Today is sports day, this morning was so fun we have had a bunch of activities like the basketball shootout,making fruit kebabs, an agility course and also running a mile, We have got more to look forward to this afternoon. Emma and Adam.

It is a great day, there is new surprises and something different every year, sadly this is the last year for us P7,s. Cerys.

P7 are continuing to work hard, we have started our new literacy block with a focus on media. We are using the film Diary of a Wimpy Kid to work from. Pupils are engaged in transferring their knowledge of literacy strategies to this movie format. This film is also about school transition and provides a good focus for discussion.

We are starting to work on our leavers assembly, we have a script, songs and pupils have volunteered for their parts. Watch this space.

This week in p7 we have been practising for our summer show, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. We have also been learning about area in maths, and we have also been learning about media studies through Diary of a Wimpy Kid. In P.E we have been walking a mile everyday.

Abby Charleston, Erica McNutt and Adam Preston

Today we worked in groups to devise a reliable experiment to investigate the distance a toy car would travel from the end of the launch ramp, the variable we used was the height of the ramp. We predicted that the higher the ramp the further the car would travel.

A fantastic day was had by all at M&D’s yesterday. Pupils enjoyed the thrills and spills of all the rides. The most popular ride on this very hot day was the Water ride, lots of soggy, happy children. Pupils also enjoyed a game of Ten Pin Bowling.

This activity will lead us into our new topic on Forces, with a lot to explore in relation to the forces at work in theme park rides.

Our pupils again stood out due to their GOOD BEHAVIOUR and were a credit to our school.

Some pictures of the day attached.

On Tuesday pupils enjoyed a trip to intu at Braehead. Everyone was given the opportunity to participate in; sledging, climbing, the sky park and the drop zone.

Today we visited Dynamic Earth, children were able to make links to prior learning through visiting the biomes of the world and experiencing the atmosphere of a rainforest. This experience related very closely to our biodiversity topic and provided a entertaining way to experience our school learning.

On Monday P7 enjoyed a fantastic day of activities and learning. We started at Airspace where everyone took part in a variety of trampoline activities; we will use this experience to help us explore forces in our new topic.

Pupils enjoyed a social lunch demonstrating their good manners and social skills.

We ended the day with a trip to the cinema, we watched the new Jungle Book movie, we were able to make links to our Biodiversity topic and the Rainforest.

Some pictures from Airspace below.

This week we have started preparing for transition to high school by trying test papers for maths.

Some parts were tricky but I tried my best. Caydn Quinn.

I could do most of the work but found the fraction and percentage work a bit tricky. Andrew Murray.

Mr Hendry came down from the high school to visit our class to give us more information about Cumbernauld Academy.

He helped by answering questions and I feel I know more about high school now. Erica McNutt.

This week our class Dojo winner is Scott Findlay.

Our four capacities certificate was awarded to Max Hunter for being an Effective Contributor.