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As part of their PE Dance topic, P6M will be learning a variety of dances from other cultures. First on the list was the New Zealand 'HAKA'. Traditionally, the Māori people of New Zealand performed haka to display a tribe's pride, strength and unity. The haka is commonly known as a war dance used to [...]

It was amazing to see the results of the hard work that P6M put into this topic. The class looked at how light travels in straight lines and then they used mirrors to change the direction of the light from a torch. The pupils then designed and built Lego mazes putting mirrors at the [...]

P6M took their knowledge of simple circuits to the next level when they were challenged to create a parallel circuit to power Christmas tree lights. The number of fingers shown by the teams represents how many lights there were able to light up in their parallel circuit. The pupils then drew Christmas trees [...]

P6M made string telephones and carried out a range of tests to find out which resources carried the sound most effectively. We talked about investigations in Science, how they are carried out, the importance of a fair test and variables. The things that the pupils changed/tested were: Material the cups were made of (plastic/paper), the length [...]

A huge well done to P6M on their effective paired or group work to create a chain reaction using forces. What is a Chain Reaction? A Chain Reaction is a sequence of little events where one object hits another object to create a reaction. We can say that the force we show one thing is [...]

P6M were very busy in Science during Term 1, working on electrical circuit activities. The pupils drew simple series circuits using the standard symbol to represent their knowledge of the components. They were drawing upon on their resilience and problem solving skills to make changes to the circuits when the components did not work. They [...]

The P7 class took part in their second live lesson with Microbit Scotland to code virtual flickering candles. A great use of problem solving skills.

Primary 6 wrote excellent descriptions using only a picture as their stimulus. They had to decide what the boy in the window was looking at, and what his thoughts might be. We started off the lesson with a drawing activity and some vocabulary building.

The boys worked very hard with Mrs Waugh today. They watched a short film and had to re-tell the story without any words! The success criteria was for someone to figure out the story and the correct order. Can you guess what the story is?

Handwriting can be relaxing or it can be something that children find challenging. The boys were very confused this morning when our handwriting had no pens or pencils - instead we practised getting our hands ready for writing, with sand, playdough and paper scrunching and tearing. The boys also got to write in big letters [...]

A fun cookery class for P6 and P7 pupils where you will learn how to make some of your favourite foods and take home tasty treats. The course will run for 6 weeks and as well as learning some basic cooking and baking skills, you will learn about kitchen safety/ healthy meals and snacks. Learn [...]

Today the primary 6 and 7 classes had 3 visitors from the KPMG company for Maths Week Scotland. The children took part in a budgeting task and also had the opportunity to learn how Maths is used in the workplace.