Today was Safer Internet Day focusing on the theme 'Too Good to be True'. The children participated in lots of rich and relevant discussion regarding scams, phishing and how to protect themselves and stay safe online. We then took part in a fun, live BBC lesson with schools around the country where the children became Scam Smashers!

Last week was Children's Mental Health Week and the theme for this year was 'Know Yourself, Grow Yourself'. The children took part in a creative and relevant art activity which encouraged them to learn more about themselves by imagining a plant in growth. First, the children reflected on the roots of their identity, what is important to them, special memories, places, people and what helped them grow. Then they thought about what is growing from these roots, the type of person they want to be and what will help them to grow and flourish as they get older. I was extremely impressed with the thought and care that went into this learning task and they should be commended on their efforts.

Happy Burns Night! On Friday, Primary 7B were highly engaged in baking some typically Scottish Cuisine!

They used their skills from various areas of the curriculum such as working out fractions and quantities of ingredients, examining units of measurements, measuring quantities, creating their own cooking safety rules as well as reading instructions carefully. What I was most impressed with was the way they worked together in groups. They demonstarted leadership, support, encouragement, patience (and perseverance!) and problem solved in a positive way when they inevitably came across a hiccup or challenge in the process. They also demonstrated initiative - a group of boys decided to set up their own washing and drying system which was highly efficient!

They finished the day by delivering a confident performance of three well known Scottish songs (which we turned into a medley) at Assembly.

Next week, we will develop our writing skills further by creating some recipes. Well done, everyone!

Primary 7B Termly Class Overview

Please see below the termly class overview for P7B.

Well done to the class for a great start to term and I hope that they are looking forward to what lies ahead!

Miss O'Rourke

UHI Trip - Friday 15th November

Our class had a fantastic day at the UHI where we learned all about energy.  We explored what energy is and how energy exists in lots of different forms.  We created chain reactions pass energy from one form to another.  We also used electronic components to build circuits.  It was a really great day.  Click here to see more photos from the day.