9 sleeps until Christmas!

We have been very busy the last two weeks. Last Wednesday we had our first visit to Bathgate Academy. We explored the school and the different departments during a treasure hunt activity. We worked in teams with some sixth year pupils to find the answers to questions about the academy. We all really enjoyed the visit and are now more excited about going to high school.

We were back up at the Academy on Wednesday to practise for the concert. We enjoyed our day even though we had to spend some time outside as the fire alarm went off! Some of us went back at night to perform the Christmas songs to family and friends. They all had a great time and they gave a great performance.

In maths the Pentagons and Hexagons have been learning about different multiplication strategies including partitioning and doubling and halving. The Decahedrons have been learning how to solve multi-step problems including all four operations.

In writing this week we had a challenge to write a Christmas story using 16 specific words. We came up with a list of words as a class. Most were Christmas themed but we also had to try and include platypus and caterpillar!

Last night we had out Christmas party. We enjoyed having the DJ there and spent the night dancing. The buffet was great and we stuffed our face with pizza and sausage rolls! Thanks to everyone for helping to organise the party.

We are all excited for Christmas and are looking forward to the Pantomime next week!

Class Dojo: Lexis

Pupil of the Week: Ellie