We’ve had another positive week in primary 6.

In numeracy we have been continuing our work on understanding number, comparing numbers up to 1,000,000. We also completed some building thinking classroom challenges, the different ways everybody worked to try and solve the problems was great to see.

In literacy this week we were working on our understanding of character as well as using our predicting skills. We also completed our dictation practice, the improvement is clear from everyone within the class so well done!

We used our devices within the classroom to explore our solar system during work on our topic this week. The engagement and enthusiasm amongst the class was great to see and there were a lot of interesting conversations about different things that had been discovered.

On Thursday we voted for our choice of candidate in the House Captain elections before finding out the winners on Friday. Congratulations to all of the House Captains and Vice Captains.

We finished the week on Friday with our first mass of the year. Our friends in primary 7 did a great job with their readings and it was a nice end to the week as we came together as a school.

Primary 3 have been learning more about France this week. We were able to locate France on a world map, (thanks Aston!), we made French flags and enjoyed tasting French foods. Unfortunately it was too difficult to source frogs legs and snails so we tried baguettes, brie, croissants and pan au chocolate. Some foods were more popular than others!

We also introduced this term’s IDL topic which is Ancient Egypt. The children worked in groups to identify what they already know and what they would like to find out about Ancient Egypt over the next few weeks.

We had the very important job of voting in our school elections for our House Captains and Vice Captains. We tried to keep our votes secret before posting them in the official Ballot Box. It was all very exciting as election fever took over!

We finished our busy week with a lovely, welcome back to school mass with Father Marcine where the hymn singing was outstanding.

Well done al!!

This week, Primary 4 had their first NYCOS session and what a fantastic start we had! We had lots of fun exploring music and getting involved in a range of activities.

The children demonstrated excellent listening skills, following instructions carefully and engaging enthusiastically throughout the session. It was particularly lovely to see them encouraging and supporting their peers, celebrating each other’s contributions and joining in together.

We were so impressed by the children’s enthusiasm for the Expressive Arts and their willingness to have a go, explore and enjoy making music together. We are already looking forward to our next NYCOS session! 🎵⭐

This week, we have been making the most of the dry weather and enjoying some time outdoors on our school’s trim trail.

The children had lots of opportunities to develop their confidence, balance, coordination and independence while exploring the different activities. It was lovely to see each child engaging with the trim trail in their own way, with some choosing to challenge themselves and try new activities, while others built confidence through repeated practice and encouragement.

We were particularly proud to see the children becoming more confident using the balance activities and different elements of the trim trail independently. These small steps towards independence are fantastic to see and are a great way for the children to develop their physical skills while also building resilience and self-belief.

We’ve had another fun-filled week in P2 with lots of learning, exploring and opportunities to develop our skills! 😊

Numeracy: We continued building our understanding of numbers 1–10, focusing on finding one more and one less. We used a variety of hands-on materials and resources to help us explore numbers and develop our understanding.

Literacy: We continued working hard in our Read Write Inc. groups, learning new sounds and developing our reading skills. In writing, we began describing ourselves and wrote some sentences all about who we are.

French: We had fun exploring different feelings and emotions in French. We created colourful pictures to show different emotions and linked these to the French phrases we have been learning.

Religion: We continued our learning about justice, thinking about how Jesus welcomed everyone, made time for all children and treated everyone fairly. We discussed how we can show fairness and kindness to others in our own lives.

Art: Our art lessons continued with Mrs Ferguson, where we have been developing our creativity and artistic skills.

Assembly: We listened carefully to the House Captain hustings and heard from the pupils who are hoping to become this year’s House Captains. We’ll be casting our votes very soon!

Fun 31: We also enjoyed some lovely time with our P1 friends, sharing lots of fun and games during Fun 31.

What a busy week!

The routines in Primary 3 are well underway and children are comfortable in their classroom and within the school environment.

Read, Write, Ink groups have been firmly established and children know when, where and with which adults they are learning for Literacy.

The children have enjoyed learning about road trains this week which has been linked to our descriptive writing where we identified nouns and adjectives from a descriptive text.

Our numeracy tasks have included demonstrating different ways to partition numbers up to 99 using concrete materials and the whole/part model.

We had an exciting Assembly this morning where the Primary 7 candidates for House Captains and Vice Captains began their election campaigns to win votes. It’s going to be a tough decision when Election Day arrives!

This week we really settled into our routines and everyone has worked hard across the curriculum.

In literacy, all of the children have begun their reading for the year and were working on predicting what their book would be about using the information they can retrieve from the cover. There were a lot of interesting predictions and a large variety, it will be good to see who was right.

We started Building Thinking Classrooms and the children have enjoyed working in different groups throughout the week, it has been interesting to see the different ways the children went about solving the problems within their groups.

In IDL we looked at eclipses and compared lunar eclipses with solar eclipses, the differences as well as similarities between them both. This has culminated in some excellent work from everybody which will be our first topic display of the year.

Overall it has been a great week in primary 6.

As we settle into a new school year, we have been thinking about what it means to grow and develop. This week, we created some artwork inspired by growth and took time to reflect on the progress we have already made since last year. For some of us, this might be becoming more confident, communicating our needs, building relationships or becoming more independent with our routines. We celebrated that everyone’s journey is different and that growth can look different for each of us. It was lovely to see the children recognise and celebrate just how far they have come. 🌸💚

P4/5 have had a great few weeks back! In literacy we have started our core targets and spelling and in Numeracy are enjoying Maths No Problem!

We’ve played a Purple Sharock in Science as part of our living on planet earth topic and have voted to learn about mini topic Mythology before we start Romans after Sept holiday. In STEM we are designing habitats for animals through the medium of Lego.

Well done everybody!

We’ve been as busy as ever and have had lots of fun learning together!

🎨 Art: On Monday, we enjoyed a special art lesson with Mrs Ferguson, where we explored self-portraits and thought carefully about the features that make each of us unique.

📚 Read Write Inc.: We officially began our phonics and reading programme! We’ve been enjoying learning new sounds, practising our reading skills and getting stuck into lots of exciting stories.

🔢 Numeracy: great excitement this week as we started using our Maths No Problem book. We have been counting forwards and backwards from 10, recognising the number 0 and using concrete materials to help us develop our understanding. We’ve been on a real quest for numeracy success!

🧠 Health & Wellbeing: We talked about things that can help our minds when we are feeling worried or anxious. We enjoyed stories such as The Invisible String and explored different strategies we can use to help ourselves feel calm and safe. We have also reintroduced brushing our teeth after lunch, helping us develop healthy habits.

🇫🇷 French: We revised our French greetings and practised saying bonjour and greeting one another.

👮‍♀️👩‍⚕️We have begun our new topic ‘People Who Help Us’! We shared our ideas about the different people who help us in our community and started thinking of lots of wonderful questions we would like to find the answers to such as “do farmers sleep outside?”, “do fire fighters get scared?” and “do dentists take out their own teeth?”

What a fantastic second week! Stay tuned to see what we get up to next week!