Primary 5 are holding an Open Afternoon on Tuesday 13th June at 1.30pm to showcase the work they have produced this term. Invitations will be heading your way very soon.
Mrs O’Neill and Mrs Hughes
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P4 Poem
Hi boys and girls, so sorry I forgot to hand out your poem at the end of the day! Try and practice as best as you can for Tuesday please. Sorry!
Glasgow
Here is the bird that did fly
spread its wings and flew
never ceasing, ever increasing as ambitious Glasgow grew.
Here is the tree that did grow
sprouting at a quick pace
branches reaching down below
creating our dear green place
Here is the bell that dud ring
with clear and positive chimes
always changing but never stopping
keeping up with modern times
Here is the fish that did swim
down the Clyde towards the sea
on an unexpected whim
happily feeling free
Our dear green place we have to nourish
So lets make Glasgow flourish!
There was a wee lassie who swallowed a midgie!
There was a wee lassie who swallowed a midgie. I don’t know why she swallowed a midgie so teeny and squidgy.
There was a wee lassie who swallowed a trout, it flip flopped and swim swam and bubbled about.
There was a wee lassie who swallowed a midgie. I don’t know why she swallowed a midgie so teeny and squidgy.
There was a wee lassie who swallowed a puffin. As if it where nothing, she swallowed a puffin!
There was a wee lassie who swallowed a Scottie. Completely dotty, she swallowed a Scottie!
There was a wee lassie who swallowed an eagle. Its really not legal to swallow and eagle!
There was a wee lassie who swallowed a seal. Like no big deal, she swallowed a seal!
There was a wee lassie who swallowed a cow. I mean – wow! – she swallowed a cow!
There was a wee lassie who swallowed a Nessie. Its especially messy to swallow a Nessie!
There was a wee lassie who swallowed a loch. It was massive but, och, she swallowed a loch!
There was a wee lassie who swallowed a midgie, but why a midgie, so teeny and squidgy?
and could she have swallowed yet more? – no doubt! but the loch that sloshed through her washed everything…. OUT!
Primary 1 info
Talent Show
Auditions for the talent show will be on Monday 5th June at lunchtime. Children who need music for their act should bring it with them. You do not need costumes. We will remind children nearer the time. Keep practising your singing/dancing/gymnastics/jokes.
Please remember, not all the acts will be able to be in the talent show as there are so many people auditioning.
Sports Day
Just a wee reminder – Primary 1 will be doing the following tomorrow (weather permitting)
- 9.30 – 10.30 – races in the field with Primary 2 and 3
- 11.00 – 12.00 – dancing in the playground with primary 2 and 3
- 1.15 – 3.00 – House races in the field with the whole school.
Week Beginning 22.05.17
We had such a busy afternoon in Primary 2H. The children worked in their topic groups to create a habitat which they had researched. We have Ocean, Desert, Arctic and Rainforest habitats. They all look fantastic!
Due to the short week and Sports Day, there will be no official homework this week. Homework will be issued as normal on the Tuesday after the long weekend.
I look forward to seeing many of you tomorrow!
Miss Hamilton
P1, P4 and P7 Class Photographs
The P1, P4 and P7 class photographs were sent home today. You are not obliged to order any. If you wish to make an order, please complete the order form and return it. Thank you
P2/1 w/b 22.5.17
Hi everyone
I hope you all had a lovely weekend and enjoyed the sunshine when it appeared!
The final holiday of this session is fast approaching and I have no idea where the time has gone! A reminder that children stop for the long weekend on Wednesday this week and won’t return to school until Tuesday 30th May.
Due to the short, 3 day week and because we have sports day on Tuesday, there will be no formal homework set this week. I will send bookbags home tomorrow (won’t need them back until after the holiday weekend) because most library books are inside them. Feel free to read these during the week if you wish.
On Tuesday, children should come to school dressed appropriately in their sports kit and wearing house colours. Please prepare for all weather possibilities (rain jacket , suncream, hats etc.)
As always, please let me know if there is anything I can help with.
Enjoy the long weekend when it comes. Here’s hoping the sun is shining!
Miss Cruickshank
P7S week beginning 22/5/17
Good Morning,
Here are your activities for the week ahead. If you have any problems, please let me know straight away.
Language and Maths
There is no homework this week.
Other
Tuesday 23 May 2017- Sports Day
– Please come dressed in your house colours and ready to represent your house with pride!
Wednesday 24th May 2017 – Transition Event at Park Mains
– Remember you will need a snack and packed lunch for this event. Park Mains have asked if we can wear school colours (eg Polo shirt or school jumper) to help identify pupils.
