During Maths we have been investigating what the perimeter of a shape is.

The perimeter is the line around the outside of a shape. – Declyn Keyes

We used trundle wheels to measure the perimeters of different areas within our playground.

To find the perimeter we measured each side of the shape and added all four sides together. – Jody McKay

We have had a very busy week.

We are enjoying reading our novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory which helped us a lot when auditioning for a part in our summer show.

We also started our new topic ‘Willy Wonka’s Wonders’ where we will be looking at inventions and maybe even doing some inventing ourselves!

After all our hard work this term we are looking forward to our Easter holidays.

Today Primary 4-7 have been taking part in a Power Off Learning Outdoors Day.

Our first activity was an obstacle course.  We had to link arms and pass the hula hoop without letting go of each other.  It was great fun!

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After Playtime we hunted for bugs in Bug City.

After that we made some mud art.

We have had a fantastic day.  Have a look tomorrow to see what we got up to in the afternoon.

We have had a great day dressing up for Sports Relief.

We all ran a mile around the playground and played some sports to raise money.

I enjoyed running the mile.  It was challenging but fun at the same time – Jody McKay

I came first place which was a great achievement! – Liam Hartley

It was good to be having fun but raising money at the same time – Mariana Ali

I loved dressing up and making my hair wacky for the day! – Emma Rankine

It was a fun day and I enjoyed playing the games outside – Tegan Cooper

I am proud of myself for raising money to help others – Hannah Welsh

It was really hard running the mile but I am glad I did it. – Kyran Lester

We have all had a fantastic day celebrating World Book Day. 

What do you think of our costumes?

I really enjoyed World Book Day and Mrs Hunter looked very scary as the Demon Dentist! – Hannah Welsh

I loved the school dinners being named after books.  The ‘Matildog’ was really tasty! – Declan Bass

Everybody looked great in their costumes and I really enjoyed guessing who they were. – Mariana Ali

I really loved being creative on World Book Day – Jade Herson

This week we have been learning about Chinese New Year.

We found out that Chinese people decorate their homes with paper laterns so we decided to make some too.

We also got to taste some fortune cookies and find out our fortunes!

I learned that each year is named after an animal.  I was born in the year of the dog – Hannah Welsh

Chinese people use brooms to sweep the bad luck from their homes before the new year – Tegan Cooper

Knives are not allowed to be used on the day of the celebration because it is bad luck – Ellie Ness

Children get money and sweet in red envelopes because red is a lucky colour – Mariana Ali

I thought the fortune cookie tasted very nice – Jody McKay

I liked making the lanterns because I learned how to write Happy New Year in Chinese – Emma Rankine

My fortune was ‘You will find a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow’  I hope this comes true! – Declan Bass

Primary Five have been investigating items that float and sink.

We found that a paperclip when placed in water will sink but something as a big as a boat can float.  We decided to investigate why this happens.

We took a ball of plastisine and placed it on the water and found that it sank.

Next we took the plasticine and rolled it flat.  When we placed it on the water we were surprised to see it float.

I learned about things that float and was surprised by some of the things that sank – Sarah McHugh

I enjoyed finding out what floated and what didn’t – Hannah Welsh

I really enjoyed doing the experiments and I was surprised by some of the answers – Beth Stirling

It was fun making the boats and seeing of they floated on the water – Liam Hartley

Primary Five have been learning the poem ‘The Ballad of Janitor McKay’ by Margaret Green. 

We tried very hard to learn the words and action.  We also worked hard on our pronunciation.  We were delighted to be a runner up.

I really enjoyed learning this poem because it was very funny. – Hannah Welsh

I thought the poem was really long and I thought  I would never be able to remember it all but I did! – Jade Herson

The rhyming of the poem made it really easy to remember – Ellie Ness

It was a real challenge to learn it all of by heart – Kyran Lester

I was disappointed  that we didn’t win but I was thrilled to be a runner up – Jody McKay

We hope you enjoy hearing our poem.

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