Every Friday pupils at Grandtully Primary take part in ‘Genius Hour’  You can find out more about it here and here

This term we have pupils who are writing books, coding, sewing, doing science experiments and taking part in weekly challenges.

Next term we are hoping to involve parents in supporting these pupil lead experiences.

Another busy week highlights have included
Ursie: I learned to make a rhyming book
Eva: I learned to make a rhyming book as well we loved reading the Shark in the Park on a Windy Day
Jago: I wrote a fireworks poem, I used some rhyming and we used Aurasma to make them come to life!
Maya: I found out that poppies were found on the battlefields after the war.
Erin: I learned all about the A9 at Breadalbane. I found the information really interesting and I like the blindfold activity that reminded us if you don’t look at the road it’s really dangerous!
Sofia: I made a Diva for putting a candle in for the festival of lights Diwali.
Max: I made a firework poem with scraffito and wax resist drawings
Noah: I made a fireworks picture
Freya: I learned how poppies were made and how they were made.
Freddie: I wrote a pumpkin poem
Julia: I learned about drawing
Minette: I can draw fireworks
Jillie Ann: I learned about less and more in maths
Nina: I learned a new sound ‘ew’ like ‘stew’
Hester: I learned how to say some nativity words in French! like ‘Joseph & Marie bebe l’ane. We are learning about coding too.
Jasper: I learned ‘c’ for camera
Enzo: This week I wrote a firework shape poem.

Our film ‘Freddie’s New Adventure’ will be shown in the Birks cinema on Sunday 20th November – we can’t wait!

We moved all our pompoms this week which means we get extra ‘Genius Hour’ time

We started preparing for our French Nativity, we decided on the cast and listened to some songs.

We had a visit from Kirsteen the Animal Welfare Officer we learned about staying safe around dogs and earned a certificate!

We also enjoyed a visit from Tayside Contracts to taste lots of salads! We voted for our favourites.