Category Archives: Primary 3

Recycling Models

 

 

 

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As part of our recycling topic, Primary 3 and 3/2 were set the challenge to make a model using junk from home.

We made:

– a little girl

– a rocket

-a kittens bed

-a spaceship

-a candy castle

– a planter

-a pencil holder and a pen pot

-a dragon

– a leaf blower

-a robot and bag

We then showed our models to each other. Everyone has put in lots of effort and all the models look fantastic!

Well done P3 and P3/2

 

 

Friendship Spot

Mrs Hesketh has very kindly been busy making a new friendship spot for our playgrounds.

This lovely sign is already up in the infant playground and will soon be introduced into the other playgrounds too.

Children whose friends are off school, or are still eating lunch, can go to the spot, and can find new people to play with.

The primary 1’s have particularly loved this. They have all been keen to share stories of finding new friends or playing with someone who didn’t have anyone.

We are looking forward to hearing many more lovely stories.

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Money Week

This week primary 3 have been learning all about money. We have looked at lots of different coins and we have been working out the total value of the coins. We have played lots of games and completed interactive activities to practice using the coins. Next week we will be learning about finding the change.

Here are some interesting facts we have learned.

Molly – I know that if you have zero pounds and just pennies you write it like this £0.24

Monde Jnr – There are one hundred pennies in one pound.

Freya – Coins only go up to £2.

Harris – There are fifty two pences in £1.

Callum – There are two hundred one pences in £2.

Luke – There are two fifty pences in £1. There are twenty two pences in £1.

Here are some photographs of us working hard.

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Primary 3 and 3/2 have been learning about what a sarcophagus is and what the Egyptians used them for. We learned that after the mummification process, the body is placed in a sarcophagus and then put in a tomb.

We then decided to make our own sarcophagus. First we thought about what design we would like on the top of our sarcophagus and drew them on our sarcophagus design sheet. Next we copied the design onto a template of a sarcophagus. Then we cut out our sarcophagus templates and scored along the dotted lines. Finally we stuck all the parts together.

We think they look amazing 🙂

P3 and P3/2 visit to the Library

Today Primary 3 and 3/2 went to Broxburn Library to learn more about Egypt. Diane in the library dressed up as Tutankhamen and told us lots of interesting facts.

Here are some of the amazing facts she told us.

Isla M – Tutankhamen died when he was 19 years old.
Millie – they but cone on a ladies head then burst it to get perfume on the lady.
Molly – ladies wore a tunic and man wore a kind if kilt.
Hubert – Tutankhamen was a pharaoh when he was only 8 years old.
Emily – the rich drank beer and the poor people drank wine.
Harris – Narmer the pharaoh united upper and lower Egypt.
Marta – Cleopatra died when she got bitten buy a snake.
Luke – poor people had house with one room, rich people had houses with up to 70 rooms.
Callum – Cleopatra was the last pharaoh of Egypt.
Kordian – Osiris brother killed him.
Nicola – Tutankhamun died because he had an infection in his leg.
Clara – Egypt was split into two different kingdoms – upper and lower Egypt.
Freya – Egyptians removed their brain through their nose when they died.
Isla G – Isis’s husband was the first mummy.

Thank you to all our helpers for coming with us. We had a great afternoon and learned lots of interesting facts.

P3 Pharaohs

This week Primary 3 have been very busy learning about Pharaohs. We made our own Egyptian Pharaoh death mask. We also completed a fact file of information about Tutankhamen.

Did you know:
Tutankhamen was the most famous pharaoh – Freya
Tutankhamen was a pharaoh when he was only 9. He died at 18 years old. Beth
He was a pharaoh for 10 years – Hubert
He married his sister – Warren

Look at all our hard work.

Fantastic River Nile Art work

Primary 3 have been learning all about the River Nile and why it was important for the Ancient Egyptians. Look at our fabulous collages. We used lots of different materials to create our collages.

Did you know that:

The River Nile floods every year and leaves black fertile soil so that crops can be grown. Freya

The River Nile helps the plants to grow and makes food for the people of Egypt. Maya

Flacks was grown at the side of the River Nile and they use it to make clothes. Katie

They used the water from the River Nile to drink. Robbie

They travelled up and down the River Nile to trade with other people. Emily

Papyrus was grown at the River Nile to make paper. Clara

They also used the papyrus to make boats. Harris

They used the mud from the River Nile to make bricks for houses. Millie

The River Nile gives animals food, water and somewhere to live. Grace

Fish live in the River Nile and the Egyptians could fish for food. Molly

They could use the water to cool down and wash in. Amie-Lee

Fun in the sun for primary 3’s school trip!

