Category: Class Pages
A message from the Digital Committee
#saferinternetday
On safer internet day we will be having two assemblies to talk about how to be safe on the internet.
Do not tell people online your name, address and phone number.
We will put posters around the school that will advertise ways to be safe on the internet.
Always ask your parents about things that pop up for your personal information and to play games over age like pegi 12 and pegi 18 games never play them without permission.
And if someone is cyber bullying you just leave the game or go on another game or just mute or ignore them.
By Cameron & Pawel
Ninian’s Networkers
Safer Internet Day
Safer Internet Day 2019
You may be thinking the internet is a much better place, but along the way, you have to make a lot of choices. Like putting in your personal information, download apps 18+ or 12+, and clicking ads that says “if you click this button you will have a chance to win a trip to Disneyland Paris!
There is BIG difference between Cyber bullying and child predator I will tell you how.
Child predators are people that make a fake account to trick children to think they are the same age but they are not. So the victim (the child) share’s his/her personal detail + address and phone number. And a cyber bully. Is when a bully says horrible things to someone in the internet because they feel much braver and confident.
So every time a stranger talks to you and says nasty things talk to your mum or just say nothing or if an ad pops up, just click the little x on the right corner of the screen so you can get back to your game or whatever you were doing. But if a bully says horrible things to you just talk to parents or the teachers at your school. So remember stay safe on the internet.:)
By Ryan and Ambra
Ninian’s Networkers
September GIRFEC theme – SAFE
Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC)
GiRFEC is the national approach in Scotland to improving outcomes and supporting the wellbeing of our children. To help make sure everyone – children, young people, parents, and the services that support them – has a common understanding of what wellbeing means, we describe it in terms of eight indicators. (see wheel)
Each month we focus on one of the indicators in class and at assembly. This month we will focus on SAFE.
In school some of the activities we will do the develop this theme are:
- House Captain assemblies to look at being safe in school
- Fire alarm drills to make sure children know what to do in the event of a fire
- Every child will identify 5 key adults they can talk to – at school or at home
Working together at home is a really valuable part of this topic. Below are some ideas for family learning around this theme. We would love you to share how you get on!
- Repeat a road safety routine whenever you are out and about.
- Introduce your child to people who help us in the community.
- Discuss how to make an emergency call and the dangers of doing this when there is no real emergency.
- Make a list of people and their phone numbers your child could contact in an emergency and display it in your house.
- Discuss the best way to react/respond to this situation with your child – a stranger makes contact with your child online and asks for their personal details. What should they do?
Primary 3
Hola!
Wow – what a week in Primary 3!
Health & Wellbeing
We are working really hard to remember our special St Ninian’s message – Be Ready, Be Respectful, Be Safe which is central to our Class Charter. Our aim is for this simple but powerful language to be part and parcel of our everyday ethos. Well done Primary 3 for making a fantastic start!
Interdisciplinary Learning
We have loved using Flat Stanley as one of our contexts for learning.
“In Writing, we wrote letters to someone in our family telling them all about Flat Stanley .” – Ephraim. Watch out for these letters arriving in the post soon as Primary 3 will be posting them to you!
Next week, Primary 3 will be writing a newspaper report on the museum burglars from the story and how Flat Stanley saved the day. On Monday we will be discussing as a class the layout of a newspaper and the purpose of a newspaper report. A great preparation would be perhaps talking with your child about this beforehand as this can help their contribution to the discussion.
Primary 3 loved the part of the story where Flat Stanley disguised himself as Bo Peep. Just like Flat Stanley they disguised themselves to see what it was like.
Lucy – ‘I had a mask and a summer hat on, it was fun!”
Dawid – “I was dressed as a skeleton and I had a mask on too!”
Stefan – “I was dressed up as a firefighter. I had a firefighter helmet on. It was very weird!”
Klaudia – ‘I had a firefighter hat and a police outfit. I had glasses on that made me dizzy!”
Dexter – “I was a skeleton and I was wearing a summer hat for some reason.”
Adam – “I wore a red and blue scarf!”
Primary 3 also learned about some of the machines that a letter goes through on its journey to its destination.”
“One of them is called IMP and it takes a picture of the address so it can read the post code!” – Kerr.
