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P7 Maths Homework – Revision 3

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Please complete the following questions in your Maths Homework jotter for Monday 22nd May. Remember to write the date, title and show all of your working and write a sentence to show your final answer, where appropriate.

Please answer the questions below in your Maths Homework jotter. Remember to write the date, a title and show all of your working.

  1. Write in figures six thousand two hundred and four.
  2. Multiply seven by four.
  3. What is half of eight thousand five hundred?
  4. Subtract two point five from ten.
  5. How many millimetres are there in six and a half centimetres?
  6. What is four pounds sixty-four rounded to the nearest pound?
  7. Add together eighty-five and ninety-five.
  8. How many minutes are there in one and a quarter hours?
  9. What is the remainder when you divide forty-eight by five?
  10. What is double zero point six five?
  11. What is fifty-two multiplied by eight?
  12. Which number is a factor of both sixty and ninety: 15, 20, 25, 40, 45
  13. What is the difference between eight hundred and one hundred and seventy-nine?
  14. What is twenty percent of one thousand?
  15. How many vertices does a pentagonal-based pyramid have?
  16. Two cereal bars cost fifty-five pence altogether. How much will it cost to buy four cereal bars?
  17. Each side of a square is four and a half centimetres long. What is the perimeter of the square?
  18. Write the number between one hundred and ten and one hundred and twenty whose digits add up to six.
  19. What is three-eighths of fifty-six?
  20. What is one minus zero point zero zero one?
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P7 Zombie Apocalypse – Day 2

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This afternoon, we had to build a fence with a gate that opens and closes so we can go out for supplies. We used the engineering design process to help us work through our ideas. We had some materials to use and criteria.

Product Criteria:

  • Your gate must open and close with a latch.
  • Your fence must have a perimeter of least 10 cm.
  • Your fence must stand on its own and be at least 7 cm high.

Process Criteria:

  • Check the Engineering Design Process below
  • Every member of your team must contribute (suggest ideas)
  • Every member of your team must have a role (Facilitator, Resource Manager, Time Keeper, Quality Checker)
  1. Identify the problem: What is the problem the challenge wants you to solve?
  2. Identify the criteria and constraints. What are the rules of the challenge?
  3. Brainstorm possible solutions. What are some ways you can complete this challenge?
  4. Generate ideas. What are some materials you can use?
  5. Sketch a couple of ideas.
  6. Select an approach. What design did you pick? Why?
  7. Build your model or prototype. Does your design work?
  8. Refine the design. What changes did you have to make, if any?

 

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NYOS Training Ensembles Summer Courses 2017

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NYOS have extended their application deadline for our Training Ensembles covering Strings, Wind, Brass and Percussion from Friday 28 April to Friday 26 May.

The NYOS Training Ensemble programme is now in its third year and they would like to reach out in particular to all brass, percussion and lower string players – also including viola and double bass students.

The training ensemble courses are for 8 to 14 year old musicians looking to develop further on their chosen instrument in an ensemble setting (ABRSM Grade 3 as a guide only and we also accept brass students from Grade 2 onwards).

The courses focus on learning repertoire, ensemble playing, listening skills, posture and musicianship, along with advice on audition preparation.

They would also like to make you aware that student places are allocated on a first come first served basis and violin places are now currently full.

For more information about the courses including dates, costs and financial information please visit: http://www.nyos.co.uk/classical/training-ensembles/

They can also provide a NYOS Bursary, which exists for any student who may find it difficult to meet the costs of the following membership fees.

If any students, parents and teachers wish to obtain an application pack, which includes information about dates, finance and payment options, please contact myself: Orchestral Ensembles Manager Lauren Hamilton at laurenhamilton@nyos.co.ukor call 0141 332 8311

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P7M Homework – Monday 8th May

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Complete each task to the best of your ability. Please let me know if you are struggling with any task or need advice, as soon as possible. Ask your parent/carer to write a note if you are unable to  attempt any task. As always, if you require a  paper copy of any of the homework tasks, just ask. Thank you, Miss McDowall.

