Early Level, Health & Wellbeing, Primary 1, Uncategorized

Ready, Steady, Spread with P1P!

March 20, 2018 Miss Prior Leave a comment

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

March 19, 2018 User deactivated Leave a comment

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.

Fundraising, Information for Parents

Scolastic Book Fair Total – We Did It!

March 16, 2018 User deactivated Leave a comment

Congratulations Mid Calder Primary School we raised a great big commission for the school and broke our target. Last year we sold over £800 of books and got back £488 in books. This year we sold in excess of £1100 and will get more than £600 to buy lovely new books. It’s a win-win – rewards for working hard in school on Parents’ Evening and payback to the school. A HUGE thank you for supporting the school!

Maybe next time the pupils can take more control of this enterprising event. Thanks to all who helped. Orders taken on the night should now be in at the beginning of next week and NOT today.

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

The Nursery Bake Off!

March 16, 2018 Mrs Findlay 1 Comment

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.

Early Level, Primary 1

Primary 1’s trip to Almond Valley Farm

March 15, 2018 Miss Prior Leave a comment

As part of our ‘On the Farm’ IDL context, today Primary 1 visited Almond Valley Farm. Although the weather was not the best we didn’t let that stop us having a FANTASTIC day! We were given a super session on ‘Farm Life’ where we were introduced to some of the very interesting and cute animals that live on the Farm. We learnt lots of new facts about life on the farm and were also able to share what we had been learning in class. We then spent the afternoon exploring the Farm and playing in the Adventure Playground.

We would like to thank our amazing parent volunteers, Mrs Combe, Miss Anderson and Nikki for their help on the trip, we couldn’t have done it without you!

Have a look at our Sway below with all our pictures from the trip.

Interdisciplinary Learning

European Travels in P6

March 15, 2018 Mr Renshaw Leave a comment

Primary 6 have been hard at work and have had lots of fun creating their own travel show videos about various European countries. In small groups, the pupils picked a European country of their choice to research and present in the form of a travel show. They have learned many interesting facts about their country including topics such as:

– Flags

– Landmarks

– Geography

– Language

– Dance

– Food

– Currency

They have also had think carefully about the style of presentation, including appropriate tone and expression, and their audience. Alongside this, the technical challenge of producing a edited video with images and voice overs has made this an enjoyable and engaging challenge!

We shall be viewing the finished videos over the next couple of days and peer assessing them, giving relevant feedback.

Expressive Arts, Primary 1

Easter Artists in P1W

March 14, 2018 User deactivated Leave a comment

Uncategorized

Book fair

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The school is having a book fair. Last year we earned £813.69 and this year we are going to try and beat it. The children can pick a book of there choice. There is lots of books to pick from. Some books are too long for the infants and nursery but some of them are suitable for all ages. Some books are captain underpants, my adorable pony and more. The nursery came to the book fair and the P6 helped

Them pick books they want and write them down. Here is a picture of P6 helping the nursery. By Alicia,Iona,Lucy and Olivia

Maths & Numeracy, Uncategorized

P2 Number

March 10, 2018 Mrs Smith Leave a comment

Primary 2 have been hard at work recently developing their understanding of 2 digit numbers, as well as working on addition and subtraction skills.

To support this work we have been exploring and using a resource called Numicon.

We learnt that each coloured shape represents a different number, and first of all, we played some games to help us recognise the value of each shape quickly and confidently.

Then we began to use the shapes to help us investigate different ways to make 11, or 14 or 15 etc. This helped us to practise and consolidate the number bonds we had been learning. We also used the Numicon to make larger 2 digit numbers such as 32, 56 or 79.

We were then able to show 10 more than or ten less than, and we could describe clearly what was happening each time.

We have also been very busy on Sumdog, Hit the Button and other games to practise our number skills, and we are keen to take part in the Sumdog competition this week.