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Our week in P3 and P3/2

May 13, 2022 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

What a busy week we have had in P3 and P3/2. Read all about our learning below.

In literacy, we were learning about speech marks and speech bubbles. We know only the words that a person would say out loud goes inside the speech mark. This week we started to learn about Narrative writing. We know that it needs a title, orientation, complication and resolution.

In numeracy, we have been learning about more about fractions. This week we were focusing on tenths. Lots of people think a tenth would be a bigger number but it is actually a smaller amount of an object or a number as it has to be split into ten equal parts.

In art, we created an Egyptian pyramid drawing. We painted the background to create the sunset then we drew the pyramid following instructions. We then stuck the pyramids onto the background. We think they look great.

In health and wellbeing we were thinking about things that we do for ourselves. For example, reading, drawing, going outside and playing music.

In RERC we were thinking about Mary and why she is important.

In PE this week we were doing high jumps. We had to jump very high. P3 started Fun start fitness this week with James Pegg. We were learning all about encouragement and the importance of team work and communication. The games we played were fun.

In our Egyptian topic we were doing some research this week using books, Ipads and laptops.

Thank you for reading our post!

Primary 2, Primary 3

First week back in P3 and P3/2

April 22, 2022 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

We are all glad to be back at school after a lovely break. Read all about our busy week below.

In literacy, we have been making predictions. We know we might not always get it correct but we should use what we see and hear to help us with our predictions. We have been learning about the difference between fact and opinion. We know facts are true and have evidence to back them up. An opinion is something we feel or think.

In numeracy, we have been learning about fractions. This week we learned about halves. We know how to find half of a shape or number. We have also been doing some esti mystery challenges were we need to estimate what we think we can see then we get clues to help us with our answers.

In health and wellbeing, we have been talking about trusted adults. We updated our trusted adults so that we know who we can speak to in school if we have any worries. We also talked about who is in our ‘backup team’. We know we can have people from our family, friends and clubs we go to. We also made a worry box and calm corner in our classroom for us to use.

Our new topic is the Egyptians. We talked about what we know and what we would like to learn. We can’t wait to learn all about the Egyptians.

In art, we used cotton buds to create a cherry blossom tree. They look beautiful as we used different shades of pink.

In PE, we have been playing dodge ball and eliminator and started some races as we are doing athletics this term. In Music, we were singing a song about categories. We were learning about rhythms and using our body to make sounds.

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Our week in P3 and P3/2

February 25, 2022 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Read all about our week in P3 and P3/2.

We have been learning about chance. We know when things are certain, impossible, likely or unlikely. We were thinking if things had a high chance or low chance of happening. We had to separate questions into categories if they were likely, unlikely, certain or impossible.

We were also looking at Venn and Carroll Diagrams to help us show information more clearly. We completed lots of different activities.

We made predictions for the last chapter of The Owl Who Is Afraid of the Dark which was called Dark is Beautiful. Some of us even guessed the correct title. We were focusing on punctuation and making sure our sentences made sense during Free Writing Friday.

We made Caution posters, after learning about our triggers which make us move away from the Green zone. Knowing our triggers help us to avoid going into the Red zone.

We were learning about expositions. An exposition is a one sided argument and you try to persuade someone to have the same point of view as you. We learnt how to structure an exposition.

We drew a pocket garden which hopefully we will get to create during outdoor learning in the next few weeks.

We learnt about Joseph and his brothers from the book of Genesis. This story was all about forgiveness and reconciling relationships. Joseph’s bothers were jealous of him and were unkind to him but Joseph forgave them.

In PE we were doing gymnastics and in Music we were singing songs and playing games.

We started our new topic which is our local community Broxburn – we spoke about what we know and what we would like to find out about during the next few weeks.

Primary 2, Primary 3

Our week in P3 and P3/2

February 4, 2022 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

We have working hard in P3 and P3/2 this week.

We have been continuing to learn about time. We have been learning about quarter to and quarter past on a digital and analogue clock. We also learned about 5 minute intervals on the clock.

We have been learning about verbs. We know they are action and doing words, for example running, jumping and swimming. We played some games. We enjoyed playing verb charades.

This week we have been learning about friends. We thought about what makes a good friend and then wrote acrostic poem. We know acrostic poem do not need to rhyme.

In RERC, we learned about the parables stories of the lost coin, sheep and son. We discussed how we would feel if we lost something and how we would feel when we found it. We also thought about the message from the parable stories that God loves us all.

In outdoor learning we made photo frames using twigs. We worked well with a partner.

In health and wellbeing we have been learning about the yellow zone of regulation. We know we can be feeling silly, nervous, excited or frustrated. We talked about what our face and body would be doing and how people around us would be feeling.

We also learned about the phases of the moon. We know the moon takes 28 days to change. We know the names of some of the phases of the moon. For example, new moon, crescent, wanning gibbous and last quarter.

Thank you for reading our blog post.

Primary 2, Primary 3

Happy New Year from P3 and P3/2

January 14, 2022 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

This week P3 and P3/2 have been very busy.

In Numeracy, we have been learning about time. We have been learning about how long many minutes/hours/days/years are in a given time. For example we know that 1 minute is 60 seconds and there are 52 weeks in one year.

In Art, we have been learning about hot and cold colours. We know red, yellow and orange are warm colours and blue, purple and green are cold colours. We created a background of a sky using either hot or cold colours. Next week we will add to the background

In Literacy, we have been learning about a and an. We know we use an when words start with a vowel – a, e, i, o and u. We have been continuing to learn about cursive script. We have been joining letters together. F is tricky. We started to read the owl who was afraid of the dark. We will use this book for literacy lesson and it links to our new topic about sun, moon and stars.

We have started our new topic which is sun, moon and stars. We thought about what we know and what we would like to learn. We can’t wait to get started next week.

We have completed some assessments this week so that we can see what we remember and what our nest steps in learning will be.

In PE we were learning about fitness. We completed lots of circuits.

In Music, we were learning about Scottish music. We will be singing the songs soon. We also looked at percussion instruments.

Thank you for reading our blog. We have enjoyed being back at school.

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P3 and P3/2 are working hard

November 5, 2021 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

This week in P3 and P3/2 we have been working very hard on lots of different things. Read all about our learning below:

In Literacy, we have been continuing to learn cursive script. We even tried to join letters together this week. We have also been continuing to learn our spelling patterns. In PM writing we have been learning about information reports. We know that they need a title, general statement, description and evaluation. We tried to write about fireworks after we completed some research on the laptops.

