.’ Morgan
‘I used a paint can, a tub, a pencil, wood and paper to make the Leaning Tower of Pisa.’ Sam
‘I made the Louvre and it took me an hour to complete. I used cardboard, tin foil, a tub and sellotape.’ Calum
We have also gathered and organised lots of interesting information about our chosen European landmarks.
….and a HUGE thank you to Morgan and her mum who made us an amazing landmark cake complete with find the landmark game!! Thank you!
Important info
The newsletter is out today as well as other important information. Please check your child’sbag.
Remember the newsletter is also available to read on our school homepage.
MATHS IS MAGIC!
We have been working on our addition and
subtraction with carrying.
‘We have been learning that zero hold the place in a number.’ Lauren
‘In subtraction we have been learning how to subtract using 4 digit numbers.’ Calum
‘When doing subtraction with carrying you must always start with the number at the top right.’ Callum W
Europe
As we are learning about Europe I ask the children to choose a landmark from a European country and try to create it. Please encourage children to experiment using a variety of media and produce a finished model to be presented to the class. Children should also gather information on their chosen landmark in their homework jotter.
These will be presented w/b 5th Oct 2015
Rights respecting school
I’m very proud to introduce to you our
RIGHTS RESPECTING SCHOOL COUNCIL
We will be working very hard to promte our rights and responsibilities. You will be able to recognise us, in and around the school, as we have lovely knew badges that show who we are.
We can already identify rights that we all should have.