P3 had an amazing day last week when we went on our school trip!  As we have been learning about different cultures and food from around the world, as well as keeping our bodies healthy, we visited some local restaurants to sample some different foods and learn about how to make our own meals! We had great fun and would like to thank the Harvester Grill and Pizza Express at Livingston Centre for letting us visit! I’m sure we’ll all be back soon!

When our visits were over we got back on the bus and traveled to our local park Stewartfield where we enjoyed a picnic in the glorious sunshine! We played rounders and races and then enjoyed an afternoon walk back to school!

We would like to say a huge THANK YOU to Nia’s mum, Ruby’s mum, Hollie C’s mum, Owen’s mum, Esme’s dad and Kieron’s granny for joining us on our trip! We hope you had as much fun as all of us!

FANTASTIC FRACTIONS!

Primary 3 completed lots of work recently on fractions. To show our understanding of all that we learned we completed Miss King’s ‘PIZZA CHALLENGE’ we had to work n pairs to create our very own pizza but it had to meet a very specific criteria! Each quarter had to be different and we could only use a certain number of toppings! It was great fun! Then on Thursday we made our pizzas then waited a whole 24 hours… On Friday morning Mrs Thomson form the kitchen put our pizzas in the oven and by playtime our pizzeria was in full swing! We all ate our creations and listened to Italian music.

 

Class Clowns!

Primary 3b made fantastic clown hats yesterday to end our circus topic. The children have had lots of fun learning about the circus and learning circus skills! There was lots of giggles getting these funny clown pictures taken! I hope you all have a lovely Easter holiday primary 3. I’m looking forward to seeing you all next term and hearing your exciting holiday news!

Have fun this Easter,

Miss Irvine 🙂

Primary 3 Easter Egg Hunt on Onesie Day!

Last Friday was ONESIE DAY at St Nicholas Primary School and Primary 3 had a great time! We celebrated with an Easter Egg Hunt in aid of the Lenten Appeal! We all paid 20p and when we went on the hunt for sweeties and chocolate eggs hidden all around the playground!

It was great fun… some people found lots of sweets, some found a few and some didn’t find any but when we got back to class we shared then all out equally!

Fantastic Presentations from p3b!

For the past 2 weeks, primary 3 have been preparing wonderful presentations as a homework challenge. On Tuesday everyone shared their presentation with the whole class. Everyone was absolutely fantastic! The pupils stood confidently at the front of the class and had to use a big loud voice as well as make eye contact with the audience. The topics chosen by the pupils were great and it was fantastic to hear each child talk in detail about something they are interested in. It was clear to see how much effort had been put into preparing the presentations. The variety of posters, powerpoints, props and video clips was amazing!

A huge WELL DONE to all the children in primary 3, you were all stars and I am so proud of you! I enjoyed every one of your presentations and I learned lots of new things!

Miss Irvine : )

Presentations in P3a!

WOW! I am AMAZED with the hard work and effort of the boys and girls in Primary 3! Two weeks ago they were set a homework challenge… to do a presentation in front of the class about any subject of their choice.

The results were FANTASTIC! We had outfits, trophies, medals, photos, posters, dvds, songs, powerpoints… even a cake! We all learned so much from listening to each other… we learned about countries, hobbies, pets, games, history, animals, football teams and very special people!

At the end of the presentations the ‘judging panel’ gave feedback to the presenter about their delivery, content and style.

Overall the presentations were excellent, it was lovely to see and hear the children talking about something they are passionate about.

A HUGE WELL DONE TO EVERYONE! I AM VERY PROUD OF YOU AND ALL YOUR HARD WORK!

From Miss King 🙂

Primary 3 Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day!

Today we had a great day celebrating St. Patrick’s Day! We learned about the life of St. Patrick in Literacy, Maths and R.M.E lessons. We read all about the symbols of St. Patrick’s day then answered comprehension questions. We used our knowledge of times tables to create a picture of a leprechaun and we learned how St. Patrick used a shamrock to tell people about God and the Holy Trinity. After looking at symbols of luck, we discussed how we are all lucky in different ways.

 

 

 

Primary 3 Round Up!

Primary 3 are delighted to finally be able to begin sharing our learning with you!

