Another busy week exploring our rights. This week we started discussing refugees. What is a refugee, why do people leave their homes/countries to move somewhere else. We explored, Article 10 (family reunification) Governments must respond quickly and sympathetically if a … Continue reading →

This has been another very busy week. As part of our learning about Children’s Rights we focussed on child labour in its many forms around the world. Over 170 million children under 16 work full time and receive no education. … Continue reading →

This week we have been discussing article 29 – Goals of Education -to develop every child’s personality, talents and abilities to the full. It must encourage the child’s respect for human rights, as well as respect for their parents, their … Continue reading →

This week was Mental Health Awareness week so when we examined Children’s rights we learned that our mental health clearly links to Article 24 of the CRC also, many of the other rights that children and young people are entitled … Continue reading →

Dear parents and loved ones, Here is an overview of our week: Literacy: We have been working hard on our exposition writing. On Monday the class decided which topic they would like to write about and decided upon: ‘All children … Continue reading →

Dear parents and families, We have had another excellent week! A class highlight in particular was science. We have been learning about the human body and this week we focused on the skeletal system. After researching a little about the … Continue reading →

Dear families of P5A, We have settled back into school really well and we are now so excited to be in our final term of P5! This week we have been revising our knowledge of the grid method to multiply … Continue reading →

It was great to come back from the Easter Holiday on Monday. This will be a very busy but hopefully fun term in Primary 5. This week we investigated two childrens rights. Article 6-Every child has the right to life. … Continue reading →

Hello families of P5A! We have had a lovely last week of term and looking forward to a well-deserved rest over Easter! Numeracy: This week, we have been focused on multiplication of 2 and 3 digit numbers. Through this, we … Continue reading →