This term P3n have been learning about Food and Health as their topic. As part of this, the class worked cooperatively in groups to design a poster or a leaflet to inform others about what they had learnt so far. They also put their ICT skills to good use by using clipart to add in pictures. We think they look great!
First term in P2s
P2s have settled in really well and have been working hard this term. The topic has been birthdays and this has covered time, making graphs, seasons, months and many more aspects of time and people. The trip to see a film at Mareel was great and everybody is looking forward to more trips next term!
Primary 2n Birthdays
This term P2n have been celebrating Birthdays as a topic. We have been learning the months of the year, days of the week and seasons. We enjoyed playing in our birthday party role play area with party plates, cups and a birthday cake.
We have also made our own Birthday party hats and decorated party plates with a pattern of different colours. We have enjoyed this topic!
The weather today …
P4S has been studying all things weather related this term. We all enjoyed measuring the wind speed, direction, rainfall and temperature. Our co-operative learning groups took turns to read the instruments and record the information. Then we all made bar graphs to show our recordings and used 1 square to represent 2 or 5 units.
We made a display showing the seven elements of weather: clouds, precipitation, sunshine, temperature, visibility, wind force and wind direction.
Our poems were all about weather too. We typed them up in word documents and inserted clipart. We started creating factsheets about different climates and the animals that live there.
We are looking forward to our visit to the Lerwick Observatory next week to find out more about measuring weather and hope we’ll see them launching the weather balloon.
Fit & Healthy
As part of their Health & Wellbeing programme and to stay fit and healthy P6s have been running around the playground for five minutes twice a week.
Becoming Young Leaders
This term P6n have been taking part in the Active Schools  “Young Leaders” programme at the Gilbertson Park Games Hall.  This training qualifies the class to plan and deliver games and activities to the younger pupils in the school, as they become playground leaders (buddies).  P6n have worked hard during these sessions and are looking forward to putting their new skills into practice!
Designing Board Games
This term P7S have been reading ‘The Brilliant World of Tom Gates’ as their class novel. As part of this, they were set the task in their cooperative learning groups, of designing a board game based around the theme of the character Tom Gates. The board games are great and we’re looking forward to showing them off at the learner led event!
Jubilee Dance
Bell’s Brae Primary Jubilee Dance
The Primary 7 classes are planning a Family Dance with music by the Fustra to celebrate Bell’s Brae Primary Schools 60th Anniversary. The Primary 7 pupils are taking responsibility for organising the dance and plan to use the proceeds from the event towards their Primary 7 Edinburgh Trip and Activity Week in June.
The Dance will be held on Thursday 28th September from 18:30 – 20:30. There will also be a supper provided and raffle tickets will be on sale on the evening.
Tickets will be sold on a first come first served basis. Due to Fire Regulations 200 tickets will be made available.
Tickets are priced at £4 per adult, £2 per child or a family ticket can be purchased for £10 – this will admit two adults and two children. As this is a family night children must be accompanied by an adult.
If you would like to purchase tickets look out for a letter in your child’s school bag or download a copy from the  letter’s page on the website.
We are delighted that the Fustra has offered to support us with this event and are sure it will be a fun, memorable evening to mark our Jubilee Year.
Shetland Wool Week – Bairns Classes
Primary 5 Screenplay
On Thursday 31st of August both Primary 5 classes went to Mareel to watch Dhanak (Rainbow) which was being shown as part of the Screenplay festival.
Before going we watched the trailer and then worked in groups to predict what we thought was going to happen in the film.
Everyone really enjoyed the film which was in Hindi with subtitles. This was a new experience for all. We then attended a workshop with other schools to discuss and retell the story of the film.
Since watching Dhanak both classes have been researching facts about India and using these to create fact files. We have also begun writing our own adventure story.
Both classes would like to thank the parent helpers who accompanied us on the trip.
