Computing

Today in computing primary 6/7 were learning more about iphoto. Mr Speirs was teaching them about the 'Faces' and 'Places' tools.

Personal Writing

On Thursday Primary 6/7 are going to do some personal writing. The BBC have a fantastic competition online called 'My Story'. Please check out this website and have a think about what you could write about.

www.bbc.co.uk/mystory




Scroll down and read some of these fantastic life stories.

Civil Rights Movement

Primary 6/7 have been learning about the Civil Rights Movement as part of their 1960s topic. Today they were researching into the everyday conditions of black people in America. We then started to look at Martin Luther King.

Pupil of the Week

Aimee was awarded Pupil of the Week last week. Well done and keep up the super work.

Glasgow Science Centre and iMax Cinema

Today P6/7 visited the iMax Cinema and the Science Centre. We saw the 3D movie 'Under the Sea' which was fantastic. We then went into the science mall and had fun with all the activities. We meet Mr Parkinson who works at the Science Centre and he took a group up the Tower.

Monday Trip

Primary 6/7 will be going to the iMax Cinema and Science Centre on Monday.

Rosa Parks

The pupils were asked to email me a short report on Rosa Parks for homework. Here is a selection of their work.

A long time ago in America, black people were segregated from white people. Rosa Parks was a black woman aged 42 who refused to get off a seat on a bus for a white woman. Soon the bus driver came and told her to get off the seat, but Rosa said, "No", because she'd been working all day and was tired. Then the bus driver called the police and they said she had to get off, but she still refused and Rosa was taken to jail and was fined. She was so influential in the Civil Rights Movement because she continued to oppose a law she thought was wrong and because of her actions black people decided that they did not want to use the buses and so started a widespread protest.

by Kathryn

Rosa Parks was an ordinary black lady who was shopping one day when she wanted to go home. As she had no car she took the bus.Then a white person came onto the bus but it was full so the person told Rosa to get off her seat. Rosa said no, the bus driver stopped the bus and said (GET OFF THE SEAT). Rosa refused so the bus driver called the police and she was charged with refusing to give a white person her seat. Then all of the black people stated to walk but most of the white people had cars so the bus company were not getting any money. By Rosa refusing to give up her seat she drew attetion to what was happening to black people.

by Jack


On the 1st of December 1955 Rosa Parks was arrested for ignoring the segregation rules on Montgomery buses by not giving up her seat for a white person. This act of defiance was influential in the Civil Rights Movement and inspired black people to fight for their rights. Rosa Parks actions sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott on the 5th of December 1955 lead by Dr Martin Luther King.

The boycott lasted 381 days until the 13th of November 1956 when the supreme court ruled that Montgomery's Segregation Laws were unconstitutional.

by Rebecca

Rosa Parks was born on the fourth of Feb 1913 and died on the 24 Oct,2005.She worked along side with Matin Luther King. Rosa Parks was a black woman living in America and she was asked to give up her seat on a bus because a white woman wanted to sit down in her place. Rosa Parks would not give up her seat. She worked with other people to make back and white people equal in America.She lost her job becuase of her beliefs but she got medals in her later life, when Rosa Parks and others such as Martin Lyther King made white and black people equal in America.

by Finlay

Rosa Parks went on a bus in the 1960's and at that time if you were black you couldn't sit at the front,so she went to the back. Then the bus began to fill up. All the white people's places were full and so were the blacks. Then a white person came in and asked for Rosa's seat. At that time it was the law to give her seat to the white person but she decided not to give her seat away. The driver came out and she still wouldn't get up. Then they phoned the police who also tried to get her of her seat but she still refused. Eventually she got off her seat and she was fined money for not cooperating. Then more black people decided not to move off their seats and then hardly any black people went on the bus anymore and the bus companies lost money. This caused the Civil Rights Movement.

by Aimee

Transport Museum

Today Primary 6/7 visited the Transport Museum. We saw loads of fantastic cars, bikes, motor-cycles trams and trains.

I see that some of the pupils have beaten me to it and posted comments in the Pupil of the Week section. I will copy and paste these into this section.

Pupil of the Week

Rebecca has had a fantastic week and has produced some cracking work. Well done Rebecca!

Writing Lesson - 'The Key'

When we came into the classroom the tables were turned over, the chairs were lying on the floor, the textbooks were messed up and the class was a mess.

It was messier than usual!

It looked like someone had broken into the classroom. The words, 'Where is it? We want it back!', were written on the board. Mr Atkinson told us that he found a key a few weeks ago and hid it in the class. However, he couldn't remember where he put it. He asked the class to find the key. I found it hidden behind the radiator. We had to write a story about the key. It was good fun.

by Rebecca

Fantastic Reading

I was so impressed with Maryka's reading the other day that I have recorded it and put it on the blog for you all to enjoy. Her reading book is called 'Wuthering Heights', written by Emily Bronte. Comments are more than welcome.

Class Challenge

As part of our 1960s topic we are going to learn about the Civil Rights Movement. As an introduction to this we have been learning about the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The pupils researched into slave ships using the laptops and found out some interesting facts. We talked about John Newton who was a Slave Ship Captain. He famously wrote the song Amazing Grace after he became a Christian.

I have set the pupils a challenge. I have asked them to find out a little bit about William Wilberforce and to tell me why he was so important. The pupils can post their responses on the blog.

Happy investigating!

Mr A :0)

The People's Palace

This morning P6/7 visited the People's Palace where they received a 1950s and 1960s Tour. We learned about life in Glasgow in the 1950s and 60s including holidays, washing and leisure. We also visited the Caricature Exhibition on famous Scottish people and then played in the play park.

Pupil of the Week

Well done to Declan who has won Pupil of the Week. Declan has been working so well since the beginning of term, especially since he has got a broken arm. I also had a lovely report about him from Miss Oakley who takes the class for Art.

Creating Exciting Stories

In story writing today Primary 6/7 were learning about the importance of creating a good plot. The class were split in groups of 3 or 4 and were asked to study the picture below. They were then asked to create a story that would go with this picture. The results were very interesting.


Aimee was working with Jack and Marc.

Finlay was working with Rebecca and Declan.

Matthew was working with Kathryn, Mete and Olivia.

Lyle was working with Maryka and Christopher.

An Arty Start!

We decided to finished off our wall display this morning before we tackled our maths and language work.

Winning Group

The 'Batman' group will be going to the Bookshop for lunch on Tuesday. Remember to bring some cash.

1960s Wall Display

P6/7 were working on the class wall display. They were working on pictures of The Beatles, Twiggy and VW Van

Library Visit

Today Primary 6/7 visited the Greenock Central Library. We were met by Rebecca McKellar and Myra Mains who gave us a tour of the Library, a computer quiz and a 'Dewey' quiz. The class had a great time and asked loads of questions. The pupils were given information booklets, pencils and book markers. Some pupils brought their library cards and took out some books and audiobooks.

Thank you Rebecca and Myra for a great day.

Pupil of the Week

Congratulations Lyle, you are 'Pupil of the Week'. Well done!

Writing Lesson

In writing today were were learning about 'Setting'. We used pictures to help us think of good settings for stories. The pupils were then put into groups of 4 and given a character name and a location and they had to create an exciting story.

JFK

Yesterday Mrs Speirs taught Primary 6/7 about John F. Kennedy. For homework she asked the class to find two people they know who were alive when JFK was assassinated and tell her what they were doing. Please post your responses on the blog.

Homework

Thank you for your wonderful homework that you emailed me yesterday. It was so good that i've set you some more! Rememeber to check your email tonight :0)