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Primary 4, Whole School Events

P4/3 last day of Health Week

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We have had the best Health Week.
in the last day we started with an important talk from the Police. We will think about our behaviour outside of school and make sure we are respectful and think of others. It is important to look after our local community and to think of our actions and how they can impact others.
We also had a talk from Mrs Cooper all about our feelings and some strategies we can use to help us if we are feeling sad, upset, worried or angry. We especially liked the breathing technique she taught us. Thank you!
We ran a mini marathon outside and had to run at least 3 laps of the grass. Lots of us managed more than that. We were rewarded with an ice pole to cool us down afterwards.

To end our fantastic week we had a session with the dancing instructor. We played a corners game where we had to do specific dance moves and then we used those moves to perform a short dance. We loved it.

Primary 4, Whole School Events

P4/3 Day 2 Health Week

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Day 2 of Health Week has been just as busy as day 1.

In the morning we had a visit from  Childsmile. It was very interesting and we learned lots about looking after our teeth.  We were very shocked to learn the amount of sugar is some of the drinks we like. We are going to try to make healthy choices about what we eat and drink, especially less sugar for our teeth.

We then had a slot working with Destination Judo. We had to take our shoes off before going onto the mat and we all wore a Judo jacket. We had fun with the warm up, playing games, we also worked with a partner rolling, wheelbarrowing and carrying each other on our backs. We then learned how to do some holds and throws. We all worked really hard.

In the afternoon it was our turn for the silent disco. We all had our own set of headphones and could listen to the same music. Mrs Gaffney was DJ with a mic that we could all hear. We picked our favourite songs and had fun dancing.

Our last activity of the day was the much anticipated football. We loved having a chance to develop our dribbling and shooting skills out on the kick pitch.

Primary 4, Whole School Events

P4/3 Day 1 of Health Week

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What a great start to our Health Week.  For our first activity this morning we could choose to make either a fruit kebab or a smoothie. The fun part was using the smoothie bike! We chose the fruit we like and added it to the blender. To blend the fruit we had to cycle. They were delicious.

We then had outdoor fun playing at the trim trail and we made s’mores! We got to melt our marshmallows over the fire and put it between chocolate digestives, they were delicious.

We then had time with Showtime Circus! We used lots of fun equipment. We learned how to use hoops, flower sticks, scarves and plates.

To end the day we went on a scavenger hunt at the Community Garden. We found murals, fairy houses and dens. We loved going into the Dark Wood. We then had a play at Ennis Park. What a fantastic day!

Primary 4, Whole School Events

P4/3 Deep Sea World

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P4/3 had a fantastic trip today to Deep Sea World. We saw lots of different fish and animals. We especially enjoyed going through the tunnel and trying to spot the sharks. We learned lots about the seals and saw them being fed and we had an informative session in the classroom which really made us think about how we get rid of our rubbish and to try to recycle more.

Primary 4, Whole School Events

Pancake Tuesday in P4/3

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We have had a very busy first day back. Today is Pancake Tuesday and we all had the chance to flip our own pancakes. We know that tomorrow is the beginning of Lent and it is tradition to use up all the ingredients the day before Ash Wednesday and to make pancakes. Some of us liked chocolate spread on our pancakes and some of us liked syrup and some of us had both!

At the end of the day we were very lucky to get to watch a show! A theatre company came into school and performed ‘Treasure Island’. We all loved it! Some of the character were funny and we enjoyed shouting out and booing for the baddy.

Primary 4

Sports leaders in P4/3

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We are very lucky to have 4 sports leaders from West Calder High School who  will be working with us for a block of multi sports. This is to help them to achieve their Level 6 Sports Academy. We have loved playing the warm up games and all the different stations they have organised for us.  Today we focused on ball skills, throwing, catching, passing and working as a team.
Thank you.

Primary 4, Whole School Events

P4/3 New year, new house corner

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At the beginning of the new term we had our business meeting to decide what we wanted our house corner to be. Jenson chaired the meeting and Macie took the minutes. Everyone had lots of great ideas but in the end, after a fair vote, it was decided to turn it into a Starbucks. Everyone has been busy designing and creating different parts of the coffee shop for play.  We designed the outside and inside, we have a drive through window with a headset to speak to the customers, a road and some cars.  We made menus, snacks, cakes, drinks, ice cubes, a fridge for storage and lots more. We look forward to having lots of time to play and learn in our new area.

Primary 4, Whole School Events

A new term in P4/3

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We have had a very busy start to the new term.
Out new IDL topic is Our Community. We started by looking at the difference between our wants and needs. We now know that our needs are the things we require to live and be healthy whereas our wants are things that make our life more comfortable.

We then investigated the services that are available in our Community to help with our wants and needs.

Jorja – We have a doctors surgery

Siena – We have fire fighters

Amber – We use the Vets

Jenson – There is a police station

Evan – We have shops for food

In maths we have started our work on Multiplication. We used lots of practical equipment to help us learn different strategies to help us. We can use repeated addition, skip counting and arrays. P3 have been working on the 2 and 5 times tables and P4 have been working within the 3 and 4 times tables.

 

Primary 4, Whole School Events

P4/3 Christmas Party

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P4/3 had great fun this week at the Christmas Party. We played pass the parcel and the corners game. We loved dancing to our favourite K-Pop songs, we really have some fantastic dancers. We also loved dancing to some of the  old classics like the cha cha slide and the Macarena. We had some yummy party food and then topped off the day with a Gillespies ice-cream. We were extremely lucky to have a very special visitor, Santa! He managed to take time out of his busy schedule to come and check we have been good this year and he gave us all a sweetie. Thank you Santa!