We still require P1 pictures of you in your school uniform for a leavers activity.
P3/2 Wk beg 22/05/17
I hope you had a great weekend. This week there will be no formal homework. We have sports day on Tuesday ( weather permitting) inservice on Thursday and holiday Friday and next Monday. If you would like your child to complete homework it would be great if they practised their number bonds ( p2 and p3) and timestables ( p3)
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
On sports day pupils should try and wear their house colour. Please ensure they have suncream on and a hat as children will be out most of the day.
Have a great week.
Mrs Fulton
The week ahead
Hope you have had a great weekend. There will be no homework this week as we have Sports Day on Tuesday (weather permitting!) and In Service day on Thursday, holiday on Friday and next Monday!
Sports Day-please remember children should wear a t shirt of their house colour.
Hawks are green, Falcons are blue, Ospreys are red and Eagles are yellow.
Please make sure your child has suncream applied before they come to school and bring a sun hat if they have one and a bottle of water. Even if it is cloudy, it is deceptive in the playground and on the field, especially if it is windy. We all want to be sun safe!
See you tomorrow!
Mrs Campbell
Converting Measurements
These recipes may help you with your work this week. We will be looking at converting different weights to be able to buy ingredients for different recipes.
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1223/bestever-brownies
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/mary_berrys_perfect_34317
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2220666/healthier-chicken-balti
P5H Homework and Reminders – w/b 22.5.17
Good afternoon everyone I hope you are having a lovely weekend. This is a short week with school closing on Wednesday for your holiday weekend. Please continue reading for your homework and reminders.
Spelling: Due to the short week there is no written spelling homework, however please learn your words from lists nch, se or o-e, for your spelling assessment on Wednesday.
Reading: As assigned by Mrs. Livingstone.
Personal Reading Challenge: There are now only 5 weeks left to reach (or beat!) the target you set yourselves this term . Please remember to bring your book to school as this will allow you to read it during ERIC time. Remember to keep recording the books you have completed this term in your Reading Passport.
Maths: There is no written maths homework this week, however if you wish to practise your multiplication please use the links below.
Multiplication Trainer Division Trainer
Personal Project: You have personal project to prepare on an aspect of the Titanic. You will then present your project to the class on Thursday 15th June. If you know that you will be away from school on that day (maybe to somewhere hot and sunny) you can complete your project earlier. Please let me know and I will organise a different date for your presentation. The criteria and task sheet for this task can be found here.
Here are your reminders for this week:
- There will be no P.E. this week due to sports day on Tuesday and your holiday on Thursday.
- We have our library visit tomorrow. Please remember to bring you library book with you so you can return it and choose a new one.
- Please remember to bring any empty, clean 2l bottles you may have for our Titanic science task (scheduled for Thursday 6th June). Each group will need 3 clean, plastic bottles of the same size so please discuss this with your group members.
- Please remember to ask any senior citizens you know to come along to our Roots & Wings café which we will be hosting on Wednesday 31st May (afternoon). We are also looking for 3 volunteers to serve teas and coffees (required from 1pm). Please check if anyone from home can make it and let me as soon as possible.
- P5S will continue to hold their Fairtrade Tuck-shop every Wednesday. If you are wanting to buy something, please remember to bring the exact money to school if possible. You can find the item prices here.
- School closes on Wednesday and will reopen on Tuesday.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
See you all tomorrow.
Mrs. Hughes
P5 – Titanic Personal Project Presentation
Over the next few weeks you should prepare a personal project presentation on the Titanic. You will then present your project to the class on Thursday 15th June. I know some of you may already be sunning yourself somewhere hot on this date, therefore you may complete your project prior to this date. Please see me (or Mrs Hughes if you are in P5H) and I will organise a different presentation date for you. The criteria and task sheet for this task can be found below.
Titanic Personal Project Presentation
Learning Outcome: I can research a given topic and create a detailed presentation.
I can use primary and secondary sources selectively to research events in the past. SOC 2-01a
I can discuss why people and events from a particular time in the past were important, placing them within a historical sequence. SOC 2-06a
Skill for Learning
Application & Knowledge: I can apply my knowledge of a given topic to plan and produce an interesting presentation.
