Seafield Primary School

We have had another busy week this week where we have been developing our data handling skills, writing about how to make a cress sandwich, planning our shoe box garden competition entry. We were also being scientists recording results of experiments we devised to answer the big question – ” Do seeds only grow in soil? ”

Tickled Pink –

• We were able to sort and tally various minibeasts then create a block graph.
• We enjoyed making and eating cress sandwiches!
• Working in our home groups to finalise our designs for our shoebox garden- we enjoyed starting to decorate the outside of the box with different materials. We also filled our boxes with compost and planted some of our edible plants and started to add our creations.
• Learning about pond habitats.

Green for Growth –

• We found our problem solving task quite tricky this week but we showed resilience and didn’t give up!
• Making sure we continue to form our letters correctly, make them sit correctly on the line and remember not to doodle on our pages.
• To continue to demonstrate all of our school values.

Primary 6/7 have had a very different week with the P7 children being at Deans Community High School for their transition days on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. On Friday morning, we discussed how the week went for both P6 and P7 children and decided that we would like to share these thoughts about our week:

Tickled Pink (things that we feel went well):

• The P7 children enjoyed the 3 days of transition at Deans High School and thought it was wonderful getting to know what it’s like in high school
• The P6 children enjoyed getting detailed feedback on their projects this week and then being able to continue working on them and improving them based on the feedback they were given. They also enjoyed spending some time in other classes in the school

• Some of our P6 children enjoyed helping Mrs Denholm with activities related to Health Week

• The P7s felt that it was fun going round different classes and getting help from their buddies in high school so that they could find the classrooms they needed to go to
• The P6s were really thrilled to find out who their buddies will be after the summer and enjoyed spending time with the nursery children that they will be buddying up when they transition to P1
• Our Primary 7s feel that they were still able to rehearse well for their leavers’ assembly when they were in school on Monday and Friday

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

• One of our P6 pupils put a lot of time into working with i-Pads to find photos for the leavers’ assembly and it took quite some time and a lot of effort
• Some of the P6 children found it quite unusual that the classroom was so quiet and empty when the P7s were on transition

Our school value award winners for this week are Ben and Indi. Massive congratulations to them!

Have a lovely weekend and see you all next week.

What a super week it has been! We were incredibly proud of our P1 children who led a truly fabulous assembly, showcasing their confidence, creativity, and growing sense of teamwork. It was a joy to see them sharing their learning so enthusiastically, and they did a fantastic job making everyone smile.

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We have had a very fun week this week in Primary 3/4. Here’s what we would like to share about our learning!

Tickled Pink:

• Some of us have been enjoying our Numeracy this week. We have been assessing our learning and challenging ourselves well.
• We have really enjoyed creating our own poems this week. We chose to write about something we liked and made them rhyme!
• All of us also liked Writing this week. We have been learning to take notes and can now tell you all about Helicopter Rotors and how they work!
• In Topic this week we had the chance to research a new country. We really enjoyed learning new things about France!
• We also think that we are doing well in Health and Wellbeing. We are continuing to learn and discuss mature topics well.
• All of us did really well on our spelling test this morning. We love showing off our knowledge.

Green for Growth:

• Some of us were a bit upset that we couldn’t do sports day however, we can’t wait until we can do it in a few weeks!
• All of us agree that we need to work better when put into random groups. Some of us are not showing the values 100% of the time so we want to work on this.

Our lead learners for this week are Murren and Ryan, well done!

Have a lovely weekend everyone, see you on Monday.

It has been a busy and exciting week across the school, and I’m delighted to share some of our highlights.

Coming Up

Primary 6/7 have had a fantastic week in school with lots of great learning activities in class. On Friday morning, we discussed our week in school and decided that we would like to share these thoughts about our learning this week:

Tickled Pink (things that we feel went well):

• We all enjoyed our focus on grammar during our reading comprehension work this week
• The children in our class who attend the after school football club thoroughly enjoyed the session on Thursday this week and many children also feel that football during breaks has been going very well this week

• The children involved in our Rights Respecting Gold accreditation day yesterday, all felt that it went well and that they all spoke positively about children’s rights in our school during the interview sessions

• We all really enjoyed our art activity with Mrs Flynn about Scotland’s participation in the forthcoming World Cup, some of us creating excellent artwork and others making wonderful Adobe Express digital posters
• We all really felt that we are making great progress with our singing for the P7 leavers assembly, making some sensible changes to lyrics
• Our Primary 7s feel that they are rehearsing well for their leavers assembly
• Our P7s who were at high school on Thursday afternoon really enjoyed the treasure hunt activity that they took part in to help them navigate around the high school building

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

• Some people felt that there were some of the class not being very responsible in class on Wednesday when there were different teachers in P6/7
• Some of the children also felt that some people were not being responsible during our assembly rehearsals

Our school value award winners for this week are Niamh and Jake. Massive congratulations to them!

