This week we have learned about the Archimedes’ Principle!  We have been investigating buoyancy and found that the best starting point to understand how things float, was to find out why they sink!  We learned that if an object is … Continue reading →

We are very pleased to introduce our new JRSO (Junior Road Safety Officer) – Amy Carson! Amy attended her first JRSO training at Broxburn Primary recently and really enjoyed it. She is wearing her badge with pride and taking her … Continue reading →

We’ve been very busy on the science front over the past couple of weeks! Last week, we learned all about the treatment of waste water and how this is cleaned before being returned to our rivers and streams. We were … Continue reading →

Ho Ho Ho! I think Santa’s lost his reindeer! P5 have been busy weighing out ingredients and putting together these fantastic reindeer cones (cookie mix or hot chocolate) for the school stall at the Christmas Fayre.  Thank you to Mrs … Continue reading →

Primary 5 are busy producing their best piece of writing for their Profile Jotters.  We have been working on ‘Journey of a Raindrop’ – with a focus on descriptive writing using adjectives, adverbs and strong verbs.  We also used the … Continue reading →

This week we have been learning about dissolving.  This is a very different process to melting – though the two are often confused! We investigated which materials were soluble (would dissolve) and which materials were insoluble (wouldn’t dissolve) in water. … Continue reading →

As if the supermoon wasn’t enough, we had the added excitement of a visitor in school today – the Scottish Cup!! I didn’t know that this was the oldest football trophy in the world! I did know, however, how hard … Continue reading →

Today we’ve been learning all about the water cycle. Did you know that the water we use today is the same water that the dinosaurs drank (and maybe swam in!)? We learned the correct vocabulary to use for the stages … Continue reading →

Thank you to everyone who came along to our assembly today, we were really happy (and a wee bit nervous!) to see such a packed hall.  It makes the experience much more exciting and enjoyable when we have so much … Continue reading →

This term’s dates for diaries: Friday 4th November – P5 Assembly (Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night) @ 9.15am Friday 11th November – Kirkhill Chatter 2 (Vertical Groups) Monday 14th November – The Scottish Cup visits Kirkhill @1.15pm Friday 18th November … Continue reading →