Fun was had at our very first After School Lego Club this week. We had Lego sets of an aircraft, turtle, squirrel and more being built. Some very creative children also built their own models. Check back in the next few weeks when they will describe their models to us.
Primary 5 and Mrs Campbell were delighted to welcome Alan Hamilton into school on Thursday afternoon. Alan has previously been a regular visitor to our school, working with P6s and P7s on their World War IDL contexts. He is a mine of information about WW1, WW2 and everything in between!
Alan came to speak to Primary 5 about Remembrance and gave us a real insight into the life of a soldier, from rations and trench foot to horse dung and ‘sweet pea mixture’ (ask your kids!). He brought along his own medals and some interesting artefacts to show us and also very kindly left us copies of his own sketches which he made whilst serving in Iraq.
The pupils were highly engaged in this session and understandably had many questions which Alan did his best to answer!
In P5/4, we have had a very busy week with all our learning. On Thursday, it was World Book Day and we celebrated by starting the day with “Relax and Read.” Our favourite thing about this is choosing where in the classroom we would like to read (as long as we choose a safe place.) As you will see from our photos, we chose some interesting places to enjoy a book.
We have been learning how to see ourselves as readers and we know that we enjoy reading more when we get to choose books we like. One of the highlights of our week was our first visit to the library. Unfortunately, Miss Marra forgot to pictures as she was enjoying it so much too. Caitlin proudly cut the ribbon and we were so excited to enjoy our new space. It was hard to choose from so many comfortable and exciting places to read. The choice of books was amazing too. Some of us even chose to read some nostalgic books from when we were younger. One of our favourites was Stick Man and Elmer. We can’t wait to go back for our next visit.
Another highlight in our learning this week was when we engaged in Drama to clarify our understanding of a text. In class, we have been reading the Harry Potter series as our class novels. We are currently reading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. We engaged in a “Hot Seat” learning activity in which we chose to be in role as a character from the series and everyone had to ask us questions. Miss Marra modelled our learning first by being “in role” as Draco Malfoy which everyone found hilarious. Our Drama skills were very impressive and we used our knowledge of our chosen character well to engage in this learning activity.
We engage in Mental Maths daily and we have been working hard on using division to solve problems. We are developing our confidence using the “Bus Stop Method” and this is helping us apply our knowledge to word problems.
Our new Maths Topic is “Time.” We started our topic by having a great class discussion about why we need to learn to tell the time. We use time so much in our daily lives! We have been practising some of the different times we already know e.g. o’clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to. We engage in outdoor Maths and Numeracy every Thursday, and this week we practised telling the time in the playground. Struan did the honours, drawing a large analogue clock with our chalk. We then practised different times with some of us representing the hands. We had to jump to the correct number and we were able to talk about why this was the correct number, using the Numeracy skills we know and our prior knowledge of time. Our next step is to move on to five minute intervals.
Article 29: We have the right to develop our talents and abilities.
In P5/4, we have been getting ready to recite our Scottish poems. We have been working hard to deconstruct the poems to help us learn some new words in Scot’s language and we had great time trying to read them out loud. We wrote down the meaning of Scottish words we found in the poems and used ipads and laptops to help us. We also did the same learning activity with “The Jeely Piece Song” and it was interesting to find out how many words we could remember.
We are excited to recite our Scottish poems in class this week. If we work hard to practise we may be chosen to represent our class at our Scottish Assembly on Teams.
Article 30: We have the right to practice our own religion, language and culture.
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.
Our P5 residential trip to Lendrick Muir is fast approaching. Please click on the ‘Parent Guide’ below to get more information about Lendrick Muir and the activities your child will be taking part in.
We hope your child is looking forward to their adventure at Lendrick Muir. You should have all the information you need and a copy of the activity timetable and kit list. Please ensure we have accurate information about any medical or dietary needs your child may have. If you require any further information or have any questions please contact Mrs Donnelly at the school.
A huge thank you to all of the parents, carers, friends and relatives who came along to Primary 5’s Sharing the Learning afternoon today. It was great to see such a big turnout, especially on a dark and rainy afternoon! We shared a variety of activities, including making nets of 3D shapes, assembling a skeleton, Powerpoint research presentations and dressing up as Burke and Hare, to name but a few…The children had a great afternoon and Miss Jamieson and Mrs Campbell have enjoyed reading all of the lovely positive comments you wrote – thanks once again for coming.
LENDRICK MUIR
What a great time our P5 pupils and staff had at P5 Camp last week! They had a busy but very enjoyable time at Lendrick Muir and will have lots of happy memories about their time spent there with their friends. A special thanks goes to Miss Jamieson, Miss Cameron , Mrs Hearn and Mrs Sandison who accompanied the children to camp this year. Without our dedicated staff giving up their own time we would not be able to offer these valuable residential experiences for our pupils.
Primary 5J would like to invite all Primary 5 parents, carers and friends to hear about our experiences of camp last week. Our assembly is this Friday (21st) at 9:30am in the dining hall.
Our P5 pupils and staff are having an enjoyable time at Lendrick Muir. There were lots of smiling faces when I went along to visit them this afternoon and a few tired looking faces too! Everyone has been enjoying their activities and they’ve managed to avoid most of the heavy rain showers! There was lots of excited chat about their favourite activities so far and highlights of their first school residential.
Below are a few photos from Lendrick Muir. We’re looking forward to seeing lots more photos and hearing all about their experiences once their back home. I think everyone will be in need of their holiday weekend to recover from their fun-filled trip away.
