Monthly Archives: March 2018

Primary 1

Science Week in P1 – Day 1

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This week is Science Week, and P1 are learning about space, in particular the sun, moon and stars.

Today we started our science week by thinking about what science is. Lexie knew that science involves experimenting, and lots of us knew that people who do science are called scientists. This week, we are going to be scientists!

We then thought about our science topic of space and brainstormed all the things we already know. Mason knew the names of lots of the planets. We knew that the sun is very hot and we can see it during the day, and that we see the moon and stars at night. James knew that the moon is made of rock (not cheese!) and that the sun is a star. We then worked in pairs to make a picture about space and shared these with the rest of the class.

This afternoon, we learned about the sun, earth and moon. We now know that the sun doesn’t move- it is actually the earth that spins (once per day) and that when we are facing the sun, it is daytime and when we are not facing the sun, it is night time. We also learned that the moon or it’s the earth – that means it goes around earth. We then did some art relating to this topic, which you will be able to see at our open morning on Thursday.

We cant wait to learn more about space!

Primary 4, Primary 5

Stem week in P5/4

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Today is the first day of British Science week. We have been given the topic to learn about the moon.

First we wanted to find out different things about the moon.

Jaxon – why do people live on the earth instead of the moon?

Adam – why did people go to the moon?

Kaitlin – why do people not live on the moon?

Lucy – why do some people think the moon is made of cheese?

We used different books and the internet to find out our answers. We showed our answers as a poster.

We found out that Mrs Kerr and Deacon know lots about space and the moon.

This afternoon we learnt about the first man on the moon.

Lewis – 3 men went to the moon in July 1969.

Natalie – They went to the moon to study the rocks and dust.

Ellie – Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon.

We cant wait to learn more about the Moon.

Primary 3, Primary 4

P4/3 learning sign language

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We had a very successful few days as we extended our sign language vocabulary. We learned to sign 5 little monkeys and we performed it to each class and most people were able to guess what the song was. The Nursery was particularly pleased to watch us and tried to learn it too! As my son Jamie is deaf he was our invited guest and we performed it to him to his delight! On Friday we learned the alphabet and practised our names. Well done guys, it is wonderful to make everyone feel included.

Primary 7

A day out in Edinburgh for Primary 7

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Primary 7 enjoyed a day out in Edinburgh on Tuesday this week. We braced the start of the chilling winds to visit a few places before heading down to the Edinburgh Dungeons. We visited Greyfriars Bobby’s Grave and read about the dog, we are going to read more about this next week. Then as a large proportion of the class are beginning the Harry Potter journey we walked along to see the cafe that J.K. Rowling used to write her stories in. Afterwards we headed into the National Museum of Scotland for an hour to look around the Kingdom of Scots where we saw the Guillotine and learned about witches in Scotland.

Our topic this term has been learning about Scotland Chronology, its gory past and key figures in Scottish History. The trip to the Dungeons was a huge success. The class learnt about ghost stories, Burke and Hare, Maggie Dixon, Swaney Bean and the courtrooms of the past. The children came out screaming and buzzing.

Callum and Eeman both think it was the best trip they have ever been on. Jade “I’m sleeping with my mum tonight ha”

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Primary 7 visit the Risk Factory

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Primary 7 enjoyed a fantastic trip to the risk factory last week. We learnt how to react and respond in a range of ‘real life’ situations. The class learnt how to successfully carryout a 999 emergency call and all the key information they need if they had to do so. Each room was set up for a different scenario that they had to respond to. There was a railway line, beach front, electricity station, farmyard, bus safety and gas leaking and house safety. But perhaps the most talked about room was the fire response room. The groups were put into a room by themselves that simulated a fire with family members in the room. The children responded quickly getting themselves out the room and eventually making the 999 call. However one groups way of rescuing the granny dummy was questionable and the other group left her behind, then eventually going back into the burning building to try and get her again. They really enjoyed this part and have asked to do more fire safety back at school … I wonder why?

The class were extremely well behaved and represented Greenrigg Primary School proudly.