Meldrum Primary School Blog

Another busy week in Primary 7. We started the week by writing Limerick Poems, some of which were very amusing. We continued our positive and negative theme in Art by reproducing Keith Haring images. In Drama we were exploring what it would have been like during an Air Raid like the characters in our play.

Great Green (Things that went well)

• Peer assessing our creative writing

Think Pink (Things we want to get better at)

• to accurately read real timetables (train and bus)

This week our Lead Learners are Lewis and Sienna who have demonstrated perseverance in many aspects of their learning. Well done!

They have decided that after the holiday the value they will be looking for is respect: not talking when someone else is talking and to listen carefully to instructions.

This week at PE Primary 3 have been extending their netball skills by learning about the different positions and strategies needed to play. We have found natural defenders, shooters and ‘midfielders’.  The pupils are able to identify their strengths and what they need to practise during warm-ups.

Great Green

There has been lots of descriptions during our narrative writing and the pupils have been using similies and metaphors to create a clear image for the reader.

Think Pink

Remember to use the mental strategies that we have learned during all mental agility. These can be found in your homework pack as a small reminder.

Thank you to last weeks Lead Learners.

This week our Lead Learners are Emily and Adam. Well done!

I hope you all have a fun and safe February break!!

Primary 5 have been using different learning approaches to practise key skills. They used an app called ‘Plickers’ to show how much they have remembered of their learning about the life of Victorian children, understanding of place value and time durations.

Great Green – ‘What went well’

– Primary 5 had a visitor in the class on Thursday afternoon and this visitor left having been very impressed with the learning of the pupils, their listening and talking skills and how well they worked in a group.
– We all made comic strips on the theme of positive and negative emotions – creating scenarios showing the ways in which negative feelings can be turned around and changed into a more positive experience.

Think Pink – ‘Even better if’

– practise times tables – write each times table down on a piece of paper, get someone to ask you questions and use Sumdog for even more practise.
– Primary 5 have decided that their handwriting needs more practise to improve neatness and speed when joining letters.

Lead Learners.

Our lead learners last week did a great job. Thank you – William and Darcey
This week our Lead Learners are Joe and Stirling
Their task will be to
– record the reading experiences of the class each day. Asking – ‘What did you read today?’
– support pupils when using ‘Giglets’.

We’ve had a very productive week here at Meldrum PS.  Classes have been busy learning across all areas of the curriculum.  P7 have continued to take part in Spanish lessons with one of the staff from the Modern Language department at DCHS.  P4, P5 and P6 have also joined online lessons in the area of modern languages, taking part in either French or Spanish activities.  P6 are researching all about Europe as they prepare to take part in the West Lothian Council Euroquiz which some of the class members will be involved in.  You can read more about class learning by reading each class’ individual blog posts for this week.

Today we had a fantastic assembly where the winners of our Scots Poetry Competition performed for the whole school and their parents/carers or a family member who were invited to join us.  Congratulations to all of our winners, runners up and to everyone who put themselves forward in the competition.  We loved hearing the different poems today and were proud of our classmates who performed so confidently.

A reminder that we will have our first Achievement Assembly next week.  All submissions to be made using the forms link sent out via email by Wednesday 4th Feb at 5pm. 

Next week

Tuesday and Wednesday – Mrs Egan out of school at an event

Thursday – Netball after school club

Friday – Mrs Scobie out of school – Mrs Brown/Mrs Egan in P4; pupil working group morning; Achievement Assembly for pupils

Have a great weekend!  Lynne Egan.

This week has been another busy week in Primary 1. We have continued our learning about Scotland and enjoyed more Scottish songs, dances and poems.

We also went outside for outdoor learning and made an obstacle course. It was very cold but fun!

Great Green: “What went well…”

-In Jolly Phonics, we have been working on the sound ‘sh’. We have been reading new words like shop, ship, brush and wash.

-In Maths, we are continuing to learn how to tell the time and this week we were even looking at digital clocks. We recognise these from alarm clocks.

Think Pink: “Even better if…”

-In Maths, we want to learn new skills in measurement.

-In topic, we would like to learn about Scottish foods and famous Scottish people.

Lead Learners:

This weeks lead learners did a great job, well done Thomas and Alice!

Our lead learners next week are Theo and Amelie for showing responsibility in and around the classroom. Myself and other members of staff have noticed the effort and dedication these children have had to ensuring the classroom and area are tidy at the end of different activities. Well done!

Primary 3 are exploring a range of older traditional fairy tales to increase their knowledge of characters, problems and of course happy endings. We have also had our Scottish assembly and I would like to again congratulate Hazel, Addison and Emily.

Great Green

For outdoor learning on Thursday we learned about orienteering and had to follow the map of the school to find the 15 flags as fast as we could. Being focussed and using communication skills were essential for success.

Think Pink

Remember to try the word in your vocabulary jotter before coming to check. As if you get it correct you earn a House Point.

This weeks lead learners are Harris and Jack. Well done!  They have shown good listening skills during story and they have asked and answered some tricky evaluative questions.