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P7/6 did a spooky STEM challenge linked to our learning of fractions, they all followed the instructions but had very different outcomes! We enjoyed celebrating the different interpretations people had, as there was no "correct" answer to the task.

A great time was had by all at the first session of Lego Club. We have been very lucky to acquire 10 brand new Lego sets. Pupils worked in their choice of individual, pairs or threes. They used their problem solving, communication and collaboration skills to build the new models. Some chose to free build ... Continue reading "Lego Club"

The Scottish Book Trust is a national charity that believes books, reading and writing have the power to change lives. Over the last 25 years they have gifted books to Primary 1, 2 and 3 pupils in all Scottish Primary schools. Book Week Scotland which begins on Monday 13th November gives us the opportunity ... Continue reading "Book Week Scotland P1-3 Events"

The Hive children have been very busy working on their Numeracy skills using the numicon and counters. Alex was practising recognising numbers, matching, sorting and counting accurately. Henry, Aria and Eoin were finding different ways to make 100. Glen enjoyed joining in with his classes Fischy Music session and worked very hard on his ... Continue reading "This Week in The Hive"

This week has been very busy in P2. We have been making 3D shapes out of lollipop sticks and play doh to create shapes. We have also been looking at subtraction skills and using loop cards to practise this. We began our group projects in our topic work and each group is looking at a ... Continue reading "This week in P2"

P6 welcomed Scottish Fire and Rescue to our school on Monday. With Bonfire Night fast approaching it was great for the class to hear all about not only the Firework code but also how the Fire service responds to incidents at this time of year. We linked the visit to our learning by thinking about ... Continue reading "Scottish Fire and Rescue P6"

We were lucky to be visited by Fischy Music. We had a great time in our workshop and then a concert in the afternoon. We really enjoyed dancing, singing and listening to the music played live on guitar and violin. In art, we created a Fireworks picture. We used paints and a fork to make ... Continue reading "Learning in P2/1"

We have been working in Writing and we continue to use our "Bump It Up Wall" to help us improve our writing. We are learning to talk about our writing and peer-assess to help us identify our next steps. We worked in groups last week to peer-assess our last piece of writing and we ... Continue reading "Learning in P3/2"

As in previous years we would love to hear from anyone interested in volunteering as a Secret Reader to help us celebrate Book Week Scotland. Our classes would love a visit from a Secret Reader any time from Monday 13th until Friday 24th November. If you think you could help out please contact the school ... Continue reading "Any Secret Readers out there?"

In Science P6 have been learning about mixtures and chemical reactions. They made their own lava lamps by mixing oil and coloured water and added an effervescent tablet to the bottle. This created a chemical reaction when the tablet mixed with the water and started to bubble. As you can see from the photos we ... Continue reading "Lava Lamp Fun in P6 - Science"