The scientists from the University of Edinburgh were back in P5 this week sharing our results from our DNA experiment. Well done to everyone! We discovered that it’s easier to extract DNA from strawberries than it is from grapes.
Our experiment was part of their research into DNA and will be published in a forthcoming scientific journal.
Primary 2 have had a busy but brilliant week!
We finished off our money topic by finalising our understanding of ‘change’ through our very own shop! We made 50p in different ways, using different coins and purchased our sweeties, working out the change we should receive. Everyone did brilliantly! 🍬
As part of our recycling topic, we created our own bins and compost. We learned what the different colours means and why it is important to separate our rubbish. We also have been using our compost bin in the dining hall! ♻️
We, of course, we had our trip to Mill Farm! We had an amazing day exploring the parks and saying hi to all the animals! It was such a lovely day altogether ☀️🐖🐑🌳
P4 had a fantastic trip to Blair Drummond Safari Park. We watched the sealion show and learned all about their health and how we can help them by looking after the environment. We got to pet some goats and sheep and we loved how soft they were. We saw lions, an elephant, giraffes and camels. We had a great time playing at the large park and sliding down the bumpy chute. We had a brilliant day out.
P5 have been very busy these last few weeks! We are currently in the middle of exploring the DNA of fruit samples as part of a study with Edinburgh University scientists. We conducted the experiment last week and will welcome the scientists back next week for the results. The results will be used at uni as part of the scientists research!
On Tuesday we took a trip to Blair Drummond Safari Park where we enjoyed exploring the animal enclosures and enjoyed some play time and a visit to the shop.
On Monday got our baking aprons on and made some Empire biscuits which were so delicious we have already decided we want to make them again!
We’re also still working hard on our recount writing and geometry. Well done P5 for smashing it yet again!
We have had a lovely week in Rannoch. We have consolidated our Phonics learning this year and are able to make sound associations with pictures, and in some cases with the associated word.
In our Numeracy we have focused on ordering muddled numbers to 10, to 20 and even to 25!
In the warmth of the Summer sun, we have enjoyed time on the Trim Trail and enjoyed experiencing, and participating in, Sports Day.
We are very excited about our trip to Mill Farm next week where we look forward to a day of adventure, and new experiences!
Primary 2 have had an exciting few weeks.
We started our week by celebrating our amazing volcano assembly by making hot chocolate! It was super yummy and super fun! We then wrote a procedure piece on how to make make it! ☕️
We continued our money work by learning how to make change from 10p. We discussed how to make amounts and how to work our change from buying items. We then engaged in outdoor learning and created scenarios, using our collaboration skills. 💷
This week, we also engaged in our whole school sports day! We had a lovely afternoon playing games and running races! ⚽️🎾
Today we had our sports day and what a lovely day for it! We were put into house teams and we all tried really hard to win as many points for our houses as we could at each station. We then had fun taking part in the class egg and spoon and running races. Well done everyone and well done to St Ninians, the winning house.
Primary 5 have had a busy week! Firstly, we worked hard to complete our Puma Maths assessment.
We also tidied up the school grounds with a litter pick. We filled eight bags of rubbish!
All week we have also been rehearsing our assembly – Mary Queen of Scots from Birth to the Block. We have conducted a detailed study of Mary, her life, her mistakes and her downfall. We even visited Loch Leven Castle to see where she was imprisoned. We wanted to share our leaning through a dramatic and musical performance. And I have to say P5 absolutely smashed it!
Thank you to parents and carers who came to see our performance. It was a lovely way to wrap up what has been a fascinating learning journey that also helped us to uplevel our research skills, genre writing and spelling strategies too! And thanks to Miss Dixon who was in attendance today. It was a great pleasure to have you in class and help out at the start of our production! Well done P5!
This week in Primary 1 we have been having fun 🤩 being rock 🎸 stars with Rookie Rockstars. We learned lots of new songs and dances as well as games and fun facts.
For some of us it was a bit loud to start with and it was very different to our usual learning but we all used our perseverance and we all tried our very best.
In class we had plated beanstalk 🌱 seeds, we have been looking after them in class and now it is time for them to go home. We are all proud of them and are looking forward to seeing them grow at home.
Have a lovely weekend ☺️
Primary 2 are now at the end of their volcano topic. As we are nearing the end of our topic, we were learning all about lava. We learned why it is the colour it is, how lava is formed and if rocks shoot out of it. We then created our own lava slime and wrote a procedure piece on how we made it 🟠
Primary 2 have engaged in Rookie Rockstars this week! We have had fun learning songs and preparing for our own concert. 🎸
This week primary 2 have also been preparing to showcase our learning of volcanoes in our assembly tomorrow morning! We hope to see our parents and careers there if you can make it along 🌋