Please look out for regular updates about all the fun we have been having and all the things we have been learning!

Here are some pictures of some of the things we have been getting up to…

Primary 3 are Winter Ready

If, for any reason, you are unable to come to school because of the snow, Miss Irvine and Miss King would like you to try a few of the following activities.  Have fun!!

Maths

  • Practice number bonds and addition/subtraction facts.
  • Practice times tables.
  • Go on a shape hunt in the snow.

Literacy

  • Write a thank you letter to Santa Clause.
  • Make up a Christmas word search.
  • If you have the internet, research circus’ in the the past.  Write down what you find.
  • Write a list of things you want to do in 2015.

Amazing Author Visit

Primary 3-7 were extremely lucky to receive a visit from a fantastic Australian author yesterday… Jaqueline Harvey.

Jaqueline has written a series of books about girls called Clementine-Rose and Alice-Miranda. She entertained the children with exciting excerpts from her books and had everyone laughing in their seats!

She even had two very eager and willing participants in Ellie (P7) and Finlay (P6) who had to act out a very funny scene!

We would like to thank GlowWorm books in Broxburn for organising this very special event for us.

Sporting June

Yesterday Primary 3 visited Broxburn Academy to take part in a Highland Games festival with other primary 3 children from the local schools.    We were all split into groups and the older children from the secondary school were our group leaders and they took us round all of the fun activities.

My favourite part was doing the speed bounce. Charlee-Marie

I really enjoyed the potato and spoon race. Fraser

I liked throwing hoops over the highland cow. Jack J

Today, Miss Watson kindly allowed us to look at and try on her friend’s Staff Commonwealth uniform.  We know to look out for the colours red, grey and white and there is a Scotland flag on the back.  Ethan, Karolina and Daniel had the pleasure of trying them on and we all agreed that they felt very light and comfortable.

A day in the life of an Aussie.

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Primaries 3 and 3/2 were so lucky this morning to get a visit from Hannah in Primary 5.  She lived in Australia for 3 years and she recently returned back to Scotland.  Hannah found out that we have been learning about the country Australia as part of our topic work and she volunteered to come into our class to talk to us all about this wonderful country.  She showed us a powerpoint, brought in artefacts like a boomerang, clap sticks, flag, her netball trophy and her school uniform.  She told us so many interesting facts and showed us some pictures of a typical day in the life of an Aussie!

Thank you so much Hannah for sharing this with us.  We thoroughly enjoyed your presentation!

Fantastic Gymnastics!

Primaries 3 and 3/2 enjoyed a taster session of gymnastics on Friday morning.  There were lots of fun activities set up in the hall for us to try out.  We enjoyed doing forward and backward rolls, pencil rolls, running and jumping on the spring board, balancing and bunny hops.

Ollie liked jumping from side to side on the bench and found it quite easy.

Imogen enjoyed running and jumping high off the spring board.  She said it was great fun.

Hana liked doing forward rolls and said that she is good at it.

Ben thought he was good at balancing on the wooden beam and used his hands to help him balance.

Here are some photos of us in action:

G’day Mate!

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You have the right to enjoy your own culture, practice your own religion and use your own language

Miss Crease and Miss Woods have been overwhelmed by the outstanding quality of our amazing Australian research.  We were given a homework challenge to find out more about the country.  Some of us created posters, leaflets, information books and powerpoints.  We enjoyed working with our families to create them and even our mum’s and dad’s learned new things too!

We looked at Australian wildlife, artefacts, the six states, people and landmarks.

Here are some examples below:

Healthy & Happy Hearts

Primary 3 have been really lucky to be part of the Healthy Hearts programme led by James Pegg and George Scott.  Over the last 5 weeks we have learned about happy minds, importance of water, food groups, physical activity and dental hygiene.  Each week George showed us a presentation on the Smartboard, then at The Strathbrock Partnership Centre, James linked physical activities to our learning.  We always worked in teams and the important message was to encourage each other.

Sadly, this was our final week and we were all awarded with a medal and a brand new toothbrush for us to use at home.

It all started with the Big Bang!

Yesterday primaries 3 and 3/2 visited Dynamic Earth and had a wonderful time.  Firstly we went on a tour and explored different rocks and then we embarked on a journey through time inside a time machine.  We watched a video of a volcano erupting and the ground that we were standing on began to shake.  Some of us got a fright!  We also saw an iceberg and watched video clips of frightening avalanches.  We went into a room that looked like a cinema and had to wear 3D glasses.  We watched a film of a helicopter ride taking us through different biomes and wearing the glasses made us feel like we were actually on the ride!  It looked like we could touch some of the animals.