Language

  • Punctuation & Grammar 2 task  – Complete the task in you Spelling Homework jotter for Friday 12th May. Click here to access the task.
  • Reading – please read and finish your book for:
    • Red, Orange, Yellow, Green and Blue groups – Monday 15th May
    • Purple – Monday 22nd May

Maths

Other

  • I am looking for photographs of you and the whole class (in school uniform) from P1 and/or P2. Please bring them in for me to scan and I will return them A.S.A.P.
  • P.E. – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
  • Feel free to practise for the Literacy and Numeracy tests on Wednesday 17th, Friday 19th and Monday 22nd May by using the links on the Revision Blog post
  • We need 14 empty fruit juice cartons for part of our new topic.  We need these for Tuesday 16th May or A.S.A.P.
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P7 Maths Homework – Revision 2

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Please complete the following questions in your Maths Homework jotter for Friday 12th May. Remember to write the date, title and show all of your working and write a sentence to show your final answer, where appropriate.
 1. Copy and complete the following calculations by using a + or a – 

2. Megan has 7 coins that make one pound. The coins are of only two different kinds. What are the coins? 

3. The numbers in this sequence increase by 10 each time. 3, 13, 23… The sequence continues in the same way. 

a) Write two numbers from the sequence that add to make a total of 96.

b) Explain why it is not possible to find three numbers from the sequence that add to make a total of 96.

4. Match each fraction to the correct decimal number. The first one has been done for you.

5. Here are four shapes on a square grid. Write the letters of all the shapes that have exactly two sides which are equal in length.


 6. Calculate 332.18 minus 7.062


 7. Copy and complete the following sentences by choosing one of the options:

a) The length of a banana is about… 2cm, 20cm, 2mm, 2m, 20m.

b) The mass of an apple is about… 2g, 20kg, 200kg, 200g, 2kg.

c) A glass of fruit juice is about… 2ml, 2l, 20ml, 200ml, 20l.


 8. a) The number in A is twice the number in D.

The number is B is 5 less than the number in C.

The number in D is 10 more than the number in B.

b) Now use the same rule for this diagram.

9.  200 children went on holiday. 10% of the children went to Wales. 25% of the children went to Scotland. How many more children went to Scotland than went to Wales?

10. Amy did a survey of what time people get up on a Sunday morning. This table shows her results for 150 people.

a) How many people get up at 8am or later?

b) Amy says, “Two-thirds of the 150 people in the survey get up before 9am.” Is Amy correct? SHow your working to explain your answer.

11. Copy and complete the calculation to make it correct.

12. This graph shows how the temperature changed in Liam’s room one afternoon.

a) Estimate the temperature at 3.15pm.

b) Estimate the time when the temperature was highest.

c) How much did the temperature change from 2pm to 2.30pm? Give your answer to the nearest degree.

13. Alfie has two sticks. He puts them end to end.

Not actual size.

One stick is 10cm longer than the other stick. How long are the two sticks?

14. Megan and Chen are washing cars. Megan earns £39 and Chen gets £55. They share what they get equally between them. How much does each of them get?

15. Four children are in a race. Chen is two metres ahead of Alfie. Nina is 5 metres behind Megan. Alfie is three metres behind Megan. Write the names of the runners in order, starting with the child who is furthest ahead.

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P7 Punctuation & Grammar – Homework 2

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Please complete the exercise in you Spelling Homework jotter for Friday 12th May. Remember to write a title, date and complete each question fully by reading the question. Use the links on the Language Revision post to help you answer the questions, if necessary: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/re/bishopton/2017/04/03/p7-literacy-and-numeracy-revision/

  1. Copy the two conjunctions in the sentence below.

    The passengers moved to get out, but the pilot held up his hand and they stood still.

  2. Replace the underlined word or words in each sentence with the correct possessive pronoun.

    That bike belongs to me. That bike is _____________ .

    This house is owned by us. This house is ____________ .

    These video games belong to my brother. These games are ________ .

  3. a) Write an explanation of the word antonym.

    b) Write one word that is an antonym of fierce.

  4. Complete the sentences below, using the simple past tense of the verbs in the boxes.

  5. Complete the passage with adjectives derived from the nouns in brackets. One has been done for you.

    Tia hopes to become a famous [fame] sportswoman. Her ______________ [athlete] achievements already include winning races in her home town. She hopes to win  _______________  [nation] competitions one day.

  6. a) Write a sentence using the word point as a verb. Do not change the word. Remember to punctuate your sentence correctly.

b)Write a sentence using the word point as a noun. Do not change the word. Remember to punctuate your sentence correctly.

7. Write the two adverbs in the sentence below.

All of the passengers cheered loudly, and we cheered too.

8. Complete the sentence below by selecting one of the words.

The children played ____________________ it was time to go inside.

instead       until         whereas            since

9. Which word in the sentence below describes how Anita crossed the road?

Anita looked both ways before crossing the road safely.

