Christmas Party. We had lots of fun at our Christmas party on Monday afternoon.

Christmas Big Play. On request of some pupils, we held a Christmas Big Play on Tuesday afternoon whereby we opened all the classroom doors and pupils could play anywhere. It was lots of fun 🙂

Micro:bits with P1 – 3. This week we have run workshops for P1/2 and P3 to have a go at using Micro:bits. The P6/7 pupils were excellent examples of leadership and I think we’ve some budding coders across the whole school.

Christmas Lunch. A big thank you to the canteen ladies for cooking such a delicious Christmas lunch and to the Primary 7 pupils for helping to set tables and serve the P1 – 6 pupils in the school. A festive feast indeed.

Christmas Assembly at the church.  On Friday, we went to the church for a short end of term assembly. The pupils all sang beautifully and we got to hear the story of Jesus and Christmas.

Christmas Concert – Straw and Order. A massive congratulations to all of P6/7 for putting on excellent performances of ‘Straw and Order’ this week. They have been working hard for a good few weeks now on learning lines, singing songs, making props and they really pulled it out of the bag on the day! It was also lovely to hear our fiddlers playing too. Well done, you are all shining stars.

Christmas Artwork. Here is a selection of some artwork that has been created in class this week. Some of our younger pupils really love the Grinch pictures and have been spotted discussing all the different drawings and using them to practice their counting skills too.

Christmas Around the World. This week, pupils worked in groups to research different countries and how they celebrate Christmas. They had to find out about food/drink, carols and songs, traditions, Santa and much more.

This was the last week of gymnastics.  We have seen a lot of excellent work with improvements being made in skill ability and confidence.   I only took a few pictures this week.

Big Question Working Wall. Our ‘Big Question’ wall is now pretty full after a busy term 2 and there is still two weeks to go.

Just Dance Fun. With the icy cold weather, we’ve not be able to get outside for our daily mile this week. However, lots of fun has been had doing different ‘just dance’ videos in class. The pupils have had a lot of fun perfecting their moves and working as a team to complete different shape and routines within the dance. Great work P6/7!

Christmas Concert. We have not had a Big Question as such this week as we have spent a lot of time working on the Christmas Concert. We’ve been making props, adding in actions, perfecting lines and singing our hearts out. We are really excited to share it with you all next week.

This or That. This week there has been lots of learning about different animals with excellent hearing and how this helps them to survive / thrive. The pupils have also been finding out about COP28, climate activists or thinking about ways they can help the planet.

Christmas Concert rehearsals. Rehearsals are in full swing and the class are all working really hard at learning their lines for the play and their song lyrics. You really are in for a treat.

Big Questions – Light. This week we’ve been learning all about light for our big question. We watched a video all about light and then pupils worked in groups to create something to show their learning. We had posters, mobiles and even a ‘light box’. Excellent knowledge and creativity all round.

Writing. I just wanted to say how impressed I am with the level of writing the class are producing. We’ve been working on connectives and punctuation so far this term, and they’re all doing really well. Everyone is remembering to use these creatively and accurately within their pieces of writing.