We then had a dinosaur detective workshop where we were allowed to look at and touch different fossils and discuss which dinosaur they belonged too.  Some of us had the chance to become paleontologists where we used brushes to discover a dinosaur fossil buried in the sand.  The whole experience was enjoyed by all of the pupils and adults.

A special thank you to all of our adult helpers who kept us safe on our trip.

My favourite part of the trip was when we travelled on the 3D helicopter.  I got a huge fright when the scorpion attacked! Jack J

I enjoyed looking at and touching the iceberg.  I put my fingers in the holes on the ice and it was freezing cold. Daniel

My favourite part was at the start of the tour and we got to look at ancient rocks.  I touched the oldest rock in Scotland. Karolina

Dynamic Earth – 26th May

Dear Parent

DYNAMIC EARTH – Monday 26th May 2014

Please ensure that your child:

  • wears their school polo shirt and jumper and some casual trousers.
  • is prepared for all weathers – put sun cream on your child in the morning before the trip if sun is forecast and obviously warm clothes if not.
  • brings a packed lunch (no food/drink for bus journey)
  • no money will be required

Many thanks for your co-operation

P3 & 3/2 Class Teachers

Fantastic Friendship Assembly

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On Friday Primaries 3 and 3/2, after many rehearsals and lots of hard work, showcased their assembly on the theme of Friendship.  Every child in each class had an important part to play and we all worked collaboratively to produce a fantastic show!

We were nervous before the assembly but in the end we all really enjoyed it. –   Leo

The assembly was fantastic and my favourite part was when Anna jumped out of the cauldron.  – Ethan

I was proud of myself for saying the rap all on my own! – Elise D

The message in our assembly was to be kind, caring and loving towards your friends and to make sure that everyone always feels included. – Shaelyn

Our teachers were very proud of us and said that we were all very confident individuals on the stage.

The video of our assembly will follow shortly….

Terrific Tuesday!

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You have the right to be with friends and join or set up clubs, unless this breaks the rights of others

Well we certainly have had a very busy day!  P3 and P3/2 thoroughly enjoyed taking part in a Judo taster session in the school hall.  We did different Judo moves and took part in fun games with a partner.  We even got to wear special Judo jackets.

Later in the morning, all of the P3 children began their series of ‘Healthy Hearts’ activities with James Pegg and George Scott.  George told us all about how to keep healthy and how important our physical and emotional wellbeing is.  We then went over to the hall in The Strathbrock Partnership Centre where we did lots of active games.  The main message that we learned from today is that we should all ENCOURAGE each other.

Friendship Fun!

As part of our assembly preparation we made friendship necklaces in class. We used food colouring to dye pasta tubes to make it nice and colourful and left it to dry overnight. Then the next day, we put the pasta tubes through the string to make vibrant necklaces for a friend in our class. We have been talking about the importance of friendship and have discussed the qualities a true friend should have.

Our ‘Friendship’ assembly is on Friday 16th May and we look forward to showcasing all of our work!

P3 and P3/2 go wild!

We began our literacy work by discussing the difference between fact and opinion and sorted statements into these categories.

Our teachers put us into working groups to research a Scottish wildlife animal.  Our task was to find out about their habitat, diet, social grouping, babies and talents. Primaries 5 and 7 were very kind to allow us to use their netbooks to carry out this research.

We used a notebook to record all the facts that we were learning and used these notes to create colourful and informative posters displayed that we have learned.  Today we are going to present our findings to our classmates.

Elise D learned that adders have big sharp teeth.

Sophie K learned that foxes like to eat small animals and sometimes even eggs.

Cole enjoyed recording notes using the netbooks.

Sterling enjoyed making a colourful poster.

Zumba-mania

Primaries 3 and 3/2 put on their fitness gear and took part in the Zumbathon for our Lenten appeal.  Hollie C particularly enjoyed the Battlestar game and Cole enjoyed displaying his moves in the Zumba circle.  Ollie liked the warm up activities as it was helping to get his body ready for the fun exercises.

Nina was a great instructor and made Zumba look effortless and fun!  Here are some photos of us in action.

Recycle it!

