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Primary 4 27.3.19

Hello everyone

Thank you to all the parents, carers and families that came to watch our Space Assembly last Friday. The children loved performing to you all and Miss Donaldson and I were so proud of all their hard work – well done P4!

Now our thoughts turn to the P4/5 school show which takes place in June. The production is called “Rock Bottom” and this week we started learning the songs – they’re very catchy! We’re sure we’ll all have them in our heads in no time!

Our space topic continues this week. The children were very keen to learn how to create PowerPoint presentations in ICT. We combined this with our space topic and the children have begun to create PowerPoints based on any aspect of space they wish to learn more about. The children have used the child friendly search engine kiddle.co to research more about different planets, stars, moons and even black holes! These are looking fantastic and the children are looking forward to presenting their work to the rest of the class on the classroom SmartBoard.

There is a meeting tonight at 6pm about the upcoming Auchengillan residential. This will take place in the P4 classroom and entrance to the school will be by the fire exit next to the large hall.

Reminders –
PE days – Monday and Wednesday
Spelling homework due on Friday.
There will be no homework given out next week.
We kindly ask that all reading books are returned to school next week.

Thank you for your support.

Miss Clark & Miss Donaldson

Primary 1 w.b. 25.3.19

We are now well into our ‘Fairyland’ interdisciplinary topic. This week Primary 1 are looking forward to some more letters from the dragon. They are enjoying reading lots of fairytales in class and playing with the ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ play activities around the classrooms. Today the dragon delivered some castle books to the class and the Primary 1s decorated them. They are looking forward to writing all about the dragon and the different Fairytales they read in the books.
In maths, we are learning about data handling by creating and interpreting pictograms and bar graphs. Tomorrow the Primary 1s are looking forward to creating a pictogram showing the Fairytales we read at home and in school. We hope the dragon is pleased by all the reading we have been doing!
Primary 1 had a fantastic time this morning on the PSA Eater Egg hunt. They enjoyed running around the playground looking for plastic eggs which they swapped for an Easter chocolate. Please see the photos below.
Reminders: PE is on Thursdays. Please ensure your child comes prepared for this with a named PE kit and water bottle.
Homework folders must be brought to school every day so that we can do reading.
Thank you for your continued support
Primary 1 teachers.

 

Primary 5 News 22/03/19

Good Afternoon

We spent our Monday morning check-in, hearing all about Lendrick Muir and all the activities held back at school, everyone seemed to have a great few days having lots of fun.  The crate climbing at camp sounded amazing and the children loved their medieval banquet at school.

On Wednesday we went to a cluster Basketball Festival at Deans Community High School.  The children have been practising their skills during PE so they enjoyed the chance to play against other teams, all of Primary 5 had a great morning.

We have been busy looking at poems in Literacy, the children have been working hard writing their own poems about the sun and moon.  We also began planning our report writing, based on camp and the school activities, looking forward to reading their finished reports next week.

In maths this week we have been reciting the 6 times table and working on division, great to see the children excelling in this.

Homework was handed out this week and is due next week, children are to complete the asterix sections please.

Reminders –

Outdoor PE –Monday

Indoor PE – Tuesday

 

Have a lovely weekend

Mrs Davies & Mrs Jamieson

Primary 6 News 22.03.19

Primary 6 News – 22/03/19

Hello everyone,

 

This week whilst some of p6 have been away at camp, the rest of p6 have been very busy. We have been constructing our own Titanic ships and then floating them. P6 also spent some time solving the clues to a murder mystery, participating in indoor P.E with Mrs Ferguson and outdoor P.E with Mrs Hunter. We did some experiments in Science; discovering what happens to coins and screws when left in ketchup and cola with some interesting results. It made us think about what happens to our teeth when we eat and drink sugary products.

The class also gained experience using Google Expedition on the iPads to visit some amazing places such as the Grand Canyon, the Great Wall of China and the International Space Station. All pupils took part in a quiz about what we had learnt in P6 so far. It has been a jam packed week full of interesting learning experiences.

