Glow Blogs

All of our P7's and P6's were very fortunate to get to visit The Robotarium at Heriot Watt University over the last few weeks. Some of us got to meet Ameca - the worlds most advanced human shaped robot - and asked it some hard hitting questions like 'how big is the universe?', 'will robots take over ... Continue reading "Robotarium Visit "

We have had another busy week with our learning. We are continuing to work with giving exact amounts of money and giving change. We also keep extending our knowledge of times tables. As we have been learning about Farming, we decided to write a description of a tractor. We used our plan to inform our ... Continue reading "P3A Learning"

During Book Week Scotland (which begins on 18th November) we celebrate reading for enjoyment and aim to show our pupils that adults enjoy sharing books and stories too. We love to welcome in adults as Secret Readers who come along to read a short story or chapter aloud to classes. We would be delighted to ... Continue reading "Calling all Secret Readers ... can you help?"

Last week we were learning to use the element of line to draw what we see. We looked closely at a leaf and thought about the shape of it and the lines of the veins. We then drew its outline and tried and copy where all the lines were. Next we looked at the leaf ... Continue reading "P3A Learning"

Read, write and Count and Book Bug bags are gifted by the Scottish Book Trust to all Scottish children in Primary 1 to Primary 3 By providing access to books this helps to develop language, communication and literacy ; and children's development as readers, as well as providing opportunities for bonding and attachment; relaxation; and comfort ... Continue reading "Book Bag Events P1-3"

This week we're learning to tell the time. Some of us used Play Dough to create the hands of a clock to tell o'clock & half past times. Others tested each other telling quarter past & quarter to using the clock faces. Some were working on changing between analogue & digital times. We also used ... Continue reading "P3A Learning"

A brilliant night with some amazing costumes! Thanks P6 and all the volunteers who gave up their Wednesday night,we all had great fun.

Well done Jaysiel,you shared with us your haul of medals! Astro Gymnastics for both participation and 1st place in your competition. You also shared your Edinburgh Marathon Festival medal for completing 1.5 K,very impressive. We enjoyed hearing about your achievements!

'We were learning about money. We were counting in 2ps, 5ps and 10ps' Piper. 'We were learning about doubles in maths' Harrison and Abbie. 'I liked learning about our weather. We learned that on the news they use symbols to show the weather.' Abbie. 'They use numbers too' Rudi S. 'I liked doing our fireworks ... Continue reading "Learning in P2A"

An Explanation We have been looking at the Explanation Genre. This genre explains how or why something happens. We decided to link our Literacy to our current IDL context of Natural Disasters. We also used our ICT skills by researching a Natural Disaster of our choice. We created notes in our first draft. We then ... Continue reading "Learning in P6"