10. Copy and complete each sentence by adding the correct punctuation.

a) Do not run in the corridor

b) Do let us know if we can help

c) Do you enjoy reading

d) Do plenty of exercise

11. What is the use of an exclamation mark at the end of a sentence most likely to show?

12. Copy and complete the sentence by selecting the most suitable connective from the four options below.

Amrit still managed to smile _______ he was feeling very tired.

although               because              before                 therefore

13. Which verb (from the options below) agrees with the subject in the sentence?

The children _____________  flying the kite.

enjoy                 enjoys                       enjoying                  has enjoyed

14. Insert commas in the correct places in the sentence below.

I gave Zak a magazine two packs of stickers some pens and a drink.

15. Write the contraction for each of the words below.

a) do not

b) I am

c) has not

16. Using the sentence below, which word is the:

a) verb

b) noun

c) connective

d) adverb

The goalkeeper moved quickly and saved the penalty.

17. Copy and complete the passage below by adding the missing full stops and capital letters. You should make two correct sentences.

two people were playing tennis we watched the ball go back and forth over the net

18. Copy the sentence  which uses the word light used as a noun?

The feather was light and drifted in the wind.

The bird had light-coloured feathers.

He used a match to light the fire.

The kitchen light was left on most of the time.

19. In the sentence below, what word class is before? An adjective, an article, a preposition or a verb?

Make sure that you come home before six.

20. Complete each sentence below with I or me.

a) My mum and ___________  watched a film.

b) My aunt sent some presents for my sister and ___________ .

c) Please send the parcel to either Jack or ____________.

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P7 Masterclass – Baking

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Yesterday we had our first P7 only Masterclass. We started off with a simple recipe using ready rolled puff pastry, chocolate spread, banana and strawberries – what’s not to like?

The results were great and everyone enjoyed their sweet treat! Try it out at home by following the recipe below.

Sweet Puff Pastry Treats

Makes 9 individuals

Ingredients 500g Puff pastry pack strawberry slices

Banana slices

Chocolate spread Icing sugar water to stick corners

 Equipment

pallet knife

teaspoon

small bowl

oven tray

baking/greaseproof paper

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200˚C/ 400˚F/Gas Mark 6,
  2. Line your baking tray with baking paper.
  3. Lay out the puff pastry out on a surface lightly dusted with icing sugar into a large square.
  4. Cut into 10cm squares (approx.), using a knife. Cut about 3cm into each corner.
  5. Carefully spoon one teaspoon of chocolate spread into the middle of the square.
  6. Place strawberry and/or banana slices on top of the chocolate spread.
  7. Dab the pastry with a small amount of water, then fold one corner into the centre, allowing for a slight overlap. Repeat with the other corners to make a windmill shape.
  8. Sprinkle with icing sugar and bake until they are golden and firm (about 12-15 minutes) where they have puffed up on the sides.
  9. Allow to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Rookie Rockstars Concerts

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The Rookie Rockstars concerts at Ingliston Country Club on Tuesday and Wednesday night were amazing! The pupils turned up dressed to impress and ready to rock! They put on two great shows, showing off their singing and dancing skills as well as what the songs had taught them about anti-bullying and self-esteem.

A huge thank you to everyone who helped make the events happen: Rookie Rockstars for their guidance and songs, Ingliston Country Club for allowing us to host the events for free, the audience (families and friends) for your support, the many school staff who came to supervise and rock out, the school secretaries who acted as a professional box office for a few weeks, the janitorial staff who acted as roadies for a few days and most importantly the pupils who rocked their socks off!

If you would still like to purchase a CD to listen to for many years to come, please visit the School Office.

Many thanks,

Miss McDowall, Principal Teacher

 

 

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Rookie Rockstars – Hawks and Falcons – Wednesday 3rd May

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Tonight, Ingliston Country Club will welcome the Eagles and Ospreys to perform the Rookie Rockstars concert in front of their family and friends. Here are a few reminders:

  • Performers should be in the Main Arena from 6-6.15pm.
  • The car park may be extremely busy so perhaps consider car pooling, where possible.
  • Enter the arena at the left-handside of the Country Club, at the On the Hoof café.
  • On the Hoof café will be open from 5pm.
  • As the arena is used for equestrian events, anyone with horse allergies should take precautions.
  • The arena is cold so dress appropriately.
  • Take your seats from 6.15pm. The performance begins at 6.30pm and should end at 7.30pm.
  • Tickets should be handed over next to the Seating Area.
  • Pupils will only be handed over to the parent/carer as noted on their permission form. One teacher per class will be responsible for dismissing the pupils.
  • A large number of teaching staff will be at the events to assist pupils during the performance and will direct you in case of an emergency evacuation.
  • Official Rookie Rockstars merchandise will be available to buy at the events.
  • You can pre-order the CDs at the events. £5 per CD (£1 per CD goes to the School Funds)
  • Pupils are encouraged to dress like a rockstar for their performance or alternatively dress however they feel comfortable!