In Numeracy, we have been learning about doubles. We know they are a quick way to add two numbers together. WE have also looked at near doubles as we know that 6+7 is the same as double 6+1.

In HWB, we have been looking at ways to make the planet happy again. We know we should try to look after plants and animals and save water and energy. We created posters about all the different ways we can help the planet.

In RERC, we look at St Francis of Assisi and how he cared to the animals and nature. We know that we should care for them too. We also looked at the story of creation this. We know God created a beautiful world for us and we should look after it.

In Art, we created firework pictures using black card and oil pastels.

We watched the Lorax theatre show on Monday. It was very good and was all about the environment and trees. We know that COP 26 is happening in Glasgow and we climate change is important for our future.

Primary 2, Primary 3

Short but busy week in P3 and P3/2

October 22, 2021 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

This week in P3/2 and P3 we have been very busy. Read all about our learning below.

In Literacy, this week we have been learning about writing a character description. We know we need to use adjectives to describe what the person looks like and how they act. We made our own characters and then wrote our descriptions. We also completed our free writing Friday task and lots of us tried to use describing words. In P3 we also got introduced to Accelerated reader this week and we had a look at some of the books in this programme. We continued with our cursive script handwriting this week and learned another few letters. We also tried a spot the silly word passage this week were we had to pick out the words that did not make sense and change them to a sensible word.

In Mathematics, we have been learning about symmetry. We know that the picture or shape has to be identical on both sides of the line of symmetry. We tried to create our own symmetrical pictures and played different games about symmetry.

In topic work this week we created a picture of 4 of the climate zones to show the different environments in these areas of the world. We learned about temperate climate zones and completed a quiz.

In RERC we learned about Joseph and his coloured dream coat. We know that Joseph’s brothers were not very nice to him and that he was given a coat of many colours by his father. We listened to a story and had to colour in the stripes on his coat with the colours we heard in the story.

In PE, we were working with partners and using tennis balls and hoops. We played different games.

In Music, we were a song about pumpkin and making actions to the song.

Today we are enjoying our dress down day and are looking forward to P6’s assembly.

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A quick week in P3 and P3/2

October 1, 2021 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

P3 and P3/2 have had a busy but very quick week. Keep reading to find out what we have been up to.

In Literacy, we have been learning about alphabetical order. We know the order of the alphabet. In writing, we wrote our learner statement. We thought about what we have learned this term so far in school and about our personal achievements. We have added our learner statements to our profile.

In Numeracy, we have been learning about money. We have been counting coins to find a total and also thinking how to use the least amount of coins. We have tried lots of different activities this week. We will be continuing with money next week. P3 made an art shop in class.

This week had our class Mass. We learned about the archangels – we know three of them are St Michael, St Raphael and St Gabriel. We had a lovely Mass with Father Jeremy. Thank you Father Jeremy.

This week we were learning about the tropical climate zone in our topic work. We completed an experiment to see what happens when the rain falls and how the clouds get heavier.

In RERC, we listened to the story of the Good Smartian. WE know that he stopped and helped the injured man when others ignored him. We are going to try to be like the Good Smartian and be a good friend to others.

We also tried to rewrite the school aims in our own words. P3/2 made a video and P3 made a poster with the school aims.

This week we also had our learner conversations with our teachers about what we are good at and what we need to work on. We also picked out our latest and best piece of literacy and numeracy work for our profiles.

What a fun but busy week!

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P3 and P3/2 hard at work

September 17, 2021 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

This week we have been learning lots of new things.

In Literacy, this week we were learning about a recount. We know that a recount needs to have a title, orientation, sequence of events and a personal comment. We looked at a piece of writing about helping mum then we wrote our own recount of our morning before school. We also completed a Fantastic Mr Fox Blankety Blank activity. We had to think of words that would make sense in the story. We have continued to learn how to write more letters in the cursive script. We had more time today to write on our own during Free Writing Friday. Some people wrote a story and others wrote about their weekend.

In Numeracy, we have been learning about ordering numbers. We know that we are looking for the smallest number of ones, tens or hundreds to find the smallest number. We have been continuing to count in 2s, 5s and 10s forwards and backwards.

In Science, we were learning about polar animals. Some examples of polar animals are polar bears, arctic foxes, seals and penguins. We completed an experiment about melting ice. We found that when the ice melts the volume of water increased.

We have completed our display in the area about Noah’s Ark. We have retold the story on a video to add to our display.

We looked at the artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo. We know that he used fruit, vegetables and flowers in his art work We tried to create an image of our face using fruit and vegetables.

We have completed some daily miles this week. We have given a high five on the daily mile and also found some wildlife. P3 found a butterfly and a squirrel.

We also took part in the Hula Hut tournament yesterday. P3’s team name is unstoppable P3 and P3/2’s team name is Rock and Roll P3/2. We worked very well together to create our name, flag and knock over lots of hula huts.

We also looked at the zones of regulation and how we feel at each zone. We are going to start a daily check in to show how we feel.

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A busy week in P3 and P3/2

September 10, 2021 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

This week we have been very busy learning lots of different things. Keep reading to find out more about our learning.

In Literacy, we have been writing predictions about a story of a girl who lives in a clock tower. We had to predict who was in the tower, why they were in the tower and what would happen. This week we have been continuing to learn to our cursive script and have been writing letters e and f. F was very tricky. We have been reading lots of different books this week and thinking about our favourite characters and parts of the story.

In Numeracy, we have been continuing to learn to about place value. We have been learning how to make the biggest and smallest number. We have tried lots of different activities.

In RERC, we have been learning about Noah’s Arc. We know that God made promises to Noah. We have started to create a display for the area about the promises we wish to make to God.

In our topic, we learned about the names of all the different climate zones. We looked at where all the different climate zones are in the world. We know that we live in a Temperate climate zone which means we get warmer summers and colder winters. We found where we live on a map.

In HWB, we thought about how to make ourselves feel better. Some ideas included – going for a walk, playing with our favourite toys, listening to music and watching a film.

In Music, with Mrs Nicoll we have been learning a song and with beaters we have been keeping the rhythm.

In P.E, we were learning ball skills. We have been using the basketballs. We played different games. We have also completed the daily mile.

In Spanish, we have been learning some classroom instructions. We also do our register in Spanish.

Another busy week for us.

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Good start in P3 and P3/2

August 27, 2021 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

P3 and P3/2 are off to a great start this year. We have been working very hard. Keep reading to find out what we have been learning.