Our school show is really coming together, we have been practising lots and everyone has done really well this week. It’s less than 2 weeks to go now, keep practising your lines, song lyrics, actions and dances. Keep up the good work!

 

Reminders for week beginning 25th March

Monday:              Any outstanding show costumes to be brought in

Literacy Circles (novel and activity booklet)

Wednesday:      Indoor P.E kit

Thursday:            Full show dress rehearsal

 

We look forward to having our classmates and Mr Woodward back with us on Monday.

Thank you for your support.

Mrs Hunter

Primary 4 21.3.19

Hello everyone

We have been very busy practising and preparing for our Parent Assembly which will take place tomorrow morning at 9:10. Thank you to everyone who has already handed in clothes for the children to wear in the assembly. The children can’t wait to perform to you all! 🙂

Spelling homework was handed out again on Monday and is due in on Friday. Your child should complete look, cover, write, check twice and 1 activity. Next week will be our last week of homework before the Easter Holidays.

All children in Primary 4 will complete SNSA (Scottish National Standardised Assessments) next week during class time. All children have completed a practice test already and will complete 3 assessments throughout the course of the week (writing, reading and maths).

Yesterday all of the children designed and created straw rockets. We discussed how the force of the air in our lungs made the rocket fly! You will see pictures of the finished results in our class assembly tomorrow.

Reminders –
Indoor PE – Monday
Outdoor PE – Wednesday
Spelling homework due Friday
Black clothes for tomorrow’s assembly (a letter was sent home if this applies to your child).

Thank you for your support.

Miss Clark & Miss Donaldson

Primary 3 News 21.3.19

What a fabulous day we had at Edinburgh Castle! The children were brilliant and an absolute credit to the school. We had lots of fun exploring the different sections of the castle. Particular favourites were the prison cells and the crown jewels. The children got to make their own crowns and dress up too. Photos of the day will be on display at our Friday banquet.

We are now busy rehearsing our assembly and we ask if you could send in any costume requests we made as well as encourage your child to learn any lines they have been given. Below I have attached the song words and a you tube link that you can use at home.

When I was six years old I left my home

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N56nBWBIlvk

Don’t forget to join us next Friday 29th March to celebrate all the children’s learning on Knights and Castles at 11:00am in the new hall followed by a banquet for one member of the family in the small hall. There will be an opportunity to sample some medieval food and play some games as well as have a look at our array of castles! The children will also be able to take these home at the end of the banquet.

Any questions or queries please get in touch.

Mrs Smith, Ms Matheson and Miss Smith

 

Primary One 20.3.19

We have had a very exciting week in Primary One this week with a surprise visitor to class yesterday! We came in to class after lunch to find that a dragon had visited and left us a letter.  The letter explained to us that he needed help rebuilding Fairyland as it was disappearing because we were no longer reading fairy tales.  We have decided to help the fairy tale characters, starting with Jack and today we have been making a beanstalk for him.  Have a look at the pictures to find out what we have been doing in class today.

In Maths this week we have been looking at 3D shapes, their names and properties and having a look around the class and playground for items of different shapes.

Our sound this week is ee.  Have a chat with your child about words that have the ee sound in them around the home.

Reminders this week-

New homework issued today, due 3.4.19.

Gym kit Thursday.

Please bring reading bags every day.

PSA Easter egg hunt 25.3.19.

Primary One would appreciate donations of junk materials for junk modelling.

Thank you for your continued support,

Mrs Steel, Miss Christy, Miss Pringle and Mrs Oliver

Earth Hour

Dear School community,

We are all Eco Warriors and would like to invite you to support ‘Earth Hour 2019’!

Earth Hour is the Worlds biggest switch off event. Earth hour gives a powerful voice to people everywhere who want to put the world on the path to recovery.

You can find out more information here –

https://www.wwf.org.uk/earthhour#make-a-pledge-for-earth-hour-

 

To celebrate Earth Hour in school we have planned the following –

  • On Friday 29th March, everyone is invited to wear something to school that is ‘bright’ to show your support.
  • On Friday 29th March, we will also be taking part in our own Earth Hour. Lights and electricity will be switched off for one hour in the school.
  • We would like to warm up to this with at least 30 minutes of lights off each day in the week beginning 25th March (Monday-Thursday).
  • We will also be making our own Earth Hour Pledges and then a display.

