I enjoyed the chemcial reaction in Science.  Paige

I enjoyed using Litmus paper to test if liquids were acid or alkaline! Tobin

I enjoyed practising for our class assembly.  Jamie

I enjoyed using Litmus paper in Science.

I enjoyed learning the assembly songs with Mrs Drummond.

I enjoyed the Macmillan coffee morning.  Harry

I enjoyed everything at school this week.  Cameron R

I enjoyed doing maths on the iPad.  Callum

I enjoyed making the big erruption in science.  Stacey

I enjoyed the Macmillan coffee morning.  Steven

I enjoyed the Macmillan cofffee morning and seeing all my friends.  Robyn

I enjoyed the coffee morning.  Mark

PLEASE REMEMBE OUR ASSEMBLY IS NEXT FRIDAY 2ND OCTOBER @ 9.15.  WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE!

This week in P5b…

I really enjoyed science this week. We were seeing which solids and liquids we could separate by filtering. Kamron

I enjoyed listening to the P7 assembly. Paige

I enjoyed the the SRA because it was a challenge. Harry

I enjoyed the assembly because it was funny and interesting. Casey

I enjoyed the assembly because it teaches us stuff that we need to learn in life. Luca

I enjoyed science because we got separate solids and liquids. Lauryn

I enjoyed the assembly and science. Fiona

I loved the assembly and my brother Cameron spoke about Michael Jordan and Cameron would like to grow up to play for the NBA. Skye

I enjoyed making the William Wallace comic strip. Gabriel

I looked doing the problem solving Mystery Wheel challenge. Noah

I enjoyed the P7 assembly. Jordan

I enjoyed the drumming in P5a.

Good luck to Tobin and Noah who are participating in finals day tomorrow at Kingsfield Golf Club.

We are very excited about Lowport.  Those that aren’t going are going to have fun at school and go on their own adventure!

P5b have been very busy this week.

This week I have learned……

Big Maths Beat That. Lewis

how to draw a shadow and I also liked doing the bookmark. Noah

how to sketch and crosshatch. Tobin

how to play the Djembe drums. Fiona

how to do a science experiment. Michelle

how to dissolve materials. Gary

how to play the drums. Colin

learned lots of history about William Wallace and Robert Bruce and I learned how to draw a really cool optical illusion called the 3D hand. Jack

how to draw a shaded apple with a shadow. Skye

how to drum. Paige

how to play on the drum. Darja

I enjoyed science and learned how to dissolve things in water. Robyn.

Here are some photos from our LAC  Potions Lab.  We were investigating which materials were soluble and insoluble.

Congratulations to Gary who is our Pupil of the Week this week for always following the class Rights and Actions and always doing his best.

Have a great weekend.

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a lovely, relaxing holiday!

It’s been a really fun few days in P5b. We have made our Class Charter, learned about Solids, Liquids and Gases, been reading Billionaire Boy and doing lots of cool art activities.

What we think about P5b so far…………………

I like being in P5b because the task we did on Billionaire Boy was really fun. Murray

I really enjoyed science when we did the coke and mentos experiment and I really enjoyed when we did the 3d hand optical illusion drawing. Jack

I like being in P5 because we do fun stuff in science. Darja

I like my teachers and I like enjoyed learning about Billionaire Boy. Jamie

I like all of P5! Paige

I liked the 3d hand optical illusion drawing. Katie & Colin

I liked coming back to school because I can see all my friends. Gabriel

I like P5b it is so fun so far you couldn’t have nicer teachers. Casey

I enjoyed doing the 3d hand optical illusion drawing. Michelle

I like our project science when we did the mentos and coke experiment. Aiden

I enjoyed seeing all my friends. Kamron

So far I enoyed art with the teacher and seeing my friends. Katya

I thought putting mentos in coca cola because it was really cool even though we didn’t put the mentos in ourselves. I wish I could do that at home. Anyway it was really cool I am looking forward to other cool stuff like that in P5b. Stacey

P5b is so fun because you get to do so much fun stuff. Lewis

I like P5b it is fun I like the teachers and I liked when we did the mentos experiment. Callum

