This week we performed our Aladdin panto in front of audiences. In Primary 5 we had lots of important roles, for example: acting, organising props and cue cards, singing and dancing. We felt a little nervous about having a big … Continue reading →

We have been using our literacy skills to write newspaper reports about the Titanic and how it sank. We had to remember to include an orientation and reorientation in our reports. We are also going to add a picture and … Continue reading →

This week in maths we have been learning how to use written methods to divide bigger numbers. We came up with some of our own questions and swapped these with a partner so that we could practise. In PE, on … Continue reading →

Yesterday afternoon we walked along to Bellsquarry orchard. When we got there we split into two groups, one of the groups started off by decorating the wooden beehive and the other group began by planting trees in the orchard. To … Continue reading →

On Tuesday afternoon we went to the Primary 5 basketball festival at Craigswood Sports Centre. We split into three different teams and each went to a different court. We played games against four other schools and were able to use … Continue reading →

One of the things that we have been doing this week is continuing to use our multiplication skills to solve more difficult sums in our maths work. We have been practising using written methods to help us to multiply three … Continue reading →

We have continued to work on preparing our puppet shows. We have finished making our background scenes and the actual puppets that we will use. We have also started to choose musical instruments that we can use to add sounds … Continue reading →

This week the SSPCA came to our school. In Primary 5 we had a talk about Scottish wildlife. We discussed how people should behave if they come across injured wild animals. One fact that particularly surprised us was that bats … Continue reading →

On Thursday we were lucky enough to have a lady come to visit us from the JYHS. She teaches Mandarin and did some work with us on the Chinese New Year. We told her all about some of the things … Continue reading →

This week we have started to prepare for our assembly which will be about the Chinese New Year. We gave out the different parts and have started to practise these in class. We have also been learning more about how … Continue reading →