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 🙂