Author: Mrs Malcolmson

P4 – 6 took part in various activities last week to celebrate Maths Week Scotland. There were online events, maths tasks and we all were grateful to Denise (Carrie’s mum) for talking to the class about how she uses maths in her job. It was very interesting!

We used our outdoor environment to create multiplication games as a team then share and play it with the rest of the class.

As part of our Natural Disasters topic, we were learning about how earthquakes occur. We also learned about seismographs which record the strength of earthquakes. We created our very own seismographs, as well as seeing what happened what happened when our tectonic plates (tea biscuits) moved together and molten rock (whipped cream) would rise.

What a busy week we’ve had. The class have settled well into their new primary class. Amongst many other learning opportunities, the class have started numeracy with a focus on place value. We’ve had lots of games to reinforce learning. The class have also worked up a sweat during PE with Mrs Malcolmson, with a… Continue reading Week 2 in P4-6

Wow! What a day we’ve had with the SIC Outdoor Education Team. We went to the Burn of Valayre. There was a lot of personal achievements and being challenged out with comfort zones. P4 – 7 had a fantastic day. We are so lucky to live here!

We had a fantastic day at the Active Schools run Hockey Festival. There wasn’t a focus on competition, so no scores were recorded. It was simply about getting fresh air, being active, socialising and demonstrating resilience!

The STEM coordinator visited us today with MTa kit and challenged the learners to create certain models, within a set timeframe. This really encourages children to use a range of science, technology, engineering and mathematical skills to develop the knowledge and understanding of skills for learning, life and work.

Today we had a fantastic day at the 60:40 with the Active School Co-ordinators who put on various activities for children of schools with 1 or 2 classes to give them the opportunity to take part in activities with a wider range of peers. The children all had a go at Ultimate Frisbee, Handball, Rugby,… Continue reading 1 & 2 Teacher School Event

Izzy Swanson joined us this afternoon for lots of drama fun! We had games, drama scenes from Tudor and Stuart times and also got to dress up in the amazing costumes!