The official Earth Hour is Saturday 30th March at 8.30pm. If you do anything as a family that weekend to celebrate Earth Hour then please let us know.

Thank you for your support!

Eco Committee

Primary 2 19/3/19

Primary 2 would like to say a huge thank you to PSA for funding some of our trip to the Zoo! Their contribution has brought the price per child down. The PSA have also paid for our Animal Man visit in the last week of term. He will come to school with a variety of animals for the children to handle carefully. We are all very excited!

Well done to Primary 2R for a fantastic assembly last week. All of the children did a super job at telling the parents what they have learned so far in our Hot and Cold Countries topic.

This week our specialist timetable is changing. We will no longer have music with Mr Shanks however the children will continue P.E with Mrs Ferguson (Thursday) and receive Art from Ms Fox (Wednesday).

Homework is due this Thursday and will be shared in class. Children received new reading books this week. Please remember to read it with your child regularly.

Permission slips and money for the Zoo trip need to be handed and Primary 2 will be taking part in the Easter egg hunt Monday 25th March so please remember to bring in £1.

 

Miss Rafferty and Mrs Muir

Primary 6 Blog

Today was Comic Relief we did a lot of things. We had a bake sale and a comedy show and many other things! The bake sale was successful when selling because everybody loved all the cakes, it was a sell out! For the bake sale we raised a lot of money. Thank you so much to everyone that donated cakes, cookies, pancakes and their money! We especially liked the chocolate covered marshmallows. We held a comedy show and it was expertly hosted by Tony, Kuba and the birthday boy Ruiri. A big thank you to Erin and Kemi for putting it together. The acts were really funny and they obviously put in a lot of effort. Everybody dressed down excellently and some people really went to town with crazy hair and even crazier outfits. Comic Relief has been wonderful and we have had a fabulous time, thank you so much to everyone who has helped organise, raise money and put smiles on people’s faces.

The show is really coming on now and thank you for those who have supplied costumes so far, they’re looking fantastic. The action is going well and pupils are keeping up their enthusiasm with the songs and the performance. With the actual show fast approaching we ask that everyone be learning lines, learning lines, learning lines and learning lines. And if time can everyone be learning lines?

We have Dalguise in the coming week and so we would like to remind everyone to make sure that pupils have warm clothes, boots/ shoes that are made for walking, and that they have a black bin bag/ something to put dirty clothes in. Everyone is very excited and we know they are going to have an incredible time. Those who are not going, Mrs Hunter has some great ideas for next week and it promises to be an exciting week.

Reminders:

PE kit Wednesdays

Literacy Circles Mondays

Spelling Friday

Maths Homework dependent on the class teacher

Mr Woodward and Mrs Hunter

Primary 7

78 years ago on the nights of the 13th and 14 the March, the Scottish town of Clydebank was bombed by the Luftwaffe. More than 570 civilians were killed and 11, 350 were declared homeless. This terrible event is known as The Clydebank Blitz. As you will be aware, Primary 7 has adopted different personas when studying WW2 and many of them are from Clydebank. The pupils had made their own homes and schools etc . The attached images show what the pupils discovered on Thursday morning. Our next task is to create what happens next. The pupils have now been told if they have been evacuated, called up to one of the services or are remaining at home as an essential worker. They must use factual information and events as a basis for their biographies.

We had wacky hair styles galore in Primary 7 this morning to celebrate Red Nose day. Interesting looks indeed!

LEARNING SCRIPTS * LEARNING SCRIPTS* LEARNING SCRIPTS

COSTUMES * COSTUMES * COSTUMES * COSTUMES

We are continuing our plee to help P7s learn their words for the senior school show. A reminder that all costumes need to be in school as soon as possible. If you need help with any items please let us know.

