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Primary 6 Update

Literacy (Class Novel)

This week in Primary 6 we have been getting used to our weekly routines. We have been introduced to our new class novel Wonder by R.J. Palacio where we were asked to predict what might happen.  This term we will be focusing on prediction where we will develop our skills in this area.

Wonder, Illustrated Edition by R.J. Palacio, illustrated by Tad Carpenter | Youth Services Book Review

Topic – The Jacobites

We were introduced to our new topic for this term: The Jacobites. We shared what we knew already and what we want to learn so the topic can be shaped around our questions.

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Primary 7 Class Charter

We spent a lot of time considering which articles, from the UN convention of the rights of a child, were most suited to us in school.

We read the articles.

Highlighted the one that applied to us in school/class.

We considered the most important to us.

We then thought how we as Rights Holders could keep these rights and how the adults  as Duty Bearers, can help us maintain our rights.

From Primary 7

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Primary 1

This week we have been learning about farming and produce journeys.

We discovered how milk gets from the farm to the shops, then we successfully sequenced each step and drew our own own pictures of the stages.



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P6 Weekly Update

This week we have been learning about Scottish Culture during our mini topic. We were introduced to Robert Burns and explored many aspects of his life using digital technology. We were asked to note down all of our information in a creative way and share this with the class. This topic allowed us to explore capital cities in Scotland which tied into places that Robert Burns visited.

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During our mini topic, we have been asked to investigate The Scottish Colourists. We have chosen one of the famous Scottish Colourists and completed a fact file all about them. We were then asked to re-create a famous piece of artwork by John Peploe called Pink Roses, Chinese Vase.

      Image previewPink Roses, Chinese Vase - National Galleries of Scotland | SurfaceView

We have completed a pencil drawing and will finish this using John Peploes’ favourite technique of oil painting. We will post pictures of these when they have been completed next week for you.

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Primary 1’s Castles

Primary 1 have been learning about the past through a short study of castles.  The children had the opportunity to learn about the parts of a castle and castle defences through designing and making their own castle.  They worked very hard on their castles so a huge well done!

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Primary 6 Update

This week we completed various activities relating to Remembrance Day.

The whole school took part in a one minute silence, which provided an opportunity to reflect and remember all those who fought for our country. To remember the soldiers who have died in the wars both past and present.

We were set a challenge to create a piece of artwork that would convey a message about this important day in history. We used pupil choice to select one of the following options, which focused on using a range of different art techniques:

  • Pointillism Poppies
  • Stained Glass Window Soldiers
  • Flanders Field

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P2/1

P2/1 were  Successful Learners this week. As part of our Fairyland topic, Taffy the dragon set us a challenge to design a shoe for Cinderella’s wedding. Our shoe design had to include the following:

  • a heel
  • buttons or straps
  • no bright colours
  • a silver or gold badge.

We successfully completed our designs and sent them to Taffy to show Cinderella.

 

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P4/3 Our Local Community Topic

In our local community topic we have been identifying places where we live and belong to in Pumpherston and Uphall. We surveyed the class and created graphs to show the most visited places. P4/3 have also created maps of the area using grid references as a link to mathematics. At the moment we are focusing on sketching and designing a new building for the area. Coming up we will be using our plans as well as lego and other building materials to construct these buildings.

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