Month: September 2021

We had Stuart Reid- author of Gorgeous George series of books- visiting the school this morning 22nd September to give us a presentation on his books and his work as an author. He was very entertaining and the children thoroughly enjoyed his antics and presentation. He taught the children a great deal through his humour which was at the right level for them. He asked for volunteers to act out parts of his books and introduced us to Grandpa Jock. He was very impressed with the behaviour and positive attitude from our pupils. The school has purchased a copy of each of his books as the children expressed a wish to buy them to read. Pupils will be allowed to borrow these from the class library. It felt good to welcome a visitor to school after such a long time.

P1-P7 have been learning all about pirates as part of this term’s IDL topic. The children listened to a story about pirates and illustrated pictures to match. Everyone really enjoyed this and produced wonderful pieces of work.

The children have also been acting out pirate stories, as part of drama, and have used swords and other equipment to role play.

The children are now looking at sea creatures and have started to make a Fact File. All of the children have chosen a sea creature to write about and are looking forward to sharing their finished pieces with you all!

Last Wednesday, we made our first trip of the school year to Fairy Gate wood. Our focus was literacy and the pupils participated in a variety of activities throughout the day. Lunch was around the camp fire and the children also made toast with chocolate spread. A highlight of the day was free play when the children were able to explore the woods and play together!