 

REMINDERS –

PE – Outdoor Kit Mondays  AND Indoor Wednesday

Homework – spelling words will be given on Mondays with homework due on Fridays. We are now concentrating on sentences and will not be expecting the children to complete a spelling activity.

Literacy Circles  – Homework task and reading will be given out on Wednesdays and is due the following Wednesday  .

Thank for your continued support.

Mrs Wylie, Mrs Muir and Miss Mulhern

Primary 7

78 years ago on the nights of the 13th and 14 the March, the Scottish town of Clydebank was bombed by the Luftwaffe. More than 570 civilians were killed and 11, 350 were declared homeless. This terrible event is known as The Clydebank Blitz. As you will be aware, Primary 7 has adopted different personas when studying WW2 and many of them are from Clydebank. The pupils had made their own homes and schools etc . The attached images show what the pupils discovered on Thursday morning. Our next task is to create what happens next. The pupils have now been told if they have been evacueed , called up to one of the services or are remaining at home as an essential worker. They must use factual information and events as a basis for their biographies.

We had wacky hair styles galore in Primary 7 this morning to celebrate Red Nose day. Interesting looks indeed!

LEARNING SCRIPTS * LEARNING SCRIPTS* LEARNING SCRIPTS

COSTUMES * COSTUMES * COSTUMES * COSTUMES

We are continuing our plee to help P7s learn their words for the senior school show. A reminder that all costumes need to be in school as soon as possible. If you need help with any items please let us know.

 

REMINDERS –

PE – Outdoor Kit Mondays  AND Indoor Wednesday

Homework – spelling words will be given on Mondays with homework due on Fridays. We are now concentrating on sentences and will not be expecting the children to complete a spelling activity.

Literacy Circles  – Homework task and reading will be given out on Wednesdays and is due the following Wednesday  .

Thank for your continued support.

Mrs Wylie, Mrs Muir and Miss Mulhern

Primary 4 15.3.19

Hello everyone

We have had a very exciting week in Primary 4 this week. We have been continuing to rehearse our space assembly which we will perform to parents, families, carers and the upper school on Friday 22nd March at 9:10am. Your child should have received a letter home about this now. Please fill in the tear off slip and return to the school as soon as possible if you can attend.

Next week we will begin to hand out spelling homework again after two weeks of charting the movements of the moon. Thank you for supporting your child with this at home. It has been really interesting to hear the children’s observations of what is happening in the night sky.

This week in writing we began to write a report about The International Space Station. We were fascinated to learn about how the ISS was created and how it makes one orbit around the earth every 90 minutes! This week we wrote our introductions to the report and we will continue to work on our reports for the next few weeks.

Today we were learning about how rockets take off. We learned that hydrogen and oxygen are mixed together to create a reaction. This thrust then allows the rocket to escape the earth’s gravity and take off. The children then made their own rockets that took off into the sky. We went out into the playground and used film canisters, alka seltzer, coca cola and water to send our rockets flying into the sky! This was very exciting! Look out for a video of these rockets at our assembly next week!

Reminders:
New PE days – Indoor PE: Monday, Outdoor PE: Wednesday
Spelling homework resumes on Monday. Due in on Friday.
Reading pages to be completed at home.
Assembly letters to be returned ASAP.

Thank you for your continued support. Have a great weekend.

Miss Clark & Miss Donaldson

Primary 1

Primary 1 were very lucky today to have a visit from 2 nurses from St John’s hospital. They talked to us about what skills you need to develop if you want to work in a hospital and brought in some of their nursing equipment for us to try out. We enjoyed checking our heart rate using a stethoscope and breathing through an oxygen mask.

Primary 2 11.3.19

Primary 2 have been busy learning about the desert and this week we are going to be learning about Africa and the animals that live in Africa. Primary 2R will be sharing some of their learning at their class assembly tomorrow so we look forward to welcoming you to school tomorrow. Some children received letters about a costume, please remember to send them in with their assembly clothes tomorrow.

In Maths this week we are going to be learning about symmetry. We will be focusing on finding one line of symmetry on a variety of different shapes and objects. Encourage your child to explain what the term symmetry means- can you find any lines of symmetry in the house?

