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Probability and Persuasion in Primary 6

May 7, 2020 D Morgan Leave a comment

This week Primary 6 have been investigating probability with some games and data handling tasks. Some children chose to do their tasks outside in the sunshine and others preferred to stay inside in the shade. Lovely to have that choice while we learn at home.

We continued to develop our skills in persuasive writing by creating an advert for a product of our choice and use language that would entice someone to buy that product.

We have also been learning about the next stage in the Wars of Independence with the Battle of Falkirk, which was not too far away in distance. The children researched some of the weapons and armour used during this period in history to create diagrams, a scratch animation advert and to design their own weapon that would have been more successful for the Scots in this battle.

Well done Primary 6 we enjoyed seeing your creativity this week.

Primary 2

Next busy week in P2…

January 24, 2020 wlanna.koziel@glow Leave a comment

In maths we have been learning about movements. We know what is half turn, full turn, quarter turn in clockwise and anticlockwise- Derren

We have been practising our handwriting with letters Ww, Vv, Xx, Yy-Jannat and Ehtan

We have learnt about Litre and mililitre. We know that 1L is 1000 ml. We can estimate if the container holds more then 1L or less then 1L.- Matty

We know now that volume is how much liquid is in the bottle and capacity is how much water the bottle can hold.- Orla

We have been learning about Chinese New Year and we designed our own dragon masks- Thomas , Connor

In art, we learned how to draw a person and make a shadow.-Steffi

On Thursday it was a National Book Day and our P6 buddies came to read books for us and they helped to write a book review with us.- Niall

We made a prayer for Christian Unity Week. We wrote our prayers on a paper flowers and we made a bouquet.- Lauren

We have been doing gymnastics in PE. We have been doing to do pencil rolls, handstands, splits, cartwheels and forward rolls. – Caitlyn

We learned about the importance of a compass. It helps us to work out where North, South, East and West is- Inaaya.

We have been learning about Robert Burns. He was born on the 25th January 1759.- Jack and Zofia

We celebrate Burns night on the 25th January every year. At a Burns Supper they eat haggis, neeps and tatties- Penny

We looked at lots of different tartans and then designed our very own tartan- Murron

We decided that our new topic is going to be about Houses and Homes. We discussed what we would like to learn about Houses and Homes – Caiden and Orla

Primary 1

Working hard in Primary 1a!

January 26, 2017 Mrs Baty Leave a comment

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Primary 1a have had such a busy week this week!

We have been learning all about Scotland, by looking at stories, videos and pictures.

Here are some of the things we have learned:

Inverness is near the top – Daniella

Tartan is a kind of pattern – Daniella

‘Heid’ means head – Dermott

Edinburgh Castle is in Edinburgh – Dermott

Our ‘lugs’ are our ears – Lucas

Inverness is in Scotland – Lucas

‘Bahookie’ is your bum – Lennox

The Scottish slower is the Thistle – Matthew

Sometimes the thistle is blue – Matthew

The thistle is green and purple – Olivia

The Scottish flag is blue and white – Toby

Loch Ness is near Inverness – Ava

The flag has stripes that look like an X – Daniel

Nessie is in Loch Ness – Hugh John

Edinburgh used to be called Auld Reekie – Daniella

In Edinburgh people used to poop in a bucket and throw it out of the window. They shouted ‘Gar De Lui’ – Olivia

Edinburgh used to be very smoky because they used a fire to cook and keep warm – Daniella

Edinburgh Castle is on top of an extinct volcano- Matthew

The volcano doesn’t have any red in it – Hugh John

It doesn’t have any lava – Daniella

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This week we have written some amazing descriptions of our Hamish McHaggis (who is helping us to find out more about Scotland). We all remembered to use capital letters, full stops, finger spaces, and we are even learning to use adjectives to describe something (ie he has a shiny red nose).

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Today we were learning all about Charles Rennie Mackintosh. We learned that he lived in Glasgow, and he was an artist. We made our own pictures based on his. We decided that for it to be similar, we had to have a pink flower, some stripes, and some small squares.

Don’t they look amazing?

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Also today, we had a very special visitor, who came to sing some songs with us. She brought lots of fun props to help us with some of the songs!

I’m sure the children will all be exhausted after such a busy week!!

Primary 1

Primary 1’s Spectacular Scottish Showcase

February 11, 2016 Mrs Baty Leave a comment

Primary 1 had a super afternoon, showcasing their learning to their parents.