I really liked the David Williams Billionaire Boy friendship task. Harry

I liked all the teachers in P5b. Steven

I really enjoyed drawing Bumfresh Towers and our teachers can’t get any nicer. Skye

I like p5b because the teachers are very nice. I also like p5b because the science is really cool. Fiona

My favourite thing in P5b is Solids, Liquids and Gases. Cameron

I enjoyed science because we learned all about matter and I am looking forward to the rest of the year. Luca

My favourite part of P5b was drawing the 3d hand drawing. Mark

I enjoyed learning about Billionaire Boy. Jordan

I enjoyed learning about Billionaire Boy and doing the 3d hand drawing. Robyn

I liked doing the friendship sheet. Gary

I really like the teachers. Archie

I really enjoy being upstairs in P5 because there is a nice view out of the window. Lauryn

I like being in P5b because we get more work. Tobin

I like learning about Solids, Liquids and Gases and drawing the 3d hand. Noah

Have a great weekend!

What I will remember about P5m…

Mrs McClafferty attempting to sing ‘Let it Go’, the Victorian School day and the Victorian assembly. Roan

I will remember all the laughs me, Mrs Mackenzie, Mrs McClafferty and the whole class had! I will always remember singing ‘Still I fly’ when we released our butterflies. Scott

I will remember the Victorian topic because we did an assembly on it and I will also remember Mrs McClafferty singing, ‘Let it Go’. Ella

I will remember going to Lowport because it was really fun! Olivia

I will remember everything including the Victorian school day, Victorian tea party, assembly, sports day, the teachers, play time, lunch time, golden time and choose time! Annie

I will remember New Lanark. Connor

My favourite thing was going outside and doing outdoor PE. Louisa

I will remember Freedom! The Scottish Wars of Independence topic. Ramsay

I will always remember when Mrs McClafferty started singing ‘Let it Go’ and I let my milk go (down the front of my uniform) because I got a fright! Zoe

I will remember the fantastic assembly and our wonderful teachers. Lucy

I will remember Mrs McClafferty because of her COOL singing! Ben

I will remember when we planted our sunflower seeds. Andrew

I will remember the time when Mrs McClafferty was singing ‘Let it Go’ and Zoe got a fright and spilt milk all over her top! Casey

I will always remember running with a sack on my head at sports day and 2 lovely teachers. Kiera H

I will always remember the library and all its bookie gloriousness! Jane

I will remember everything especially Mrs McClafferty singing ‘Let it Go’! Clara

I will remember doing drumming with Mrs Drummond and learning about the Victorians. Ellie

I will remember the Victorian topic because of the assembly. Cameron M

I will remember the Victorian assembly. Madeleine

I will remember EVERYTHING. Especially Mrs McClafferty and Mrs Mackenzie! Freya

I will remember Jimmy (the teddy bear)!. Declan

I will remember the lovely teacher s and all the fun we had like; Lowport, the assembly, the Victorian tea party, Victorian school day, Golden Club event, New Lanark and Musical Theatre (Grease), violin, art and getting into the Golden Club! Jessie

I will remember my wonderful teachers Mrs Mackenzie and Mrs McClafferty. Gemma M

I will remember Lowport because I enjoyed the Jungle Bashing! Gemma B

I will remember the teachers because they are awesome. Sarah

I will remember Jimmy and being the first person in the school to get into the Golden Club! Lexis

I will remember Mrs McClafferkenzie, Jimmy and Lowport. Geo

I will remember the time at Lowport when I got my foot stuck in mud and then Gemma M got struck trying to help me out! Cameron B

I will remember inventing Rowena (poor Roan)! Isla

I will remember Lowport and all the amazing experiences with it! Louise

A huge congratulations to Connor and Ella on sports day for winning both the sprint race and overall award.

Finally, have a fantastic summer. It has been a pleasure to teach all the children in P5m this year and I will miss them all. I wish them all the very best for P6!

