We have been busy creating our own portraits of Robert Burns. We carefully sketched in our drawings and have enjoyed using watercolour paints to add colour to the pictures. On Wednesday we had a presentation from ‘Travelling Tuba’. We found … Continue reading →

This week we studied another of Robert Burns’ poems. It is called ‘To a Mouse’. The poem describes a time when Robert Burns was out farming and came across a little mouse. Burns accidentally destroyed the mouse’s nest and felt … Continue reading →

Since coming back to school after the holidays, we have started our Scottish topic. As part of this we have been learning and performing different Scottish country dances. We have also begun to create our own dances using some of … Continue reading →

On 3rd December P5, 6 and 7 had the chance to visit the Zoo bus. The bus came to the school and we were able to go on it to find out endangered animals within Scotland. We learned about different … Continue reading →

As part of our solids, liquids and gases work in science, we have been researching different gases and what they are used for. We also completed experiments to help us to prove that gases have a weight. We left a … Continue reading →

In maths we have been learning about time. We have been practising working out durations and have also been using am and pm times. As part of our rainforest topic we have been finding out more about the four layers … Continue reading →

This week we have started learning about the rainforest. We have looked at maps and atlases in order to find out where different rainforests are. We have also found out that the biggest rainforest is called the Amazon. It can … Continue reading →

This week in Primary 5 we have been completing learning activities to do with our local orchard. On Thursday we even went up to the orchard to play some team games with Primary 6. Some of our other favourite activities … Continue reading →