This week was savoury week and we made pizza bagels. We had to listen carefully to the instructions and follow the steps to make sure we had yummy pizza bagels to eat.
We all had lots of fun making them and lots of us decided to try them before we got home.
We are looking forward to sweet week next week!
LOTS OF EXCITEMENT THIS MORNING AS EVERYONE CAME TO SCHOOL DRESSED UP FOR HALLOWEEN! A GREAT TIME WAS HAD BY ALL!
P7 are happy to be back and ready for the new term.
We are delighted that we were all successful in our Prefect interviews and we have all been assigned our Prefect jobs. Well done everyone!
In our class we love reading. We read for enjoyment, we all love our class novel Holes.
Narwin – I love the twists and turns that take place in the story and it is really funny.
Katie – It is very interesting with lots happening, the adults are bullies in the story.
Evie – It is a nice story, I like the friendship between Stanley and Zero.
David – The Warden and Mr Sir are very mean.
We also enjoy our group reading time. We especially enjoy discussing the story and making predictions.
We were very lucky to get the chance to watch a Panto this week too! Robin Hood was very funny and we loved the music and we had a good dance along with the show.
This week we kicked off our cooking club. We have four Creative Curriculum pupil leaders helping us plan and lead the learning.
We started of agreeing some rules for cooking club and brainstorming what we would like to cook during the club time.
After we all washed our hands we got started making iced Halloween themed biscuits. Everyone enjoyed mixing ingredients and deciding what they would do on this biscuits. We were all very pleased with our biscuits.
Our Pupil Leaders we also looking out for someone who was paying attention to all the instructions and following them well so they could award one person Masterchef of the week……will it be you next week?
On Thursday, Primary 7 went to West Calder High School to take part in a Mini Olympics event which was organised by S5 pupils. We are so proud to share that our Primary 7 stars won the most amount of medals and were awarded with the cup!
Primary 7 are going to tell you more…
Emma-Leigh – It was a fun morning and there were a lot of people there. I took part in the 100m and the 400m races. We all got to take part in two events.
Mouhammed – I did the long jump and I got 1st place. We did most of the events outside.
Connor – I came in 2nd place in the 100m sprint.
Ethan R – I did the shot put and I threw it quite far.
David – I got 2nd place in the shot put.
Amelia – The relay race was probably the best one and I will take a lot of memories from that one as everyone was so happy that we won! We did great team work and everyone in our class was chanting and supporting us. It was good to see pupils who used to come to St Mary’s.
Alexsander – I enjoyed it and it was good going to the High School. It was good at the end when we got the cup and everyone was so happy.
Cai – I loved it and my favourite bit was the relay race. We were the fastest by far and we won. Everyone was cheering.
Zoe – I took part in the relay race, which we won, and I also won the long jump. I was a bit nervous but I tried my best.
Charlie – I did the relay race with Zoe, Amelia and Cai and we were so fast at running and you could tell from the start we were going to win as we were way ahead!
Evie – It was a brilliant day and we won the cup. It was great getting a medal too. St Mary’s got loads of medals!
#buildingforsuccess
We are loving our Wednesday mornings in P7.
Some of us have a block of swimming lessons at St Margaret’s Academy. We are loving using the floats,, jumping in and swimming under the water to collect the rings. We have been focusing on using our legs and kicking with more strength. We really enjoy playing games such as tig, we have been doing handstands, backflips and front flips.
The rest of us in school have been very busy. We have made delicious apple crumble for everyone to enjoy.
This week we spent our morning outside. We played at the park for a while and then walked up to the forest. We played tig and climbed trees. Some of us made drums using large logs and sticks. We enjoyed our time out in the lovely Autumn weather.
SHARING THE LEARNING
Another busy week in P7! A special thanks to our parents and grandparents who were able to attend the Sharing the Learning event on Friday morning. It was great to see so many there and being able to work with the children on their task.
The children have been extending their knowledge about the Scottish Parliament as part of their IDL learning and they worked collaboratively to complete a timeline showing some key events from when the Scottish Parliament was first established in 1997 up to more resent times.
What stuck with you? Children were asked to write three facts on post it notes listing what they have learned from the lesson and stick onto the whiteboard. This is a great way to explicitly display the learning that has taken place.
Some comments…
“The Scottish Parliament building cost £414,000,000”
“Donald (Dewar) was the very first, First Minister”
“The first Parliament election was in 1999”.
“The UNCRC Act was passed in Scotland in 2023 and became law in 2024”.
“In 2015, 16 and 17 year olds could vote”.
“The shape of the roof is like an upside down boat”.
“The Scottish Parliament was three years late in being built”.
“The first debate happened in 2004 and the Queen opened the new building that year too”.
In P7 we have completed our first maths topic. We have enjoyed working with numbers to 10 million. We have been rounding numbers at different place values and ordering numbers to 10 million. We have enjoyed playing games to support us in our learning.
In P7 we value any time we have with our P1 Buddies. Over the past 2 weeks we have had a construction afternoon where we built lots of different structures using different materials. We then had an afternoon of playground games and soup which the P1s had made themselves, it was delicious.
In PE we have been working on our Netball skills. Passing, catching, shooting, moving into spaces, understanding the rules of the game and team work.
We are so proud of the Primary 7 children this week!
It was lovely to have all classes visiting our P7 classroom on Thursday for the HOUSE CAPTAIN ELECTIONS. Children talked to the candidates, then posted their ballot paper.
After a very successful House Captain election, we are delighted to announce the House and Vice Captains for 2026 / 2027…
Another busy week in P7! We have high expectations for our P7s and and we want to reinforce that our School Values are at the heart of all that we do – every day! Our School Values connect directly to Gospel Values by using the teachings and example of Jesus to shape behaviour, rules and attitudes.
On Thursday, Miss Pritchard and Mrs Morton led our P7 Conference, outlining all of the wonderful experiences and opportunities which lie ahead this year. Children began the Conference with a treat – hot chocolate, marshmallows and sweet treats – thank you! Miss Pritchard highlighted the expectations of P7 pupils, including displaying exemplary behaviour, being role models at all times, being responsible, reliable, respectful, committed, honest and showing evidence of living out our school values.
Friday saw our House Captain Hustings and we were so proud of our confident P7s as they presented their power points to the whole school. We listened intently as the children spoke about their skills, abilities and attributes explaining why they would make a great House Captain! Elections are very soon… watch this space!
Well done Primary 7 – keep up the good work!