2 weeks on Sunday I’m going to start learning bowls at the bowling club! Lexis

I am having a birthday party in the summer holidays and it’s only 9 days until the holidays! Kiera H (Yes! Says Mrs McClafferty)!

I am so excited for the Grease show for choir and musical theatre! Madeleine

I enjoyed being a judge in P5m’s Got Talent! Scott ( and he’s great at the Chicken Dance)

I might be getting a dog for my birthday and my birthday is on the very last day of school.  Zoe

This week I enjoyed doing the talent show.  Olivia

This week I enjoyed the talent show.  Me, Olivia and Clara entered and came joint second! Ella (Well done girls)

I enjoyed the talent show and all of the excellent acts.  (Louise)

On the 19th October – 23rd I’m going to Centre Parcs and I enjoyed being a judge on the talent show. Roan

In the talent show me and Ellie came joint second doing gymnastics.  Kiera B

I’m going to the cinema in the summer holidays! Andrew

I can’t wait until 23rd of June as it’s my little brother’s birthday. Ellie

I enjoyed the talent show and at the end of my performance I did a belly flop! Freya (Ouch! Sounds sore)!

The pictures of the talent show are great! Well done to the winners Isla and Lucy!

Our news this week…

In school…..

I learned about fractions and percentages. Gemma M

I enjoyed maths

We went to a rugby festival and played tag rugby and sharks and fishes. We never got to play rugby because of the rain. J Roan

I learned how to play rugby. Geo and Ellie

Cameron enjoyed getting soaked at the rugby festival and Casey enjoyed watching Hetty Feather after the rugby festival.

Clara didn’t enjoy the rugby because she felt sick. L

I have learned about food chains and webs. Sarah

Zoe enjoyed the Food Fight game.

I liked when the caterpillars went into the net. Ben

I am looking forward to Sports Day! Declan

I have learned how to play Slurs on the violin and learned how to play Ode to Joy. Lucy

I have enjoyed learning ‘Chicken in the Kitchen’ on the violin. Thank you Jessica for teaching me. Isla

Outside school…

On the Gala Day I am walking with Funky Fitness. After that I am going for a barbeque at my best friend’s house. I have another barbeque this Saturday. Jessie

At gymnastics I learned how to do a straddle shoot ½ turn! Annie

I am excited about doing the bars for the first time at gymnastics! Kiera B

At gymnastics I learned my compulsory level 5 bar routine. Olivia

I enjoyed practising for my dance exam. Madeleine

I found out that my cousins and my Auntie and Uncle are coming up from England to stay for the summer holidays! Lexis

I am going to Belfast on Friday because Glasgow Warriors (the team I support) are in the league final! Scott

Congratulations to Zoe Dunbar who recieved a certificate and badges from Girl’s Brigade for excellent attendance.   Well done Zoe.

And the good news is….

It is only 30 days until the summer holidays! Kiera H

Have a great weekend!

Another busy week in P5m…..

Here are some things we’ve been learning…

I’ve learned how to multiply by a single digit in decimals and how to play The German Tune on the double base. Lexis

I learned how to dribble with a hockey stick. Ella, Scott, Madeleine & Roan

I learned how to solve a decimal puzzle. Gemma B

I learned about fractions with Mrs Drummond. Ellie

I have learned what similes are. Cameron M

I learned how the world was created! Sarah

I learned my 7 times tables off by heart! Jane

I learned how to multiply single digit decimal numbers. Ben

I have learned how scientists believe the world began. Declan

We also learned about seed dispersal and the ‘Fight for Survival’.

Here are some photos from our dispersal experiment.

We used our knowledge of recording data to record the number of seeds on a tally chart and then displayed the information on a bar chart!

And some news from outside school…..

Kiera H’s guinea pig fell on his back and got a fright!! Oh no, poor piggie!

Annie learned how to do a back walkover on a beam in gymnastics! Wow!

Olivia learned how to do a cartwheel back tuck of the beam in gymnastics! Wow!

Have a great weekend! Remember 10 gem points for everyone who comments on the blog!!

Congratulations to P5m who sang Circle of Life beautifully for Celebrating Success!! Well done everyone, it was not an easy song to sing!

