Please find attached the TPS December newsletter.
P3/4 – Christmas around the world
In P3/4 we have been working in groups to research “Christmas around the world.” We have been applying our communication and teamwork skills to create a poster and presentation on a group selected country. We investigated the traditions and foods associated with our chosen country at Christmas time and also found out about the weather and flag of the country.
Layla – I think it’s really fun because we get to make powerpoints and posters and add lots of colour. I get to practise and develop my ICT skills.
Libby – I think it’s good because we learn about other countries and how they celebrate Christmas and we get to work on our ICT skills.
Charlie – We have been learning about how they celebrate Christmas in Brazil. Instead of Santa they have Papa Noel. We have been using Google to search for facts and then transferring them onto another laptop to use in a powerpoint.
Samuel – We have been researching about Christmas in Argentina and we found out that they have Papa Noel instead of Santa. We also discovered that some people have Christmas trees and some people don’t. We had to use our reading, spelling and ICT skills to help us complete the task.
We created Advent wreaths in groups using limited resources. We had to apply problem solving skills to investigate the best method to construct the final product.
St Andrew’s Day flags
Pupils in Primary 1/2 have been learning about the St Andrew’s story. They also learned about other Scottish symbols, the thistle and made Scottish flags with a twist. First pupils painted thistles before using rulers to draw in the lines for the wash.
What we have learned this week
P6/7 have been making anemometers and wind turbines in S.T.E.M. ( science, technology,engineering and maths ) we worked in groups of 6 with the P5/6. On Monday in problem solving we were making spaghetti towers using team work to build the structure of the towers. We also had to be careful because the spaghetti is very fragile and it can break or snap easily.Our towers weren’t very successful because the spaghetti kept snapping.
Boyd Anderson Ski Competition at Hillend
Our school ski team attended the Boyd Anderson Ski Competition on Monday and it was well organised event. The children had a great time; squeezing LOTS of runs in on the 2nd slope whilst waiting for their turn to ski. The way they supported each other was fantastic; once the experienced skiers had finished their run they cheered/shouted their school mates down the slope and for the 2nd run each team cheered on the other and jingled the cow bells my sister had brought along! They were definitely the most vocal of all the children and it was great to hear.
There were 2 categories: Boyd Anderson for experienced skiers and a novice category for children that been skiing for a year or less.
A team consisted of 6 members with the aggregate times of the fastest four to count for a team score. The competition was an open slalom from the Middle Station with eight gates to be negotiated
Each child got 2 timed runs.
Torphichen were placed 1st in the Boyd Anderson category and won a trophy to be kept at the school along with the Boyd Anderson one, which they will have to return next year.
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Marcus |
14.66 |
20.64 |
14.66 |
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Ewan |
19.24 |
17.64 |
17.67 |
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Alexander |
16.21 |
15.77 |
15.77 |
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Martin |
14.26 |
17.04 |
14.26 |
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Theo |
14.72 |
14.52 |
14.52 |
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Jacob |
16.1 |
15.78 |
15.78 |
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Total best of 4 |
59.21 |
1st |
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South Morningside and St Peters came joint 2nd with a total time of 59.48 seconds and then Pentland with 59.95 seconds. Low Port just missed out on a medal with 60.74
In the novice category they won bronze
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Adam |
31.65 |
22.01 |
22.01 |
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Isaac |
24.85 |
23.62 |
23.62 |
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Cameron |
28.24 |
28.24 |
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Charlotte 27.64 |
26.79 |
26.79 |
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Isaac |
23.22 |
20.79 |
20.79 |
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Angus |
20.79 |
20.06 |
20.06 |
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Total Best of 4 |
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86.48 |
3rd |
Thank you to all the parents who support the Ski team and for Julia Miller who organises all of this for our pupils.
