Well done to all the P7s who won prizes for the class at the Fun Day on Saturday. There are so many events to fit in to our already busy timetable. After some negotiation, it was decided that today would be the day for the Board Games Afternoon, and also to use one of the music during class vouchers. Here are some photos from the afternoon.
It’s been another busy week in P2. In numeracy we have been using our knowledge of doubles to solve addition and subtraction problems. We have also been developing our knowledge of division and linking this to multiplication. We have been learning how groups of items can be shared equally.
In maths we were developing our understanding of how to work backwards to solve problems. We also looked at the link between halves and quarters by considering shapes, numbers and food like pizza and chocolate bars.
In Literacy we wrote a report about our trip to the Riverside Museum in Glasgow. Sebastian worked exceptionally hard and received a special sticker from Mr Mc-Callum-McKay.
This week we have continued to listen to children’s individual talks and have been impressed by the preparation the children have put in to these. We are looking forward to next week’s talks!
Earlier in the week we enjoyed a super workshop from West Lothian Council Museums . We were transported back in time to a hundred years ago to find out how people lived in the past. We explored household and school objects and had lots of fun playing with some old fashioned toys. Photos to follow soon!
In RME we have been learning about special places of worship and this week learned about the Hindu Mandir. Next week we will finish learning about special places of worship by looking at the Sikh Gurdwara.
This week we have been exploring our art skills further looking at landscapes, perspective and line. The children seem to have an appetite for creating power point presentations so despite preparing a class talk for home work, they have set off independently, and are creating a presentation in class on a topic of their choice. We are continuing to explore the work of the Wright brothers and their introduction of wing warping with some flight trials of our own.
On Wednesday, The children had to problem solve the mystery of the eggs – What type of eggs were we going to incubate and how long was the incubation period? It took some time for them to work out what question/s to put in the search engines as they worked through the thinking process and the clues. We had many suggestions such as chickens, crocodiles, turkeys, peacocks, choughs and ducks. Each one was crossed off as they found the incubation was took too long, that they were definitely bird eggs, they could be bought in shops for eating, and no, Mrs Smith was not going to take home snakes or an emu once they had hatched!
This is what the Quail eggs look like.
The children are charged with monitoring and turning the eggs, they go in the incubator today and should hatch on Mon 25th June (fingers crossed).
P1K would like to say a big WELL DONE to Maizy, for receiving a Sports Spotlight certificate for great participation in PE!
The children received a letter from the Friendly Dragon this week congratulating them on their beanstalks which are all growing nicely. The letter contained a challenge which the children chose to accept. Their challenge was to design a dragon for the classroom. They all had different ideas about what materials they should use. They made fantastic dragons using Lego, paper, plasticine, play scarves and Duplo.
 
 
 
Poppy – I liked making my dragon. First I got the face on, then I added the red lips and then I just got the pointing tool and pressed it for the eyes.
Maddie – I used a tool for the eyes. The tail was so easy, I just had to roll the tail and put spikey bits on.
Arya – Making the head was so hard because you need to roll it into a ball. The wings were easy because you just needed to get two. The eyes were easy too.
Emma  – I liked making my dragon I made it with plasticine.
Holly – I liked my dragon because I used plastic feet from the clay bit. I made the eyes all by myself. I got a white bit of plasticine and made a circle then I got a blue bit and did the same.
Sophia – So I got some play scarves and I got a chair and rolled two blue scarves up and I put them on the chair for eyes. I made the body from cushions and put a scarf over it. To make the wings I put the scarves around like an oval, like a real wing then I made a big long tail. The fire was red and we put it at its mouth. Andrew put the baby dragon under the head because it was about to be born. The chair was better because the body cushions would break the baby dragon.
Rayyaan – I liked making the dragon.
Caleb – I put fire and it was red and I put the wings on then I put the tail on.
Andrew – I made a big red dragon.
Aakruti – It was hard to cut.  I drew his face then I cut it out and stuck it to the body.
Nathan – I made a dragon out of pipe cleaners. I stuck them for the tummy and head and I drew the rest.
Within numeracy this week the children have been counting money. They have also explored swapping coins to make the same amount using different coins. I am very impressed with their money skills, some children were even able to count and swap money to the value of £5!
 
