We have had a busy year in the gym, finishing with our successful sports day yesterday.  They all did so well.  It was lovely to watch them, they have come on so much this year.  In the gym we have finished with athletics and rounders and cricket games.

P.6-7 have been doing some composing using word rhythms that they chose themselves and then they notated their music using the knowledge that they gained doing the stave notation unit. Well done!

Online Event. This week P7s attended an online event called ‘We’re aff tae the Big School’. This was a transition event that schools from all over Scotland could take part in. There was lots of fun had by all as we heard some encouraging stories and took part in a fun quiz as well as trying the biscuit challenge. We also enjoyed hot chocolate and some snacks too.

Sport Day. Everyone really gave their all in our class races and there was definitely some competitive spirit on show. The class were fantastic at encouraging and cheering every team on. Well done to everyone for such a fun afternoon.

This week seems to have flown by. There has been a lot of discussion and activities linked to our house teams this week. The class were really keen to give their ‘House Team’ boards a refresh in preparation for sports day next week. They have done a fantastic job with each board.

These are some of the fantastic designs entered into the competition.

Big Question. This week we have been thinking about different forms of transport and transportation networks within different world cities. The class worked in groups and then shared their findings with the class. We also made some ‘World landmark’ hot air balloon artwork.

This or That. We had the choice between dogs, USA and netball for our be our quest this week and then also had to design a new biscuit for ‘National biscuit day’. Some lovely creations made by the class.

Primary 6’s week with P4/5. Here are just a selection of photos from the week that P6 spent with Mrs. Johnson and Primary 4/5. They were absolute stars all week (as I knew they would be) and hopefully all had a ball!

Primary 7’s trip to Unst. Here are just a selection of photos from our trip to Unst. The kids all had a super time and, despite the weather, we had a fun exploring Unst.

Big Question – Natural Disasters. This week our focus has been all around the different natural disasters we’ve not covered. Pupils worked in groups to research 7 different natural disasters and then shared their learning with the class. Great to see excellent team work and lots of original ideas across the groups.

All about Volcanoes. This week our ‘Big Question’ has been learning all about volcanoes and how an eruption happens. Pupils worked independently to create a poster / booklet / PowerPoint about Volcanoes and then in groups created models about famous volcanoes. We then all had a go at making our own volcanic eruptions. A couple of pupils wanted to use up the last of the materials and created a bigger version of the experiment we did. I think everyone had a lot of fun!

Electric Explorers. On Thursday afternoon, Primary 4 – 6 went to the village club to take part in a workshop by Edinburgh Science Festival. They all came back full of news and excitement about the event.

Earthquake Challenge. On Friday afternoon, we had a group task to build a structure of at least 30cm in height that could withstand an earthquake. The pupils could use anything they wanted to build their structures and there were points for creativity and structural integrity. Amazing creativity and team work on show from all teams and some very original designs. Both P7 girl groups won 1st place for creative design and P6 girls were runners up. One of the P7 girl groups also won for their structure as it hardly moved when hit by a powerful earthquake. Well done to everyone!

For the past few weeks in music, P.6-7 have been completing their Heroes of Troy topic which related to the Ancient Greece class project from last term.

Heroes of Troy is a BBC Schools Radio programme, and each week the pupils have learnt a song which are in various contrasting styles, they have listen to recorded music in the different styles and watched an episode which tells the story of the Trojan War.

Here is a recording of one of the songs: ‘Is it Love?’ The recording doesn’t do their singing in parts and harmony justice but hopefully it will give an idea of what they have been doing.