As part of our Eco tasks, primaries 3 and 3/2 are responsible for emptying and recycling the plastic bottles and cans from the recycle bank in the dinner hall.  We counted a whopping 287 bottles and 6 cans.  Unfortunately, some people have been using the recycle bank as a rubbish bin and we found old sandwiches, pieces of fruit and even a pencil.  This made this a yukky job as the bin was really smelly!  Thankfully Jordan, our janitor, has kindly offered to clean the bins for us.  So we would like to ask that you only put empty plastic bottles and cans into the recycle bin.

Thank you!

Lots of characters in P3 & P3/2! World Book Day

To celebrate World Book Day, we have all been given the opportunity to come to school dressed as our favourite character from a book that we have enjoyed reading.  Some of us decided to dress up as character’s from the Roald Dahl novels that our teachers have been reading to us in class.  We are going to be involved in some exciting literacy activities to celebrate this special day.

Shrove Tuesday

Yesterday P3 & P3/2 celebrated Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake Day, by preparing and tasting pancakes.  We reflected on the meaning of this special day and know that it is the day before the start of Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday.  During Lent we try to do without things and give up things we like.  Here are some photos of us tasting the delicious pancakes in class!

Marvellous Multiplication!

Primaries 3 and 3/2 are busy learning all about the 2 and 5 times tables.  We have been involved in active games and we have made multiplication posters to help us remember the number facts.  Miss Crease even made up a song to help us remember the multiples! We have also been using ICT to help us develop our knowledge of these tables by playing Number Gym and Table mountain on the Smart board and laptops.  Our teachers have asked us to keep practising the tables using our green jotters each night as part of our homework.  It is important to have a quick and accurate recall of these table facts.

Chariot Challenge

Miss Crease and Miss Woods were extremely impressed by the hard work and effort that went into our homework challenge.  We used lots of household recycled materials to create Roman chariots as part of our class topic.  We enjoyed explaining to our classmates how we made them.  Finlay even made a Circus Maximus! 

Owen’s grandad kindly provided a Roman soldier’s outfit to show the class.  Owen felt like a real gladiator!

Thank you to all family members for helping your children to create such amazing masterpieces!  We will be showcasing these to P4 on Friday morning.

P3 & P3/2 Class Mass – Ash Wednesday

Just a little reminder that P3 & P3/2 will be leading our Ash Wednesday Mass on 5th March at 11 am in our school hall.  If your child has been given a reading/prayer, please ensure they are practising this every night to ensure they are reading it fluently.  These are stapled into their homework diaries.

Children must come to school wearing full school uniform – white school shirt and tie – on this day.

Many thanks for your continued support.

Miss Crease and Miss Woods

A piece of history in our very own classroom!

This week in class we have been learning about the Roman army, so Miss Woods brought in a replica of a real Roman soldier’s helmet.  Some of us were lucky enough to try it on.  Brandon and Sarah said that it was very heavy.  We understand now how strong the Roman soldiers had to be, as not only did they wear a helmet, they also wore a suit of armour and had to carry weapons, a shield and personal belongings.

Homework Challenge- build a Roman chariot.

As part of our homework, Miss Woods and Miss Crease have set us a challenge!  We have been asked to design and build a Roman chariot using everyday materials from home.

We looked at photos and video clips of Roman chariots and learned how and why they were used by the Romans.

We have to bring our chariots into school by next Friday 14th February.  Photographs will follow…

If we find this challenge a little bit too difficult, our teachers said that we could draw a labelled diagram of a Roman chariot instead.

Roman chariot

It’s all go in St Nicholas playground!

Last Tuesday Primaries 3 and 3/2 went out to the playground to find out more about what is happening with all of the building work.  A very helpful workman, named Grant, came over to tell us all about the construction work.  He also explained about how the workmen keep safe and the different materials, equipment and machinery that they use.  We learned that they need to wear a hard hat, steel toe-cap boots and a fluorescent jacket.  When we got back into class we worked with a partner to design posters to inform passers by and the rest of the children what is happening in our playground.  We attached the posters to the fence so please have a look!

Learning is fun at the local library!

Primaries 3 and 3/2 visited Broxburn library to find out about our new topic The Romans.  The friendly librarian, Diane, prepared posters which included lots of interesting information about life in Roman times.  Diane was dressed up as a Roman and she invited Ehlana and Sean to dress up too.  They wore a toga and a head piece made from a plant.  Traditionally, Romans wore sandals with laces tied around their legs.  We enjoyed our visit to the library and Diane made the learning fun!  We brought books and posters back to school to continue our learning.  This is going to be a great topic!