Rhys made a model of himself with Mrs Cochrane and said, this is me!
P2 dance taster
Here are some photos of P2 enjoying the dance taster session. We had lots of fun and look forward to the next lesson.
Thank you to Hannah!
Dance taster session
Today P5 took part in a dance taster session with Hannah.
We had to warm up our bodies first so that we didn’t have any injuries.
We learn each dance move in sections. We were dancing to Meridas song from Brave.
She’ll be back next week for another session with us.
P5/6 head to Glasgow Gurdwara
On Wednesday 15th February we went to Glasgow Gurdwara to learn more about the religion Sikhism.
Once we got there we had to remove our shoes, wash our hands and wear head scarfs as a sign of respect and cleanliness. We then had a tour of the Gurdwara.
We saw where Sikhs put the Guru Granth Sahib to bed. They do this as they believe that the Guru Granth Sahib is a living Guru and should be treated like one.
We also saw where Sikhs sit to worship. It is a large hall with an alter where the Guru Granith Sahib sits to be read from. It is written by the 10 gurus as well as Hindu and Muslim saints.
We listened to different instruments that are used in special ceromines and even tried wearing a turban.
Finally we tried some vegetarian food in the Langar hall. We tried spicy lentil curry and chapattis.
We really enjoyed going to be Gurdwara and learning more about Sikhs.
We’ve decided to learn about Buddhists next.
P1-7 Literacy Open Morning
This morning parents and carers were invited in to see what we have been doing in literacy. Mrs Gibson shared the school’s approaches to literacy with a short presentation in the hall. This looked at different ways we learn about literacy and how they can help their children at home. Parents and carers were then able to go and visit their child or children’s classrooms to take part and share in what they are doing for literacy, with reading as the main focus. This gave a little taster of the kinds of things we do and how they can continue this at home too. Please have a look at some of the photos. There was also a leaflet given out about ways to help your child with reading at home. There are extra copies outside the office.
National Youth Choir
Primary 4 enjoying music and singing lessons from Miss Mulholland of the National Youth Choir of Scotland.
STEM in P2
We have been using the STEM boxes in class to challenge ourselves. Abbey then came to school having made a model out of old boxes and cardboard. We are now all making models in class and will write about them.
Zoolab in P2
We were very fortunate to have a visit from the Zoolab company who brought along some ‘friends’ to show us. We had an amazing time getting to know more about nocturnal animals such as the ghost snail, toad, millipede, cockroach and even a snake! Ben said the millipede felt bumpy. Aaron said the snake felt cold. McKenzie said the cockroach is a scavenger. Thank you Zoolab we had so much fun and enjoyed seeing all the different creatures.
Unique Potato – p5 and p6
Primary 5 and 6 pupils came together over the last two Tuesdays for Unique Potato. Mrs Balmain and Mrs Harkness came to work with us. In the first session we were exploring potatoes. Now we weren’t growing them or cooking them, no we were turning them into characters! Firstly we had to look at all the things that made the potato unique that was visible like bumps, spots and scars. We then had to create a persona and story about our potato. We did this so that our potatoes became unique potatoes. Yes they would have some things we could see but also by learning more about their characters we found out what made them unique and special.
On the following Tuesday we shared what makes us unique like things we love, things we don’t like and things we are good at. We the discussed different disabilities and how these also make people unique. We looked at disabilities you can see like being in a wheelchair and being blind and using a stick. We then looked at disabilities you can’t see from the outside like autism and ADHD. We spent some time focusing on autism and how it can make their life more difficult, especially in school. Some people with autism find it hard to deal with noises. We had a shot with lots of loud and distracting noises when we were doing a task and it was very difficult! When we thought back to our potatoes what we realised is that everyone is special and unique. You cannot work out what someone is like just by looking at them. You have to get to know them and know their story.
People Who Help Us – Nursery
In the nursery we have been learning about people who help us. Check out what we’ve been doing by looking at our SWAY.