 
 
Highlights of W/E 1.6.18
P1K had a very busy week. The children had great fun on the trip to Mill Farm. My highlight of the trip was observing the children’s teamwork skills when they were digging for bones in the excavation tent. P1 also presented their final assembly on Friday. I was very impressed with how they persevered during the microphone problems. They all did their best to speak in loud clear voices. Well done, you were all brilliant!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The children’s comments on their highlights and challenges are below:
Andrew – we let the butterflies go this week. One of them landed on a flower then it crawled onto my arm and it tickled.
Caleb – I enjoyed saying my lines in assembly.
Emma Ch – I enjoyed the assembly because I liked the very hungry caterpillar film. My challenge this week was learning my lines. At first, I kept forgetting but now it’s quite easy. I persevered and never gave up.
Nathan – I liked making the castle with the tunnels in the soft play, I made a little hole that I could crawl out.
Holly – at Mill Farm I was at a spooky bit with lights and noises, there was a wee house that I could hide in that was quite high.
Maizy – I enjoyed the school trip to Almond Valley. We went on the go-carts and I went on the tractors and we went to the soft play. I did some time challenges and I beat my score.
Sophia – I enjoyed going on the train and the jelly belly. My challenge was my lines I couldn’t get them at first my mum helped me to learn them and I got better.
A – I liked driving the cars at Mill Farm and I peddled it and controlled it. I went too fast then I started to slow down.
Rayyaan – I liked the big long slide it was so round. I learned my lines and I kept trying and I got it.
Emma C – I liked Mill Farm I liked the Jelly Bean and the train.
John – The school trip was good because we got to see the animals, there was a big massive pig and sheep and a bunny rabbit.
Maddie – I liked playing in the indoor play digging for the skeletons. We found a piece of the floor but no bones.
Poppy – I liked going on the train because it was nice and slow. In assembly I needed to learn lots of lines, I tried and tried again and I got it correct. When I was flying on with Lewis I spoke with a clear voice.
Aakruti – Going on the school trip, I loved going on the train because it was so fun. I sat with you and I even seen the horse. Then we went back to collect our bags. Learning our lines was tricky. I worked at it and I got it.
Jamie – I liked going on the school trip. I liked going on the train it was so fast. In assembly, I enjoyed speaking.
We have been learning how to add 3-digit numbers using the chimney sum written method. A few of us are still in the Learning Pit but we are working our way out by practising. We have also been doubling and halving numbers mentally.
We learned about mummification as part of our Ancient Egypt topic and we have been working very hard on our assembly. We’ll be performing it to visitors and the whole school next Friday.
We are looking forward to the Family Fun Day tomorrow. We made some bunting to decorate the area. SAVE THE OWL!
In Science we have been learning about germs. We know that they are invisible to the human eye and we have designed posters to remind everybody to wash their hands properly.
We enjoyed orienteering with Mrs Murdoch in our outdoor learning lesson.
Some of us have been working on a 3D jigsaw of the Eiffel Tower and this week we completed it!
Primary 7 are the West Lothian Sumdog Daily Winners from Wednesday 6th June. Pupils answered an average of 323 maths questions each in just one day.
Well deserved P7!
Last week Primary Two children were developing their understanding of direction and turning when experimenting with the Beebots. Children engaged well with these and worked cooperatively with peers to programme different routes. We will further develop our understanding this week through problem solving tasks linked to 2D shape.
We had an amazing time at the Transport Museum in Glasgow! It was great to see some of the old forms of transport we have been learning about in class including the Penny Farthing. The children loved all the exhibits and being able to explore old buses, trams and even a replica subway. Thank you to our parent helpers for coming along to help us visit the museum.
  