Seafield Primary School

Tickled Pink

• It was Languages Week Scotland this week and the class enjoyed learning some new languages! We learnt our numbers in Spanish and had a Portuguese taster session from one of our learners in class.
• We enjoyed our gymnastics this week and have learnt a few more rolls and balances.
• We took part in our hub groups today and some of us went around different classes to present the work we had been doing in our groups. Some of our class presented PowerPoints to other classes about how to be safe online which was very informative.

Green for growth

• We have been doing lots of work on subtraction this week and have found it quite tricky. We will keep using our practical materials to work out these tricky problems to show our resilience!
• We finished our Scottish topic this week with lessons on creating a timeline of Seafield and the school and on Scottish food. We created a menu of a Scottish dish however some of us did struggle to think about what Scottish foods we would serve for starters, main course and desserts.

Our lead learners are Chloe and Brandon

Tickled Pink

• We have had a fun week taking part in lots of Scottish based activities for our Scottish topic. On Wednesday, we watched the P5-7 rehearsal for their Burns supper that they were performing for senior citizens. On Burns day, we learned more about Robert Burns and what is eaten during a Burns Supper. A few of us were lucky enough to perform our Scottish Poems that we learnt in front of the whole school at assembly!
• We made bird feeders this week as part of the RSPB Birdwatch. We loved making them and can’t wait to see what birds will show up in our gardens!
• In our writing this week, we watched The Gruffalo in Scots and did a writing piece based on it where we learnt new Scots words to include in our writing

Green for growth

• During maths, a couple of our groups were doing subtraction with exchanging. A lot of us found this quite tricky to do but using our manipulatives helped us to keep trying to practice.
• We used BeeBots this week to help us with directional language which some of us found east but others had trouble working out the direction they were going.

Our Lead Learners this week are Olivia and Rosa.

Tickled Pink

• Learning about the Earth, Sun and Moon and how they relate to each other in space.
• Watching our classmates, Ben, Ella and Jason recite their Scottish poems in the special Burn’s assembly.
• Playing battleships when learning about coordinates in maths.

Green for Growth

• Writing narrative stories using description bubbles and remembering the genre and core targets.
• Recapping fractions in numeracy and remembering to add ‘th’ after the number
• Placing different towns and villages on a map of West Lothian,

Lead learners are Ruaridh for resilience and Kellan for ambition.

What a busy few weeks we have had in the upper school learning about Robert Burns and preparing for our Burns Supper for the Seafield DISCO group (Drop In Senior Citizens Group).  We have been learning Scots poems from a variety of poets and writing our own poems in Scots too .  We have been learning Scottish dancing with help from the Deans Community High Sports Leaders and we also learned some Scottish songs. We wrote letters to Tesco Bathgate asking for food donations and also made our own invitations and programmes.

All this preparation culminated in our Burns Supper yesterday which was thoroughly enjoyed by all!

We have had a fantastic week in Primary 1/2.

Tickled Pink:

• For writing this week the children were writing descriptive sentences about a snowman using the describing bubble to help us think of adjectives. The children all done fantastic with this!
• The children enjoyed outdoor learning this week. We were exploring the playground and found lots of ice! We spotted some autumn leaves that were still on the ground and had been frozen inside the ice which was really cool to see!

• In maths, we have started looking at subtraction and the children loved playing squashy subtraction with the playdough.
• The school were set a task to do something kind for another class this week, P1/2 enjoyed making friendship bracelets and a picture for P2/3. Threading the letter beads on to spell the children’s name was a bit tricky to ensure it is the correct way round! P1/2 were very happy to receive their picture from P2/3 and the Kindness jar which we will use if we are feeling a bit down.

Green for Growth:

• Some children found alphabetical order a bit tricky, they were given three letters and had to sort them into the correct order. We will continue to practise this and singing the alphabet song to help us.
• During Buddy Time, we made snowflakes. Some of the children found folding the paper a bit difficult and cutting through the paper as it was so thick after it had been folded. They turned out great though and we will continue to develop our scissor skills.

Our Lead Learners are Lilidh for being kind to everyone (including teachers!) and Daisy R for being ambitious in maths and challenging herself to do extra sums.

