Welcome to our January blog!

This term is a very busy term for Primary 6.  We are currently organising our class trip to Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh and will be taking part on a workshop about climate change

We are really excited to have a student  teacher starting with us  called Miss McQueen.  She will be working with us from 2.2.26 – 21.5.26.

Literacy

Reading

We are currently the reading The Nowhere Emporium which is about an emporium which appears and disappears.  So far we have met the character Daniel Holmes and Spud Harper.  We like that the characters are a similar age to us and the story is set in Glasgow.  This story is definitely keeping us on our toes as we just never know what is going to happen next!

Writing 

This term we are going to be learning about exposition and explanation writing.  We will also be learning about poetry and recently entered a poetry competition all about our hopes and dreams for the future.

Talking and Listening

As part of our home learning we are currently preparing for our solo talks which are due to take place on 19 February 2026.

Numeracy

Sumdog  numeracy is an adaptive game based learning platform for children which seeks to boost mathematical fluency and engagement.  We have a 45 minute Sumdog session  on the chromebooks every week which we are really enjoying.

Mrs Marnie has also asked that if possible we try to access  Sumdog for 15 minutes 3 times a week as part of home learning.  Sumdog logins are available in your our homework jotter but please let the office know if your child requires a copy of their login.

We have been learning about the link between fractions, decimals and percentages.  We like it and can see how it all links together but it can be tricky.  We can keep practising our times tables to help.

We have been learning about 2d shape and 3d objects.  We have been learning about  vertices,  edges and faces .  This week we have been learning about place value. Here is an example     48,372 – 40,000  8,000  300  70  2.  We have been learning about decimal factions to 1, 2 and even 3 decimal places!

Social Studies

This month  the whole school has been learning about Scotland.  In P6 we have been learning about Scottish Traditions.   We learned about the traditions associated with Hogmanay and First Footing.  We laughed when we learned that the first foot in your house after the bells at New Year should be a tall dark haired man!  We also looked at Scottish national dress, the Edinburgh Tattoo and the tradition of handfasting at weddings.  We learned more about Robert Burns and looked and some children recited some of his poetry.  Mrs Kelly organised a Burns Supper for us and Ms Cassidy would like to say a huge thank you to Chester for his Address to  the Haggis and to Calum for saying the Selkirk Grace before our Burns Supper.  A huge thank you also goes to Isla and Olivia for reading the translations for both.

STEM

‘We learned about all the organs I liked learning that the heart pumps all the blood around the body’ (Devon).  We have also been learning about forces of objects.  We dropped lots of different balls from heights and recorded our results.

John Muir Discovery Award

We are working towards our John Muir Discovery Award during our outdoor learning sessions.

So far we have investigated how we can keep safe outside, we also looked at plants and flowers which can be dangerous to touch such as giant hogweed.  We conducted a winter audit in our curriculum garden and have also built dens for small creatures.

“I like going up to the back bit and enjoyed the  outdoor audit because I like spending time in nature. (Enja).  We all like doing the John Muir Award as we are learning about new things.

Euro Quiz

Euroquiz is an annual project open to all P6 pupils across Scotland, which sees teams of four working together to broaden their knowledge of Europe and the wider world. Subjects covered include languages, history, geography, culture and European affairs. Heats take place in South Lanarkshire in  March, with the winning teams from all areas progressing to the National Euroquiz Final in June.

We will be entering a team of 4 into the South Lanarkshire Euro Quiz in March.  Olivia, Devon, Eva S and Ollie have kindly put themselves forward for this (with Ava and Sophia taking on roles of substitute team members).  Team members will be working with Ms Cassidy and Mrs White over the next few weeks in preparation for the quiz.  Good luck everyone!

Football

Mrs Hare continues to coach our football team.  We are really enjoying football because we get to play  football after school every week and see our friends.   We enjoy playing against other teams and developing our football and  team working skills – thanks Mrs Hare!

Chanter

Mrs Kelly arranged a special treat for us when a visitor came in and taught us all about the bagpipes.   He even played them in the class! We were then given a chance to practise chanter.  Some children have joined the after school club and are learning scales and to play happy birthday!

Thank you for reading our blog – see you next time!