Primary 4 worked with the Woodland Trust today in our woods. We heard the sad news that our woods don’t have a name. We did a variety of activities within them and will now need to come up with some ideas for names. This will then be put onto signs so the whole world knows it.

We created a map of our woodland, using only materials we found there. We created poems about some of the trees and we made our very own cocktail perfumes.

Primary 5 children thoroughly enjoyed their recent visit to Bellsquarry Wood. The Woodland Trust kindly arranged for the Rowan Tree Theatre Company to meet and take them on a magical, enchanting walk through the woods where they met characters such as Huffy Bodger, Glitz Noskin, Mina Miyoko and Berta Bogdal. This highly creative adventure saw the children investigate their environment, sing, dance and even eat and drink in their surroundings on this cold but sunny day. Feedback from one child as simply “The best trip I have ever been on” sums up the enthusiasm on the day.

In Primary 5 we have been working with the Woodland Trust, in our local area and also slightly further afield in Bellsquarry Wood. There are so many opportunities for us to extend our leaning in the outdoors as well as developing skills in working with new adults and each other. Have a look at what we have been up to.

It has been an exciting morning in P7! We are very lucky to have Miss Hao working with us on our cluster transition topic, Chinese New Year. We have enjoyed learning about the Chinese language, especially how to pronounce our names correctly. It is very interesting to learn about the different dialects and the 56 multi-cultures within China. We are looking forward to progressing with this and showcasing what we have been learning at our launch in February.