Monthly Archives: March 2017

Money Sense in Primary 1

This morning we were very lucky to have some visitors to help us learn more about money. We talked about what we need to spend money on and what we want to spend money on, and what the difference is. The one thing we couldn’t agree on was whether we need or just want phones as you would need a phone in an emergency wouldn’t you?

We talked about how much it costs to buy things for a pet, and how often you would need to buy different things. Mrs Sutherland had told us that Poppy is going to the vet next week and it will be expensive, but we know some things for pets can be cheap, like treats and bones!

We discussed what we would like to save up for, and also learned a bit more about giving to charity. We have already done this with our donation to The Scottish Wildlife Trust for Salty the Seal, so were able to tell our visitors about that.

We asked lots of questions and had lots to say to our visitors. We think that they have probably gone back to their office for a wee rest after their visit!

Here are some photographs of us enjoying our morning.

Here is some more information about Moneysense. MoneySense

MoneySense wokshops

We had visitors from the Royal Bank of Scotland in class with us today.  We enjoyed the different activities and learned some important lessons about money, needs and wants.

‘We can give money to charity, that means we give it away to help people or animals’-Katy

‘We can save our money to buy something we’d like’-Quin

‘We need air, clothes, a home, food, drink and gravity’-Max W and Cameron

‘It is nice to have treats like ice cream and visits to the cinema but we do not need them to survive’

‘I liked the story about the Billy goats birthday the best’-Quinn

P7 Visitors

This week the P7 class has been lucky enough to have two visitors to the class to help with our learning.  On Tuesday the pupils took part in the first of 3 workshops on Tobacco Awareness.  They also had a visit from the SSPCA to talk about animal cruelty.  Luke was able to share his in depth knowledge about dogs with the SSPCA.

Homework Survey

So far we have had 66 responses to our homework survey. If you haven’t already completed it we would appreciate if you could do so before the deadline on Friday 12th March.

You can access the survey here.

Your input and continued support are very much appreciated.