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support. We are really looking forward to seeing you at the performance tonight and cannot wait to see the pupils rocking out with Dave from Rookie Rockstars!

Many thanks,

Miss Karen McDowall, Principal Teacher

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Rookie Rockstars – Eagles and Ospreys – Tuesday 2nd May

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Tonight, Ingliston Country Club will welcome the Eagles and Ospreys to perform the Rookie Rockstars concert in front of their family and friends. Here are a few reminders:

  • Performers should be in the Main Arena from 6-6.15pm.
  • The car park may be extremely busy so perhaps consider car pooling, where possible.
  • Enter the arena at the left-handside of the Country Club, at the On the Hoof café.
  • On the Hoof café will be open from 5pm.
  • As the arena is used for equestrian events, anyone with horse allergies should take precautions.
  • The arena is cold so dress appropriately.
  • Take your seats from 6.15pm. The performance begins at 6.30pm and should end at 7.30pm.
  • Tickets should be handed over next to the Seating Area.
  • Pupils will only be handed over to the parent/carer as noted on their permission form. One teacher per class will be responsible for dismissing the pupils.
  • A large number of teaching staff will be at the events to assist pupils during the performance and will direct you in case of an emergency evacuation.
  • Official Rookie Rockstars merchandise will be available to buy at the events.
  • You can pre-order the CDs at the events. £5 per CD (£1 per CD goes to the School Funds)
  • Pupils are encouraged to dress like a rockstar for their performance or alternatively dress however they feel comfortable!

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support. We are really looking forward to seeing you at the performance tonight and cannot wait to see the pupils rocking out with Dave from Rookie Rockstars!

Many thanks,

Miss Karen McDowall, Principal Teacher

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P7M Homework – Tuesday 2nd May

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Complete each task to the best of your ability. Please let me know if you are struggling with any task or need advice, as soon as possible. Ask your parent/carer to write a note if you are unable to  attempt any task. As always, if you require a  paper copy of any of the homework tasks, just ask. Thank you, Miss McDowall.

Language

  • Punctuation & Grammar task – Complete the task in you Spelling Homework jotter for Friday 5th May. Click here to access the task.
  • Reading – please read and finish your book for:
    • Red, Orange, Yellow, Green and Blue groups – Tuesday 2nd May
    • Purple – Monday 8th May

Maths

Other

  • Rookie Rockstars at Ingliston Country Club: Tuesday 2nd May for all Eagles and Ospreys and Wednesday 3rd May for all Falcons and Hawks. Performers should be in the main arena for no later than 6.15pm. The shows start at 6.30pm.
  • Feel free to practise for the Literacy and Numeracy tests on Friday 19th and Monday 22nd May by using the links on the Revision Blog post
  • We need 14 empty two-litre bottles and 14 empty fruit juice cartons for part of our new topic.  We need these for Tuesday 9th May or A.S.A.P.
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P7 Maths Homework – Revision 1

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Please complete the following questions in your Maths Homework jotter for Friday 5th May. Remember to write the date, title and show all of your working and write a sentence to show your final answer, where appropriate.

  1. Add together six and sixty-six.
  2. What is half of seven pounds?
  3. Multiply ninety-one by two.
  4. Subtract nought point one from two.
  5. What is one-fifth of one thousand?
  6. Multiply eight by four, then add fifty.
  7. What is the next odd number after nine hundred and ninety-nine?
  8. Take away ninety-five from one hundred and ten.
  9. How many twos are there in four hundred and forty?
  10. The perimeter of a square is one metre. How many centimetres long is each side?
  11. Which percentage is equal to three-fifths.   20%   30%   40 %   50%    60%
  12. Imagine a square-based pyramid. How many vertices does it have?
  13. Two metres of wire cost ninety pence. How much will three and quarter metres of wire cost?
  14. How many grams are there in two point seven kilograms?
  15. Complete the following sum using the BIDMAS rules.  21 – 32 x (8 – 6)
  16. Add together nine, nineteen and twenty-nine.
  17. Oranges cost fifteen pence each. I buy four oranges. How much change do I get from a two pound coin?
  18. What is the product of six and nine?
  19. When a number is divided by seven, the answer is three remainder four. What is the number?
  20. Write the multiple of eight that is between one hundred and one hundred and ten.
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P7S – German Food

