Wow!  What an amazing few days all our P4s have had!

A reminder that the P4s from both classes will be hosting an assembly next Friday (16th) at 11.45am.

We hope you can be there to share our experiences.

Good morning from Lowport!

Everyone’s had a great nights sleep and ready for our next day of adventure. We had a brilliant day swimming yesterday and loved the walk back along the canal – we walked nearly 20,000 steps!

We can’t wait for another fun day! See you all tomorrow!

We are pleased to let you know that all children will be able to attend our Lowport residential this week from Wednesday to Friday. We are able to join both groups together due to a drop in numbers. There has been a group call sent today with an attachment on your e-mail, detailing some important information. The children have also got a paper copy to take home with them today. Thanks for your patience during this time.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! 🙂 

The snow is still falling so here are some more ideas to stop you getting bored.

• Build an igloo!   Then research how an igloo keeps you warm.

• Write an acrostic poem using words such as Snow, Snowflake, SnowDay

• Measure how deep the snow is – remember to include the unit of measurement i.e. cm, inches etc

• Conduct a science experiment by collecting snow in 3 similar sized tubs, wrap one securely in a towel, one securely in tinfoil and leave one uncovered.  Leave over night and see the difference in the morning.  Record any changes and suggest ideas as to why you think these changes have happened.

I hope you are all making the most of the snow and having fun outside!

Send any Powerpoint Files, Photographs etc either via your Glow account or direct to my email:  elaine.preston@westlothian.org.uk

Miss Preston

P5-P7 you could revise some Spanish or learn some new words and phrases using the website below:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primarylanguages/spanish/

There is a French version too!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primarylanguages/french/

Hope you are all well and enjoying your snow days.

Here are a few activities you can be busy doing at home

Literacy:  Write sentences about winter using connectives and,but, so and because.  Make them as interesting as you can. Draw and colour a picture to match your sentence.

Numeracy: Practice addition and subtraction sums by rolling 2 dice.  If you do not have any dice at home why don’t you try and recall number bonds to 10 and 20.

You can also practice you addition and subtraction skills using the Topmarks game Hit the Button.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

IDL:  Use your internet research skills to find out the temperature in Aberdeen, Inverness, Glasgow and Bathgate.  Which is the coldest? Which is the warmest?

P2B- Please remember to practice your lines for assembly on Friday!

Miss Arkless and Mrs McRae

I hope you are all staying safe and warm!

Here are some ideas of what you can do during the snow days.

Miss Preston

Maths/Numeracy

• Logon to Sumdog and get some practice before our Sumdog competition next month!    https://www.sumdog.com/
• Practice your timestables using Hit the Button    https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
• Look for 2D and 3D items around your home

IDL

• Continue to work on your homework challenge to research and create a factfile, a poster or a model about Grey Friar’s Bobby

Literacy

• Complete the attached fun worksheets
• Write an imaginative story about a snowman that comes to life

Art

• Draw or paint a poster of the view from your bedroom window – try to think of some WOW adjectives to describe what you see
• Using your mobile device take some photos over the next couple of days to create a collage or timeline of the snow days

Music

• Practice the songs for the show
• Practice Highland Cathedral for our assembly
• 3D Shape Colour
• Activity Differentiated as MILD
• Alien Adjectives
• Cut and Stick Connectives
• Punctuating Sentences
• WOW Verbs and Adjectives

Here are some other activities you could try:

1 Instead of building a snowman, why not try something different like an animal, castle or fort.

2 Write a winter poem and try to use some boost words.

Hope you’re all having fun enjoying the snow! Here’s a few things you can do to keep busy on this Wintry Wednesday…

1. What can you see outside? Write a few sentences using your boost words.

2. Use items around the house to create a snowy collage or painting. Bring it in for us to see.

3. Help around the house – help to prepare lunch, mop the floors, tidy your room – let us know what you did by keeping a diary of your day.

4. Use your devices to play online games you know and love or try a new one! Education city is available using the log ins in your diaries.

5. Build a snowman!! Complete with hat, scarf and stones for buttons. Give it a name and make up a magical story involving you and your new friend!

Keep safe and have fun!

(Nursery parents – see Nursery blog)

As part of Fairtrade fortnight, a tuck shop will be available to children, each day at break time.  Here is a list of the snacks available to buy.

• A pack of fruit and lemon biscuits for 70p
• A pack of chocolate chip cookies for 70p
• A chocolate Geobar for 60p
• A mixed berries Geobar for 60p.
• Fairtrade banana for 30p.