Category: Pupil Learning

Families who are entitled to free school meals and/or a clothing grant for their children during the 2019-2020 sesssion are invited to apply. See below for details.

What a busy couple of weeks we’ve had in Primary 6. Last week, we had a transition morning at Deans Community High School where pupils had a taster of different lessons such as Science, P.E, English and Computing, to name but a few. This was a fantastic insight for all pupils and they have many more transition activities to look forward to in Primary 7.

We also took part in the Community Sports Festival with our fellow cluster primary schools. Pupils were mixed between schools and were able to try out 8 different sports – Cricket, Taekwondo, Football, Rugby, Handball, Athletics, Hockey and Dance.  Lots of fun was had by all and we were so lucky with the weather.

This week, we came back refreshed after our holiday Monday into assembly mode for next Friday. The pupils are bursting with ideas for their assembly and it’s really taking shape. We have been creating lots of bright and colourful posters for Deans Gala Day using persuasive language. Pupils have also been planning and researching their big homework – creating a graphic novel. This is due on 21st of June. Pupils have a challenge sheet to help them complete this and can ask for guidance from their teachers also. Graphic novels can be created using different apps or a paper version. We look forward to seeing these progress.

Primary 6 pupils spent time with getting to know their soon-to-be Primary 1 buddies in Outdoor Learning. They were helping the nursery boys and girls to learn new games and vice versa. Pupils will get the chance to do Outdoor Learning with the nursery pupils every week.

Reminders for next week:

Wednesday – outdoor P.E kit needed with Mrs Ferguson.

Friday – Spelling homework due. Primary 6 assembly, parents/carers are welcome to come and watch.

Please remember to bring a water bottle to school and on warmer days, apply sun cream before coming to school in the morning.

Thank you for your support,

Mrs Hunter and Mr Woodward.

What a busy week we have had! We all came back from the holiday Monday with lots of exciting stories and shared these during circle time.

Our Farming theme is now well underway and we have been exploring the different animals that live on a farm and making crafts for our role play areas. We have begun report writing and have been writing about the role of a farmer.

We are revisiting money and are looking at the value of coins up to £2 and will be moving onto ordering them into the correct order.

Reminders:

We have a judo taster session on Monday 27 May – children are not required to bring anything.

P1 0-P have their class assembly on Tuesday 28 May – adults to come to the fire door next to the new gym hall for 9.00am.

What a busy week we have had. We have been exploring road safety and have developed our knowledge on stop, look and listen. The children all showed an excellent ability to assess whether a road was safe to cross and were able to discuss the process.

We also had two visitors who showed us how to do CPR. They discussed, at a basic level, when CPR may be required and showed the children how to do it, using dummies, to the tune of ‘Baby Shark!’ They all did so well and we were impressed with their mature attitude and sensible questions.

As the weather heats up please ensure your child comes to school wearing sunscreen and with a sun hat. Unfortunately we are not able to apply sunscreen unless there is a medical reason so please ensure that this is applied before school.

Our P1 assemblies have begun and Mrs Steel and P1S did a fabulous presentation around fairytales. P1O-P are getting ready for their assembly on Tuesday 28 May and Miss Christy’s class will follow after. Look out for more information!

While most of our P7s have made a Brexit to France, the Remainers have also had a great time back in school.  These children have been planning Sports Day, Assemblies, Designing and making Maths Games, investigating Virtual and Augmented Reality and a host of other exciting activities. They have all participated fully and worked really well as a team – we are proud of them.  Here are some pictures of the Maths Games they created and played with other children in the school.

Karla, Jenna and Karolina left their poppies at the headstone of John Condon, believed to be the youngest casualty of World War 1, killed at the age of 14!

Yesterday, all children attending Carmondean Primary School had the opportunity to learn how CPR works and how and when to use it. Mrs Helene Marshall and Mrs Lucy Powls, Princiopal Educator and Senior Educator from NHS Education for Scotland visited our school and took everyone through the ‘Why?’, the ‘What?’ and the ‘How?’ of CPR. Our children all enjoyed the experience very much and now know what to do if they found themselves in this type of situation. A big ‘Thank You’ to Mrs Marshall and Mrs Powls for their very hard work in trying to prepare people to save lives in the future.

Lunch pit stop at Wetherby Services. Next stop the aquarium at Hull.