P4/5 SANDWICK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Stronger Together, Reaching High
In music during term 1, we have been learning about note lengths and rhythms and we have been learning about Scottish music in relation to our class topic. We have also enjoyed creating our own music and graphic scores and have been developing our skills in playing the tuned percussion instruments, ukuleles, and boomwhakers.
Primary 5 have had a fantastic time exploring the world of work over the past few weeks! We have been busy learning about our own skills, interests and the many different opportunities that the world of work can offer.
We started our learning by exploring different careers as a class and sharing our individual interests with each other. We then completed the “What Animal Am I?” quiz on the World of Work website. The children answered questions about themselves, their interests and the things they enjoy doing. From their answers, they were given a range of skills and potential careers that might suit them, along with an animal to represent their results! 🐯🦉🐬
The following week, we put these ideas into practice by imagining that we were applying for one of the jobs we had discovered. The children worked on positive self-talk and learned how to talk about their own strengths and skills when writing an application. It was lovely to see them recognising strengths and becoming more confident in talking about themselves.
For our final week of World of Work activities, the children became employers! They created their own imaginary business, thinking carefully about what their business would offer and which skills would be important for the people they might employ. We had a broad range of ideas from shops, tech stores, sports training facilities, toy manufacturers and publishing companies. This encouraged lots of creativity and problem-solving. 💡
Some of the children then took their ideas a step further by presenting their businesses to the whole class. They practised using positive language, a confident tone and engaging presentation skills to persuade their classmates to be interested in their ideas. It was wonderful to see so many children speaking with confidence and enthusiasm!
The class enjoyed this learning so much that we have even had a few budding entrepreneurs setting up their own little stalls in the classroom, sharing their crafts and creations with their friends! 🎨✨
It has been fantastic to see the children developing their confidence, communication skills and creativity while beginning to think about their own strengths and the exciting possibilities that the future might hold.
This term, we have been enjoying weekly outdoor learning sessions with our Play Practitioner, Aimee. We have been busy exploring, creating and learning together in all sorts of different ways!
The children have had plenty of opportunities for self-directed learning, from developing their risk-management skills through tree climbing to navigating friendships and relationships through imaginative role-play games. We have also taken part in adult-led activities, learning more about the wildlife and plants around us.
One particular favourite has been getting creative with chalk and water! The children love mixing them together to create colourful paint for decorating our outdoor spaces – or, of course, making magical potions that can do anything their imaginations can dream up! 🧪
The children have also been helping to shape our future outdoor learning sessions by sharing the activities they would love to do more of. Some of their ideas include:
“Can we do den building?”
“I love scavenger hunts!”
“Can we do a scavenger hunt where you have to find bugs?” 🐛
We can’t wait to see where their ideas take us next!
What a fantastic start to the new school year we have had!
The children have been busy settling into their new routines, getting to know one another and getting stuck into their learning. It has been lovely to see everyone returning with such enthusiasm and excitement for the year ahead.
We have lots of exciting learning planned for this term, and we wanted to share an overview of what we will be focusing on in class. Attached to this post is our curriculum information, which gives you a little more detail about the learning and experiences your child will be involved in across the term.
We are so excited for all the learning and fun this year has in hold. Please find the curriculum information attached below.
-Mr Fraser
On 16th June, we had our Sports Day. There were lots of exciting events, including the welly boot throw, running race, sack race, and netball throw. We had a fantastic afternoon and were delighted to enjoy such lovely weather for all the activities. It was a fun-filled day of teamwork, laughter, and plenty of smiles!
On 10th June, we headed off on an exciting trip to Fraser Park and the Outpost in Burra. There was lots of enthusiasm, as we had been learning all about animals through our IDL topic in class.
We began with some playtime and a snack at Fraser Park before travelling to the Outpost in Burra. There, we discovered lots of fascinating facts about the different animals and even had the chance to feed them! To finish our adventure, we enjoyed lunch at Bridge End Community Hall before heading back to school in time for home. It was a fantastic day full of learning, fun, and plenty of memorable moments!
This past 2 weeks we have been making the most of the nicer weather and have been getting up to all sorts of creative activities in our outdoor classroom! From music shows, to making car ramps, sensory play with sand, making imaginary cafe’s and learning about measuring with meter sticks. It has been such great fun and P2/3 have been building such great skills with their friends in P1/2.
Good morning,
Please have a look at the curriculum overview attached to see all the exciting things that P2/3 will be getting up to this term.
Mr Fraser
In Health and Wellbeing, we have been exploring friendships and how to manage disagreements between friends. We discussed different scenarios that may lead to conflict and examined strategies for finding compromises while maintaining positive relationships. We then created and performed our own puppet shows to demonstrate these concepts to the class!