Have a lovely weekend,

Mrs Wallace

Primary 6/7 have had a fantastic week with lots exciting learning and more visitors coming into school to inspire us and help us with our learning. On Friday morning, we discussed our learning throughout the week and decided that we would like to share these reflections about our learning:

Tickled Pink (things that we feel went well):

• We enjoyed our Scottish dancing again with the S6 sports leaders as we continue to prepare for our Burns Supper
• We enjoyed writing our own poems using Scots language
• We all engaged brilliantly with the Edinburgh University students who came to work with us in Computing Science with the Microbits
• We really enjoyed the Pupil Voice sessions on Friday morning as we discussed the importance of equality and diversity in school and helped the younger learners in our school community take part in the discussions
• We enjoyed lots of our learning in Maths this week, especially working with dragon data on Friday morning with Mr Hamilton and the Maths lessons that had with Mrs Donald and Mrs Egan

Green for Growth (things that we need to do to improve our learning)

• Some of us felt that we need to keep working hard on learning about our famous Scottish people to make more progress with our projects
• A few of us felt that learning and remembering the dance steps for our Scottish social dancing was a bit tricky
• Some of us are finding it a bit tricky to learn our Scottish poem for the recitals in class next week
• We know that we need to keep working hard on practising singing our Scottish songs for the Burns Supper next week

Our lead learners were Alieu, Olivia, Lily and Jessica.  They were looking for examples of the following targets that they set for the class; be resilient in football in PE, don’t talk back to the teacher and don’t be silly.  Our lead learners saw lots of the children in class meeting those targets, which is great news. Well done for a wonderful week, P6/7. Looking forward to another fin packed week next week!

We have had a really busy week this week in preparation for our Burns Supper for the senior citizens of the village. We have been writing and reciting poems, improving our Scottish dancing skills and learning about Scottish settlements.

Things that have gone well.

• Singing with P6/7 class – Scottish songs
• Microbits with Edinburgh University students
• Our daily timed number task
• P6  Nursery Buddy Visit
• Writing our Scottish Poems
• Bench Ball
• Scottish Dancing with Deans Sports Captains
• Investigating strength of ice during outdoor learning.

Things we found tricky.

• Maths –
• Using some Scots vocabulary
• Dance

Our Lead Learners Isla, Faith and Amelia were kept busy looking for children demonstrating our school values and taking care of our resources.

Tickled Pink:

• We have moved onto narrative writing this term and have enjoyed using our imaginative writing skills to create stories.
• We learnt more about Seafield as part of our Scottish topic on our local villages and explored what the differences were between a town and a village.
• As part of our Be Kind week, we gave a sticker picture to each P1/2 as well as a kindness jar filled with lots of lovely messages to the whole class.

Green for Growth

• We are still practicing our poems for our class performance on Monday. We’ve all been trying to learn the poem by heart and trying to add actions as well.
• We were learning North, South, East and West during maths this week and were struggling to remember which direction was which but we did come up with our own mnemonic’s to help us remember. Our favourite’s were Never Eat Soggy Waffles and Naughty Elephants Squirt Water.

Our Lead Learners this week are Blake and CJ who are looking for good lines, being responsible outside and showing resilience in their work.

Happy New Year and welcome back!

We have had a fantastic first week back at school.

Tickled Pink:

• We have started focusing on our new whole school topic ‘Scotland’. The children enjoyed using Google Maps to explore our local area. They were very good at moving about on the screen to get themselves from school to their house.
• We have also started learning a Scottish poem… I was blown away with how well the children knew their poem after only 1 day!! We will keep practising this at school (and home) so the children are confident reciting the poem on Monday 22nd January.
• In Maths we have been learning about the months of the year and enjoyed singing along to a song to help us remember the months. We have made a class calendar and added children’s birthdays to it. The children are making their own calendar which we will finish next week.

Green for Growth:

• Some of the children were getting a bit muddled with the order of the months (September – December). We will continue to practise this!
• Some of the children found alphabetical order a bit tricky, they enjoyed singing the song but needed support to fill in the missing letters in the alphabet maze.

Our Lead Learners are Murren for being kind, and Emma for being ambitious – Well done!

Have a lovely weekend,

Mrs Wallace