In Numeracy, we have been learning about different ways to show a number – we can use numicon, rekenreks, tens frames, coins etc. We have been playing lots of different number games. We also revised odd and even numbers. We know even numbers end in 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 and odd numbers end in 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9.

In Literacy, we have started reading Fantastic Mr Fox. We have been drawing a character description of Boggis, Bunce and Bean. We also completed a ‘picture it’ for the setting of Mr Fox’s house. We have also completed some spelling and reading checks to see what we can remember from before the summer holidays.

In HWB, we have completed our check in and selected our trusted adults in school and at home. We also revised SHANARRI indicators and what they all mean. We know they are Safe, Healthy, Achieving, Nurtured, Responsible, Respected and Included. We have also thought about our hopes and dreams for this term.

We have also made our class charter. P3 selected the theme of animals and P3/2 selected Minecraft. We have revised our rights as a child.

In RERC, we have read the story of Noah’ Ark and created pictures of the animals. We have also thought about how Father Jeremy is like the Good shepherd and looks after us. We drew pictures of Father Jeremy. We also created prayers for the year ahead.

In PE, we were playing games and learning to work together.

In Art, we created a self portrait to decorate our classroom doors so that everyone knows who is in our classroom.

We also created a welcome poster for anyone who is new to the school. We told them about the school rules, where things are and what they need to wear to school.

We have enjoyed our first two weeks back at school and we are working hard.

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P3 and P3/2’s week

November 20, 2020 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

This has been another busy week for us. Keep reading to find out what we have been up to.

In handwriting we have been continuing to learn how to form letters correctly for cursive script.
We have been learning about being kind. This is anti-bullying week so we have been thinking about how to show other people we care and are kind.
We have been continuing to learn more about ten frames. we have been trying to use the mist efficient strategy to show a number.
This is Maths through Story Week. we have been reading the story Pezzettino and learning about halves and quarters. We can find halves and quarters of a shape and number. We also designed our own characters.
We have been learning more about nouns, verbs and adjectives and can identify them and write sentences with them.
We been continuing to learn our spelling words and looking at different sounds.
We have been learning about recounts and wrote a recount about tidying our bedrooms. We shared our tips with our friends! We are experts at tidying up!
In RERC we have been learning more about St Francis of Assisi. We tried to write our own prayers to thank God for all the animals and creation in the world.
Father Jeremy visited us this week. He came to talk to us about God and the Church.
We designed a road safety poster for a competition about park smart.
We also discussed the special talents and gifts we have. We created a display about the talents that St Nicholas children have.
This week we have also been using the laptops to complete quizzes on our Accelerated Reader books.

What a busy week!

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P3 and P3/2’s week

November 6, 2020 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

This week we have been learning about:

In ‘The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark’ we were learning about why dark is necessary. We looked at diurnal and nocturnal animals. We know some animals are awake at the daytime and some at nighttime. Owls are an example of a nocturnal animals.
We have been learning about money. We were looking at a restaurant menu and trying to work out what we could afford to buy. We looked at the cost of the items and the coins we would use to pay for the items.
We painted a pebble for Remembrance Day and then we placed them at the foot of the statue at the Strathbrock. we know Remembrance Day is on the 11th November.
We were continuing to learn about recounts and this week we write a recount of the main events from our reading book.
With our rekenreks we have been using the strategy part, part, whole.
This week we looked at bonfire and fireworks safety and we created information posters. We know posters have to have information and they need to be bright and colourful.
This week we also learned about verbs. We know they are doing words.
We have been learning more about our emotions and feelings. We tried to list all of the emotions that we know.
We had PE outdoors and we completed the daily mile and some games where we had to listen and follow instructions.
We have also been looking at different ways to show a number – we know you can use coins, tens frames, tally marks, words and pictures.

Have a lovely weekend everyone.

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P3 Schools out!

June 26, 2020 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

This week Primary 3 took part in the second week of Fitness fortnight. Here are some of the things we have been doing this week:

We researched the importance of exercise and made a poster.
In Literacy, we wrote letters to our favourite sports stars, telling them all about ourselves, why they have inspired us and asked them questions about things we wanted to know about them.
We continued to take part in our virtual sports day- Forth house were the winners!!
Using our knowledge of healthy eating we drew a healthy lunch box.
We made a healthy smoothie and then wrote instructions to help someone else to make the smoothie.
In Numeracy, we took part in lots of fun fitness e.g. roll to dice and then add the numbers together to complete the exercises set.
We took part in a few sumdog challenges.
We watched video about sun safety and then created our own video to tell others about what we knew about sun safety.
We also became the teacher and taught our families some new skills.

Here are some pictures of our work this week.

Primary 3, we just wanted to thank you for all your hard work this term. It has been very different term for us all but you have risen to the challenge and we are very proud of you. Thank you so much for all the pictures we have received. We have loved seeing your work and how well you are doing.

We hope you all have a great summer holiday. Relax and have fun with your family. We will see you in August when you are in Primary 4!

Happy holidays.

Mrs Canning and Miss McCormack

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P3’s Home Learning

June 12, 2020 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Another busy week in P3. We are so proud of you all for all your hard work during this time. Keep reading to find out about some of the things we have been learning.

In our Egyptian topic we have learning about mummification. We have learned about how the Egyptians completed this task. We even tried to mummify a piece of fruit. It was fun!
In mathematics we have been learning about 2D and 3D shapes. We have been looking at the properties of the shapes and finding the edges, vertices, corners and faces on shapes. We have played lots of different games about shapes this week. Even a sumdog challenge.
In RE we have been looking at stories of how Jesus healed the sick and why this is important.
In literacy we have been spotting the silly word in a passage about elephants. Then finding words we thought would make more sense.
We have also been drawing an image of a character called ‘Badjelly the witch’. We had to read the description then draw what we thought the character would look like
In Art, we looked at a still life picture and thought about what we liked/disliked. Then we tried to draw our own still life picture.
In Science, we have been learning about the skeleton and even tried to make our own from twigs and stones.
We also looked at a story about ‘Oor Wullie’ in Scots and answered questions about it.
We also looked at how things are made from different materials and when we recycle we need to split our rubbish into different bins. We tried to help at home this week. This will make us very responsible citizens by recycling correctly.

Here are some of the lovely pictures we have received this week. Thank you P3 and well done!

