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We are trying very hard to make our school grounds an interesting and stimulating environment for our children to play and learn in. We are always looking for volunteers to help us with digging, landscaping, general maintenance or ‘heavy’ work tasks in our garden. If you have some free time and are interested in helping then please contact Miss Baillie or the School Office for more information. All volunteers are very welcome!
P3 are training to be electricians of the future! Last week we were making simple circuits. First we made a circuit with a light bulb then we made a circuit with a buzzer. Â After that
we made a more complicated circuit with a light bulb and a switch. By using the switch we could make the light go on and off!
Primary 4 have been working very hard when learning their Scots’ poems!
We had been working on tools for listening and talking, such as volume, clarity, pace, and expression. Everyone tried really hard to use these when performing their poems.
Miss McLaughlin and Mrs Bonner were so impressed with everyone’s performances. It was SO hard to whittle the numbers down to the final three! Miss Baillie and her team of judges took Cerys, Lauren and Boe to ‘audition’ for the final.
The lucky lady to be chosen was… CERYS! The team were so impressed with how clearly she spoke and the rhythm she used. We are very proud that she will be representing our class on Thursday. Keep practising and, as the school rules state, ‘be the best that you can be’!
We are looking forward to seeing senior members of our families and local community at the service on Thursday!
Until next time…
Primary 4 & Miss M 🙂
This week we have been working on fractions of a quantity and equivalent fractions.
In French, the children have been completing a crossword based on French words associated with families.
In Science, the children have been working in groups on their new animal discovery. The children explored and discussed animal adaptation cards to discover how animals have adapted to suit their environment.  They were then given the task to create a new species of animal that has adapted to suit the local/school environment.
In P.E. this week the children enjoyed learning ball skills in Futsal.
Well done to Cameron, Victor and Paul who were our finalists in the Scots poetry recitals. Congratulations to Paul who was chosen to recite the poem at our Scots assembly.
This week we have been learning all about electricity. We identified items that are powered by mains electricity or batteries and learned how to stay safe around electrical items.
In Maths, we have been learning how to count up coins. We can recognise and count up 1p, 2p and 5p coins to find how much there is. We know that we have to remember to write p for pence after the total.
This week in maths we have been learning about co-ordinates and grid references. We have been reflecting upon what we’ve learnt. Here are some of our reflections:
‘I have learnt how to plot positive and negative co-ordinates on a grid.’
‘At the start I didn’t really understand it but now if someone asked me to plot a point I would know where to put it.’
‘I’ve learnt that you can use negative numbers on a grid.’
‘Now I know that you can use letters for grid references.’
‘At the start I found it tricky to read grid references but I got there in the end.’
This week has been very busy and we have been learning more about measuring – we measured our own height and used metre sticks to measure larger items (Gillon). We used the information we got on our height to make a table and used this to answer and ask questions about the information (Rosa).
In writing we were learning about rhyming patterns and we wrote our own class version of the ‘Three Craws’ by changing it to the ‘Three Doos’ (Summer). We had great fun doing this!
In Art we have been using our pencil skills to draw a detailed image of an orchid – we want to use these skills to draw thistles and other Scottish wild flowers(Mia, Ellie C,Calum and Summer.
Next week we will have a Scottish twist on a lot of our learning in celebration of Rabbie Burns.
Have a great weekend and enjoy your haggis, neeps and tatties if you’re having any.
We look forward to welcoming the older members of our school community along on Thursday at 1:30 for our Scots Assembly.
Please be very clear that this assembly is only for older family members and friends to enjoy being part of our learning. Parents and carers have many opportunities to attend other events throughout the year.
Much as we normally look forward to seeing parents and carers, space in our hall is very limited and you would potentially be depriving an older friend or relative a space if you chose to ignore this which would be very disappointing.
When we know the numbers attending we may be in a position to offer additional tickets to families of children performing.
Thank you for your understanding.
Steven Eagleson
Primary 4 have been focusing on Famous Scots!
We have been exploring John Logie Baird, the man who made his own television and produced the first television pictures! We wrote short biographies about his life, explored his many businesses and inventions and made posters to inform the public about the invention of his television.
We also made our own model televisions (from across the eras) for homework. Miss McLaughlin was so impressed with our hard work and sends her thanks to the parents at home for their help. She could not pick her favourite, so she asked Mr Eagleson to judge them…
3rd place – Oliwia
2nd place – Charlie
1st place – Erin T
Well done everyone 🙂 Check out our upcoming display to showcase our learning about John Logie Baird.
Until next time…
Primary 4 & Miss M 🙂
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