Friday afternoon, we went for our first visit to either Castlehead or the YMCA, to explore some skills and activities linked to different careers. Not everyone got their first choice but there were lots of interesting things going on.

We thought you would like to see some of the wonderful art that we have done.It was  linked to our Natural Disasters topic, as Hokusai features volcanoes and waves in his art. First, we sectioned pictures by Hokusai, then recreated the pictures before painting  using water colours. They look amazing!

This morning, Primary 7 has had a wonderful time at Castlehead High School working on a variety of maths tasks. There were five different areas looking at different aspects of maths;  geometry, origami, numeracy, problem solving and ‘Dingbats’.

Scores were kept and there was a super prize for the winning team – including an Amazon voucher. Mrs Wilkie and Mrs Clydesdale wish they had tried harder now!

Our Winners!

Origami cubes!

Yesterday we were delighted to have 13 candidates trying out for positions on our Validictory Committee. They all took time to prepare a speech and as we await Miss Docherty’s announcement on the winning votes, we would like to take this opportunity to say, ‘Well Done!’ to everyone who gave a presentation.

Yesterday was also a busy day with parents visiting our classroom for Maths Week. Thank-you to everyone who was able to take time out of their busy day to join us.

Today, in PE, we continued working on our hockey skills. The sunshine meant that it was a pleasure to be outside. We are developing our stance and our grip, whilst also working on control of the ball. Mrs Wilkie is pleased with our progress and we are hoping for some more good Autumn weather.

This week, several members of Primary 7 have already brought in their Natural Disasters Homework Challenge. This has included one by Josh about the’ Pompeii Volcano Disaster’. As part of this, he has made an ‘active’ volcano using bicarbonate of soda and vinegar. We enjoyed seeing his volcano erupt and hearing his research on this disaster.

Other projects already received include Mount Merapi, Santorini volcano and the Japanese tsunami. We look forward to hearing about more disasters after it is all handed in on Friday of this week.

Well done to all of the Primary 7 children who competed in the road race at the Onyx…it was exhausting to watch!

Meanwhile ‘back at the ranch’ Mrs Clydesdale held the fort and some fantastic elephant pictures have been drawn. These link to our class book study, ‘Running Wild’, which has Oona the elephant as a key character.

Recently we have also been working on Haiku poems. They have three lines and follow a 5:7:5 pattern of syllables. They are about nature and originated in Japan.

Enjoy your September weekend and don’t forget that you have a ‘Natural Disasters’  homework challenge which is due in on Thursday. This is our latest Recognition Wall challenge and we are hoping everyone will make it onto the wall this week – we know you can do it!.

Last but not least…calling those who want to be part of the Valedictory Committee. Don’t forget to write your speech ready for the elections for this very important role in P7.  Speeches and voting are soon as possible next week.

From my point of view it was good to have the opportunity to ‘Meet the Parents’ last night. I hope that the information evening was helpful.

Today letters have been issued to those who were unable to attend last night. These contain the bar code to enable you to log on to your child’s Seesaw account ready for it to be activated later this term. There is also an in initial letter for Loch Insh.

Can I encourage you to return the Loch Insh form, or a note to let us know that your child is not planning to go on the trip, quickly. This is to enable us to set up Parent Pay to enable people to spread their payments over as much time as possible. We are unable to set this up until everyone has replied. Should you wish to take up this opportunity but need support financially, please contact Miss Docherty as there are several avenues we can explore to try and help people out.

We are also waiting for a few letters to be returned regarding leavers’ hoodies. Once again, it is not a problem if your child doesn’t want a hoodie or you would prefer their name to be left off, but we cannot proceed with orders or payment set up until everyone has replied.

In class, we are continuing with our topic on Natural Disasters, reading our class book, ‘Running Wild’, by Michael Morporgo and attending Elderslie Bowling Club to name a few highlights. I am keen to add some photos to the blog but again we are waiting for a few brown envelopes to be returned which will let us know of anyone who should not have their photograph featured on our blog.

Thank-you for your support,

Mrs Wilkie and Mrs Clydesdale.

As promised, here are some examples of our Jigsaw Art.

You will be able to see our jigsaw name wall, in all of its glory, on our ‘Meet the Teacher’ evening.

This week,  we have once again been working hard. Our P1 buddies have been busy supporting  the new Primary 1 children at both break and lunchtimes. This can be quite a demanding task and everyone has risen to the challenge of this new responsibility.

This morning, Mrs Clydesdale took her class down to Elderslie Bowling Club for their first lesson on the green. As expected, everyone’s behaviour was excellent. Weather permitting, Mrs Wilkie and her class head down for their lessons on Friday morning.

We have now started our numeracy work, a class book study, topic work on Natural Disasters as well as looking at Buddism.

We will post more photographs once we have this year’s internet consent forms in.

Mrs Clydesdale and Mrs Wilkie are delighted to be starting out with Primary 7 on their last year before High School. We already have a number of things in the diary and we will keep you posted.

Our PE days are Wednesday and Friday and weather permitting , next week will see us heading down to the bowling green in Elderslie. Mrs Clydesdale has already challenged Mrs Wilkie  to break her run of wins. The battle is on!

This week we have been getting to know each other, starting with some letter writing. We are also working on some personalised jigsaw art…watch this space for some finished articles in the near future.

The after school choir for Primary 6 and 7 will be cancelled on Monday 20th May as I will be unable to attend.

It will also be cancelled on Thursday 30th May as the Primary 7 pupils will be at Castlehead for a transition.

I will hold an extra after school session on Monday 17th June from 3-4pm  to help offset the missing time, as well as using time in school hours/lunch times.

Please remember our concert on the afternoon of Friday 21st June. Friends and family welcome.

My apologies for any inconvenience.

Mrs Wilkie