Bethany Faith Atkinson

Bethany Faith Atkinson was born early Wednesday morning weighing 8 lb 3oz. Mum and baby are doing great and her big sister Ellie is enjoying sharing her toys with her new little sister. I am looking forward to showing her off to all the children in my class.


A delighted,


Mr A :0)

Horse Riding

Yesterday P3/4 had their first horse riding session. The children were split into two groups. The first group gave a horse a hair cut and the second group had a a ride around the pavilion.

Pupil of the Week

Well done Nicholas! A fantastic week and super week.

School Photos

A reminder that the school photographer is coming to school this Wednesday. Pupils should wear formal uniform.

P5/6 will be having their photo taken on Tuesday as they are going horse riding on Wednesday. If anyone has a brother or sister in P5/6 and want a family photo then they can do this on Tuesday.


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Gymnastics

Primary 3/4 had a fantastic time at gymnastics this morning. Coaches Debbie and Neil showed the children how to use the trampoline and also worked on some jumps and rolls on the floor.

GarageBand

This morning P3/4 were completing their George's Marvellous Medicine potions. They recorded their poems onto GarageBand and then added some sound effects to make them sound magical.

A huge amount of work went into these mini project and I am delighted with the results.

Choir

This morning the children started to learn some of their songs for the Christmas play.


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Horse Riding

This term Primary 3/4 will be receiving horse riding and stable management lessons at Ingiliston Equestrian Centre near Bishopton.

The first session will start on Monday 7th November. Pupils should wear trip uniform and shoes that can get dirty. The centre will provide helmets. If you wish your child to wear their own helmet then please ensure that the helmet is to BHS standard.

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Solar System

This afternoon the class worked on a Moxier Collage picture to demonstrate their knowledge of the planets in our solar system.

The pupils had to remember the order of the planets and then use Safari to find images and additional information about each planet. This information had to be displayed on one page.

This piece of work will be used as part of an assessment for this project.

Pupil of the Term

We started the new term by celebrating the achievements of individual pupils from last term.

The Primary 3 'Pupil of the Term is Innes'.



The Primary 4 'Pupil of the Term is Rachel'.



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Making Comics

This morning P3/4 were using an app called POW Strip Design to make their own comics.



We used another app called iThoughtsHD to help plan our stories. The children used cartoon characters that they were familiar with to make up their own stories

Choir

A huge thank you to all the parents and grandparents that managed to make it into school today to hear the children singing some of the song that they have been learning in choir. The children have been working so hard and Mrs Sutherland and Mrs Crosby have really helped them to sing even better.




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Transport Museum

Primary 3/4 visited the new Transport Museum this morning and had a great time.




April found her dad's first ever computer. Who can remember these?

Gymnastics

Chantelle received this lovely rosette for participating in a gymnastics competition at the weekend. I am looking forward to seeing some of her moves when we start our gymnastics block after the October break.


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Pupil of the Week

Well done Kathryn, a super week.


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Digital Art Exhibition

Middle school pupils will be running an exhibition of digital art on Tuesday 11th October from 10 am - 2 pm. The exhibition includes work from P1 - S5 and will be held in the New Dawn Coffee Shop top hall. The hall can be accessed from Jamaica Lane or through the coffee shop on West Stewart Street. Pupils will be giving demonstrations of how to use different art apps on the iPad, paintings will be for sale and all visitors will get a free tea or coffee voucher for the New Dawn Coffee Shop.

All are very welcome to come along for a look round.

Tangrams

The class were given a problem solving task to do when they completed their jotter work in maths.The children were asked to make a square using tangrams.





David was the first in the class to complete the task.



With a little bit of guidance Jamie was the second person in the class to complete the task.

Cedars School Bank (RBS)

Our school bank started last year and has been very successful. We are trying to encourage children to save. I have sent home forms for any who wish to open an RBS account. If you would like to do this please complete the forms and return to the school. Pupils can save as much or as little as they wish.

Shape Poems

One of the comprehension tasks today was based on a number of shape poems. After completing the questions the children made their own shape poems.


By April



By Chantelle

Riverside Museum

Primary 3/4 will be visiting the Riverside Museum on Monday 10th October.  Pupils should wear trip uniform and bring a packed lunch as we will be return to the school for a late lunch.

Mosaics

Primary 3/4 have been learning how many Roman properties were decorated with beautiful mosaics.

We tried to make our own this afternoon.








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Pupil of the Week

Well done David! An excellent week and super science work.


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