Over the past week the class have had visitors with an expertise in Science, undertaken their ‘Journey’ project, carried out experiments, researched inventors and inventions and used i-pads to record all the learning that has taken place. They are looking forward to sharing their learning with others during our Science Showcase on Monday the 18th between 2pm and 4pm.

Primary 3/4 were learning the chemistry behind the making of slime.  Mrs. Horne discussed the molecules involved using visual aids before she assisted the class in making slime using a variety of ingredients.

These young scientists managed to produce 4 types of slime successfully.  They will showcase their slime on Monday, as we celebrate the end of Science Week, and share the learning that took place.

Great fun was had by all!

Thank you for the kind donations of materials requested to support us during Science Week.

I would like to invite you, on behalf of the school, to our SCIENCE SHOWCASE on Monday the 18th of March in the Assembly Hall. The completed projects and a selection of children will be there to share their learning with you and to answer any questions you may have. Drop in and see what we have all been up to anytime between 2p.m. and 4p.m. Hope to see you there!

To prepare for British Science Week I would be grateful if you could hand any of the following items, that you may be recycling,  into the school:

Clean plastic bottles or containers of various sizes with their lids

White polystyrene packaging – blocks/sheets

Cardboard boxes

Thank you for your support.

We have now received our delivery of 90kgs of rice. Order forms were given to the classes today to enable the quantity and choice of rice to be identified as well as the price. The form should be completed and returned to the school, with the appropriate money included, before Wednesday 6th March.

£3 a kilo enables us to give the farmers a fair price for their rice. Please support this good cause .

Congratulations to Emily Sorley, Ruaraidh Docherty and Bailey Cooper who all were placed in the top 20 of their category at the recent Stirling Council Cross Country Event. They have secured themselves a place in the Forth Valley Schools Cross Country at Bannockburn High on Wednesday 13th of March.

Remember to bring in medals, certificates and trophies to enable us to recognise and celebrate your personal achievements too.

This week Ruby and Ivy Horne were able to show us what they were recently awarded for dance. Well done girls!

The class started the morning with a ‘Make 24’ task. A few of the children managed to complete this successfully and Emily showed us on the whiteboard the way she made 24 using the digits given, 7, 8, 1 and 5.

Our learning intention today was to identify key language used in maths in order to aid our understanding of word problems. We identified different terms that relate to addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

When given different examples orally the class identified the method required to solve the problem before going on to write their own word problems and have one of their peers solve it. It was evident that many clearly understood the task asked of them and they created a variety of problems related to addition and subtraction.

We identified our next steps:

ensure everyone can identify the method to solve the  word problem from the vocabulary in the question

groups will continue to create and solve more challenging problems.