This we have been learning how to measure the length of large objects using hand spans, feet and meters. We know which is more accurate!

In topic we have been learning about the River Nile and why it was important to the Ancient Egyptians and still is important to Egypt even today. We also learned about the daily life of Ancient Egyptians by investigating pictures.

In literacy, we have been learning about verbs and some of us had to differentiate between nouns and verbs. We were quite good at this!

Kyle won a Gold medal and trophy in the tournament at his Tae Kwon Do club and Aaron won a Silver medal and trophy at the same tournament. Well done boys!

Did you know we have our very own app?

This is a new and exciting way of communicating with parents/carers which we are in the early stages of developing. You can download the app for free now by searching in Apple or Google Play stores for Balbardie Primary School. At the moment we have 60 downloads and would love to see this number on the up.

We look forward to using this tool to help us keep in touch about upcoming events, news and to provide another way of  sharing messages with you. Let us know what you think and hAPPy downloading!

This week we have been learning about Ancient Egyptians as part of our new topic. We learnt where Egypt was and who the Egyptians were. They had a system of hierarchy which can be shown as a pyramid! We found out the roles of various types of people. Here are some facts:

The Ancient Egyptians toilets were a table with a hole under it.
Ancient Egypt had beautiful pyramids.
The kings and queens were actually called Pharaohs.
The pharaoh was the most powerful in the Land of Egypt.
The second pyramid to be built in Egypt was called the ‘Red Pyramid’. The first was called the ‘Bent Pyramid’ as it was built on un-steady ground and started cracking and giving way!

In maths we have been working hard with measuring and taking away. We are making sure we use the strategies we learnt are used at the correct time!

We are learning about Moses and how his role linked to Ancient Egypt.

Today P4b showcased their learning on Vikings to the school, parents and carers. The children had great fun preparing and learning the songs and scripts and were really proud of their efforts. We really hope you enjoyed it as much as they did!

Callum –The assembly was excellent but my favourite song was Valhalla tango and my favourite part was the gods
Jacob – I liked saying my lines because I think I’d like to be a blacksmith.
Elliot – I liked being a Viking Earl and I think we put so much effort in!
Skye- I had so much fun at the assembly and I was valkyrie.
Rose – I enjoyed the Valhalla tango and being a Valkyrie.
Guy – I liked the songs and the music in them.
Hope – I liked doing the Valhalla Tango dance.
Rayen – I liked everything musically.
Maisey – I enjoyed the singing.
Ben – I liked saying my lines as Odin because it was fun.
Jason – I liked our singing.
Charlotte – I liked being Brunhilda and doing the dance to Valhalla tango.
Katie – I liked saying my lines and my extra line!
Isaac – I liked saying my lines as Thor because it was fun.
Hayley – I enjoyed saying my words.
Nathan – I liked the song Valhalla Tango because it was great.
Luke – I liked being an archaeologist.
Emily – I enjoyed singing.
Louie – I liked my line because it was catchy and about a spoon!
Jamie – Lee – I liked being an archaeologist and finding a sword probably made by a blacksmith.
Ela – I liked learning my lines.
Emma – I liked playing my part because it was really fun.
Lucy – I liked doing the music.
Dani – I liked the biscuits and juice at the end!
Aryan – I liked the music. I liked singing chain mail.

Special thanks to Mrs Mackenzie and Mrs Innes for all the preparation of the songs, script and the amazing props!

We also enjoyed learning about the Viking raid on Lindisfarne and even launched our own attack on the island.
See how good a viking raider you would make using this link…..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/launch_gms_viking_quest.shtml

Primary 4 MVP for the month of January – Lucy. Well done, Lucy!

Pupil of the week – Hope for her excellent approach to Home Learning.
Table of the week – with 590 points

Our topic this term is the Scottish Parliament. We are enjoying learning about the way our country makes major decisions which affect us all.

We had begun by finding out about the political parties of Scotland and how our elections work. 

Noah – I have enjoyed making a Powerpoint to organise our ideas and share our party manifesto. We chose the Liberal Democrats.

This week we have mainly focused on debates, a common occurrence in any political situation. 

Murray – We are learning to debate many different issues like should animals be held in captivity or if homework should be banned.

Dasha – I am against animals being held in captivity. I believe they should be happy and free in the wild.

Michelle – Our group found out about and discussed some key points about homework. We decided that it should not be banned.

It has been a very interesting week in politics across the word, especially in America. We have enjoyed exploring some of the issues there too by forming and sharing our own opinions and listening to those of others. 

Mrs Murdoch believes that we are a very democratic bunch!