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P1 have been learning all about Black History Month. We have been learning the importance of celebrating diversity. We have been singing the Sesame Street song “Celebrate Black History” and have really enjoyed singing “I’m proud of who I am and who I’m going to be. So much to celebrate and say yippee!”

We have also been learning about some significant figures and enjoying some wonderful stories such as ‘Handa’s Surprise’.

#GlobalGoal10 #Article2UNCRC

In maths we have been working hard on Data Analysis. We carried out a whole class survey about our favourite colours and created a pictograph during group time. We have also been doing surveys about our favourite pets and looking at the most popular eye colour! We have been learning to identify what is the most popular, least popular and equally popular.

In Literacy, we have been working hard to learn our new phonics sounds and have been using our creativity to write our own stories.

We have also enjoyed lots of imaginative and creative play!

Well done P1 superstars! Keep up the amazing work! ⭐

🍁 Autumn Addition in P5! 🍂

P5 enjoyed the crisp autumn air while practising four-digit addition with one exchange! Using colourful leaves, twigs and berries, we created and solved our own calculations.

🌟 Meta-Skill – Creativity: Finding imaginative ways to represent numbers.

🌍 SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption: Making clever use of natural materials.

UNCRC Article 29: Developing our talents and abilities through creative learning!

P3 started the week by creating Swanston Farm masterpiece! We followed an online tutorial and used the memories from our trip to add some special details. They look amazing 🤩 #Article28- The right to education.

We also visited the ChurchHill Theatre to watch “The Buttonz show” – which was great fun! The children loved the catchy songs, magic tricks and silly jokes! #Article 29 – The right to develops talents and abilities.

P3 also enjoyed switching up their usual book review Thursday activity to do their first show review! They even tried to draw the main character “Mr Buttonz” 🤡

Finally, P3 have been working hard all week to complete a different brain break each day to boost their mental and physical wellbeing #Article24 – The right to be healthy. Most learners found they felt more awake and ready to learn, their mood improved and they had fun!

What a busy week in Primary 2! It was fantastic to share all our progress and achievements with parents over the past two weeks. Thank you all those who attended! #RightToEducation #SDG4

We visited the Churchill Theatre on Wednesday for an interactive performance ‘Buttons’. We developed our rhythm & rhyming skills and were inspired for next writing block; Creative Writing will be our October to December focus. #RightToRestPlay&Culture.

We visited the local play park on Thursday to celebrate all our hard work!

Some of our class presented at assembly about the importance of healthy eating and hydration! #RightToBeHealthy #SDG3 #SDG6

This week P6 headed to Astley Ainslie Park with the Green Team. We were focusing on sensory activities to help us with descriptions for our final narrative piece of writing, which we completed yesterday.

Well done P6 for another successful trip🤩

Article 31 & 29

SDG 4

As we reached our final week before the October break, we’ve been busy exploring, creating and developing our skills!

🍁 Exploring texture: We headed outdoors to take inspiration from the beautiful autumn leaves, using a mixture of media to create different textures in our artwork.

💡 Developing our metaskills: We explored our creativity by constructing our own LEGO creations, taking inspiration from our castles topic. We used our imaginations to bring our ideas to life and create some fantastic designs!

🌎 Celebrating Climate Week: We thought about the choices we can make to help protect our planet. We put our creativity to good use by designing posters that will be displayed around our school, reminding our whole school community how small, positive choices can make a big difference to our world.

Well done, P4, for another fantastic week of learning, creativity and teamwork! We hope everyone enjoys a well-deserved October break! 🍂✨

P7 enjoyed a fascinating and thought-provoking trip to the National War Museum, Edinburgh. During the visit, pupils took part in a guided tour of the museum galleries, exploring artefacts from the Second World War and learning about their historical significance.

Pupils also participated in a hands-on enquiry session in the Wartime Life Room, where they investigated the experiences of four individuals who lived through the war, including an evacuee and a prisoner of war. Through examining evidence and discussing different perspectives, pupils developed their understanding of how conflict can affect people’s lives and communities.

The visit provided an engaging opportunity to bring classroom learning to life, developing pupils’ historical enquiry skills, critical thinking and communication. Pupils also enjoyed exploring Edinburgh Castle and learning more about Scotland’s rich heritage.

SDGs

Goal 4 (Quality Education)

Goal 5 (Gender Equality)

Goal 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities)

Goal 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions)

UNCRCs

Article 12 (Respect for the Views of the Child)

Article 13 (Freedom of Expression)

Article 17 (Access to Information)

Article 29 (Goals of Education)

Article 38 (Protection from War and Armed Conflict)

The experience encouraged pupils to think critically about the past, reflect on the impact of war on individuals and societies, and understand the importance of peace and justice in today’s world.

We have had another super week. We were visited by Margon from The Green Team who took us out for Outdoor Learning. We collected different sizes/colours of leaves, created patterns and shapes with more Autumnal treasures and loved playing with the parachute! 🪂 #GlobalGoal3 $Article24

We have also enjoyed revising the sounds learned so far, writing a story and practicing writing our numbers!

Well done Primary 1 for another fantastic week ⭐