Category Archives: Curriculum Areas

Maths & Numeracy, Primary 7, Sciences, Technologies

STEM workshops

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Primary 6 and 7 had a real treat this morning when they were visited by four parents working within STEM careers. The pupils had the chance to take part in two workshops, learning about different jobs through a variety of  presentations and activities. It was great to see the pupils learning about the world of work and engaging with issues they had little previous experience of. I’m sure many were inspired to keep learning about STEM subjects and build on the skills they have already developed. As discussed with one of our visiting parents, pupils are preparing for jobs that perhaps do not even exist yet! The world of work is constantly changing and developing. Thank you to all those involved in making the event happen and well done P6 and P7 for listening well and engaging with the workshops.

Health & Wellbeing, Nursery

Our New Friends in the Nursery

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To help us remember our well being indicators we decided to give them names, SAFE Sophie, RESPONSIBLE Nina and Flynn the dog, ACTIVE Alfie, INCLUDED Pom Poms, Achieving Alex, RESPECTFUL Rookies and NURTURED Cookie. The children shared how the indicators helped them and decided to create a book to help them remember what the indicators were. Anyone who visits our nursery can have a look through our fantastic book to see our wonderful drawings and read what the children have written.

Health & Wellbeing, Primary 7

P7s Health and Well Being

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Primary 7s enjoyed their first session today with Michelle from the West Lothian Drug and Alcohol Service.

Together, we created Ciggy Simon to record the impact tobacco can have on a person.

Michelle recommended websites for us to look at:

www.bbc.co.uk  What’s in a cigarette?

www.landed.info

www.ashscotland.org.uk

Our Homework is to give something up for a week and replace it with a healthy alternative.  We will record our progress daily and discuss this next time.

We discussed the chemicals in cigarettes – we learned that tar is in cigarettes and it is also found on road surfaces.  It kills cilia, the small hairs that protect the lungs.  It causes breathing problems and stains fingers and teeth.  We also learned that it’s in a cigarette because tar is created when you burn two or more chemicals together.

Michelle will be with us again next week and we have more questions for her.  We look forward to seeing her.

Expressive Arts, Second Level

Amazing Bird Collages – It’s All About the Layers

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At Second Level we have been creating multi-layered mixed media collages inspired by Mark Hearld. We created textured backgrounds with bright colours and then cut out our collage birds and figures. We added fine details and lines. Then we added more textured layers with tissue paper. We learned that it is important to make sure all the edges are stuck down to make a more professional artwork.

They then tried to evaluate their work looking at the visual elements. Next term we will TALK about Art more often as part of ACfE Evaluating and Appreciating Art. The work is on display around the corridors and hall. Tell us what you think.

Expressive Arts, Uncategorized

P6’s bird collages

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If you read last weeks blog P6 were making bird collages.  This is P6’s finished bird collage. Here are some pictures. They are made with paint, tissue paper, normal paper and other materials that P6 had found. It was a lot of hard work. They where lots of different colours and we were inspired by the artist Mark Herold. We did this art work with ms brolls for about 2 weeks. This was a really fun experience of art and we recommend it to everyone. 

Early Level, Health & Wellbeing, Primary 1, Uncategorized

Ready, Steady, Spread with P1P!

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LI: We are learning about preparing and handling food.
We are learning to follow a recipe.

SC: I can help prepare some foods as part of our food tasting afternoon.
I can taste some farm products, for example milk, cheese and vegetables.
I enjoy working with others as I prepare food.
I can work as an effective part of group.

P1P were learning all about sandwich making in class yesterday. To begin with we discussed the different ingredients we would need to make a simple ham and cheese sandwich and where these ingredients came from on the farm.
We worked together in small groups to make our delicious ham and cheese sandwiches. Some of us tried a bit of our sandwiches in class, and others took it home to show to and eat with their families.
The were super tasty!

Expressive Arts, Second Level, Uncategorized

P6 Collage for Springtime

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P6 were making a collage bird artwork. You could use different colours but if you put them all in the same place it will turn a muddy brown. When you make it, first you paint the background and then you draw a picture on a separate piece of paper and stick it on the the piece on paper that you painted the background on. The background can be any colour you like but you would want the bird to stand out. We looked at a picture by Mark Hearld. This is his picture. As you can see he used loads of different colours and there are many layers. You can also see he used stencils to make patters. That picture at the bottom is Mark Hearld. Next time you will see some of P6’s pictures. By Iona,Alicia and Lucy.

Health & Wellbeing, Maths & Numeracy, Nursery, Sciences, Technologies

The Nursery Bake Off!

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The boys and girls have been taking part in bake off sessions in the nursery. So far they have made crispie cakes, scones, top hats and shortbread. They have enjoyed learning how chocolate melts, how to measure ingredients, the feeling and smells they experience while baking. We have all enjoyed this learning experience…including the staff! Keep watching for more bake off updates.