“The Sorter Balls sort the letters that are too fat from the ones that are flat.” – Esmee
Numeracy
During Number Talks we have been talking about the strategies we use to help us work out which number is halfway between. We also met Odd Todd and Even Steven for the first time to help us with odd and even numbers. We will be consolidating our understanding of addition within 20. We know this is really important as these will form our building blocks for manipulating larger numbers.
This interactive Number Facts activity is helpful for extra reinforcement.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/number-facts/number-fact-families
Literacy
“I love my new reading book” – Leigha.
Word Boost & Handwriting– we have loved our Word Boost Story this week, it was called ‘Six Dinner Sid’s Highland Adventure’. Primary 3 have been so receptive to the story and all of the associated activities to extend their vocabulary. Words for this week have been agile, require, dare, swoop, defend and appetite. We have been practicing how to form certain letters using an appropriate size and trying especially to stay on the line.
Spanish
Mrs Scott was very impressed with how many Spanish Greetings Primary 3 could remember! We will be working on developing confidence at using them with each other.
Have a lovely weekend everyone, from Primary 3.
Adios!
Mrs Scott & Mrs Conway
Family Fun Morning – 1 plus 2 Languages
Please click on the link below to find out more about a family event taking place on 8th September from 10am – 12noon.
Learn to dance Flamenco and enjoy a croissant in the French café!
Please register your interest with your school by Monday, 3rd September to book your place! Cost per family: £1
First Minister’s Reading Challenge
What is the First Minister’s Reading Challenge?
The First Minister’s Reading Challenge is a programme for Primary 1 – 7 pupils in Scotland, providing opportunities and resources to help them develop a love of reading.
There are a range of challenges to encourage children to go on their own reading journeys, explore different types of books and celebrate personal reading achievements. The Reading Challenge aims to support schools and communities to develop reading cultures and for these to be embedded and go on to benefit your children in the long-term.
The First Minister’s Reading Challenge will run from September 2017 until May 2018 and there will be a celebration event in June 2018, where good practice from across the country will be showcased and prizes awarded.
Why is it Important?
The importance of developing a life-long love for reading cannot be underestimated for children and the impact it has on all aspects of education – the curriculum and beyond – is immeasurable. Allowing children to enjoy the fun and pleasure of reading by developing a reading culture in schools, communities and families is therefore incredibly worth-while and something which lies at the heart of the First Minister’s Reading Challenge.
What can you do to help?
Your child has now received a Reading Passport (P1-P3 have a class poster) where they will be able to record books they have read throughout the Challenge and what they think of them. Talk to them about the books and reading materials they enjoyed and the ones they didn’t. You might want to discuss challenges they and you face as readers, and that it’s ok to start a book and realise it’s not for them. They could also take their Reading Passport along to their local library and record recommendations inside.
One of the most important things you can do with your children is make time to talk about books, stories, and words. Let them develop their own interests and, above all, help them to value reading and the world it opens up to them
https://www.readingchallenge.scot/
Mrs Roy
Principal Teacher
Global Goal 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation
Message from UN Ambassador’s:
There are many easy ways to join in.
*Take a Global Goals Selfie and help to spread awareness.
*Like and follow along at the Global Goals Facebook page.
*Follow along on the Global Goals Instagram feed.
*Follow the @UN and the @TheGlobalGoals on Twitter and search for the #Globalgoods and #SustainableDevelopment hashtags
Help our kids become the generation that changed the world: ending poverty, reversing climate change, and promising girls get educated. Talk to your kids about the #GlobalGoals with this fun guide: http://cdn.globalgoals.org/2015/09/Global-Goals-Parent-Guide.pdf
#TellEveryone
Bag packing for Malawi
Today a group of the UN Ambassador’s went to St Margaret’s to help pack some suitcases for Malawi. This was a humbling experience as we saw many of the items which were being sent, things we all take for granted. Everyone worked really well together and checked that their cases were the right weight. The allowance was 23kg per case-not easy to achieve! Thanks to the St Margaret’s team for allowing us to help with this project, we are looking forward to hearing all the stories on their return.
Global Goal 5 – Gender Equality
Message from UN Ambassador’s:
This week’s talk task is to discuss Global Goal 5 GENDER EQUALITY
“Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.”
Use this link to learn more: http://www.globalgoals.org/global-goals/gender-equality/
