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Please have a look at the pictures to see what we have been up to this week We have started learning about a new type of writing - an explanation text. We have been learning about what features must be included to make this writing successful. We have also started looking at Measure for ... Continue reading "P5/4 are hard at work!"

Who says you can't get lots done when it is a short week? Primary 5/4 say you can We have been busy with the following:- - Continuing to build on our knowledge of Explanation texts. - Continuing to explore Measurement where we have been measuring both in and outside of the classroom (looking at ... Continue reading "P5\4 working hard!"

Jess Hepburn from the ASN Team was in to chat to some of our children in The Hive. They had a lovely time together, telling Jess all about what they like about school, what they think the new school should have in it and how The Hive helps them with their learning.

We have been learning about our bodies. We have been taking part in experiments to learn how we use our senses. We did a 'smell test' to see if we could tell what was in the cup. 'My favourite was the hot chocolate because it reminds me of the hot chocolate I get at home. ... Continue reading "Learning in P2/1"

Primary 7B were all given the same instructions: Fold a piece of paper into 8ths and cut it. Cut 2 circles using another piece of paper. Make a pumpkin using the paper and glue. They had the chance to create their own pumpkin based on how they interpreted the instructions. We discussed fractions and what ... Continue reading "The Pumpkin Problem"

We have only been back at school for a week and a half, but we have been working so hard. In Number Talks, we have been learning to combine numbers. We used a Smart board game called "Dreambox Teacher Tools" to talk about the different ways numbers were represented on ten frames. We started ... Continue reading "P3B Number Talks"

Last week Primary 1 completed our leaning of the second set of phonics (ck, e, h, r, m, d). These sounds will be included in reading bags going home tomorrow. In numeracy we have been adding within 5 and learning the number bonds. In class we have been reading the number sentences using the maths ... Continue reading "Primary 1a & b"

Happy Halloween from Primary 2 ! Today we shared lots of strategies during our number talks time. We used our problem solving and communication skills to complete the challenge. Well done!

The primary one and two pupils had a super spooky time yesterday at our Clay After School club. They were able to paint the wonderful creations they had made the week before. There were some great Halloween figures and objects, including an orange pumpkin and several black bats and cats. We also had some stars, ... Continue reading "Clay After School Club"

There was a lot of learning and a lot of fun based around Halloween. We did art and craft activities, Halloween wordsearches and dot to dots, used our measuring skills to make icing for our Halloween biscuits and also dressed up!