Primary 2

Primary 2 have been using the computers in class to practise logging on and off, using the internet to find out about Pirates and checking on the school blog.

Hello Primary 2!! Its Miss Rafferty and Mrs Muir here. If you say the secret word to us which is “Treasure” then you can have 20 house points!! This means you have managed to find our P2 post on the school blog.

Homework was handed out yesterday with new reading books. This is due back in 23rd May.

P.E is Tuesday and Thursday for both classes.

France Trip

Bonjour!

After a good nights sleep we have eaten crepes for breakfast so we are ready for our next adventure!

Suncream has been applied but jumpers are on too .

We will update you tonight.

P7 – We saw many different types of sharks and we THE MEG !!!
The teeth … we think they belonged to one of the teachers but we don’t know which one 😃

Carmondean Pupils Learn CPR

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.

 

France Trip

Arrived safe and sound in Belgium this morning . Fun was had by all on the boat even if it did take a few a little while to find their sea legs .

Isla – The boat was awesome
Abby – The food was amazing
Heather -It was exciting

Carmondean took to the dance floor and showed the rest of the passengers how to boogie!

We drove straight to Dunkirk beach this morning . The sun was shining as we walked to the memorial. We all found it hard to image what it must have been like during Operation Dynamo.
After lunch on the beach , we went to fort de Dunes . Our guides were excellent and really gave us a sense of what conditions would have been like during WW2.

On leaving the fort we travelled to our hotel in Calais . After unpacking we had dinner then headed to play on the beach . Mrs Ferguson will be very pleased with us as we practiced our relay … in flip flops !

It’s a quick shower to wash the sand off before bed .

Bonsoir

P6 Blog

It’s been a short week in Primary 6 but no less action packed. We have been exploring circuits in science inspired by a real life Iron Man suit and hopefully as the term goes on we will have many more budding Tony Starks. We have continued learning all about Ramadan and now that it has officially started we have started creating some Ramadan lanterns that are beautifully decorated. The pupils have also been adding to their knowledge of Spanish by learning all about birthdays and when they are, ask them for their birthdays, or better yet, ask them about our days of the week song!

Pupils met their Buddies this morning and were very excited! They have been working in the nursery all year in lots of different ways and it was lovely to see how responsible they were and how mature they were when meeting their buddies and we know they will be fantastic.

Reminders:

Indoor PE Wednesday

Outdoor PE Thursday

Maths Homework: At the discretion of the teacher

Big Homework: Graphic Novel due the 21st June

For next week: on Tuesday pupils must be at the school at 8:30am in full school uniform for our transition morning at Deans High School.

On Wednesday pupils must be in school at the normal time but in their PE kit for our festival of sport.

Thanks,

Mrs Hunter and Mr Woodward

Primary 5 10/05/19

Good Afternoon,

Hope you all had a lovely long weekend, great hearing all the children’s news when they returned on Wednesday.

We have had a busy few days, in Math’s we continued looking at money, adding up different items from a menu and problem solving with decimal points.

In Literacy, the children carried on planning and writing their newspaper report on Willy Wonka’s competition to win 5 golden tickets, great seeing them come together!

Show rehearsals are now in full swing.  We would really appreciate if you could continue to practice any words your child has to learn with them at home. The show performances are on Thursday 13th June at 1:30pm and 6:30pm. More details will be provided about tickets for this event soon.

Please remember that the P5s have their Learn to Swim session at DCHS on 15th May.

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Davies & Mrs Jamieson

 

PE – Wednesday and Friday – please make sure your child has the correct gym kit for outdoors.

Primary 4 10.5.19

Hello everyone

We hope you had a lovely long weekend. We enjoyed welcoming the children back to school on Wednesday and hearing their weekend news.

This week we welcomed some exciting additions to our classroom. Five caterpillars have been delivered and we will be watching them grow and develop over the coming days and weeks. They are in a small container just now with food at the bottom. When each caterpillar turns into a chrysalis they will be moved into a much bigger container, ready to turn into butterflies :). Once their transformation is complete we will then release them into the wild. The children are very excited to watch as the caterpillars are already much bigger now than they even were on Wednesday. We will continue to add pictures to the blog as they transform.

