This week we based our learning around a Romans Topic. The children were very interested in what they were learning. We went to the school library and found books about the Romans, then we wrote some facts about them for our Writing lesson.
In maths we used chalk outside and paint inside to learn Roman Numerals up to 20! We could then match the Roman Numerals with numbers to 20.
We also designed our own Roman shields.
This week some of our learners led their learning; exploring extinction. We learned more about biodiversity, habitats, the causes and reasons. We debated some issues linked to our science topic and the pupils posed some well thought out questions to their peers.
We hope all our families had a lovely break. Primary 1 have quickly settled back to our class rules and routines and appear to be taking changes in their stride!
In Numeracy this week we have been revising shape and addition, and in Literacy learning two new sounds ‘j’ and ‘z’.
Next week is Scots Week and we’re looking forward to lots of stories and activities in Scots! We’ll also begin to send home reading bags with books to practise reading. If your child’s black book bag is still at home please send in on Monday, many thanks. Arriving home on Monday will be two Scots poems. Please help your child select one and learn it. We’ll also practise at school and will hear all children say their poem on Monday 24th and Tuesday 25th of January. This will also be posted on Seesaw.
Many thanks
Mrs Forbes & Mrs Murdoch
Primary 6a settled down after break today to watch our festive movie ‘Nativity 2-Danger in the Manger’-this came out top in our class vote. Everyone looked so cosy and relaxed in their jammies, onesies and Xmas jumpers and we especially enjoyed the fact that this was set in a school, there were some really funny moments!
Only 7 more sleeps to go!
We had great fun using the scooters, learning games and taking part in an obstacle course. Look how low the limbo stick went!!!
We had a very active week in Primary 1 this week. We enjoyed our visit from the SSPCA where we learned all about Scottish wildlife and what to do if we found any animals that were sick or in danger.
We also went on a Santa Stroll around our school grounds and the surrounding area. It was great fun! We had to spot letter clues on our journey and note them down in pairs. At the end we slid all the sounds together to make a Christmas phrase…’ Santa Claus’.
The Primary 6s had a fun-packed day today; we had a visit from SSPCA Officer Lyndsey, who led a fun and informative session about the work done by this organisation. We had a chance to ‘rescue’ a variety of animals and then used coding to program a virtual cat!
In the afternoon, we settled down to watch our yearly festive panto. This year’s show was ‘Puss’n’Boots’, which was streamed live into our classrooms and which we all thoroughly enjoyed; plenty of audience participation and some yummy snacks too (thank you, PSC).
We were lucky to have the opportunity to take part in a Fischy Music session last week. Everyone was so excited to see the people from Fischy Music who we have seen so many times on screen in Assemblies! We sang songs that we know so well and we learned a few new songs too. One of the songs reminded us of the importance of friendship and the qualities that make a good friend.
We really enjoyed our learning and Miss Cameron, Miss Beattie and Miss Marra certainly spotted some future performers among us. We are looking forward to using some of the new songs we learned to support our learning in class.
Article 29: We have the right to develop our talents and abilities.
The pupils drew still life pictures using beautiful flowers as their inspiration. They were trying to add lots of detail. Amazing concentration and great works of art.
This week we were very lucky to receive a visit from Fischy Music. It was amazing to see them as we sing their songs during assembly most weeks. We got to sing and dance along to tunes we know and learn some new ones too. Great fun was had by all.
