In Primary 2M and 2W we have been learning how to subtract. We have been using lots of different methods to help us do this. Yesterday we decided to take our subtraction outdoors and see how we could use the environment to help us show our learning. We had lots of fun using our number skills.
It was a chilly morning so we had to make sure we were wrapped up. We even managed to use natural materials and the weather to help us create our own subtraction sums!
Today we came into school wearing odd socks. We raised money for charity.
We thought about what bullying is and how it can make other people feel.
P5/4C all turned out in their odd socks today to support the Anti-Bullying Alliance; they also created their own pairs of mismatched socks. A big thank you to you all for your generous donations to this very worthwhile cause.
A huge well done to the P6 and P7 pupils who represented our school in a recent swim meet. Their relay team came first! A fantastic achievement. We are all so proud of you and your commitment to your swimming and our school. Well done!
Today is Remembrance Day and in P5B we showed our respects by taking part in a few activities. The whole school took part in the 2 minute silence, to pay our thoughts and respects to those brave soldiers who fought in the war and to their families who lost loved ones.
Our reading comprehension focused on Remembrance Day and asked us lots of questions about why this day is so important, why do we wear poppies etc.
Some of us enjoyed sharing stories about relatives who fought in the war.
In the afternoon, we made poppy charcoal drawings which look very effective. The children will be able to take these home tomorrow.
We have been learning about firework safety this week. One of our P4’s created a sparkling example of a 3D firework shown below.
We had great fun completing our challenges today. We were trying to build houses and street scenes. One had a bank which had eight levels of security while another house came with a pond in it’s garden!
We have had a very busy week in Primary 2M. We have learned more about pirates, designing our own pirate flag for Captain Abigail and finding a real pirate flag in our class. In Phonics, we were excited to use our new overlays and we used our Say, Make, Write boards to help us read, make and write our words.
Article 29: We have the right to develop our talents and abilities.
This term in P2W we are learning all about pirates. Today we were learning about famous pirates and what they did a long, long time ago. Captain Abigail set us a challenge to find out about how to become amazing pirates and we think we have got off to a great start.
We spent time this afternoon creating our own pirate names using our favourite colour and favourite animal. We created some brilliant names that made us giggle!
Next we created our own pirate puppets which we used during our Positive Play time. We had so much fun!
Article 13: We have the right to find out things and share what we think with other.
Primary 7/6L had an excellent workshop yesterday looking at the importance of Remembrance Day and Armistice Day. We learnt all about the Poppy and why it is a symbol of Remembrance. We also learnt a lot about World War 1. Alan Hamilton from the Royal British Legion visited our class yesterday to share with us his wealth of knowledge and personal experience in the armed forces and of East Calder Primary School and local area as a former pupil himself. Not only has Alan served in the army but he shared with us the experiences of both his great uncle who fought during World War 1 and his father who fought during World War 2. After lunch we learnt all about local people from East Calder who had been soldiers during the war and visited East Calder Cemetery to lay poppy crosses. Before leaving Alan shared with us the wonderful story of his Uncles army whistle he was given in 1916! What a journey his whistle has had! A very valuable learning experience yesterday which taught us all the importance of Remembrance Day.
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