Category Archives: Primary 5
Robert Burns
Primary 6/5 have been learning all about Robert Burns this week. We have been researching different aspects of Robert Burns’ life and will be presenting what we have found out in reports. We are also learning to play Auld Lang Syne on the ukulele. Next week we will be painting portraits of Robert Burns and learning one of his poems to recite.
Game On Scotland Plaque
The Sports Committee were proud to accept a Game on Scotland plaque from our Active School Coordinator Ben Boatman. Mr Boatman nominated Greenrigg for the award for our continuing commitment to developing the legacy of the Commonwealth Games. We are now one of over 350 organisations worldwide who are entitled to display the prestigious plaque.
Below is the Sports Committee receiving their award from Mr Boatman.
Choir days out
The Choir have been out and about raising money. We visited Harthill Senior Citizen Centre last Thursday where we spread some Christmas cheer. We would like to thank them for their generous donation and presents for the children. Yesterday, we made our annual visit to Tesco. We received a warm reception and would like to thank Tesco once again for supporting the school. We would also like to thank all the friends and family who came along to support the children.
Ukulele – Last Christmas
The boys and girls in Primary 5/4 and 6/5 have been learning ‘Last Christmas’ on the ukulele. They performed it today as part of the Christmas Service which was very successful. If you couldn’t make it along here is a video of the classes practising!IMG_1359b
primary 5/4 news
We have been playing a new game called Make a Monty. Have a go at home by challenging someone in your family or a friend. You will need a dice and some paper and pens, remember you have to roll in order, so you can not start the drawing unless you roll a 1, next you are looking to roll a 2 and then a 3, 4, 5 and finally a 6.
We also have enjoyed developing our Sudoku skills. here is an online game where you can try a 4×4 grid then a 9×9 grid for the experts.
http://www.kidsmathgamesonline.com/sudoku/easysudoku.html
This site has many other online Sudoku games for you to try. Have fun.
http://www.kidsmathgamesonline.com/sudoku.html
Remember to try and challenge another person in your home this week with a game and come in and tell your teacher all about it.
Pupils v Adults Football
A massive thank you to our wonderful parents who came along to our final football club. Your support was very welcome and we all had a great time. There were some very close scores and tough competition.
Thank you for our spectators and a big thank you to Robert Marshall, Brain Laing, Colin Rogerson, Kirsty Cunningham and Kevin Buntin for playing football with the pupils.
Hope to see you all at the next one. Have a lovely Christmas break.
The football club and Mrs Monahan
Open Area Fun
We have been playing in the open area and discovering all the new activities that have been developing our senses, literacy skills, climbing skills and lots more. Abby enjoyed using the letters in the water to spell her nouns, verbs and adjectives. Matthew and Reece were making a spider mountain in the sand.
Blake and Joshua had lots of fun in the water tray playing with the foam. Blake said that if we could feel clouds this is what it would feel like. The foam made Bryoni think about the snow and how she could make a snowman.
We are going to get a dark tent and lights put into our area after the Christmas holidays we can’t wait.
Christmas Fair Preparations
If you can smell a wonderful aroma in the upper school this afternoon it will be coming from Primary 6/5. We have been busy preparing some non-alcoholic mulled wine for the Christmas fair. We will be giving out cups of mulled wine outside from 12.45pm on Friday while the choir are singing so come early to give it a try. If you would like to try making your own at home you will find the recipe here http://www.onetoonemidwives.org/recipes/christmas-fruit-punch-non-alcoholic-mulled-wine