Show rehearsals are now in full swing. Please continue to practice any words your child has to learn with them at home. The show performances are on Thursday 13th June at 1:30pm and 6:30pm. More details will be provided about tickets for this event soon.

Your child should have received a P4 newsletter home with them which gives further details about what your child will be learning this term. Today your child will receive a new homework sheet and reading book home too. The children have until next Friday to complete one spelling activity related to week 1 words, read the set pages in their book and complete 1 other activity of their choice. Please see the sheet and class newsletter for further details.

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

Miss Clark & Miss Donaldson

Primary 1 Update 9.5.19

Hello All,

We hope you had a lovely long weekend. Although it has been a short week in school, we have all been very busy!

In Language, we have been continuing to work on blending digraphs together e.g. sh, ch, th etc to make words and have worked hard to improve our handwriting.

In RME, we have been learning about ways in which different religions celebrate the birth of a new baby. We have studied Christianity and Islam so far.

In French, we have been practising saying the colours by singing our rainbow song and playing some fun games.

Also this week we have begun learning about road safety, discussing the 4 main stages Stop, Look, Listen, Think and also explaining the importance of crossing with an adult at all times.

P1S have been working hard for their assembly on Tuesday (14th May) and P1OP have begun to learn their words and songs for their assembly on Tuesday 28th May. Please continue to practise at home. P1C will begin work on theirs soon.  We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at our assemblies.

Thank you for your continuing support,

 

Primary 1 Teachers

P6 3.5.19

We’ve had a really fun-filled full week in primary 6. We have been continuing the Big Bedtime Read with the nursery children and look forward to meeting our buddies next week.

In Outdoor P.E, we have been busy creating obstacle courses, learning about Ramadan in RME and developing our knowledge of superheroes through learning about inclusion.

In Science, we are working on the topic of Forces and have been discovering how air resistance works with paper airplanes.

We are working on our numbers, days and months in Spanish in order to be able to say the date and our birthdays.

In Numeracy, we are working on the following topics; Algebra, Time, Money and 3D shapes.

We currently are planning our year group assembly which will take place on Friday 31st May which parents/carers can attend.

 

Reminders:

Indoor P.E – Wednesday

Outdoor P.E – Thursday

Spelling homework due – Friday

Maths homework due – Class dependent

Enjoy the holiday weekend!

Primary 5 3.5.19

Primary 5 have had a busy week with  rehearsals for our show Rock Bottom.  We have been learning our songs and dances and the actors are beginning to learn their parts too.  Please encourage them to keep learning their lines at home.

In Maths we have been working on money.  We have been working on problems related to best value for money.  All children have a new studyladder account to work on money at home.

In Spanish we have been learning about different foods, we have also learned to say what we like and don’t like.

In health we have completed our topic on drug education.

This term we are doing some reading for enjoyment.  The children have been given a sheet to fill in to encourage them to read at home.  There are books in school for them to borrow if they need to so we would appreciate your encouragement with this.

 

Have a lovely holiday weekend.

Mrs Jamieson, Mrs Davies

Primary 7 3.5.19

We can’t quite believe we have reached May already, in true Primary 7 style our last term looks like it will be as busy as all the others!

Primary 7 have decided that they would like to leave a legacy for the rest of the school in the form of a campaign involving environmental messages that they hope will be adopted by all. They have also thought of a physical legacy and are currently working on plans to achieve this …watch this space!

For this term we have changed our language homework, moving the focus away from predominantly spelling to boosting our vocabulary. Within our classrooms we have Word Boost Walls, please ask your child for an explanation of how we use these walls. Each Monday, your child will choose FIVE words. They will research the meaning of each word and write a sentence for each word. Various stimuli will be provided throughout the school week but the pupils may choose their words independently. Jotters must be handed in on a Friday at the latest. If a pupil does not finish their sentences in class they should complete them as homework.

