Category Archives: Primary 3
Greenrigg Primary School Standards and Quality Report 18-19
Author visit from Stuart Reid
Yesterday we had a visit from Scottish author Stuart Reid. He became an author at 42 after realising that he wasn’t happy in his job. He showed us the books he has written and read some extracts from them We got to act the parts out to make the stories really come to life. We were given the opportunity to buy a signed copy of the books.
Osigili Warrior Visit
Today we have the Osigili Warrior Group visiting our school. They performed songs, dances and taught us about their country and culture. We really enjoyed the performance. They also joined us in the lunch hall.
P4/3 personal projects
We have been working on our personal projects in class, We picked our own topic to research and had to stick to the following criteria:
Your project must
- Have a front cover with a title, picture, author and illustrator
- Have a contents page
- Have a blurb on the back page
- Have page numbers
Summer comprehension
This morning in P4/3 we wanted to take advantage of the beautiful weather so we took our classroom outside. We did some comprehension, some reading and of course we had some time to play/keep fit on the Trim Trail.
West Lothian Young Writer of the Year
Well done to Nathan for winning West Lothian Young Writer of the Year for The primary 3 category, we are all very proud of you. Nathan was treated to a night at Howden Park Centre to be awarded with a medal and gift in front of some very special guests and of course proud families.
Badger the mystical mutt visits
Primary 1 – 4 had a special visit today from Badger the Mystical Mutt.
We heard all about his adventures with a magical unicorn and the crystal cove.
Badger loved doing magic tricks and being silly.
We hope he comes back to see us again and we hear some more of his adventures.
P4/3 Smoothie challenge
P4/3 were given the challenge of creating their own smoothie. Sounds fun right? It’s never that straight forward with us ;-). We had set criteria
- It must contain at least 2 of the 5 food groups,
- It must cost less than £2.00 to make,
- It should be as healthy as possible – each food item was given a points value based on its nutritional value,
- It must be written in recipe form.
We made a plan on how to best attack this problem by breaking it down into manageable chunks. We also identified the skills required.
Sam – I’m going to have kiwi and grapes because they’re 10p. I’ll add fromage frais for my second food group then it means I can add lots more fruit to make it healthy.
Ben – We’ve made it really healthy. We used all fruit and spent £2.00. (5 minutes later) – We took away 1 pineapple so we could add milk.
Brendan/Scot – Honey as it’s sweet, sugary, better than chocolate sauce – it’s healthier. Banana is cheap and delicious.
Aaron – I’ll add milk and honey. Milk is good for you and honey is healthy because it is made by bees.
P4/3 Health Week
As part of health week we found out different ways to keep our bodies healthy, by keeping a balanced diet and exercising. Sometimes our mental health gets forgotten about but we discussed the power of positive thoughts and used a search engine to find inspirational quotes. We used these to make posters which we have displayed throughout the school to remind everyone that they are special and deserve love and care too! Some of our favourite quotes were – ‘Let your smile change the world but don’t let the world change your smile’. ‘Be the rainbow in someone’s cloud’.
