P7a really enjoyed their trip to the cinema today. Here are some of our thoughts…

“My favourite part was when they were on TV confronting the man” – Amy

“I liked how she could do miracles” – Yasmin

“I liked that it was about friendship and that they did not give up on each other” – Laura

“I liked that at the end we got to see the bloopers!” – Adam

“I liked that she was born in the barn and her name was Noelle.” – Leya

“I liked that she did not stop trying to persuade her dad that Mr McKerrod was trying to destroy the factory.” – Nieve

“I liked the snow globes as they were very festive” – Anna

P7 enjoyed their Christmas lunch on Thursday and it definitely got us all feeling festive!

We have been celebrating achievement in P7a! Well done to the following children who were awarded achievement certificates on Friday.

Kathleen Beck – for adding detail and description to her writing entitled ‘Wing.’

Craig Livie – for always giving 100% and continuously challenging himself.

Neda Peneva – for consistently working hard and trying her very best.

Muaawiya Tanweer – for working very hard and trying his best especially in maths.

Tilly Martin – for being a kind and caring friend and always supporting others.

Well done to the children in Primary 5b who received achievement certificates today.

Kirsty – for completing her tasks extremely well using her left hand

Zareena – for never giving up until she has achieved her goal

Lexie – for being caring and considerate towards others

Logan – for making great progress in reading and for saving the day by volunteering to take up a speaking part in our Christmas assembly.

Many congratulations to all of our primary ones for working so hard this term. It was very difficult to choose people for an achievement award but this month we were particularly proud of the class members who were remembering to follow the Golden Rules and try their very best.

This has been such a busy week practising for our Nativity. For you we hope it will be a wonderful and enjoyable show but for us it has been so much more and we have developed many new skills. Our confidence has grown and our reading improved just by learning and delivering our lines. With the help of Mrs Thomson our acting skills might just see us appearing on next year’s Oscars list! As for our singing….well your ears are in for a treat!! Thank you so much for all your support at home to help us learn our lines. Please make sure your child brings anything required for their costume (as detailed in letter) on Monday for our dress rehearsal.

There have been lots of things happening in primary 5 as we prepare for Christmas.

We were able to go and watch the Nursery children perform their Nativity. It was fantastic to see, especially as we had been in the nursery a few weeks ago reading to them.

On Thursday we made Spiced Apple Chutney with Mrs Logan. It was great fun. We had to peel, chop and dice the ingredients before measuring out brown sugar, red wine vinegar, sultanas,  cayenne pepper, cumin and ground ginger. Then we mixed all the ingredients in a bowl before finally putting the chutney into our own glass jars which we took home. We need to remember to leave it for 2-3 days in the fridge to allow all the flavours to mix. Don’t forget to give it a shake every day!

Also on Thursday we completed the last experiment in our Science topic, Solids, Liquids and Gases. The last experiment was to create a gas. We needed to get into groups of three. In our groups we poured vinegar into a small bottle until it was one quarter full. Then we put a teaspoon of baking powder in a balloon and put the balloon over the top of the bottle. After 3 we all tipped the balloon up so that the baking powder reacted with the vinegar causing carbon dioxide to form in the bottle, making the balloon blow up.

In Primary 5 the children made carbon dioxide by mixing vinegar and Baking Powder. Check out the video.

The Primary 5 children went outside today to come up with ideas for creating a Williamston Primary outdoor version of the 12 Days of Christmas. Here are the whole class versions.

P5A: On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me:

12 Teachers dancing, 11 Children Playing, 10 Chocolate Wrappers, 9 Messy classrooms, 8 Classmates crying, 7 Angry Pupils, 6 Smelly Bullies, 5 Wet Pencils, 4 Dirty bins, 3 Fat birds, 2 Happy girls, And a big puddle to splash in

P5B: On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me:

12 Rushing wrappers, 11 Splashing puddles, 10 Girls are burping, 9 Funny Classmates, 8 Pretty Ladies, 7 Boys are fighting, 6 Lovely roses, 5 Cute Boys, 4 Red windows, 3 Green gates, 2 Massive Fields, And a Pigeon in a bare tree