This week we started our new Context for Learning all about China. We shared what we already know about China and questions that we would like to find the answers to. We have already learned some facts about China. The population is around 3.4 billion and the capital is Beijing. We looked closely at a map of China and worked in teams to locate as many places and surrounding countries on the map as possible. Manga art and comic books are very popular in China. We looked at examples of Manga art and created our own characters using the common features of Manga art, such as big eyes and small noses and mouths. We then used the characters to create our own Manga comic strips. Did you know they read the comics from the right to the left?

On Wednesday some S6 pupils from Bathgate Academy came to the school to practise some carols with us. We will be performing these carols with other children from primary school sin Bathgate on the 14th of December at Bathgate Academy.

Today we all dressed down for Children in Need. The ARB did a fantastic assembly about Children in Need and they have put a lot of work into raising money for the charity. Thanks for organising the raffle!

See you next week!