We began with a short presentation, telling the mummies and daddies lots of things that we have learnt about Scotland.

‘Glasgow is famous because they build big ships [on the river Clyde]’ – Gabrielle

‘Tartan is a pattern’ – Shay

‘Heid means head’ – Tavia

‘Edinburgh Castle was build on top of an old volcano’ – Grady

‘The Falkirk Wheel is like a big lift for boats’ – Liam

We then put our parents to work!!!

Some of the things they had to do, included making thistles; designing a tartan pattern; translating Scottish words; marking Edinburgh on a map and drawing a picture of Edinburgh Castle.

We had such a lovely time. It really was great seeing so many parents in our classroom. Thank you all so much for coming!!

Primary 1

Super Scotland in Primary 1

February 7, 2016 Mrs Baty Leave a comment

Primary 1 have been so busy these last few weeks! We have been really enjoying our Scotland topic.

Last Monday we celebrated Burns Night in the class. Primary 1 a and b got together to learn who Robert Burns was, why he is famous, and how we celebrate him. We had our own Burns Supper in the class. We tried oatcakes, shortbread and irn bru. I think you can tell by our faces that we particularly liked the irn bru. Who knew drinks could be such a bright colour?!

We have been enjoying our Edinburgh Castle themed classroom. We really enjoy pretending to be princesses and knights living in the castle. We have also been building our own castles in the construction area.

Hamish McHaggis is our new class friend. He lives in Corrie Doon, which is in the Highlands of Scotland. He is a haggis, who enjoys travelling around Scotland. He even has his own stories about his adventures! He is in our class to teach us all about Scotland. So far we have learned about Edinburgh, Inverness, Loch Ness and Glasgow.

We have been taking him home for sleepovers. He really enjoys learning what Scottish children enjoy doing, and has had fun going on walks in the Scottish countryside, watching TV, and helping to read bedtime stories.

We had a particularly fun time learning Scottish words. We now know how to sing head, shoulders, knees and toes in Scottish (or rather heid, shooders, shanks and taes).

As well as all this, we have also been learning where Scotland is on a map, what the Scottish national flower looks like, what the flag looks like (and what it’s called) and we even made our own tartan!!

Mrs Baty is so proud of all our hard work.

We can’t wait to share all our learning with you at our Scottish Showcase on Thursday (2pm in the P1 classrooms). See you there!

Primary 2, Primary 3

Our Local area

January 15, 2016 Mrs Canning Leave a comment

Primary 3 and 3/2 are learning about Our Local Area this term as part of our school topic on Scotland.

This week for homework we interviewed our mum and dads about why they chose to live in this area. We found out that some of them chose to live here because it is a nice area, it is quiet, its very green, houses are cheaper than in Edinburgh so they could buy bigger houses and a lot of our families live here. Some families have lived here for over 20 years and others are new to the area.

Next week, we are going for a walk along Broxburn main street to look at the different shops and buildings we can see. We are then going to build Broxburn in our area. Please make sure you have a water proof jacket for our walk on Monday. If you have any old cardboard boxes could you please bring them into school to help us to build our 3D model of Broxburn. Thank you.

We will post photographs of our model when we are finished it. We can’t wait to start this next week.

Primary 1

Primary 1’s exciting new topic

January 12, 2016 Mrs Baty 1 Comment

Primary 1 are very excited to have begun our new topic.

We are going to be learning about Scotland, with a focus on Edinburgh.

We have been discussing what we already know and what we would like to find out.

Scotland

What do we know?

Niamh – Scotland is a country.

Liam – In Scotland there are castles.

Thomas – Sometimes it snows in Scotland.

Michael – Scotland is joined onto England.

Lara – You can have Scottish food like haggis.

Kyle – You can do Highland dancing.

Shay – Edinburgh is a place in Scotland.

Lucas C – Aberdeen is a place in Scotland.

Gabrielle – Highland cows stay in Scotland.

What do we want to know?

Racaab – I would like to find out about other places in Scotland.

Zophia – I would like to learn some Scottish songs and poems.

Kyle – I would like to find out about the Loch Ness Monster.

Catherine – I would like to find out about Scottish words

Grace – I would like to find out about Scottish clothes

Lucas T – I would like to find out about Scottish foods, and try some.

Michael – we could find out about highland cows and make one.

Edinburgh

What do we know?

Catherine – there is sometimes a big wheel in Edinburgh

Brooke – there is a castle in Edinburgh

Michael – there is a zoo in Edinburgh

Mia – there was a big fair in Edinburgh

Martyna – Edinburgh is cool

What do we want to know?

