Category: Primary 7

REMINDER:

There will be a short presentation and a chance to ask questions about this session’s P7 Transition Camp tonight (Thursday 22 September) at 6pm in the P7 classroom.

I look forward to seeing you there.

Steven Eagleson

This week the children have been learning simple Spanish phrases in order to create a short play script.  They have been working with a partner to create it in English and then try it in Spanish using a vocabulary list that they have learned.

The children have been creating comparison posters to compare aspects of life during WWII to the present day.

As part of our WWII topic, the children expressed an interest in the Holocaust.  Today we had a presentation from Lucia who is an ambassador for the Holocaust Educational Trust.  The children were very engaged in the presentation and had lots of questions to ask at the end.

In maths we have been rounding numbers to the nearest 10,100 or 1000 and using rounding to estimate the answers to calculations.  In PE we have been playing invasion games.  The children have been giving their opinion about what works best in the invasion games and we have adjusted how we play the game as a result.  They are much happier with the new format of the game.

We have also been learning about WWII and enjoyed a handling session from Mrs Liddell.  The session gave a detailed account of events during the war.  It was presented in a way that made links to Mrs Liddell’s relatives, who experienced the war, and made links to local areas which made it more meaningful for the children.  They also had the opportunity to try on some of the clothing.

Over the summer break the school transport team will be processing applications for free school transport.  If you have not yet completed an application, you can still do this online at www.westlothian.gov.uk.

Last night we had our Primary 7 prom. We had the best time ever! Everyone was busting cool moves on the dance floor. It all started at Uphall Station Bowling Club when we hopped into the limo and blasted the music. Everyone was singing along to the music. As soon as we got to the school we all got out and got our pictures taken.  After walking along the red carpet we got inside the school hall where we had our ceremony sharing our memories, performing our class song and celebrating our achievements by receiving our awards. We had a buffet and we danced the night away. Our prom was amazing!

This week we have learned about how plants benefit society with Miss Hamilton.  We learned that they can be used for food, shelter, medicine and that they provide oxygen.  Today we learned about the use of fertilisers.  First we discussed how plants grow then we planted seeds so that we could carry out an experiment to find out if the fertiliser makes the plants grow faster.  In three weeks we will measure the plants to find out if the fertiliser makes the plant grow taller than the one with no fertiliser.

P7’s also went to the West Lothian Primary Schools’ Track and Field Championships 2016.  Ben came third in the Shot Putt event.  Well done to all who took part.