Skill for Work
I can organise my time and resources independently to ensure my presentation is completed in the allocated time.
| Background
To build further on your presentation skills you have to prepare a personal project to present to your peers. Presentations play a huge part in our learning and being able to present to your peers, with confidence, is a great skill to learn. |
| Task
What you need to know: Your personal project should be about the Titanic. You may choose any aspect you wish. What you need to do: You can present your project in any way you choose. This might be in written form, a PowerPoint presentation, a booklet, a video or even a model. In other words, you have the choice to choose the way you feel will best help you to demonstrate your knowledge of your chosen topic. This project is all homework based therefore you need to think about the resources you will have access to: books, library, internet, personal accounts etc. What you need to think about: You can use whatever you need to describe your personal project: photographs, videos, props etc. Try to think about why you picked this area for your project. What was it that interested you about it? Remember some people in class may know nothing about the area you have chosen to discuss, so you must explain it in detail. How to get started: Get all of your ideas down on paper and then decide which ones are the most relevant and will best engage your audience.
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Product Criteria
| · You have 4 weeks to pull your presentation together so use your time wisely. You will be presenting your information to the class on Thursday 15th June 2017. Remember to try and present your information in a different format from what you have done before. Be creative!
· This is an independent research project. It is your responsibility to organise your time effectively and ensure you are putting in enough effort. · Everyone will approach this task in different ways so don’t worry if your friends are doing something different from you. Have faith in what you have to say and it will all work out. · This is your chance to show just how well you can take responsibility for your own learning. |
Happy researching!
Mrs O’Neill
P5S – Homework w/b 22.5.17
Good afternoon everyone! I hope you have been having a lovely weekend. It is that time again so please keep reading for a rundown of the coming week. Please remember it is a short week for you as you will finish on Wednesday for the holiday weekend.
Spelling: No spelling this week!
Reading: Your core reader was issued last Thursday. Once again, there will be no written homework as we will continue to complete our comprehension tasks for the core readers in class. As always, if there is any vocabulary you are unsure of, please take a note of it and we will discuss it in class.
Please remember to read aloud to someone at home and try to use expression where needed. Your reading feedback form should be completed (if possible) by the person hearing you read aloud. This task should be completed for Thursday 1st June. Your core reader should be brought to school with you each Thursday to allow you to participate in the class lesson. A number of you are forgetting to do so!
Personal Reading Challenge: Our Personal Reading Challenge has began again. You have 5 weeks to reach the target you set last week. Please remember to bring your book to school as this will allow you to read it during our ERIC sessions.
Please remember to record the books in your reading passport as you finish them. The passport is kept in class. Remember this is your record of the number of books you have read so far this term.
Maths: No maths this week!
If you wish additional practice of your multiplication tables, please use the links below.
Topic: You have a personal project to complete as part of our Titanic topic. You have 4 weeks to complete your project as you will be presenting to your peers on Thursday 15th June. Please click here for all the necessary details. I will go over this task with you in class tomorrow.
- Sports Day is on Tuesday (weather permitting). You should come to school in your sports clothes and house colours. Please remember to bring a waterproof jacket. If the weather is nice, (fingers crossed), please remember to apply some sun cream and bring a suitable cap. Please remember to bring a bottle of water.
- Our Fairtrade Tuckshop is on every Wednesday. Please remember to check our rota to see if you are in charge of the tuckshop this week. If you wish to buy something, please remember to bring the exact money to school. Details of prices can be found here.
- Please remember each group needs 3 empty water bottles (2l in size) for an activity we will be doing in a few weeks (5th June).
- School closes on Wednesday and will reopen on Tuesday 30th May.
See you all tomorrow.
Mrs O’Neill
P7M Homework – Monday 22nd May
As this is a short week with lots of different activities, there is no homework. However, there are lots of things you need to remember. Please read below to check the Map of the Week.
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Other
- P.E. kit – Monday 22nd for cricket at 11.15am.
- Tuesday 23rd May – Sports Day. Please come wearing House colours, face paint etc to show your House Pride! If we have to cancel Sports Day due to the weather, a text will be sent out in the morning.
- I am looking for photographs of you (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. Thank you to those of you who have already brought them in.
- Wednesday 24th – Park Mains P7 Sports and STEM event. We will be leaving school at 9.15am and will return at 2.30pm. You need to wear sports clothes but you must wear either your red school polo shirt and/or your navy school jumper with Bishopton emblem. Park Mains have requested all primary pupils wear an item of their school uniform to help to identify them. You need to bring a snack for interval and a packed lunch.
- Thursday 25th, Friday 26th and Monday 29th May – Holidays!
wk beginning 22/05/17
No bookbags home this week as it is a 3 day week and Tuesday should be sports day (weather permitting).
For sports day, children should come to school wearing their sports gear and wearing house colours. If its to be a hot day, extra water, hats and suncream please. If its to be a cold day, extra layers please.
Sports day will go ahead as long as its not pouring (good old Scotland).