A special mention goes to the following people who received certificates….

Lexis McGrorty – Head Teacher’s Award

Roan Laing – Demonstrating School Values

Declan Doyle – Effort and Improvement

Louise Kirk – High Standard of Work

Scott Aitchison – P5 PE award

In between song practices we learned…

Lots of stuff about the insides of plants (ovary, styles, stigma, carpel) and grew plants. Roan

I learned about pollination and fertilisation. Annie

I learned how to times and divide a decimal. Ella

I learned about money when I did my shop. Louisa

I learned the song Circle of Life. Declan

….a catchy but very annoying song that is stuck in my head now! Kiera H – would that be ‘Pollination Rocks’ Kiera?

I have learned how to sing!! Well done Cameron M!

I learned how to multiply a decimal by a single digit and I learned about pollination and fertilisation. Casey

I learned how to play Brass Profundo in Double Base. Louise

I learned about Pollination, fertilisation and germination. Zoe

I learned how to describe a species. Ella

Just for Kiera, here’s the link to Pollination Rocks!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5yya4elRLw

Have a great weekend!

Article 29 – Your education should help you use and develop your talents and abilities.

Even though it has been a short week, we have still learned lots of new things…..

We have been learning all about the different parts of the flower. Kiera H & Clara

We have been learning personification! Geo

We have been learning about different types of ways of displaying data….line graphs, pictograms and bar charts. Zoe

We learned the song Circle of Life. Freya

We have learned how to read a line graph.  Lexis

I learned a new parachute game.  Louisa

We have learned about different types of graphs in practical maths.  Madeliene

We learned how to create pictures out of collage.  Isla

I learned a dotted crotchet on the violin.  Scott

I learned how to improvise with jazz music on the double base. Lexis

I learned how to play Coulter’s Candy on the violin.  Jessie & Isla

We learned how to write similes. Kiera H

Have a great weekend!

What we enjoyed most this term….

Learning about Florence Nightingale. Olivia, Gemma M

Doing our assembly and going to New Lanark. Ella, Scott

Going to New Lanark. Ellie

Doing the assembly. Andrew

Assembly, New Lanark, class talks and designing home team signs. Annie

Learning about the Victorians. Zoe D, Kiera H

Learning Mathachins on my violin. Isla

Learning how to read musical notes. Louise

Preparing for my class talk. Cameron B

Doing the African Ki Yo Wah Ji Neh dance! Kiera B

Doing our Victorian school day, getting into the Golden Club, going to New Lanark, our assembly and class talks. Roan

Doing the Problem Playground. Gemma B

Victorian school day and class talk. Sarah

Working in our home teams and learning Mathachins on my violin. Lucy

Doing the PowerPoint at the assembly. Declan

All the class talks and learning Mathachins on my double base. Lexis

Drumming with Mrs Drummond, learning Mathachins on my violin, getting into the Golden Club and the Victorian school day. Jessie

Doing the assembly. Ben

I enjoyed New Lanark and Victorian school day. Connor

New Lanark, learning about Florence Nightingale and the Victorian school day. Ramsay

Writing about the lives of Victorian children and New Lanark. Casey

I enjoyed making the shop. Louisa

My class talk and assembly. Freya

The drumming showcase for the opening of the new gym and dinner hall. Cameron M, Geo

The drumming and our assembly. Madeleine

The Victorian school day, our assembly and New Lanark. Clara

Enjoyed doing the music for the assembly even though I only got to see the side of everyone’s heads! Jane

What? Nobody enjoyed maths?!

Have a great weekend!

This week we learned that Victorian children had NO rights. We have also been learning about some of the Victorian people that helped improve the lives of children.

We feel very lucky that we have the rights that we have today.

Article 1 Everyone under the age of 18 has these rights.

As we are only 2 weeks away from the end of term, the blog is ‘What I would like to learn more about..’..

