Bang Bang Bang at the door – Mrs. Hope was awake early and eager to get us out of our beds. It was Wednesday, my second full day at Dalguise P.G.L ( which is in Perthshire) and it was 6:30 am. Before I even had time to get dressed I had to run 3 times around the lodge Ben Lawers along with the rest of P7. It was FREEZING! After, I got dressed quickly and headed over for breakfast I speedily ate up and ran over to Survivor with our instructor Ella and the rest of my group. We had to imagine we were on a desert island and choose 2 items to take with us. My group ( the boys ) chose a pen knife and compass, I personally thought these were the best. We all then scurried off to make a den and try to start a fire. It was hard work but we got there in the end. Following that we had Jacob’s Ladder- my instructor was Findlay he was one of my favourites because he was great fun. Jacob’s Ladder was a massive ladder where the spaces between each rung grew further apart. No-one in my group reached the top, I was quite close but I looked down and felt I was going to fall into a dead heap on the ground. It was scary but exciting. In the afternoon it was canoeing our instructor was Callum he was a giant at a staggering 6ft6. At first we learnt how to turn then we played tig in canoes. It was great fun even though I got drenched. Our last activity was Giant Swing, for me this was the BEST! At first I was petrified, Marco and I were third in line to go. Initially we went half way then we decided to go to the very top. From the top it was an amazing view. I got a massive wedgie from the harness. After dinner we played ambush it was amazing fun. Finally it was bed tim, I was shattered.
Dalguise was a brilliant experience and really challenged me, it also put me out of my comfort zone quite alot. I wish I could do it all again.

This week we have been learning about the m and d sound. For each new sound we look through the ‘Magic Bag’ to guess the sound of the day, think about other words that begin with that sound and learn the song and action. We make a related craft and practise our letter formation on whiteboards. We are also starting to use magnetic boards to blend sounds to make simple words.

On Monday we used macaroni to make a m shape! The PVA glue was quite messy!

On Wednesday we made d print newspaper and then made our own dog to stick over the top. Everyone worked very hard and we were delighted with the end results. Keep it up!

Well done to our newly elected representatives who were elected this week.

Lauren is our new Class Council rep.

Well done also to Jay, William and Callum who also stood.

Roderick is our new Sustainable Squad rep. Well done also to Alfie and Erin who also stood for election.

Roderick wowed us with his speech which was;

I believe that the environment is the most important thing because without the environment we wouldn’t exist. We have amazing mountains, incredible seas and breath taking animals that need protecting. WE CAN’T lose them!

I promise that I will help the Sustainability Squad engage with the whole school and do something about the environment.

Well done to everybody -they were closely fought elections.

Hi today we are going to be telling you about what we have been doing in P7 so far this week.First we are going to tell you about P.E.

We asked a few people what they have to say about P.E. with Mrs Flectcher .A lot of people commented on a game we have been playing a lot recently called uni-hock .Uni-hock is a game where you have a bench in each corner you have to try hit the puck with your stick into the bench .You have to be careful to score in the right goal and not your own.We have also had people commenting on the tournament we are playing next Tuesday.

Now we are going to talk about maths.In maths we have been doing long division,fractions and a bit of percentages.We asked P7 what they thought about this.A lot of us have said that we have found maths hard but they are definitely getting better with the practice we have had.We have also had people that thought it was really fun.

We have been practising our Dalguise presentations and have been writing recounts about it.We hope we preform a really good presentation and most of the P6’s want to go next year.In our recount writing we wrote about the whole trip of Dalguise. We also redrafted the start of our recounts on the computers.

Last of all we asked some people what their favourite thing this week was.We had the Dalguise presentation,free writing,P.E. and house captain interviews.

Hope you enjoyed reading what we have been doing.See you next time!

Well done Drew for a great recount!

Making peach crumble

Our class, on Roald Dahl day, made peach crumble in Jedderfield.

First we washed our hands so we didn’t get germs on the crumble.  Then we cut the lovely, delicious peaches into small chunks.  Next we weighed the ingredients in a big dish and we had to mix it with our hands.  Next we put the peaches in a smaller dish with the crumble.  Then Mrs Stevenson put the crumble in the oven.  Finally we got to have a piece.

It was delicious and I hope we can do it again.

Well done Drew for a great recount!

Making peach crumble

Our class, on Roald Dahl day, made peach crumble in Jedderfield.

First we washed our hands so we didn’t get germs on the crumble.  Then we cut the lovely, delicious peaches into small chunks.  Next we weighed the ingredients in a big dish and we had to mix it with our hands.  Next we put the peaches in a smaller dish with the crumble.  Then Mrs Stevenson put the crumble in the oven.  Finally we got to have a piece.

It was delicious and I hope we can do it again.

A recount needs to have a title, an orientation, a sequence of events and a personal comment. Well done Isla for including all of the above in her first recount!

Going Swimming

On Monday morning our class went to Peebles swimming pool for swimming lessons.

First we walked to the pool with our partners.  Then we found a locker and we got changed into our swimsuits and trunks.  Next we waited at the side of the pool so then our teacher could put is in to groups.  After that we had our swimming lesson.  Finally we had a shower and washed our hair then went and got our clothes and got changed.  Then we walked back to school.

It was really fun going swimming.

A recount needs to have a title, an orientation, a sequence of events and a personal comment. Well done Isla for including all of the above in her first recount!

Going Swimming

On Monday morning our class went to Peebles swimming pool for swimming lessons.

First we walked to the pool with our partners.  Then we found a locker and we got changed into our swimsuits and trunks.  Next we waited at the side of the pool so then our teacher could put is in to groups.  After that we had our swimming lesson.  Finally we had a shower and washed our hair then went and got our clothes and got changed.  Then we walked back to school.

It was really fun going swimming.

On Monday 30th of September and Tuesday 1st of October  we had a bake sale and raised money for a charity called good 2 give which is for children with cancer and mental disabilities. Gabe’s mum is doing a hike in Transylvania for a week to raise even more money for this charity. The bake sale was very successful and we raised a total of £118.85. Thank-you to everybody that helped. The following people helped with baking and selling. They were:  Will, James Gra, Callum Lyall, Paddy, Joe H and Mrs Brown. Thank you to everyone who gave a donation.

For more information please visit the charities website.

Well done to everyone who applied for the roles of class council and sustainable squad representative for P4/5.  Congratulations to Rudi (class council) and Sadie (sustainable squad) who received the most votes. Happy campaigning!