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Please use the links below to find the German words for different food items. Record the German and English words. We will use this vocabulary for a task next week.

http://www.digitaldialects.com/German/Food.htm

http://www.softschools.com/matching_games/german/german_food_vocabulary/1198/

http://germangameshub.weebly.com/food.html

http://www.ukgermanconnection.org/?location_id=966#Food

http://www.zimflex.co.uk/German/Games/Key%20Stage%204/Topics%20Vocabulary/food/foodgameshome.html

http://www.zimflex.co.uk/German/Games/Key%20Stage%203/Food%20and%20Drink/foodanddrinkgameshome.html

 

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Rookie Rockstars – Nominated Adult

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Your child will be issued with the letter below today:

Dear Parent/carer,

We are pleased to see that tickets for the Rookie Rockstars events are selling well and you are still able to buy your two tickets until Thursday 27th April. Please complete the form or write your child’s name, class, House, how many tickets you require (max. 2 at £5 each) and put it in an envelope with the exact money with your child’s name and class noted on the front. If you wish to request extra tickets, note this on the form.

Reminders for the performance:

  • The car park may be extremely busy so perhaps consider car pooling, where possible.
  • Enter the arena at the left-handside of the Country Club, at the On the Hoof café.
  • On the Hoof café will be open from 5pm.
  • As the arena is used for equestrian events, anyone with horse allergies should take precautions.
  • The arena is cold so dress appropriately.
  • Pupils should be dropped off in the main arena between 6-6.15pm.
  • Take your seats from 6.15pm.
  • The performance begins at 6.30pm and should end at 7.30pm.
  • Pupils will only be handed over to the parent/carer noted below.
  • A large number of teaching staff will be at the events to assist pupils during the performance and will direct you in case of an emergency evacuation.
  • Official Rookie Rockstars merchandise will be available to buy at the events.
  • You can pre-order the CDs at the events.
  • Pupils are encouraged to dress like a rockstar for their performance.

As mentioned, all pupils must be accompanied by a nominated adult before and after the performance. Please indicate on the slip below who this will be and advise us of any changes, as soon as possible.

Many thanks,

Miss Karen McDowall

Principal Teacher

*Please return the completed tear-off slip A.S.A.P.

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P7 Judo Champion

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A huge well done to Rachael who won a Gold medal two weekends ago at the Sportif International. She had to fight many much bigger girls and even came up against a girl who had bet her before. But thanks to her hard work and effort, she triumphed and won!

Then after a tiring week at our residential trip, Rachael travelled to Northern Ireland to compete in a huge competition. She fought a girl three times and won! She was awarded a Gold medal. Congratulations!

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Rookie Rockstars – Day 2

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We had another fantastic session rocking out with Nick from Rookie Rockstars. We learned another two songs: Bullies Ain’t Big and Hey, Hey (I’m OK!). We practised the actions to the songs and played some air guitar along to the guitar solos. We even had some fun watching a rap battle between two pupils and two teachers! Please tell someone at home what you enjoyed most about today’s session.

If you want tickets but have lost the slip, please write your child’s name, class, House, which night you are coming and how many tickets you want. Remember you are guaranteed 2 tickets (£5 each) and can request extra which will be given out when all tickets have been sorted. Please put the exact money and request slip in a sealed envelope with your child’s name and class. Your child can hand it to their teacher in the morning or hand it in at the office.

Many thanks,

Miss McDowall

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Rookie Rockstars – Day 1

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Today we had our first session with Nick from Rookie Rockstars. We learnt two songs: I’m Glad To Be Me and Don’t Give Up. We also sung other classic rock and pop songs. The pupils had a great time singing, dancing, air guitar-ing, moshing and fist pumping to the songs. Please ask your child about what they enjoyed most about the session.

Thank you for the ticket orders we have already received. Could I request that any further tickets orders should be in for tomorrow, Tuesday 25th April? Please put the exact money and number of tickets you want (max. 2) in an envelope. If you want any extra tickets, please note that on the form too. The tickets cost £5 each.

The Eagles and Ospreys will be performing on Tuesday 2nd May and the Hawks and Falcons will be performing on Wednesday 3rd May. The performances start at 6.30pm in the Main Arena at Ingliston Country Club. Pupils should arrive in the arena from 6pm and no later than 6.15pm. We hope to see as many of you there to support your child and the school as possible.

Official Rookie Rockstars merchandise (hats, t-shirts, writstbands) will be available to buy at the event. We encourage the pupils to dress like a rockstar for their performance.

Thank you,

Miss McDowall