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Primary 3’s week

May 29, 2020 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Another busy and hard working week in Primary 3. Some of the activities we have been doing this week are:

We have been finding out about the different jobs that the Egyptians did. We have learned about Pharaohs and researched some information about them.
We have been thinking about what makes a good friend and the qualities they need to have.
We have been learning about division. We have been sharing lots of objects out and trying to complete some division tasks. We also tried a sumdog challenge.
We have been looking for the silly word in a passage and trying to think of words that make more sense.
We looked at a famous artist work then thought about what we liked and disliked and how we could make it better. We then created our own art work.
We read a passage of information then tried to draw what we thought it would look like.
We wrote a story about going on an adventure on a rocket. We thought about where we would go and what we would do.
We listened to the Bruno Mars song ‘Don’t give up’ and thought about our growth mindset.
This Sunday is Pentecost Sunday so we looked at what this is and what it means.
We thought about the world of work and thought about jobs people do. we thought about a job we would maybe like to be when we are older.
We looked at cereal boxes and thought about how they persuade us to buy them.
We have also been trying to write our own questions about books that we like.

Most children are enjoying the science, art and topic lessons. Well done Primary 3!

Thank you for all the feedback and photographs this week. We have received nearly 100 photographs! Keep working hard P3. We are very proud of you.

Mrs Canning and Miss McCormack

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P3’s Short but Busy Week

May 8, 2020 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

After a few days off to enjoy the nice weather we went back to home learning on Wednesday. We know it is not easy but we are so proud of you all and love seeing photographs of all your fantastic work. Thank you for sending pictures to us.

Here are some of the things we have been doing this week:

Learning to tell the time on a digital and analogue clock. We even made our own clocks at home.
We have been writing questions that we would like to ask the author of our favourite books.
As May is the month of Mary we made prayers to Mary.
We have started to learn about the Egyptians and found Egypt on a map.
We have been thinking about what makes a good sentence and trying to up-level our sentences and make them even better.
We looked at Kandinsky’s circles in Art and tried to create our own circle art work.
We listened to the story of ‘Owl Babies’ then made our own wanted posters or wrote a letter to the owlets to tell them about our own fears and worries.

Here are some examples of the fabulous work taking place at home.

Have a safe and happy weekend.

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P3 Home learning

April 24, 2020 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

This is our third week of learning at home. Here are some of the things we have been learning about.

We have been `researching a Mediterranean climate zone and then creating a poster or video about why we should visit this area.

We have been using money this week to practice paying for items and calculating the change. We have tried to make our own shops at home and also used topmarks games to help us.

We have been practicing common words this week and also writing a diary about what we have been doing during this time.

We have been practicing making tens in number talks.

We have use the art hub to complete a drawing tutorial this week.

We have also been learning about things that dissolve and completing an experiment with things we have at home to discover what dissolves and what does not.

We have also tried to use dance mat typing to help us improve our typing skills.

We have also tried some additional challenges like building a den at home, doing P.E with Joe Wicks, watching the animals at Monterey Bay Aquarium and playing sumdog. Here are some examples of fantastic home learning in P3.

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P3’s week

February 28, 2020 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

This week in P3 we have been:

We have been learning to take notes. We know you don’t need to write full sentences with capital letters and full stops. We use bullet points.
We have been learning the 3 times table. The pattern in the answers is odd/even. We know that you add 3 each time.
We have been learning about patterns.
In handwriting we have been joining words like quickly, skipping and jump.
We had Mass on Wednesday for Ash Wednesday. We know that we get ashes on our foreheads and it is the start of Lent. Lent is when we prepare for Easter and we try to give up something, or do more of something.
It was pancake day on Tuesday.
We learned about the 10 commandments that God gave to Moses. We know the 2 most important rules are: love God and love your neighbour.
In Music, we learned about on the street music. we were learning about body percussion – clicking and clapping.
In Spanish, we learned about colours we love and don’t like. We know how to say this in Spanish.
In P.E we were learning how to do knots and crosses. We were also playing ‘King ball’ which was a Kings and Queens game.
Yesterday we listened to a talk from a Robotics engineer. He has designed lots of different robots.
We also completed our engineering competition designs.
For writing we were learning how to write an opening. we had to think of different openers and remember them.
We were learning about poems. We listened to the poem and then drew pictures to go with the poem.

What a busy week! We can’t wait to see what we will learn next week.

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P3’s busy week

February 21, 2020 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

This week in Art we have been making pictures and using pattern and colour to make our art work beautiful.

In numeracy we have been learning our 5 times table. we know that it is counting in 5s and each time you add another 5 on. The pattern is that the numbers end in a zero or five. we know that 5×10=50 and that is the same as 10×5=50. it has an even and odd pattern.

In handwriting we have been joining m, n and s. In P3a, we were writing the word grandmother without lifting our pencil from the page. Some of us were very shocked that we could write such a long word.

We have been looking at Broxburn for our topic. We have been learning about the features of the area. We made a map to show where things are.

We were learning to take notes in Literacy. We know that you don’t need to write proper sentences with full stops and capital letters. We use bullet points to write our notes.

We had visitors from Stantec to talk to us about engineering this week. Sam and Gil are engineers – one is a water engineer and the other is a civil engineer. We learned that they design bridges, houses and design ways to stop flooding. They talked to us about how long projects can take. They told us about different materials that can be used. We are now going to enter an engineering competition and we need to design something to make the world a better place.

In RERC we have been learning about the parable of the ‘Lost sheep’. The sheep are each of us and the shepherd is God. We know that God always loves us and forgives us and wants us to be happy.

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P3’s spooktacular week!

November 1, 2019 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Primary 3 have had a very busy week this week!

Emma – We learned how to make pumpkin face using black paper and crepe paper. It was fun!

Sadie – We went to the library to borrow some books. I picked a book about brains!

Owen – we had a hymn practise to learn hymns for Mass today for All saints Day. We learned the hymns Amazing Grace and Lord I Put Your Name on High.

Chloe – in handwriting we were learning to write the cursive letters p and q. I think q is quite tricky.

Lena – in Music we learned the Hallowe’en song – the Witch fell in a ditch!

Andrew – we were thinking about resilience. We made resilience capes with ideas of how to make us feel better when we are having a down day. We know we can talk to others, read a book, go outside, play with toys and make a cake to feel better.

Jacob – we went to Mass on Monday. We had to sign hymns and say Mass responses and prayers.

Aroush – we have been learning about money in maths. We have been learning to use different coins to make an amount. We can find more than one combination of coins to make a total.

Jessica Lily – in number talks we have been learning to make a friendly number to help us when adding 3 digits together.

Oliver – in Writing we were writing instructions about how to play a game of tig. We know we have to include how to play, what you need and a title that tells us about what the instruction are for. We also need to write them in order and use time openers like first, next, then and after that.

