This week pupils took part in all things scientific as St. John’s focused on science, technologies and engineering as part of our celebration for National Science Week. We kicked off with a special launch assembly on Monday afternoon when the children launched their aerodynamic ‘o’ rings, which they created in class. We had class and House competitions to see whose creation flew the furthest. On Wednesday the children took part in a Science carousel where they rotated around various science experiments including ‘Fantastic Flight’, ‘Cracking Chemistry’ and ‘Feel the Force’.

On Friday, to conclude our science week, the whole school visited Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh. The children thoroughly enjoyed their day and found out lots of interesting information on the Rainforest, glaciations, space and so much more. The children’s behaviour was excellent and they represented the school so well. Well done!

A huge thank you to Mrs Wong who led the science events throughout the school all week.

Our Lenten fundraising continues with Crazy Hair Day taking place on Wednesday. There was a range of wild and wacky hairdos and a huge thank you to everyone who took part.

The delicious aromas of the Mediterranean continued on Thursday as Mrs Kelly led cooking lessons for every class. The pupils were making Paella this week which tasted delicious. Also on Thursday, the Primary 5 pupils began their swimming lesson block at Coalburn Leisure Centre. They were accompanied by Mrs Birtles who commented on how well the children conducted themselves.

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