Primary 3 have had a very busy and exciting start to the new term! Since returning after Christmas, we have been working hard, having fun and learning lots of new things across the curriculum.

 Scots Language and Scottish Traditions

We have been learning about the famous Scottish poet Robert Burns and exploring Scottish traditions such as tartan. We talked about the different colours and patterns in tartan and how they are made.

To link with our learning, we designed and created our very own Scottish kilts by weaving paper, they looked fantastic!

We also learned the famous Scottish poem “The Sair Finger” together as a class. Three very brave Primary 3 pupils even took part in the school finalist competition, we were so proud of them!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😊

Religious Education – The Sacrament of Reconciliation

In RE, we have been learning about the Sacrament of Reconciliation. We explored the different stages of the sacrament, listened to Bible stories and talked about why forgiveness is so important in our lives.

The children shared thoughtful ideas and showed great understanding during our discussions.✝️

 Our New Class Topic – Greyfriars Bobby

We have started a new class topic all about Greyfriars Bobby. We explored the story of Bobby and talked about the important themes of loyalty and friendship.

To bring the story to life, we incorporated drama into our learning by taking part in hot seating, where pupils acted in role as Greyfriars Bobby and answered questions from the class. This helped us to think deeply about Bobby’s feelings and experiences.

We also compared Edinburgh in the past and present and learned about some famous Edinburgh landmarks, such as the castle and Greyfriars Kirkyard.🐾

➗ Maths

In maths, we have been working hard on multiplication and have made great progress. We are now ready to move on to learning about division, well done Primary 3!🧠

 Outdoor Learning and Play

Of course, we have also had lots of opportunities to play and learn together. We especially love spending time in the outdoor classroom every Monday and outdoor learning every Thursday with Miss Nelson, where we explore, work as a team and enjoy being active outside.🍃

We started our week with our Christmas party, everyone enjoyed the music, games and some party treats!🍦🍫

The excitement continued with a very special visit from Santa, which made everyone’s day extra special❤️🎅

Yesterday was our Polar Express Day, children showed there golden ticket before enjoying a hot chocolate and some treats! There was plenty of Christmas cheer and smiling faces all round✨🍫❤️P7 also helped us bake some chocolate rice crispy cakes!

On Tuesday, we headed out to see the Snow White pantomime🍎.Everyone had a fantastic time joining in and enjoyed some snacks along the way!

On Wednesday we enjoyed our Christmas lunch and Christmas jumper day!🎅 In the afternoon we done some Christmas pointillism art, we created our pictures using dots instead of lines to build up shapes and patterns.

On Thursday we made gingerbread men with Mrs Wotherspoon and some help from P7.😃

On Friday we shone on stage in our nativity show Lights Camel Action ⭐️🐪🎬 Everyone was amazing! We have so much fun performing infront of all of our parents!

Well done P3 for an amazing week and a wonderful performance… only 13 more sleeps to go🎅❤️

P3 have had a very busy week as we prepared for the Christmas Fayre and took part in our solo talks.

In preparation for the Christmas Fayre, P3 enjoyed making Ruldolph hot chocolates with marshmallows🍫 and snowmen biscuits☃️. We loved preparing these treats and of course we had to taste test the goods!

We also spent time working on our solo talks all about our favourite animals. P3 done an amazing job sharing their knowledge with so much confidence! They demonstrated excellent talking and listening skills, showing respect for one another while presenting. I am so proud of everyone for taking part!

Well done P3 for a fantastic week!😊

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Last week we celebrated Book Week with lots of exciting activities. We took part in a whole school book swap, and our parents joined us for cosy hot chocolate, biscuits and lots of fun Read, Write, Count activities🍪📚. Primary 3 also had great fun creating book characters from potatoes and joined the school to create a reading river! On Friday, we finished the week by recreating covers of our favourite books. We have had a wonderful week of reading, fun activities and sharing our favourite stories.

In Health and Wellbeing, P3 have been learning all about food. We found out where food comes from and used the Eatwell Guide to learn about healthy choices.

We also talked about how to stay safe when preparing food, like washing our hands and using equipment carefully.

The best part was making and tasting healthy foods! P3 were fantastic at trying new things and learning that healthy food can be fun and tasty.