Today we looked at key dates for the Roman invasion of Britain. We researched in groups and created short drama pieces to share our learning with the class.
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
Primary 5
Hello from P5!
Here are some of our highlights from our week:
“I enjoyed hockey in P.E, we were passing and next week we will try tackling.” – Jake
“We planted poppies in pots as part of our new IDL topic.” – Connor
“We learned how to speak some Spanish yesterday with Mrs Gordon.” – Iona
“We have been learning how to bridge when adding amounts of money.” – Jessica
“We planned our writing this week, it is an explanation piece about the water cycle.” – Jacob & Grace
Have a great weekend,
P5
P5 Weekly Update
Literacy
We spent some time this week creating posters and leaflets about our local area. We also did some free writing and came up with a whole mix of stories!
Numeracy
Our Maths focus this week was times tables and we did some activities to see how confident we are with different tables.
IDL
We learned a little bit about the famous graffiti artists Banksy and Keith Haring. After that, we made our own graffiti-style names to display on the wall.
We also did some team-building games outside and that was fun. We liked getting some fresh air!
Primary 7 weekly update
It was lovely to be back with all our friends again.
We started a new Numeracy topic on volume. We have been learning how to read volume scales on beakers and jugs in millilitres and litres, working out problems with volume and we have begun learning how to calculate the volume of cubes and cuboids in cubic centimetres.
In literacy, we watched a short persuasive animation and tried to work out the message it was showing us. We then looked at the different devices the animator used to persuade us and discussed how effective these were.
In art, we started using the new drawing pencils we got at the end of last term. We learned how to draw a realistic mouth.
Have a great weekend everyone.
From Primary 7 and Mrs Andison
Primary 5
P5 have been learning to understand why fruit and vegetables are good for our body. We have explored how they can be sorted into the colours of the rainbow with each colour having specific benefits to our bodies.  We learned that red fruits and vegetables can be good for our hearts and yellow provide vitamin C to help our immune system.  We have started some artwork to share our learning with you. Take a sneaky peek:
Primary 5 – May the Force be with you!
P5 started their new IDL topic ‘Forces’ this week. They started by looking at some exciting chain reactions where lots of  forces make mechanisms move. The favourite was the Rube Goldberg Page Turner. They then looked into different types of forces. The first one to be investigated was ‘friction’. A friction experiment using toy cars and elastic bands was conducted. The children used rulers to measure the amount of force needed to move the car on different surfaces. Many predictions were proven correct as less force was needed on smoother surfaces.
P5: Week Beginning 7th February 2022
A great start to the week in Primary 5. We have been building on our writing skills, completing Information Reports about Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
We have also been sharing our Numeracy learning, creating a bank of multiplication strategies that we feel confident using.
Primary 5 News !
Hello,
We have had a busy and fun week.
We started the week by celebrating Chinese New Year through different art activities. There were fantastic moving dragons made and beautiful pastel drawings of tigers.
In reading, we have continued to make and change our predictions as we read more of ‘Christophe’s Story’. Today we had a go at ‘hot seating’ where we have a chance to turn into the character and the rest of the class ask us questions. Well done to those who volunteered to have a go, they did really well!
In maths we have continued to explore more about fractions. We have been using the cuisenaire rods to represent different fractions. They have helped us to understand that the size of the fraction is smaller when the denominator is bigger as it has been split into more parts. We are becoming more confident in using the language: halves, quarters, thirds, fifths, sixths, etc. After watching a story called ‘The Lion’s Share’, we had a go at solving some fraction problems from the story. During this task we even started talking about sixty fourths and even smaller fractions! Take a look at some of our pictorial problem solving:
Hello from P5!
After exploring Scots language in Reading and some of the unusual characters from ‘Blethertoon Braes’, Primary 5 have started to create their own character. They have a designed their character using a range of materials and made a plan for a descriptive piece. We will be trying hard to use lots of Scots language when we finish the writing next week.  Â
In P.E we have continued to improve our fitness with a range of strength and stamina exercises. Next week we will be starting to create our own fitness routine in groups using music.
We were introduced to our new reading book ‘Christophe’s Story’ after making a prediction using only the title and the front cover. We have now discovered that that the main character is from Rwanda. Today, we learned a little more about life in Rwanda to help us understand where he has come from.
We hope everyone has a nice weekend!