Chloe – in grammar we were looking at punctuation and making sure we use capital letters and full stops in all sentences!

Jessica-Lily- we also complete some Hallowe’en addition.

Primary 3, School News

Busy and fun week in P3!

October 11, 2019 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

We have had a very busy week in P3. We have been learning lots of new things.

Logan – we have created posters about the SHANARRI indicators as part of our health and well being topic.

Chloe – we have been practicing the letters k and l in cursive script. The letter was quite tricky.

Emma – in Music we have been learning to make our rhythms. we were using the notes ta, te-te and ta rest.

Sadie, Wiktoria, Lena S and Logan- we went to the woods. we had to find 5 natural objects that we liked. Then in our groups we had to chose a way to sort them. we could try size, colour and age. Then we made pictures with our objects. It was fun! We learned to sort objects.

Weronika – we created cards for the residents of Holmesview Care Home. We had to write about what we do and where we go to school. Then we had to draw a picture.

Andrew – in P.E we had to throw the hoops to each other. We also had to jump into the hoops.

Mara and Emma- in RERC we were listening to the story of Joseph and his amazing coat. We learned that his brothers were not mice to him but he was also not nice to them as he told tales on them. WE learned not to be mean to each other. We also learned that God looks after us all even if we are not perfect.

Elias – In Science we were thinking about sounds we liked and didn’t like. We liked the sounds of water and wind as they are relaxing. we didn’t like the sounds of dogs barking because it is really loud. Most of us like relaxing sounds and don’t like loud noises.

Chloe – In Spanish we were learning about animals. We were learning a song in the wrong order to see how well we know the song. The song was about a man and mouse and a button.

Sophie and Andrew – In Maths and Numeracy we have been learning about function machines. We know different strategies for adding on. We can use counters, cubes, number lines, 100 squares, empty number lines and our number bonds to help us. We have also looked at missing number sums and tried to find the answer using different strategies.

We are looking forward to our well deserved week off!

Primary 3, School News

P3’s busy week

September 27, 2019 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

We have had a buy week in P3.

Chloe – We have been learning to do the cursive letter f. It is very tricky.

Rebecca – We have learning how to solve conflicts. We could share the thing we both want.

Lena – We have been learning about friendship. We made a recipe for a good friend. A good friend needs to be treated the way you want to be treated.

Sara – We have been doing a QR hunt to find famous friends and enemies.

Elias – We have also been practicing the letter g in handwriting.

Lena – We have made poster about how to be good friends.

Sophie – We made a friendship potion. You need to be playful and helpful to be a good friend.

Emma – We have been learning how to count 1, 10 and 100 more than and less than a number. We have used 100 squares, deans materials and number lines.

Jacob – We have been learning how to log onto Glow.

Sadie – This week we watch the film Inside Out because we have learning about keeping our body and mind healthy.

Jessica-Lily – We have worked with our reflective reading partner s to find the silly word in a passage. We then came up with a word that would make more sense.

Lena – We have created a picture using the key information from a passage about Fantastic Mr Fox. Some of us tried to use a green screen to create our picture!

We have had a very busy but fun week.

Primary 3, School News

P3 Weekly Update w.b. 16.9.19

September 20, 2019 wlcasey.mccormack@glow Leave a comment

Primary Three have had a very busy short week, keep reading to find out more:

We enjoyed painting Autumn trees this week, we used paint brushes for our tree trunks and cotton buds for our autumn leaves. (Zuzanna and Orla)
We have enjoyed Spanish this week, we were playing games and sing songs. (Weronika & Andrew)
We have been enjoying using the Rekenrek for our Number Talks this week. We found that the most efficient strategy was the counting on strategy, we have also been making friendly numbers (Tinashe & Lena S.)
As part of our Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds topic, Lena S’ mum came to speak to us about Diabetes, we enjoyed learning lots more about this (Aaliyah).
We enjoyed going to assembly this week because we got to hear updates from the Eco, Health & Sport, Justice & Peace and the Pupil Council committees (Sadie).
In Music, we enjoyed learning about rhythm, we had to read the notes on the board and drum along while saying the names of the notes as well, (Sara & Daniel)
We have been enjoying learning about ball skills this week, we learned to bounce a ball on a bat to help us play tennis. (Sophia & Jack)
We enjoyed going to the library, we all chose a book to keep in our classroom until our next visit. (Sophie)
We enjoyed doing our Picture It activity for Reflective Reading, we had to read a text and pick out key words to help us create a picture of the main character, Blart. (Joshua)
We are still enjoying learning our cursive script, we are trying really hard to keep our letters the right size. (Weronika)

Primary 3, School News

Welcome back P3

August 23, 2019 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

P3a and b have had a great few days back at school. We have been reading the story of Fantastic Mr Fox and have completed a character description and a visualisation task.

We have started our class charters and talk about our ‘Our Trusted Adults’.

We can’t wait to see what next week will bring.

Primary 2, Primary 3

Primary 2 & 3 Christmas Party Fun!

December 19, 2016 Miss Miller Leave a comment

Primary 2 and 3 had a fantastic afternoon at our Christmas Party. We did lots of dancing, played games, won prizes, ate sweets and even attempted the mannequin challenge! We had great time! Check out some of our pictures 😊🎅🏼🎁

Primary 3, School News, Wider Achievement

P3 Champions

June 27, 2016 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Primary 3A and B had a busy weekend receiving medals.

Well done to Isla, Rebecca, Lilya and Melanie for taking part in a gymnastics competition at the weekend.

Well done to Callum, Luke and Warren for taking part in a football tournament at the weekend.

Also, congratulations to Monde-Jnr for going to London on Friday and receiving sponsorship from the High Commissioner to continue with his passion in motor sports.

Well done to all children! We are very proud of you.

Primary 2, Primary 3

Reminder to P2 & 3

June 9, 2016 Mrs Baty Leave a comment

Just a little reminder about the Bouncy Castle Obstacle Course tomorrow (Friday 10th June).

If you would like a go and are in primary 2 and primary 3, please bring in your £1 coin in tomorrow morning. Your class teacher will take you along.

(Primary 1, we have already paid, so just bring your smiles and bouncing legs).

We hope you all have a brilliant time!

Primary 3, School News, Wider Achievement

Medal Champions

June 7, 2016 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Well done to Monde-Jnr for receiving this trophy for coming first in a go-karting competition on Sunday in South Wales.

Well done to Harris and Maisie for receiving medals for taking part in a triathlon on Sunday. Harris came in 13th place and Maisie came in 2nd place. Congratulations to you all! We are very proud of you!

