Last week we started our Living and Growing topic and we have been learning about all of the changes which will happen to girls and boys as we get older.
In maths we have been learning about 2D shapes and we are able to list the features of shapes by using the vocabulary parallel lines and perpendicular lines. We are also learning about equilateral and isosceles triangles. Test us at home to see how good we are!
In drama, in our groups, Â we performed our improvised dramas about life in Sierra Leone to the rest of the class.
In PE we finished our African dances and we also performed  them to the class.
Excitement is growing for our P5 camp! Please make sure all letters are returned to the school as soon as possible.
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Mrs Hull and Jacques are making final preparations for their French adventure during the Easter holidays.
We will be in Lyon for a week learning lots of French and finding out about France. Â It’s a big adventure and the whole school are helping us prepare:
Primary 1 and 1/2 have made a packing list. They checked the weather forecast in Lyon and suggested sun cream and shades rather than a scarf.
Primary 2 have written a list of questions they would like Mrs Hull to find out about school in France. Do they wear a uniform? What are French school dinners like?
Primary 3 have been learning how to talk about the weather in French, so Mrs Hull can tell people how sunny it is in Scotland.
In primary 4 we have been looking at French story books and practising the calendar, and Primary 5 have found out where Lyon is in France. They wrote postcards to their pen pals in French describing Pumpherston and Uphall station. We have pen pals in West Lothian now, perhaps we will be writing for pen pals in France soon.
Primary 6 have prepared photos and film for a guided tour of our school. We also had a quick look at Lyon airport on Google earth and learned how to give directions, in case Mrs Hull gets lost.
Primary 7 had a good look at Lyon tourist information and have given advice on travel, activities, interesting sights to see, and the local football team! They have asked lots of questions about life in France.
The staff have also helped us. Â The ladies in the office have made sure Jacques has a school tie to look smart as he represents Pumpherston and Uphall Station CPS on the trip, and the teachers have given us travel tips, books to read on the plane, and travel adapters for the charger plugs.
Thank you to everyone who is supporting us. We will be blogging as we go so look up the blog over the Easter holidays! We hope to come back with some new friends and lots of good ideas for French lessons next term.
Primary 3 are very excited to be going on a trip on Tuesday to Albyn Park in Broxburn to take part in a range of football activities. Over the last 6 weeks, the class have enjoyed weekly football coaching in school and are now getting a chance to put their new skills into action. Wish us luck!
In PE with Miss Pender we were working on our dance routine. We are not allowed to tell you what it is yet because it might be a routine we decide to perform in the future………….
The skills we have been learning in dance are: team work, sharing good ideas, to learn the moves and complete them at the correct time. We are still working on our African dances which we will be performing to each other at the end of term.
In drama we were also working as a team and we were putting together an improvised drama about life in Sierra Leone. We had to decide what faces, words and actions to use in our sketch.
In maths we have started to work on 2D shapes and we are able to discuss the features of 2D shapes so test us at home!
In science we were learning about bones. We were finding out the names and functions of some of the bones in our bodies. One interesting fact we found out is a ladies pelvis is wider than a mans.
We are still enjoying developing our reading skills and are improving our summarizing skills by including all key points. The blue group are really enjoying their book ‘Danny Champion of the World’ by Roald Dahl.
Primary 4 have been gearing up for their upcoming Benchball tournament on Monday 30th!
We have been exploring different ways of passing, how to make good use of space and how to work well as a team. We have been practising in mini-games in class groups, but are looking forward to playing against our cluster friends next week!
A big thank you to Ms Pender who has been teaching us Benchball in our gym sessions, and to Miss Heatherill for organising the trip, and trusting that Miss McLaughlin is teaching it properly!
A reminder to parents/carers that Benchball letters and EE2 forms are due in by Thursday 26th March. The cost is £3.50. Please see the office or Miss McLaughlin if you are missing the permission form!
Mrs Thom and her team have been counting. Â They have done all their sums and have a final answer.
Our Red Nose Day activities raised £211.61!!
That’s fantastic, thank you to everyone who joined in and gave money, time and talents to help raise this much. The UK government has promised to double all money raised by schools for this year’s Red Nose Day campaign, so our efforts will be worth £423.22!!
Money raised by schools this year will be used by Comic relief to help get 300,000 children in Africa into education and learning.
The Big pedal is almost over! This is the last week. We had a quick photo opportunity on Tuesday with the cyclists and scooter people – and the JRSOs too, of course.
We’re in the Big Pedal!
The JRSOs were so impressed with our safe cyclist today that she was awarded 10 house-points for wearing her helmet. Â She must have been paying attention to P2’s assembly.
We had a Seder meal today – we had kind of the same food the Jewish people would eat. It was very tasty. We tasted parsley and bitter herbs (horse radish) , matzo bread, salt water and charoset (mixed chopped apples and cinnamon). Â We drank juice instead of wine. The Seder meal is eaten at Passover to celebrate Jewish freedom from slavery.
Before the meal 2 volunteers searched for any ordinary bread hidden in our room, sweeping with a feather.Matzah bread is flat because it has no yeast in it.We used a Hagadah script to ask the traditional questions during the meal.We drank 4 ‘cups of wine’ during the meal.A seder plate with parsley, matza, and charoset on it.
Primary 3 have been learning how to prepare healthy food, and trying new tastes in class. Â Last week’s team made a delicious cous cous salad with a range of vegetables. This week the team of chefs made a refreshing fruit salad. Â Any ideas of other simple recipes we can try, which will help us learn how to chop, cut, peel and grate?
Mixing the ingredients togetherFresh fruit salad to shareOur chefs with their cous cous salad
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