Aberdeen enjoyed their Christmas lunch this week!
Category: Aberdeen
Primary 4 Excursion Plans
Aberdeen Clan Connects
Join the Aberdeen Rainforest Rangers as they travel through the layers of the rainforest:
Aberdeen Celebrates Diwali
This week, Aberdeen learned about the significance of Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights. We heard the Hindu story of Rama and Sita, discussed its main message, and then made paper lanterns to symbolise the victory of light over darkness. Our special visitors brought with them a selection of items used in their celebration of Diwali and were kind enough to share their family traditions and answer some keen questions! We were even treated to a taste of some traditional coconut ladoo. Thank you for enriching our understanding of this important festival.
Calderwood Careers 2023/24 Terms 2 & 3
We are so excited to launch this years Calderwood Careers! This is an opportunity for P4 -P7 to apply for a lunch time job around our school. If you would like to apply for a position, please complete the application form by Monday 13th November. This can be completed at home or school. Remember to be confident and share all the amazing skills you have!
Aberdeen: Term 2 Learning
Aberdeen Clan have had a very busy start to Term 2!
As Calderwood Rainforest Rangers, we have enjoyed starting to learn more about rainforests and the different species of plants and animals that live in this unique habitat. We were amazed to learn that rainforests are home to more than half of the world’s species of plants and animals – despite only covering around 6% of the Earth’s surface! We read “The Great Kapok Tree” by Lynne Cherry which encouraged a lot of discussion around the importance of protecting our environment. We also created our own flappy fact files to share our knowledge of the different layers in the rainforest.
In Maths, we created right angle eaters and went on an angle hunt in the classroom. Our hungry eaters discovered lots of 90 degree angles and we found that we were even able to create right angle shapes with our bodies!
Our narrative focus for writing has allowed us to begin to explore different types of figurative language which can be included in our writing to make it more entertaining. We had a lot of fun discussing ideas for our own Haunted House stories and we look forward to writing more stories set in the rainforest.
Mrs De Leun from the National Youth Choir of Scotland has continued her visits to help us learn about rhythm, pitch and music notation. We have loved having the opportunity to sing in class and get involved in the fun games which have helped to support our learning.
Last week, we had so much fun celebrating Halloween! We dressed up for our party where we were able to dance and play games with our friends from Dundee and Stirling – we all agreed it was spooktacular!
Chapter 3 First Day Photos
Invisible Strings Learning Context
