October 1, 2026
by Miss Irvine
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Shoe Box Appeal 2026

Yesterday we welcomed Clive and Brian from Shetland Aid to speak to the bairns about Blythswood Shoe Box Appeal. It was lovely to see the bairns listen so respectfully and ask such interesting and thoughtful questions. Brian showed them a made up shoebox for a young lass and explained what could go into the box and what was unsuitable. Leaflets about the shoebox appeal will go home on Monday and we also have some leaflets about Shetland Aid in school too for anyone interested.

Brain told us of all shoeboxes donated in the UK, 2% are donated from Shetland. If you would like to donate a Shoebox please drop them off to the Primary Office by MONDAY 9th NOVEMBER.

https://blythswood.org/shoe-box-appeal/

September 29, 2026
by Miss Hutchison
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P5/6 Prodigy Competition

P5/6 have been enjoying using Prodigy this term during their digital literacy time to help practice their times tables and other numeracy and maths skills.

This month Prodigy ran a class competition for all of its users, with the Primary 5’s coming 3rd place and the Primary 6’s coming 2nd!

Well done P5/6 for all of your hard work on Prodigy this term so far. Keep up the good work and maybe you will come first place next time! 🙂

September 28, 2026
by Miss Nairn
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RNLI Topic

P3/4 have been busy exploring our RNLI topic and recently put their problem-solving skills to the test with a very exciting boat-building challenge!

We began by investigating floating and sinking and learning about a special force called upthrust. We discovered that the shape and design of a boat can make a big difference to how well it floats.

Then came the challenge! Each pair was given just one 30cm square of tinfoil and had to turn it into a boat. There was plenty of thinking, planning and testing involved. Would a deep boat work best? Should the sides be tall? How wide should the bottom be?

Once the boats were ready, it was time for the ultimate test – how much cargo could each boat hold before it sank?

They were encouraged to test ideas, solve problems and make a plan before building their boats.

There was lots of excitement as cargo was added one piece at a time, with everyone hoping their boat would stay afloat! The boats that carried the most cargo without sinking were our winners. 🏆

This STEM challenge was an opportunity for P3/4 to develop their problem-solving, teamwork, creativity and perseverance skills – all while learning more about how boats work and the important work of the RNLI.

P5/6 Maths Week Scotland

September 24, 2026 by Miss Hutchison

P5/6 have had a very busy week full of maths-themed activities for Maths Week Scotland!

STEM Space Maths

This term we have been doing our STEM Space Maths topic, which focuses on spatial reasoning skills and includes topics like pattern, symmetry, shape and links to multiplication, division and fractions.

This week we looked at Arrays. Arrays can be objects, shapes, or numbers that are arranged in horizontal rows and vertical columns. Arrays can help with learning times table facts for multiplication and division.

On Monday we learned about arrays and made posters to show various examples of how arrays can help us with our times table facts.

On Tuesday we built block arrays using Lego, which helped demonstrate how fraction work in a visual and practical way.

On Wednesday we made learned how we can find out the number of arrays by multiplying the number of rows by the number of columns, even if some of the arrays are covered!

Maths Tales

For our writing this week, P5/6 have all created a story to enter in the Maths Week Scotland Maths Tales contest! The theme this year is “Travel Tales”, so pupils must write a story that includes numbers, shapes, something to do with travel, and includes the Maths Scotland mascot, Finn Finity! The pupils have all made an excellent effort on their stories and comics this week. Well done P5/6!

Maths Artwork

P5/6 have also discovered some examples of how maths can be used in artwork and have given it a try themselves! First we made Japanese Notan artwork, which required the class to think carefully about reflective symmetry when creating their pictures!

We also looked at the work of some famous Scottish artists’ who use maths in their pieces, including tessellation and scale, then we made our own pictures!

Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics

We also investigated how the Ancient Egyptians used Hieroglyphs for 1, 10, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000 and 1000000 to represent numbers. We then solved word problems as a class using the Egyptian Hieroglyphs, then made our own problems to challenge each other! This prompted a lot of interesting discussions around place value and bigger numbers.

What a busy week! Well done P5/6!

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September 21, 2026
by Mrs Polson
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Primary One Learn About Focusing

We are learning about focusing with ‘Focusing Fergus’. P1/2 say “Focusing means concentrating, listening really carefully to the teacher, thinking, not getting distracted, looking at what you are doing and paying attention.”

September 21, 2026
by Mrs Polson
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P1/2 Say Welcome to our class!

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September 18, 2026
by gw19patersonelizabet@glow
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STEM Space Maths

This term P6/7 have been working on our Spatial Thinking in Maths through STEM Space Maths, a project run by the University of Glasgow. In this activity the children have been using their communication skills and maths vocabulary to help their partner recreate an object that they have built.

August 27, 2026
by gw19patersonelizabet@glow
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P67 Bee Walk

Last session P6/7 were visited by the RSPB, Species on the Edge group to learn about bees. Since then we have been taking part in monthly bee surveys to detect and identify species of bees in and around both the school buildings.

This week, we took advantage of the super weather, and our new Primary 7 pupils took on the responsibility of taking the new Primary 6 pupils on their first ‘Bee Walk’. They helped them to spot and use keys to identify different species of bees.

Both the bees and the children were busy at work!

August 27, 2026
by gw19patersonelizabet@glow
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P6/7 First Week Back

We welcomed Primary 6/7 back to school this week.

We have been settling into our class getting to know the routines. We have put together our Class Charter which we will all try to follow so that we can have a happy, safe class to learn in. We have been learning about Meta-skills this week so that when we have opportunities to play we can think about the skills we are developing and how they will help us in the future. We have been busy demonstrating what we know so that we are prepared for a busy year of learning.

We are hoping for a fun year ahead!