We are studying data handling in maths, if you use spreadsheets or any other forms of data handling at home or in work please discuss what you use it for with your child. We are currently compiling, displaying and analysing information.

Your child was given a letter regarding our Living and Growing topic this term. We aim to start using this resource next week, please contact the school ASAP if you would like to discuss any aspect of this area of the curriculum.

The prom committee met for the first time this week. They will be helping to organise the decorations, picking what food will be served and deciding on any other activities they may want at the prom. Their first job is to ask the rest of P7 for any ideas and thoughts. The excitement is building!

The residential trip to France is coming up fast! The children are being given reminders in school to help them organise their belongings. Remember if your child needs medication please collect the appropriate form from the school office. Bonjour!

 

REMINDERS –

PE – Outdoor Kit – Mondays

Indoor / Outdoor Kit- Wednesday

Homework – Word boost sentences completed by Friday

My Life So Far – Please bring to school each Thursday.

Deadline FRIDAY 31st MAY

 

Thank for your continued support.

Mrs Wylie, Mrs Muir and Mrs Gilmour

 

All Stars Cricket

Primary 2 welcomed Mark from Livingston Cricket Club this week for a taster session about the All Stars Cricket Programme that is starting at the club very soon.  They had great fun and learned new words and skills associated with the game of cricket.  Many took home a flyer with information for signing up for the All Stars Programme however it’s not just for P2’s – anyone aged 5 -8 years old is able to take part so for further information please check out

www.allstarscricket.co.uk

When signing up to the sessions participants will also receive a goodie bag with a bag, cricket bat, ball, baseball cap and tshirt.

 

Primary 1 Update 1.5.19

Hello All,

We have had an exciting week in Primary 1 with 2 letters from our friendly dragon. He asked us to write about his favourite fairytale – Goldilocks and the Three Bears on Monday and today he sent us a special package – full of sweeties! We had to work out which fairytale the dragon wanted us to read – it was Hansel and Gretel! We made our own sweetie houses – do you like them?

 

This week in Maths, we have been continuing to work on telling the time – o’clock and half past on digital and analogue. If you would like to practise more at home, here is a game you might like to play:

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/116/telling-the-time

In RME, we have been learning about how different religions welcome a new baby – this week we looked at Baptism.

In French, we have been learning colours and using our knowledge to sing ‘ A Rainbow’.

Please remember that the children are on holiday next Monday (6th May) and Tuesday (7th May).

 

Thank you for your continuing support,

 

Primary 1 Teachers.

 

 

Primary 4 2.5.19

Hello everyone

It has been a very exciting week in Primary 4. If you look in the “Residential news” section of this blog then you will see several updates about the visit to Auchengillan that some primary 4 children attended on Monday and Tuesday. A great time was had by all and there were a few sleepy faces in school yesterday morning – and that was just the teachers!

The children who did not go to Auchengillan had a fun time back in school learning more about caterpillars and butterflies before our real caterpillars arrive in class in a few weeks time! They also had the opportunity to explore the International Space Station and the solar system through using Google Expeditions on the iPads. Some children also created fabulous mini beasts out of clay. Sounds like a fabulous couple of days!

This week we have begun working on the 7 times table in class. The children have picked this up quickly and they are using concrete materials, number lines and known multiplication facts to help them develop their understandings of this tricky times table!

Today in class we had the opportunity to design and create our very own mini beasts using our knowledge of common insects characteristics and defenses. The children designed their insects in their topic jotters before using different shapes, sizes and colours of paper to create a collage of their mini beast in the style of the artist Matisse. These are looking fabulous so far and we look forward to putting the finished products up on the wall for all to see!

A quick reminder that there will be no school next Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th May due to the May bank holiday. All children will resume on Wednesday 8th May.

Thank you for all support. Have a lovely long weekend.

Miss Clark and Miss Donaldson

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