Well done P6/7 for a wonderful week in school. Have a lovely weekend and see you all next week.

Tickled Pink –

• We enjoyed taking part in Hub groups this week as we love spending time with other classes
• We got to bath a baby doll in class and then we wrote a procedure text with the instructions.  This was lots of fun and we all got a turn to babysit the doll! We have loved having time to play with the doll and practice bathing him, especially using the water and bubbles.
• We enjoyed outdoor learning this week and focused on symmetrical artwork. We looked around the playground to find materials to use and made symmetrical pictures.

Green for Growth-

• We have been learning division in numeracy and lots of us are finding this tricky. We are using concrete materials and drawing it out to help us
• We are working on good listening, especially when we are sitting on the carpet. We are trying to remember not to speak over others and to take turns when speaking to each other.

We have had a very busy week this week in Primary 3/4. Here’s what we would like to share about our learning!

Tickled Pink:

• We are continuing to do one point perspective in Art and have been really enjoying creating different drawings.
• We have been learning to take notes and produce an explanation from these in Writing. This skill is very important and we are working hard to improve.
• All of us enjoyed doing our last Hub groups this morning. We have really enjoyed working with pupils across the school.
• During Health and Wellbeing this week we have all been mature and sensible when covering topics.
• We have also been enjoying revisiting topics in Numeracy and consolidating our learning.

Green for Growth:

• We think that we all need work together as a class more. Some of us feel as though we are not all contributing to tidying up or gaining points against Miss White. This is making the ones who are contributing feel sad as not everyone is trying their best. This is something we all want to work on.

Our lead learners for this week are Oliver and Olivia, well done!

Have a lovely weekend everyone, see you on Monday.

Primary 5/6 had a great day today at the Five Sisters Zoo in West Calder, despite the wet weather. We started with a workshop about endangered wildlife which led us out to the Brown Bears. We then had some time to wander before lunch and even had time to play in the park. The afternoon was where we had time to really explore and look at the animals. It was a fantastic day!

Here are a few pictures of the animals we saw.

Primary 6/7 have had a wonderful week in school with lots of enjoyable learning activities in class. On Friday morning, we discussed our week in school and decided that we would like to share these thoughts about our learning this week:

Tickled Pink (things that we feel went well):

• We all enjoyed Maths this week as we started a new topic and we were able to understand ratio and proportion and the language that should be used for each of these processes in Maths
• We enjoyed going to the Bud Bus yesterday as we learned a lot about Poppy Scotland and how they try to help and support people in the armed forces, veterans and their families

• We all enjoyed getting some free time this week when it was very hot in the classroom so that we could get some fresh air and a little time outdoors

• We really enjoyed reading our class novel, “The Night Bus Hero” as we nearly reached the end of the book and we also enjoyed doing some comprehension work linked to this story
• Our Primary 7s feel that they have done some very good work on getting their Leaver’s Assembly script together and we did well working as a large P7 group with the teacher to edit and finalise the script.
• Our Primary 6s are continuing to enjoy working on their projects because they are getting more work done on them and are now and adding good detail
• We all enjoyed playing games in PE as we are able to demonstrate our control and passing skills
• Our P7s who took part in the Maths quiz at Deans High really enjoyed taking part and were very happy that they did so well in the competition and came third
• Many of us enjoyed our Health & Wellbeing, Relationships and Sexual Health lessons this week as we were learning new facts and information

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

• Some people felt that there were some of the class not being very responsible during our Health & Wellbeing lessons and being a bit silly

Our school value award winners for this week are Kyle and Mason. Massive congratulations to them!

Well done P6/7 for a fantastic week in school. Have a lovely weekend and see you all next week.