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Primary 7

Christmas in Primary 7

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In term 2, we focused on poetry through our Literacy. We were reading, listening to, acting out, illustrating and then writing poetry. The class worked so well during this project and we wrote a class poem called ‘What does Christmas mean to me?’. The class split into pairs and created a couple of verses each. I am so proud of the final outcome and am delighted to share it with you all.

What does Christmas mean to me?

A poem written by Primary 7

What does Christmas mean to me?

Well, it changes every year you see.

 

When I was five, I couldn’t sleep

For dreams of presents and lots of sweets.

Writing to Santa to tell him my desires

As I watched for reindeer flying higher and higher.

Some wonderful years have now passed

And those magical memories they still last.

But now that I am older I’m learning to see

That Christmas can mean so much more to me.

 

We hang up the precious tree decorations

As we look forward to loud family celebrations.

Spending too much money buying random expensive gifts

When actually dad really likes those 10p crisps.

Everyone I love, sitting around drinking tea

Listening to their laughs fills me with joyful glee.

Sitting around the busy table having delicious Christmas dinner

Listening to cracker jokes and teaching papa to use a fidget spinner.

 Giving family and friends presents fills my heart with such bliss

As they softy give me a warming thank you kiss.

Spending time with family is so dear

It spreads the love and the Christmas cheer.

 

Christmas is a time to be full of hope and love

Spread joy to everyone, give thanks to god above.

But we think of others at Christmas time too

To remind us that it’s not all about you.

We can give to the food bank; cereal, pasta and rice

Helping others in need, we all should be nice.

We can check on a neighbour, be friendly, give them a surprise

Listen to their stories, learn from others who are wise.

We visit our relativities to make sure they are okay

But we should do it more regularly not just on Christmas day.

We can give to local charity some of our old toys

To spread magic and happiness to less fortunate girls and boys.

 

So what does Christmas mean to you?

We hope that we have changed your view.

 

Primary 7

Primary & Poppy Factory

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Primary 7 visited the Poppy Factory in Edinburgh this term. They met with inspirational men who taught them all about the War and who they are. They taught the children about hard times for everyone during the War and showed them lots of equipment and life saving skills. We all felt so lucky to have been shown around the Poppy Factory and shown the machine that makes all the poppies for Scotland. At the end of our tour we made poppies for the factory and some to take home.

The Poppy Factory in Edinburgh would like to invite volunteers to kindly donate some of your spare time in the future to come along for great conversation while you help to make poppies. We wear our poppy with pride to remember those who serve and have given their lives for us.

Primary 7

This week in P7

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What a busy week it has been. Firstly we were all very proud of all the Primary 7s who put themselves forward for House Captain and Head Person this week. What a hard choice the staff and pupils had choosing  as the standard of their speeches was excellent.

Weare proud to announce that Karis and Arron are our Head People. We are proud to announce that Erin will be House Captain for Kelly, Eemian will be House Captain for Dardanelles and that Jenna will be House Captain for Baillie.

We have started a shared reading experience in P2 this week. The P7 are practicing expression and questioning at home with a book and then reading to a great audience.

This week we have completed our entries for the Flower Show this Saturday. The theme this year is the GalaDay. Congratulations to all P7s who have an entry going forward. What great quality of art work this year.

Primary 7 have now had two sessions of Judo with Marv on Fridays now and they are loving it. Please remember to bring in your slip for your free Judo kit.

Primary 7

Primary 7’s week

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It has been an wonderful first two weeks together. We have been very busy settling in as a new class and eventually PRIMARY 7!

Emma has enjoyed making oil pastel scratch pictures, her picture is an under the sea delight. We have also used the oil pastels to make a picture of a sunset on the ocean for our book study.

Mia likes the fact that her year group are all back together again.

Jayden and the whole class are enjoying the class novel ‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’. It has been a very gripping and adventurous start to a book which has sparked lots of debate. Some of the reading is challenging so the pupils are encouraged to work with a parent with any homework to talk over the concept.

Jenna thinks that helping our Primary 1 buddies to settle has been great and Tyler agrees saying that it made him feel older and responsible. We are very excited about starting a buddy reading system in the infant department. Primary 7’s will have a book home to read and practice at home. They are to practice reading with expression and what questions they are going to ask their reading buddy.

Jade shared with us this week a video game she had created and narrated at home with her friends. We are all proud of her and think she is very talented.

Finally, we have new addition to our Primary 7 class, we are delighted to welcome Artur to our class for his Primary 7 year.

Thank you to all the parents and family members for your talking homework contributions. I like hearing your thoughts.

Mrs Monahan

Primary 5, Primary 6

Handball

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Well done to our schools Handball team. They have been a great inspiration in our school, working well as a team and motivating others. The team took part in the Whitburn cluster Handball League and finished second. This then secured Greenrigg a place in the Handball National Primary Championships with Whitdale Primary School. Well done to all pupils who participated, we were so proud of your sportsmanship, attitude and teamwork.

Primary 6, Primary 7

Primary 7/6 news

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This last few weeks we have been getting organised for the school show Peter Pan. The children were a massive success and had a great time. With a lovely surprise at the end where the Primary 7’s were given their surprise leavers hoodies. It’s been lovely having the Primary 7’s back after their week at the Academy for transition. We have been enjoying the weather and having PE outdoors when ever we get the chance. Well done also to the Primary 6’s who did an excellent job of creating the scenery for the school show, it was amazing.

Primary 6, Primary 7

P7/6 Poetry

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The Giant Outside my Classroom

Rhythmic, circling,hypnotic statues.

wonderful wizardry.

Whooshing and whirling.

Astonishing, magnificent, mesmerising machine.

Tumbling and twirling.

Gliding and swirling.

Amazing, irresistible, energetic technology.

Mind blowing.

Powerful! Prancing!

Magical, flowing, superior sight!

Never-ending.

Dreamy dancing.

This is the poem Primary 7/6 created with Poet Julie Anna Douglas. We focused on the wind turbines outside our classroom. We created a poem to celebrate the uniqueness of where we live. Each pupil contributed a word to the poem and created beautiful art work to complement it. We have also been using lots of activities that Julie taught our school to do further poem writing and creating different styles of poetry.