Trips for This Term

Trips for this term will all be on an 'arty' theme. P4/5 will be entering a competition run by Glasgow Museums to paint or draw a response to one of their exhibits. We will be viewing some of these museums and choosing our subjects. We will also be having some expert tuition from Graham McKenzie-Smith who is a local artist and photographer and a parent of Katherine in P2. So, the schedule runs as follows:

Tuesday 3.11.09 Drawing class at Maclean Museum and Art Gallery, Greenock

Tuesday 10.11.09 Drawing masterclass with Graham McKenzie-Smith

Tuesday 17.11.09 Painting masterclass with Graham McKenzie-Smith

Tuesday 24.11.09 Looking at Still Life - art workshop at Kelvingrove Art Gallery

Tuesday 1.12.09 'Art in Ceramic Tile' 1 - Crafty Cards and Ceramics, Greenock

Tuesday 8.12.09 'Art in Ceramic Tile' 2 - Crafty Cards and Ceramics, Greenock

Tuesday 15.12.09 'Degas' Art' workshop at the Burrell Collection, Glasgow

Tuesday 22.12.09 Art class in school.

I'm really looking forward to these trips, some may require old clothes and I'll endeavour to inform you beforehand if this is the case.

Let's get Arty!

Mr J :)

Personal Project!

An exciting moment for P4/5 - the first personal project!
Between now and Christmas as part of the homework programme P4/5 need to do a personal project. It needs to include the following things:

1. It should be presented in paper format in a folder or similar.

2. It needs a front cover with title BUT NO NAME.

3. It should have a contents page.

4. It should include text and pictures.

5. It should be on a subject that interests the child.

6. It should be done at home, I'll give it as homework on a Tuesday and Wednesday night but the children can work on it as much as they like.

The date where they will be handed in is Friday 11th December. Mrs Speirs will mark them and there'll be prizes for the winners.

The children are very excited about doing these. If they have any problems or are struggling, please speak to me.

I'm really looking forward to the results!

Mr J :)

Gladiators!

Today we had our annual visit from the Gladiator programme. The Gladiators visit the school to promote good dental hygiene and after an activity based on how to look after our teeth we had a chance to go on a huge inflatable slide which was set up in the GP room for the morning.
It was great and was certainly an exhausting way to learn about looking after our teeth!


P4/5 :)

Welcome to a New Term!

Welcome back everyone! We are raring to start our Christmas term and it will be full of songs, plays and plenty of hard work as we approach the halfway point of the year. The children in P4/5 all seem to have had a great October holiday and are ready for all that this term has to offer. First..... SPELLING!

Mr J :)

Science Centre Trip

Well we are back from an exhausting but exciting day at Glasgow Science Centre. We started off by visiting the planetarium and seeing the stars in the night sky. This was great and enjoyed by everyone. Then we moved on to the imax cinema and saw a documentary called 'Under the Sea' This was in 3d which was cool but see life was not quite to everyone's taste!
After a quick lunch we visited the science mall and had a great time experimenting with the hands-on exhibits.
We also met Courtney's dad who works at the Science Centre and was able to join us for lunch. All in all, a good trip and a nice way to end the term. Here are some of the photos of the day.

Science Centre Trip

Just to remind you all that tomorrow (Tuesday 6th) we are taking a trip to Glasgow Science Centre. We will be in the planetarium and the imax cinema. You will all need a packed lunch and can bring a couple of pounds to spend in the shop!
It will be a great day!

Mr J :)

Pupil of the Week!

Steven has won this week's pupil of the week award. He has worked exceptionally hard at both maths and language and won loads of team points for his team.
Well done Steven!


Mr J :)

Yellow Submarine!

This year P4/5 have joined the school choir! It's been great being a part of the choir as we've been practicing three songs related to our 60's topic. Here is one you will all know:



Have fun singing along!

Mr J :)

Martin Luther King!

On Wednesday afternoons P4/5 have been working with Mr Atkinson on our 1960's topic. This week we were looking at the life of Martin Luther King and his impact on the civil rights movement. The children have been asked to learn the following lines from the famous 'dream' speech for homework:

‘I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a
nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but
by the content of their character.'

Martin Luther King

Mr J :)