Thursday is an In Service day.
Friday and Monday are holidays.
See you back at school on Tuesday 30th May.
Have a lovely weekend.
P4 School Trip
Our school trip is booked for Monday 22nd May and the children are very excited.
I know this is short notice but if there are any parents who would be available to help us on our trip we would be very grateful. If you could please write a note in your child’s diary, I will get back to you asap!
Please could all permission slips also be in for tomorrow.
Thank you
Miss Altman & Mrs McKay
Titanic Passengers – 18.5.17
PASSENGERS ON THE TITANIC
There were approximately 1300 passengers on the Titanic when she made her maiden voyage. As you know there were first, second and third class passengers on board. Now it is time for you to find out more about them.
Each group member has been given the name of a passenger who was on board when the Titanic embarked on her maiden voyage. Using the relevant links below, you are required to research information about your passenger. Only these links should be used. You should include:
- Name
- Class
- Date of birth
- Age when travelling
- Did they survive
- Any other relevant and interesting information
You have 1 hour this part of your task
House points
Well done if you earned house points today at P.E.
More weighing
Using our senses – what’s that smell ?
P7 – Park Mains STEM and Sports Event
Yesterday, you received a permission slip for the P7 cluster event at Park Mains on Wednesday 24th May. Please ask a parent/carer to complete this and return it A.S.A.P.
We are also looking for 4 adult helpers to accompany us. We will be leaving at 9.10am and should return around 2.30pm. If your parent/carer can help out, please ask them to write a note in your diary, post a comment on the Blog or call the school to let us know.
Thank you in advance.
Miss McDowall and Mr McAvoy
P5 Tall Ship Trip – Parent Helpers Needed
As part of our Titanic topic we will be visiting the Tall Ship in Glasgow on Tuesday 6th June. We will be leaving at 9.45am and returning to school around 2.30pm. P5S requires 2 parent helpers and P5H requires 3 parents helpers. If you are able to help, please leave a post on our class blogs or send a message in via your child’s school diary by Wednesday 24th May. This will allow us to give our parent helpers plenty of notice.
Thanking you in advance.
Mrs 0’Neill and Mrs Hughes
P5H Basketball – 16.5.17
Today Anna had you working on your shooting technique. She taught you about BEEF – are you able to tell someone at home what the letters stand for? She also taught you the correct way to take a set pass and a bank pass. She told you a wee trick for scoring a basket from a bank pass – can you tell someone at home what it was?You then took part in full court games, some of you are getting a little bit too competitive, remember basketball is a non-contact sport.
Iris Anderson competition
The next event we took part in was the long jump. Have a look at our attempts to break the current records and our measurement skills.
P7 Zombie Day 4: Solar Oven
Now that you have secured your location and created a way to get cleaner water, it is time to think about food. Sometimes it will be easy to make a fire and sometimes that might not be your best option for cooking food. In some cases, a solar oven could come in handy. Compare and contrast a solver oven versus a fire to cook food below.
As well as designing and building your own solar oven, your group need to research various types of energy sources, particularly those we use in Scotland.
Solar power is one source of renewable energy, however there are other sources as well as non-renewable energy sources. In your group, use the links below to answer the following questions:
1.Identify renewable and non-renewable sources of energy and give an example of how these are used in Scotland.
2.What is another name for coal, oil & natural gas?
3.Name some positive and negative global impacts of using non-renewable and renewable energy sources.
4.Where do we get most of our electrical energy from? How is it transferred to our homes?
5.Suggest ways in which we can reduce our own energy use and live more sustainably.
http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/science/energy/electricity/ (Use the tabs on the left-hand side)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/energy_resources/energy_rev1.shtml (Read all three pages)
http://www.ecofriendlykids.co.uk/renewablenonrenewablesources.html
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/non-renewable-energy/
http://www.environment.scotland.gov.uk/media/125965/seweb-energy-sources-and-impact-table1.pdf
http://www.environment.scotland.gov.uk/media/125965/seweb-energy-sources-and-impact-table1.pdf
http://www.environment.scotland.gov.uk/get-learning/energy/second-level/#tabMaps
https://www.scottishrenewables.com/sectors/renewables-in-numbers/
http://www.environment.scotland.gov.uk/media/125966/seweb-renewable-energy-table2.pdf
P7 Leavers’ Dance
We had a request from some parents to start the dance 15 minutes earlier. So the P7 Leavers’ Dance will take place on Thursday 22nd June, 6.45-9.30pm. Parents can return at 9.15pm to join in with Auld Lang Syne.
Thank you,
Miss McDowall and Mr McAvoy