Niamh – I want to find out about Edinburgh castle.

Finn – I would like to go to Edinburgh Castle.

Michael – I would like to find out about Edinburgh zoo

Safaa – I would like to find out what Edinburgh used to look like.

To help us learn about Scotland, we have a friend who has come into our school to help us. His name is Hamish McHaggis. He knows lots about Scotland.

Look at us learning about where Scotland is in the world. The world is huge! The map was the same size as us!

We are looking forward to learning lots more about Scotland. Keep an eye on the blog for more updates.

Mrs Baty & Mrs Macdonald

Primary 2, School News

Famous Scottish Inventors!

February 12, 2015 Mrs Gardiner Leave a comment

As part of our Scotland Topic, Primary 2 have been learning about famous Scottish inventors. We found out that John Logie Baird invented the television and Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. We decided to make our own telephone using paper cups and string and we were able to hear and speak to each other through these! We then worked in pairs to make televisions out of cereal boxes and drew our favourite television show on the screen. After we had finished making our televisions we presented them to the rest of the class. Take a look at our pictures!

Primary 2, School News

P2 are designers

February 12, 2015 Mrs Dymock Leave a comment

Primary 2 have been learning about Scotland and they found out about two famous inventors, James Logie Baird who invented the television and Alexander Graham Bell who invented the telephone. We are very thankful to these two clever men! We designed our own telephones from past and present.

Primary 1, Primary 2, School News

Castles for keeps

February 6, 2015 Mrs Dymock Leave a comment

Primaries 2 and 2/1 have been learning about Scotland. We looked at Edinburgh Castle and learned that it was built on top of a dormant volcano. There is also a canon called Mons Meg that is fired at 1 o’clock every day from the castle. There is a Great Hall in the castle which was used for dancing and entertaining. We saw a photo of the crown jewels too. We then learned about the features of a castle. We know that the keep is the tallest part of the castle so that the guards can keep watch. We also know that above the main door there is a murder hole where guards would drop things like boiling water to stop enemies from attacking them. Some castles have a drawbridge that can be opened and closed to stop enemies from entering. Some castles have a moat which is water surrounding the castle which makes it difficult for enemies to attack.

We used different construction materials including clay, lego, mega blocks and Knex to create our own castles and tried to recreate some of these features.

Primary 1, Primary 2

Primary 2/1 singing Scottish songs!

February 4, 2015 Mrs Dymock Leave a comment

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Primary 2 and 2/1 have been learning some Scottish songs! Here are P2/1 singing ‘Three Craws’.

Primary 2, School News

Primary 2 sing Scottish!

January 30, 2015 Mrs Dymock Leave a comment

P2a Ally Bally Bee

Primaries 2 and 2/1 have been learning about Scotland and the Scottish language. They were set a homework challenge to learn a Scottish poem or song to recite to their class during our Burns Supper. Primary 2a’s favourite and most popular songs were The 3 craws and Ally Bally Bee. Have a look at us singing Ally Bally Bee together.

Primary 1, Primary 2, School News

Burns Supper

January 26, 2015 Mrs Dymock 2 Comments

Primaries 2 and 2/1 remembered Robert Burns by celebrating with a Burns Supper this afternoon. They had a little taste of haggis, neeps and tatties and toasted Rabbie with some Irn Bru. Some of us weren’t so keen on the haggis as it had a spicy taste. Most of us loved the Irn Bru!

Primary 1, Primary 2, School News

Super shortbread!

January 26, 2015 Mrs Dymock Leave a comment

As part of our Scotland topic, primaries 2 and 2/1 over 3 consecutive weeks will have had the opportunity to make and taste some shortbread – a delicious Scottish biscuit!

Mrs Thomson in our school kitchen allowed us to help her make some. We measured and weighed flour, sugar, margarine and cornflour and then it was mixed into a batter. Mrs Thomson then rolled the batter and used a fork to pierce a hole design in it before putting it in the oven.

Mrs Thomson brought it along to us once it was fresh out of the oven. It was still warm and smelled delightful! We all enjoyed having a little taste!

Primary 1, Primary 2, School News

Scottish Storytelling Week

November 25, 2014 Mrs Dymock Leave a comment

Primary 2a and 2/1 visited Diane at Broxburn library today for Scottish Storytelling Week. She dressed up as Hamish the Highland Cow and read us two Scottish picture books.

She even let us try on her Highland cow hat! We had a great time!