Article 17- Access to information

I would like to know more about algebra. Kiera H & Isla

I would like to know more about algebra and if you don’t know what algebra is here is an example….star + star = 21!! Louise

I would like to learn more of my 3,4,6,7 times tables. Sarah

I would like to learn more of the 6,7,8 times tables. Scott

I would like to know more about what the Victorians wore. Ramsay

I would like to learn more French. Madeleine

I would like to learn more in my maths. Louisa

I would like to know more about Ramadan. Jessie

I would like to know more about the Victorians and how much homework did Victorian children get! Roan

I would like to know more about Islam. Gemma M

Have a lovely weekend!

Article 29 – Right to develop personality, talents and interests

Congratulations to everyone in P5m for a wonderful assembly.   The children all worked really hard and were really enthusiastic. I was very proud of each one of them. Thank you also to Mrs Drummond for helping with the singing.

Here are some of our thoughts on the assembly…….

I enjoyed the biscuits, they were yummy and I stole one and didn’t get caught! Don’t tell Mrs McFarlane! Jessie!!!!

I enjoyed all the songs in the assembly. Ella

I enjoyed singing the Street Children song. Sarah

I enjoyed getting dirty and learned more about the Victorians. Roan

I learned how to dance and sing songs. Louisa

I enjoyed the assembly and singing and seeing my mum and my sister. Ellie

I enjoyed the biscuits after the assembly. I also enjoyed wearing my costume. Olivia

I enjoyed the assembly because I loved our funny costumes. Gemma M

I learned so much about the coal miners and I enjoyed my lines. Clara

I enjoyed learning the songs at the assembly. I also enjoyed seeing my mum and dad afterwards. Scott

I enjoyed the assembly because I got to wear a bandage and got to keep it afterwards. I learned lots about the Victorians as well. Annie

Congratulations again P5m!

Our class trip to New Lanark

We really enjoyed our trip to New Lanark last Monday and wrote Obituaries for Robert Owen in writing.

Here are some of the things we learned and enjoyed…… (I think most peoples favourite part was the Annie McLeod ride!!

I enjoyed the Annie McLeod ride. Gemma B, Louise & Ramsay

I enjoyed listening to the Annie McLeod story whilst on the ride. Jane

Roan enjoyed the river made of Cola! Really Roan??

I enjoyed being a teacher because I could shout at people! Gemma M

I enjoyed the movie about Harmony. Isla

Everything! Kiera H

I really enjoyed the ride and I liked the school room and the film near the end. Casey

Well done to all the drummers and the choir who took part in the opening of the new extension. A special mention to Cameron Muir who did a great job leading the drummers and a huge thank you to Mrs Drummond and Mrs Innes for teaching the drumming and the choir. Well done to everyone for their fantastic artwork. The Victorian Street Scenes looked really effective framed.

Have a lovely weekend!

We have had a busy week.  We have been practising for our assembly we have been doing lots of art and music.

Here are some of the things we have learned….

I have learned how to do aboriginal dot painting and learned to do reading strategies at the right time. (Lucy)

I have learned how to add and subract decimals. (Lexis, Gemma B, Roan and Ella)

I have learned about Islam and Muslim peoples’ lives. (Ellie)

I have learned how to divide by 2, 3, 4 and 5. (Geo and Kiera B)

I have learned about the Islamic holy book the Qu’ran (Scott)

I have learned to play a new rhythm which is really cool! (Isla)

I have learned how to do aboriginal dot painting. (Louisa and Freya)

I have learned that aboriginal art is really effective. (Cameron B)

I have learned how to divide by 4. (Declan)

I have learned that Muslims are never allowed to draw a picture of Allah. (Kiera B)

I have learned how to divide by 4 in a different way. (Gemma M)

I have learned some of the aboriginal symbols. (Jane)

I have learned all the moves in my gymnastics grade routines. (Annie and Olivia)

I have learned how to do a perspective drawings of a Victorian street. (Olivia)

I have learned to play Merrily We Roll Along on our violins. (Lucy, Isla and Scott)

I have learned Scottish dancing in PE. (Kiera B)

I think you will agree that we have learned a wide variety of things!

And finally Happy Birthday to Lexis! 10 today. Have a fab day!