Category: Achievement

This week, Primary 4 were let loose and embarked on their school trip to Callendar House (yes Miss McLaughlin, CALLENDAR House, not Kinneil House).

We had a fantastic Roman workshop and learned more about how the Antonine Wall was built. The ladies there were very impressed that we were building our own model in the playground!

We then got to dress up in essential Roman soldier uniform. We, of course, are citizens of Pumpherston & Uphall Station (not Rome), so we could not take on the role of a Legionary. We became Auxiliaries instead.

Have a look at some of our photos below 🙂

 

Primary 6 have had a busy first term with our class trip to the Water of Leith Visitor Centre as well as visits from the West Lothian Drugs and Alcohol Service and Mrs. Brown, a Respiratory Nurse. Exploring new places and having visitors has helped us make links between what we have learnt in class and the wider world.

On our class trip we learnt about what life was like for Jacobites in Edinburgh in the 1700s. We put ourselves into the shoes of Jacobite soldiers by building shelters in the Colinton Dell and recreating the Battle of Culloden.

Take a look at our Jacobite shelters and let us know what you think!

 

 

 

Primary 4 have been showing the importance of wearing your seatbelt in the car by designing and testing new vehicles for some rather furry passengers. Each group was challenged to work together as a team using Lego, K’nex and other construction systems to create a car for a cuddly toy,  with elastic safety harnesses.

Remember to wear your seatbelt and sit in a safe car seat on every journey.

Last week was West Lothian money week therefore we started out money topic!

Here are some of the facts we have been learning:

‘I have been learning how much money I have by counting up the coins.’ Kyle

‘I have been learning the coins up 10p’ Michael

‘I have been learning how to give change up to £1’ Eilidh

‘I brought in money from Croatia to show the class’ Jamie

‘I brought in Victorian money to see how their money was different to ours’ Murron

‘ When we went on our school trip we saw Victorian money in the grocers shop’ Dylan

‘We have been using interactive maths games to help us practise using coins’ Abigail

 

 

This week, Primary 4 started their fantastic Technologies challenge – to build a Roman amphitheatre!

We had looked at the design of amphitheatres (the most famous probably being the Colosseum) and noticed that they had no roof or doors, were made of stone and used lots of arches for their construction.

We are very lucky to be working with Sarah-Jane and Tom! We have enjoyed learning so far about how different materials can be used and how to work with different tools. We are currently building our structure from stones, sandbags and turf.

Have a look at our first set of photos:

Keep checking in with us to see how we are getting on!

A shout out to parents and friends of the school…

We are in need of old spades, trowels, forks, rakes… If any of our school community have any at home, we would love to be able to use them 🙂  

Many thanks,

Miss M & Primary 4