School News

Musical Masterpieces!

Gallery May 20, 2016 Mrs Gardiner Leave a comment

Primary 3 have been learning about Sound. As part of this mini topic, they were set the challenge of making a musical instrument using things from home.

They all put in lots of effort and managed to make some fantastic instruments!

Well done Primary 3 🙂

Primary 3, School News, Wider Achievement

Go-karting champ!

May 16, 2016 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Well done to Monde-Jnr for receiving this trophy for winning first place at a go-kart competition at Larkhall at the weekend. We are all very proud of you.

Primary 3, School News, Wider Achievement

More medals!

April 12, 2016 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Well done to Grace for receiving this trophy last night for coming 3rd in a Disco dancing competition.

Well done to Ruby for receiving this medal for running a 2k run during the Easter holidays.

We are very proud of you.

Primary 3, School News, Wider Achievement

Medals everywhere!

April 11, 2016 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Primary 3A have been busy during the holidays.

– Well done to Rebecca for receiving this medal and certificate for Highland dancing before the Easter holidays.

– Well done to Maisie for receiving this medal for coming first in a skiing race in Italy during the Easter holidays.

– Well done to Harris for receiving this medal for competing in a duathlon during the Easter holidays.

– Well done to Monde-Jnr for receiving this trophy for coming first in a go-karting time trial.

We are all very proud of our class mates.

Primary 2, Primary 3, School News

Easter egg hunt

March 22, 2016 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Today Primary 3 and 3/2 went on an Easter egg hunt to find eggs in the infant garden. We used the eggs to fill our Easter baskets that we are building. It was lots of fun.

Primary 2, Primary 3

Easter cakes

March 22, 2016 Mrs Canning 2 Comments

Yesterday primary 3 and 3/2 worked together to make Easter cakes. We used chocolate, cereal and mini chocolate eggs. It was great fun and the cakes were yummy. Today we wrote a recipe for making the cakes. We used openers such as first, then, next, after that and finally.

Primary 2, Primary 3

Canal walk

March 14, 2016 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Today Primary 3 and 3/2 went for a walk along the Union Canal. We looked for lots of different things. Here are some facts we found out about the canal.

We saw the canal getting wider for the boats to turn. Isla M

We saw swans along the canal swimming and gliding. Grace

I saw the swans making a love heart with their necks and heads. Hubert

The number of the bridge was 27. Maisie

We saw the shale bings. Ben

In the canal there was rubbish including a football, bottles, bicycle wheel, and other food wrappers and a bike. Callum

We saw a weather vane on top of Broxburn Primary. Rebecca

Lots of branches had fallen in the canal. Zac

We saw a ginger cat laying at the side of the canal. Ruby

The water in the canal was rippling. Ciaran

There was mooring point to tie boats up along the side of the canal.

The port was called Port Buchan. Luke There are also lots of reeds in the water.

Primary 3, School News, Wider Achievement

Medal champions

March 7, 2016 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Well done to Grace and Rebecca for receiving these medals for gymnastics and cheer leading.

Primary 1, Primary 2, Primary 3, Primary 4, Primary 5, Primary 6, Primary 7

Book Week Update

March 2, 2016 Mrs Baty 1 Comment

We have been having a fantastic week this week, celebrating book week.

We have been engaging in lots of activities all week, and still have plenty to go.

This week we have been enjoying lots of paired reading (reading to others in the school). Primary 1 particularly enjoyed the primary 7 boys and girls reading to them.

Primary 4-7 have been going on a ‘Cluedo Quest’. Someone stole all the books from Mrs Brown’s office! They have been answering clues, leading them all around the school, to help them work out who did it!

We have been receiving some amazingly creative photos for our Extreme Reading competition. They are all on display in the gym hall. We have had children reading whilst hula hooping; upside down; in the dogs bed; on the moon; standing on top of a giant peach; on a horse; in a tree and many more!

Our teachers have been challenging us this week as well. There is a display in the gym hall, with lots of teachers hiding behind their favourite books. It is really tricky to work out who is who!

We have all been working as a class to create an imaginative display based on a favourite book, or a number of favourite books. We can’t wait to see which class wins this competition on Friday.

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We still have many more activities to do as well!

Tomorrow (Thursday) we are participating in a book swap in the classes. Every child has been asked to bring in a book they no longer want, or read, and it will be swapped with someone else, meaning we all go home with a new book to enjoy.

Also tomorrow our teachers are all swapping classes to read a story to another class.

But the thing we are most looking forward to is the chance to dress up as our favourite book character on Friday (Nursery is on Thursday)! We have been discussing costumes all week. There is a prize for the most imaginative costume from each year group.

Keep checking back for more updates!

Primary 3, School News, Wider Achievement

Judo

March 1, 2016 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Well done to Callum in P3a for receiving his third Judo belt last night.

Primary 3

Go-Kart Trophy

February 24, 2016 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Well done to Monde-Jnr for receiving this trophy for go-karting at the weekend. Congratulations!

Primary 2, Primary 3, Primary 6

Sharing the learning

February 24, 2016 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Yesterday Primary 6 came to Primary 3 and 3/2 to tell us all about the Shale Oil industry in Broxburn. Primary 6 had lots of information to share with us and we all learned a lot. Thank you very much Primary 6.

Primary 3

Taekwondo Medal

February 12, 2016 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Well done to Jack for receiving this medal for Taekwondo.

Primary 3, Wider Achievement

Swimming Medal

February 10, 2016 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Well done to Robbie in Primary 3 for receiving this medal for swimming 10 lengths.
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Primary 3

4 times table!

February 10, 2016 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

This week Primary 3 have been learning about the 4 times table. We have played lots of games and completed lots of active tasks to build our knowledge of this times table. Look at us in action!

Grace – In the 4 time table all the answers are even.
Luke – The 4 times table is double the 2 times table.
Monde-Jnr – If the times number is odd, the answer is still even.
Beth – Each time you add on 4.
Freya – We can draw arrays, show groupings and repeated addition sums for each sum.
Isla G – I learned that if you double the answers in the 2 times table you get the answer in the 4 times table.

