p2/3 were lucky enough to have a visit from a fantastic guitarist – Miss Anderson’s brother!  The children really enjoyed getting the chance to ask questions about what it was like to perform in front of an audience and how it feels to play guitar.

Miss Anderson’s brother was kind enough to let all of the children have a go strumming his guitar and now they know how it feels first hand.

I’m sure the children will now feel inspired and more confident when auditioning for Blackburn’s Got Talent tomorrow! Good luck everyone!

Pics coming soon!

We could not have had a better day to celebrate Outdoor Classroom Day with Rowanbank! The children enjoyed hunting for suitable sticks for the fire, played games and created a bird orchestra during story time.  The children learned to identify dock leaves to use in the event of a nettle sting!  As you can see they had to put this new skill to the test a few times!  However, a few nettle stings certainly didn’t put them off drinking some nettle tea later on!

The children in P2/3 were making some yummy French cuisine today.  This was our first practise in preparation for entering the ‘linguachef’ competition.  As part of entering the competition the children will now have to write their own recipe and create a power point presentation.

We have decided to make ‘palmiers’ for this with a bit of a Scottish twist!  We won’t give away all of our secrets just yet but if you would like to try a simple palmier recipe then visit the link below!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/palmiers_83940

P2/3 had a fantastic time today at the National Museum in Edinburgh.  They were able to handle a variety of Viking items including weapons, everyday items and money.  The children also enjoyed a show inside the auditorium before exploring some of the galleries.  We even managed to sneak in a quick look at the very impressive T-Rex!

To quote one of our children today ‘This was the best day ever!”.

Thank you to all our parents and carers that came along to our Modern Languages Assembly.  The children did a fantastic job sharing their learning of languages including Polish, Latvian, Scots, Norn, Arabic and French.   P2 assembly power point

Below are some activities to complete in the event of the school being closed.  Of course, if the school stays open there is nothing to stop you from completing these activities after school!  I’m sure you will have lots of fun learning with these activities!

Hoop it up!  Try with an adult or a friend to see who can keep their hula hoop going round for the longest time.  It’s much more tricky when you have lots of layers on for the cold weather!

Cool critters! Use any natural materials that you can find to decorate your very own snow creatures!  Make sure you take a picture of your fabulous sculptures to share with your class when you come back!

There has been lots of excitement with the return of last year’s favourite visitor – Elfie! He has already been getting up to mischief by knocking over tables and chairs.  The children have been given the special job of showing him how to behave properly!  Who knows what will happen next…