Primary 5/4 and Primary 6/5 are enjoying learning to play Last Christmas on the ukulele. Our singing is amazing and we look forward to performing for you at the Christmas service.
Category Archives: Primary 5
Primary 5/4s news
This week we have been learning all about Sudoku. We used number puzzles first and have now had a go at Christmas picture sudoku. Have a look at the puzzle and see if you can work it out with someone in your family.
We have started our broach making with hama beads for our Christmas enterprise and are very excited about selling them at the Christmas fair.
In our literacy we have been challenged by playing Boggle. Look at the picture below, see how many words you can make in one minute. the challenge is a 6 or 7 letter word.
Finally we have also been busy designing our hall displays. Adam and Jades designs were chosen to be created for the hall. All the pupils have worked very hard and been extremely creative.
P6/5 Weekly News
It has been a very busy week in Primary 6/5. In maths we have been practising our 7 x table and learning about data handling, reading information from frequency tables and bar charts.
In literacy circles this week the Blue and Red group have been practising their summarising skills. The Green group completed their word wizard task.
We started our Christmas display for the hall, painting our reindeer Blitzen! We also started making our Christmas enterprise. We were sewing Christmas tree decorations. Last week we started our Scottish Country dancing practice for our Christmas Party! So far we have learned the Gay Gordons! Some boys and girls really enjoy Scottish dancing but others don’t like it as much. Let us know if you enjoyed it at school!
P3 Learning
Primary 3 have been getting ready for our  Christmas Fayre.  They have been really busy making lots of cards.  We are also looking forward to our assembly on Thursday 18th December, so we have also been learning songs and words for this.
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Diary Dates
Wee reminder about the events happening in December…
Thursday 4th December, 2.30pm  Assembly – all parents welcome
Monday 8th December, 1.30pm P1 and P2 Nativity – see letter in bag
Tuesday 9th December, 6pm P1 and P2 Nativity – see letter in bag
Wednesday 10th December, Flu Vaccine Day
Friday 12th December, 9am  Assembly led by P7/6 – all parents welcome
Friday 12th December, 1pm – 3pm  CHRISTMAS FAIR  – come along, have fun and support the school…
Wednesday 17th December, 10.30am and 2.30am  Nursery Nativity – nursery parents welcome
Wednesday 18th December, 9.30a, Christmas Service – all parents welcome
Wednesday 18th December, School Christmas Lunch for the Children
Friday 19th December, Christmas parties for Nursery  and P1 children
Monday 22nd December, Christmas party in the morning for P2, P3 and P4 children
Monday 22nd December, P1 – P7 children to Pantomime in the afternoon
Tuesday 23rd December, Christmas party in the afternoon for P5,P6 and P7 children
Friday 23rd December – school closes at 3.10 for CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
Thursday 8th January, school re-opens for staff and children
Netball Festival
Well done to all the boys and girls who competed in the recent Whitburn Cluster Netball Festival. We got off to an excellent start winning 3 out of 4 of our games. The boys and girls were a credit to the school demonstrating an excellent standard of behaviour and sportsmanship. We are looking forward to our next festival in February!
Baking Fun!
Primary 6/5 had fun this week trying out the school’s new portable oven! We baked shortbread in our classroom and donated it to Primary 7’s bring and buy sale. 
World War I
Primary 6/5 are coming to the end of their First World War topic. This week we were looking at why America joined the allies in the war. We researched the sinking of the Lusitania and the children produced some fantastic newspaper articles! 
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St Andrew
This week Primary 6/5 have been learning about St Andrew. The boys and girls worked in pairs to research the Saint then used the facts they found to make a poster about St Andrew using the software package ‘comic life’. We found out lots of interesting facts- Did you know St Andrew was born in Syria? Let us know if you’re doing anything special to mark St Andrew’s Day on Sunday!
School Sport Award
Meet our Junior Active Schools Coordinators-Nathan, Ellie, Ryan, Taylor, Harris and Elise. Together with Mrs Monahan, Mrs Bradley and Mr Boatman (Active Schools Coordinator) they have formed the Sports Committee and are working hard to make improvements to Physical Education in our school. This term they have been busy running a lunch time sports club for Primary 3 and 4 pupils and will be offering a sports club to Primary 1 and 2 pupils in term 3. They have also arranged for a score board to be put in the gym hall for use during class lessons and after school clubs. We will be applying for a school sport award which recognises excellence in physical education and school sport. You can read more about the school sport award at http://www.sportscotland.org.uk/schools/school-sport-awards/ 