School News

Shrove Tuesday

February 9, 2016 Mrs Gardiner Leave a comment

I learned that in Poland they have pancakes on the Thursday before we have them on pancake Tuesday- Freya

I learned that in Wales they kick a can around the streets to remind them not to use their good pots and pans- Molly

I learned that people in Olney have a race for pancake day- Zuzanna

They have the race because there was a woman who was making pancakes, she heard the church bell and didn’t want to be late so she ran to church with her pancake in her pan!- Ruby

I learned that there are 4 countries in the UK- Millie

I learned that Shrove Tuesday is the day before lent begins- Myles

I learned that in the UK different countries celebrate in different ways- Emily

I learned that different countries have different foods for pancake day- James

The Swedish call it “Fat Tuesday”- Ellie

I learned that in Ireland the oldest girl in the family would toss a pancake and if she managed to toss it then she would marry, if she dropped it then she would be single- Clara

I learned that the biggest pancake in the world was 15 metres wide- Mylo

I learned that lent reminds us that Jesus went into the dessert for 40 days- Kordian

I learned that they used up all the eggs, milk and sugar because they weren’t allowed those things during lent- Isla G

Primary 2, Primary 3

P3 and 3/2 build Broxburn

February 5, 2016 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

P3 and 3/2 have worked very hard to build a model of Broxburn. Here are some photographs of our finished street.

Primary 3

Swimming champions

February 5, 2016 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Well done to Grace in Primary 3 for receiving this medal for taking part in a swimming competition last weekend.

Well done to Maisie for receiving this trophy for being the most improved swimmer in 2015. Maisie also received a trophy for the female champion swimmer in 2015. Well done to both girls, we are very proud of you both!

Primary 2, Primary 3

Robert Burns’ Day

January 25, 2016 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Today in Primary 3 and 3/2 we learned a little about Robert Burns and his life. We then had a Scottish snack of oatcakes and cheese and shortbread while we listened to Scottish music. Then we created thistles and some tartan using different materials. Happy Burns Day!

Primary 3, Wider Achievement

Swimming Champion

January 22, 2016 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Well done to Harris in Primary 3 for swimming 1,500 metres at his swimming club. He received a certificate and badge. Well done Harris!

Primary 3

P3 make Broxburn!

January 19, 2016 Mrs Gardiner Leave a comment

P3 have been very busy this afternoon creating models of Broxburn Main Street.

We have created lots of buildings such as:

Strathbrock
Our school
The Library
Greggs
Subway
Candy Land
Houses

We will post pictures when we have completed our project.

Primary 3, School News

Dancing star!

January 15, 2016 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Well done to Grace in Primary 3 for taking part in a dance competition in Blackpool last weekend. Grace’s group came in 3rd place. Well done Grace!

Primary 2, Primary 3

P2 and 3 Party

December 18, 2015 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Here are some pictures of Primary 2 and 3 Christmas Party. It was great fun!

Primary 2, Primary 3

P2 and 3 Party

December 15, 2015 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Today Primary 2 and 3 had a great party over at the Strathbrock Centre. We all had fun and took part in lots of dancing and games. Pictures to follow.

Primary 3, School News, Wider Achievement

Medal madness

December 7, 2015 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Well done to Mode Jnr for taking part in a go-karting competition in London at the weekend. He came joint first. Congratulations!

Also well done to Ruby, Luke, Molly, Maisie and Grace for receiving medals for swimming at a gala at the weekend. Congratulations!

Primary 3

Dissolving Experiment

December 7, 2015 Mrs Gardiner 1 Comment

This afternoon P3 conducted an experiment to find out what dissolves in water and what does not dissolve. Dissolving means that when it is mixed with water it disappears.

We got cups of hot water and lots of different things to test. We tested : sugar, coffee, sand, flour, tea, salt, bath salts, gray granules, chalk and bicarbonate of soda.

We predicted whether each item would dissolve or not dissolve by putting our thumbs up or down.

We also gave the water a stir when we put the item into the water. This helped some of them to dissolve.

This is a list of the things that did dissolve: bicarbonate of soda, sugar, salt, coffee, flour, bath salts and gravy.

We found out that the gravy granules only dissolved in boiling water.

This is a list of the things that did not dissolve: tea, sand and chalk.

We also found out that some of the things changed the colour of the water but did not dissolve, like tea.

Primary 3, Wider Achievement

Swimming Star

November 23, 2015 Mrs Canning 2 Comments

Well done to Harris for receiving this badge and certificate for swimming 1000 metres. Well done!

Primary 3, School News

Ice Experiment

November 23, 2015 Mrs Canning 1 Comment

Today Primary 3A and B completed an experiment to see how to melt ice the quickest way using our bodies. We made a prediction about how fast we thought we could melt it and the best method of melting it.

We tried to rub it between our hands, left it on the table, crushed the ice in our hands, heat it with our breath and used our sleeve to melt it.

We discovered the best way to melt the ice was to try and heat it with our hands or breath.

In primary 3B the fastest person to melt the ice was Emily in 1 minute 54 seconds. In primary 3A Robbie melted it 1 minute 40 seconds.

We know that when ice melts it turns back into water.

Here are some pictures of us in action.

After we melted the ice we all had cold hands and then completed a science report.

Primary 3

Magic Mathematicans

November 20, 2015 Mrs Canning 1 Comment

This week primary three have been using lots of new resources and learning about number structures and how we see numbers in different ways. We have been using Numicon, Cuisenaire rods and tens frames. We have been making numbers in lots of different ways. Look at us hard at work.

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Fencing taster

November 17, 2015 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Primary 3A had a fencing taster session today. It was great fun and we all learned a little about this sport and how to stay safe when taking part in it. Look at us in action.

Primary 3, School News, Wider Achievement

Champions

November 16, 2015 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Well done to Grace and Rebecca for taking part in a Tapathon to try and beat the world record yesterday. Keep dancing!

Also well done to Monde-Jnr for receiving a trophy for coming 2nd in a Go karting competition with the West of Scotland Karting Club at the weekend.

Photos to follow, when Mrs Canning can sort the camera!

Primary 3, School News

What makes a good learner?

November 10, 2015 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Primary 3 have been discussing what makes a good learner.

Look at some of our fabulous ideas about being a good learner.

Primary 3

Recycling Models

November 6, 2015 Mrs Gardiner Leave a comment

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

Primary 3, School News

Happy Halloween

October 30, 2015 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Today Primary 3 came to school dressed up for Halloween. We looked at artwork by Pablo Picasso. We looked at his art work of faces and how two faces are on the picture of one face. We discussed how one side of the face is looking to the side and the other is looking forwards. Look at our amazing work.

Primary 3, School News, Wider Achievement

Swimming Champion

October 12, 2015 Mrs Canning 1 Comment

Well done to Harris in Primary 3 for receiving this certificate and badge for swimming 600 metres. Keep swimming Harris!

