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Congratulations to these 3 dancing stars! On February 27th the girls competed in a  competition in Glasgow. They came a very respectable 4th place and considering they were one of the youngest teams in the Youth category we all think this is an amazing achievement. I have watched their Cheer video and they really did themselves proud. Well done ladies!

Have a look at what we have been up to this week. We have been focusing on the following:-

• Identifying the difference between a fact and opinion.
• Reading Circles where we have focused on our new reading books.
• Our ‘ough’ sound.
• The Skeletal Structure and researching the names of the different parts and what they do.
• Time where we have been identifying 5 minute intervals as well as minute intervals and discussing the importance of the hands and how they can be drawn – ensuring there is a difference between the minute and hour hand. We have been linking this to digital time and how this looks.
• Circuits and gymnastics have been covered in P.E where we are trying to improve each week on our individual skills.
• In Spanish we have had fun learning the colours and playing games to help reinforce them.
• Writing a recount based on our WW1 context that we have been learning about. These recounts were based on The Christmas Truce. We planned it out and ensured our recount had an orientation, sequence of events and personal comment at the end.
• Finally, we are in the process of creating a new WW1 display for outside our classroom – watch this space!

Well done for your hard work this week, p5/4! I am enjoying working with you and look forward to more learning and fun next week. Have a lovely weekend 🙂 Alison Baldacci (Principal Teacher).

Our  much anticipated, newly-refurbished library has opened for business. Last week all classes enjoyed a ribbon cutting ceremony, exploring the books in the library space and a snack and a drink.

We  have lots of lovely new furniture ..our super, big reading chair has been a great hit with everyone and lots of pupils loved a cosy read in the den.

 

During their weekly library time classes can read a wide variety of books, discover new authors, find out information, learn new things and especially just read for enjoyment in a relaxing, calm space. Reading is a life skill. It helps us with our self-esteem and Well-being, as well as building confidence and having fun!

Article 31 (leisure, play and culture): Every child has the right to relax, play and take part in a wide range of cultural and artistic activities.

We explored International women’s day by looking at some inspirational women throughout history; recognising that there have not always been equal rights. We then discussed unconscious bias, looking more closely at animated films, character portrayal and story writing.

Based on this research, we came up with our own take on a ‘Protesting Princess’, have a look at some of the activist statements and compositions we ended up with.

Last week Primary 6B participated in many learning activities to celebrate World Book Day 2022.

Firstly, we visited our new School Library and thoroughly enjoyed our visit, exploring the new areas and enjoying a quiet read. In class we considered ourselves as readers, in particular our current strengths and personal preferences in texts. We designed book covers for our own stories and watched a live event with some famous authors including Michael Morpurgo. In small teams we created characters for World Book Day on Friday.

 

We have had a busy week, preparing for and delivering our Primary 7 assembly on Fairtrade. The pupils did a marvellous job of leading their learning and delivering an amazing and engaging assembly. Well done!

We also had the privilege of being the first class to open the new library and we loved it! Our learners now have a new learning environment that allows us to explore our inquisitiveness and enjoyment in reading.

Have a look at some of our photos from World Book day, our assembly and library visit.

Some creative costumes! Choose The World You Want – Fairtrade. Where’s Wally? Where is he?
Little Miss Magic and the golden ticket.
Some relaxed reading. Sharing our books. An interactive reading experience with our class Audio Book. 

P5 have been redrafting and up levelling our recount pieces of writing in our jotters and on Glow.

In maths we are finding fractions of amounts and will start learning about telling the time digitally and on an analogue clock. We will also start looking at time intervals next week.

We have been working in groups too! We have been looking into the life of a solider and their kit bag while living in the western front during WW1. We have also been preparing for our class assembly which we will be presenting to the rest of the school next Friday.

We enjoyed a visit to our new school library on Tuesday afternoon. It was a fantastic experience and we cannot wait to use this space to develop our love for reading…We had so much fun!

Today P7 celebrated Fairtrade Fortnight by sharing their assembly with the whole school.

Fairtrade Fortnight

What is it?

Fairtrade Fortnight this year runs from 21 February to 6 March 2022

For two weeks each year at the end of February and start of March, thousands of individuals, companies and groups across the UK come together to share the stories of the people who grow our food and drinks, mine our gold and who grow the cotton in our clothes, people who are often exploited and underpaid.

Since last Fairtrade Fortnight we have seen the G7 and COP26 take place. Over 33,000 campaigners joined 1.8m Fairtrade farmers and workers in backing the Be Fair With Your Climate Promise challenge to world leaders at the UN COP26 summit.

Well done P7,you certainly made us think about the choices we can make.

Loving the costume!!!!