Primary 2 have been invited to the Red Nose Day assembly on Friday. We will be watching a comedy show, dressing crazy and trying to create a big castle from our red nose day boxes. Friday is also Miss Henderson’s last day in Primary 2R. We will be sad to see her leave but we wish her all the best in her future teaching career. The children have loved having her in class! She will be joining us again for our class trip to the Zoo in April.

Our specialist timetable is changing shortly and Primary 2 will be receiving Art lessons from Ms Fox and P.E lessons from Mrs Ferguson. (our P.E will move from Wednesday to Thursday)

Homework was issued today and it is due back Thursday 21st March. Please remember to come to school with a water bottle and indoor shoes.

Thanks, Miss Rafferty and Mrs Muir

Primary 5 Week beginning 8.03.19

Thank you to everyone who came to our assembly last week.  We enjoyed performing for you and hope you enjoyed learning all about the Scottish Wars of Independence as much as we did.

On Monday some parents came to join in with our number talks where we were learning different strategies for mental addition.

This week in Science we have started our topic on Solids, liquids and gases.  We completed an investigation on how solids react to water.  We made predictions and then checked the results.  In writing we wrote a report about it.

In reading we have started a mini topic on poetry.  This week we read a poem called morning and wrote our own poems.

This term we have started learning Spanish.  We can already say our name, talk about feelings and greet someone in Spanish.

In Maths we have been working on division.

Next week some of us are going to Lendrick Muir.  We are looking forward to this and hope to update you everyday on our activities so keep an eye out for more news next week.

We are also going on a trip the Bannockburn to complete our topic.

Mrs Jamieson and Mrs Davies

Primary 1 8.3.19

Primary 1 have had a really busy and exciting week. On Tuesday, we celebrated Pancake Day. Mrs Steel made a pancake in front of the class, we measured the flour, milk, eggs and oil and watched and listened as it sizzled and cooked on the pan. We wrote instructions so that we can make pancakes at home.
On Wednesday we went on a class trip to Our Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh. We enjoyed walking around the exhibition seeing how the parts of the Earth were formed through ice movement and volcanoes. We then went to a dinosaurs workshop where we learnt all about the triceratops, velociraptor and anchiosaurus. We were able to touch models of dinosaur claws, feet and teeth as well as look at fossilized dinosaur poo!
Yesterday we celebrated World Book Day. The children read their favourite book with their Primary 7 buddy and made a bookmark to take home.
Reminders: Next week there will be no PE on Thursday. We will be in contact again next week with the new PE day week beginning 18th March.
Thank you for your support
P1 teachers

Primary 3 8.3.19

Thank you to everyone who brought in their favourite book today for World Book Day.

We loved seeing all of the different books and in Primary 3, we had recipe books, fact books, story books, picture books, pocket books and poem books! It was so interesting hearing about why these were your favourite, and we enjoyed learning from the Primary 5s what theirs were too.

We began having a look at our class Parent Assembly on knights and castles today and we are beginning to hand out parts. We will have these out by Monday next week. Please keep an eye out for these and help your child to learn their words. We are very excited to share with you what we have been learning. The date for your diaries is Friday the 29th March. Letters about this will follow.

Next week primary 6 are hosting a bake sale to raise money for Comic Relief. This will happen on Thursday 14th. Also, on Friday the 15th, it will be a dress down day, with the theme “Crazy Hair/ Crazy Dress” and they ask a donation of 50p is brought in on this day. We have a number of other things happening in school for this as well and P6 have been working hard to make it an enjoyable day for all whilst raising money for this great cause.

Please could P3 ask for children to bring in a stick from home next week. This will be used for us to make a bow and arrow set and complete some science investigations with them. Any stick from outside will do, as long as it is strong.

Letters will be handed out soon for our up coming trip as well, so please keep an eye out for these in bags. We are heading to Edinburgh Castle on the 20th of March as a nice finish to our castles topic.

 

Thank you for your continued support,

Miss Smith, Mrs Smith and Ms Matheson

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