Primary 3, School News, Wider Achievement

Racing driver

October 12, 2015 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Well done to Monde-Jnr in Primary 3 for receiving this trophy for taking part in a go kart competition at the weekend. Keep driving!

Primary 3, School News

Egyptian Pyramid game

Link October 12, 2015 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Today Primary 3 were learning about pyramids. We played this game to build our own pyramid. It was fun.

Can you build a pyramid? Have a go!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/launch_gms_pyramid_builder.shtml

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Egyptians

October 9, 2015 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

This week Primary 3 had a design challenge to design then create their own Egyptian collar using paper plates, paint and pasta. Look at our fabulous creations.

Primary 3, School News

Money Week

October 8, 2015 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

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.

Primary 3

Technology challenge!

Gallery October 2, 2015 Mrs Gardiner Leave a comment

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 🙂

Primary 3, School News, Wider Achievement

Swimming Champion

October 2, 2015 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Well done to Harris in primary 3 for receiving a certificate and badge for swimming 400 metres at his swimming club. We are very proud of you. Keep swimming!

Primary 3, School News, Wider Achievement

Judo star

September 29, 2015 Mrs Canning 1 Comment

Well done to Callum in Primary 3a for receiving this medal for Judo at the weekend. Congratulations Callum! We are very proud of you.

Primary 2, Primary 3, School News

P3 and P3/2 visit to the Library

September 28, 2015 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

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.

Primary 3, Wider Achievement

Gymanastics Star

September 23, 2015 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Well done to Beth for taking part in a gymnastics competition at the weekend. What a star!

Primary 3, School News

Wonderful Egyptian God Homework

September 18, 2015 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Well done to the children in Primary 3 for completing excellent homework on Egyptian Gods. Miss Boyd and Mrs Canning were very impressed. Look at their hard work – the children created power point presentations, posters, leaflets and fact files. Well done!

Primary 3, School News, Wider Achievement

Go Kart Champion

September 14, 2015 Mrs Canning 1 Comment

Well done to Monde-Jnr in Primary 3 for receiving two gold medals for taking part in a go-kart competition in South Yorkshire at the weekend. What a star!

Primary 3, School News

P3 Pharaohs

September 11, 2015 Mrs Canning 1 Comment

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.

Primary 3, School News, Wider Achievement

Well done

September 8, 2015 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Well done to Callum in Primary 3 for receiving this certificate for getting 6 badges at Beavers.

Well done to Harris for receiving this certificate and badge for doing 200 metres at swimming.

Well done boys! We are proud of you.

Primary 3, School News

Fantastic Presentations

September 4, 2015 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Well done to the Primary 3 children who prepared and presented a short 1 minute talk on a favourite book this week for homework. Miss Boyd and Mrs Canning were very impressed.

Primary 3, School News

Fantastic River Nile Art work

September 3, 2015 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

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

Primary 3, School News

The River Nile

August 27, 2015 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Primary 3 are learning about The River Nile. We have been learning lots of interesting facts and in teams we are beginning to create our own collage of the River Nile. We will share our facts and finished collages with you next week.

Primary 3, School News, Wider Achievement

Best dressed house

August 24, 2015 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Well done to Jack for being a page boy at the Gala Day last week.

Well done to Jack in Primary 3 and his family for winning the 3rd best dressed house in Broxburn at the Gala Day on Saturday.

Primary 3

Football Fun!

June 12, 2015 Miss King 1 Comment

Primary 3 recently completed a course of football sessions with SFA coaches. After our training had finished we were asked to join in at a football fesitval against other schools in our local community. We all headed up to the Albyn and enjoyed different drills and games! It was great fun! Check out our photos below.

Primary 3

Judo Fun!

May 21, 2015 Miss Irvine 1 Comment

Primary 3 had so much fun trying out Judo on Tuesday! : )

Primary 3

Class Clowns!

April 2, 2015 Miss Irvine Leave a comment

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

Primary 3 Easter Egg Hunt on Onesie Day!

March 31, 2015 Miss Irvine 2 Comments

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!

Primary 3, Primary 6

March 30, 2015 User deactivated 3 Comments

Primary 3 joined Primary 6 today to learn all about Holy Week. We helped tell the story before working together to complete the Stations of the Cross. It was great fun and we learned lots from each other.

Come again soon!!

Primary 3

Amazing Artists in p3b!

March 27, 2015 Miss Irvine 2 Comments

Primary 3b have been learning about Easter. This morning the children used their artistic talents to create these beautiful paintings using watercolours.

Primary 3

Fantastic Presentations from p3b!

March 25, 2015 Miss Irvine 3 Comments

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 : )

Primary 3, School News

Presentations in P3a!

March 25, 2015 Miss King 1 Comment

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

Amazing Mathematicians in p3!

March 19, 2015 Miss Irvine 2 Comments

Congratulations to the winners of the primary 3 Sumdog competition!

In 1st place was Anna Keogh. Anna worked really hard and answered an amazing 10,677 questions correctly!

In 2nd place was Mercedes Finnigan who answered 10,050 questions correctly!

In 3rd place was Sarah Badrane who answered 9,216 questions correctly!

Well done girls, you are superstars! : )

Primary 3

Primary 3 Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day!

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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.

Eco School, Primary 3, School News

Ready to be… Recycled!

March 12, 2015 Miss King 4 Comments

One of the special jobs we are responsible for in Primary 3 is to empty and clean the recycling bins in the dinner hall.

Today we emptied lots of plastic bottles and cups from the bins and sent them to be recycled! Remember if you think the bins are getting a bit full speak to our Eco Monitors, Aimee or Esme who will arrange for them to be emptied.

Primary 3, School News

Primary 3 Round Up!

March 11, 2015 Miss King 8 Comments

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…

Finding the difference between 2 numbers

Hot chocolate and marshmallows for movie day treat!

Primary 1, Primary 3, Primary 4, Primary 6, School News

Slide the coin

February 25, 2015 Mrs Canning 2 Comments

Primary 4 helped to organise slide the coin on Monday. It was great fun! Well done to the winners – Lukas from Primary 1, Holly from Primary 3 and Carrick from Primary 6. Well done to everyone who took part. We raised £64.5o. Well done everyone!

Primary 3, School News

Primary 3 are Winter Ready

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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.

Primary 4

Sharing the learning – Viking Museum

February 21, 2014 User deactivated 3 Comments

Primary 4/3 and 4 invited Primary 3 and 3/2 into the Viking Museum to share our learning.

We enjoyed showing others the Viking artefacts we had made and telling them about the Vikings and how they used these items. We enjoyed sharing our learning with others and showing them all our hard work.