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This week we have continued to increase opportunities for members of the class to lead their own learning and contribute to school improvement. We already involve pupils more in curriculum design by encouraging them to use Pupil Voice when choosing an IDL concept and by offering the choice in what format they display many ... Continue reading "P6 Leading their own Learning"

In our first self management skills hub the 'Pet Care' group were learning all about looking after a horse. They were visited by Cid the Shetland pony. The hub group started by discussing his anatomy and how each part of his body was used to communicate and how we take care of his needs. The ... Continue reading "Skills Hubs Week 1- Self Management"

We were working on Meta Skill of INNOVATION. We had to use our creativity to come up with a new wild animal, thinking about how it moved, where it lived, how and what it ate and how it defended itself. We got to choose if we worked on it individually, in a pair or in ... Continue reading "P3A Hubs Week 1"

We are all so excited that today is the launch of our new skills hubs. These hubs have been in development since August as part of our School Improvement Plan and have been consulted widely on.

Today Primary 4B got 2 new pet gerbils in school. They decided to call them Tom and Jerry. Welcome to ECPS Tom and Jerry

On the 2nd March this dynamic duo entered their first competition at Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh. They came second in both Cheer and Hip Hop! They both received a medal and have another competition in May. Well done ladies!!

This term we are working on our division. We learned a new strategy called Bar Modelling. We then worked with a random partner to show our knowledge. This will also help us work out fractions of a number. We were asked to let the architects know what we thought about different aspects of our new ... Continue reading "P3A Learning"