Pupil of the Term

Declan was the Primary 7 Pupil of the Term. Declan also won Star of the Show and you can see his picture on the Home Blog.




Mete was the Primary 6 Pupil of the Term

Step Class

I am... taking part in different kinds of energetic physical participation of my choosing.


Today P6-S1 did a step aerobics class at the Greenock Sports Centre.

Activities Week

Next week is activities week in school.

Primary pupils should wear trip uniform on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and can wear their own clothes on Thursday.

Please remember that the school closes at 12.00 on Thursday.

Remember - Santa Vs The Snowman at the iMax on Monday.

Thanks,

Mr A

Christmas Art

Inspired by a range of stimuli, I can express and communicate my ideas, thoughts and feelings through activities within art and design.




Today P6/7 have been making Christmas decorations out of clay - good fun and very messy!

Functional Writing

I consider the impact that layout and presentation will have and can combine lettering, graphics and other features to engage my reader.



Primary 6/7 have been busy making a Gymnastics Manual for future classes to use before they do gymnastics. The class have broken down the skills that they learned at gymnastics and have clearly explained how to perform each move. They downloaded photos onto the computers and then imported them onto a word processing document. After this the typed out the break down of each move and changed the font and size accordingly. After this they printed and laminated their work to make it into a book.

Christmas Play

The Dress rehearsal on Wednesday and the Play on Thursday and Friday nights will start at 7 o'clock. Please be at the church for 6.30.

Good Luck Declan

Declan is playing his first match for Quarriers Boys Club on Saturday - we wish you all the best. :0) Enjoy yourself.

Pupil of the Week

Well done to Lyle who is Pupil of the Week.

School Lunches - Seating

In our school from tomorrow until the Christmas holidays, we are trying a new form of seating in our lunch hall. We are replacing class tables with social/vertical/family groupings which are mixed across all primary stages.

This is very popular with some children and not with others. We are trying this as research suggests that it aids healthy eating choices (see BBC website) and also encourages good behaviour.

We will evaluate this experiment in January.

Mrs Speirs

Fractions & Decimals

I... can apply my knowledge to compare and order the most commonly used fractions.




Five stations were set up in the class and the children were given 7 minutes to try to complete each challenge. There were two fraction domino games, an ordering fraction activity, an ordering picture fraction activity and an ordering decimal number activity. The children had to use their understanding of fractions and decimal numbers in order to complete the tasks.

Gymnastics Award

As I encounter new challenges and contexts for learning, I am encouraged and supported to demonstrate my ability to select, adapt and apply movement skills and strategies, creatively, accurately and with control.

Opportunities to carry out different activities and roles in a variety of settings have enabled me to identify my achievements, skills and areas for development.















Primary 6/7 have all successfully passed The Level 4 Proficiency Award in British Gymnastics. They were examined by coach Debbie and passes with flying colours. The class have worked exceedingly well during this term and have improved their skills greatly. As a reward for their excellence achievements the class will be having a fun session on Monday and an extra trampolining coaching from head coach, Lee.

Pupil of the Week

Congratulations Maryka. You are Pupil of the Week.

Laptops

We are having an inservice in January to discuss, among other things, the question of children bringing their own laptops to school. We would like to hear any thoughts from parents. Contributions welcome by email, letter or comment on the blog.

Winning Group

The Batman group had a super lunch at the Coffee Shop today. Well done!