P7D with Mrs Guy
Welcome
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Team work makes the dream work...
We enjoyed a successful sports day
(18th May 2022)
We participated in ten different sporting disciplines within our mixed P6 and 7 teams. Blue sky and smiles won the day!
Happy Easter Everybody!
We enjoyed our farewell assembly for Mr Smith
The first time we had all been together in over 2 years!
We sang his favourite assembly song and gave him some gifts
Saying Goodbye to Mr Smith...
We participated in a number of fun activities to mark the 29 year service of Mr Smith and wish him well for his retirement. (week beginning 4.4.22)
Football
Tug of War
Tug of War
Tug of War
Our
election
campaigns
P4 listened to us and voted for their favourite party
This is the Scottish Party
(more parties to follow)
Rugby Development Officer
Mr Colin Stewart put us through our paces in this morning's sunshine.
We won some and we lost some, all in good spirits, as we were learning to be part of the team. (14.3.22)
😀School Library re-opens to Pupils...
...and we are delighted!
Some of our art work has been selected to brighten up the walls of the library. Our regular weekly visit will be first thing on a Wednesday morning from Wednesday 9th March. (9.3.22)
World Book Day
Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's World Book Day. There were some fantastic costumes to accompany impressive and expressive reading when we visited our nursery to share stories. (3.3.22)
Cross Country Run Trials...
...took place this week with Mrs Arnold. Six boys and six girls will be selected from the year group to represent our school in Tranent at the end of March - Good luck everybody! (28.2.22)
Mexican Art
with Mr Connell
Mexican and Spanish Study
Interdisciplinary Learning
(I.D.L - Jan - Mar 22)
Activities
We have undertaken a number of map work, languages and expressive arts activities throughout this term to support our learning; some simple Spanish and a little about the heritage and culture of Mexico's past and present. This has been an innovative and popular topic with our class - what an incredible amount of hard work has been achieved!
(Below: Aztec sun calendar designs, volcanoes, a waterfall and our own alter to remember those who have passed, in respect of the 'dios de los muertos' festival held every November.)
Ava (and her Dad) set up her volcano using a clever chemical reaction. Definitely a highlight of the topic, receiving a round of applause and a few cheers as the volcano finally erupted!
Mexican Tasting Session
P7D were very excited to savour the flavours of Mexico. Very clean plates revealed we are adventurous and brave. It was extremely entertaining when Mr Smith and Mr Pelosi demonstrated how to eat hot chillies straight from the jar!!!!
Mexican Window Display
Each of our co-operative learning groups discussed images and colours that best represented what we have discovered this term. After initial sketches, a final design was agreed and enlarged to create stunning displays!
Success Story!
Dead Man's Cove written by Lauren St John
When I first met P7D, as a whole, we weren't very keen on sharing a good read together. It was certainly a challenge to expect everyone to listen calmly and respectfully. I am absolutely delighted to reveal we now share rich and enjoyable listening time for a short period each day. Our most recent class novel has captured our imaginations. Excellent discussion, prediction and evaluation of events has made this novel a true pleasure to share with everyone. Very well done P7D!
Isla
Freddy
Ava
Alexander
Murray's drawing of Laura's dog Skye.
Cyber Safety
We have been following a series of lessons exploring internet safety and digital citizenship this term. The lessons can be found in the materials section of our Google classroom. The content has helped us to hold serious and frank discussions about our use of social media and the internet for various purposes.
Fractions
Our whole class worked together to make a visual representation of equivalent fractions. We have been using both concrete materials and abstract ideas successfully to solve fraction challenges.
January 25th
Our writing has had a poetry focus this term. This week and next we are looking at the work of Burns and learning a little for a competition within our Haddington community. We carried out a number of practical activities to get to grips with our Scots language. (25.1.22)
Learning our poetry
Creating images
Model Making
Model Making 2
Jamie
Julia
January 2022
𝓗𝓪𝓹𝓹𝔂
𝓝𝓮𝔀
𝓨𝓮𝓪𝓻
(10.01.22)
Christmas Celebrations
P7D had a fantastic time in the lead up to our Christmas holidays. (17.12.21)
Christmas
Lunch
is
served! :o)
Our Christmas Party
Snacks
Playing
Flip the Fish
Flip the Fish
Musical Chairs
Balloon Relay ...
tense
close
finish!
pass the parcel
Scottish Dancing
...still dancing!
Watching our 'remote' PANTOMIME :o)
Parcels from the PTA..
..and Mrs Guy
Merry Christmas everyone!
St Andrew's Day/
Scots' week
We completed a number of Scottish themed challenges this week.
We researched Scottish scientists, including - John Muir, John Stagg, James Watt, John Logie Baird and Alexander Graham Bell.
We looked at the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and drew roses in his style.
Research St Andrew
Create our own Tartan
Scottish tasting session
Create a Scottish Menu
Create a Scottish Quiz
Research Scottish bands
We worked really hard to produce some excellent Christmas card designs for this year's school fund raising.
Football Tournament
We had a fantastic afternoon, despite the rain, showing superb team and leadership skills.
Remembrance Poetry
P7D are particularly proud of the written work they completed during our WWII project. Recently we typed up our poetry for display alongside our remembrance poppy art. We have received lots of compliments for this work.
Substance Misuse
We brainstormed all the drugs we knew the names of and then, in groups, categorised them into;
prescribed, over the counter, socially acceptable or controlled.
Our Carbon Footprint
We took a print of our bare foot using silver, black and bronze paint. Once dried, we wrote ways in which we create a carbon footprint and ways in which we can improve our impact on the planet. Some of us weren't too sure at first - but most enjoyed this 'squishy' reflective activity.
Topic Oct - Nov - COP26
With the conference taking place in Glasgow this year we are looking at the issues raised and what we can do to help our planet, our future.
COP26 Delegates visit
Izzy impressed our visitors with her knowledge and understanding of the issues raised. Everyone listened really well. This was an incredibly positive visit.
Mathematics
We worked in groups to explore 2 things.
A - a famous Scottish mathematician and their impact
B - a numerical system from history
We had a fantastic time questioning, investigating and sharing what we discovered.
Topic Aug - Oct - WWII
Our interdisciplinary learning included Judaism and technologies.
Technologies - gas masks
We learned that gas masks were distributed but never needed.
The Blitz
We painted the backgrounds to represent the fire damage.
We cut out silhouettes with black paper to represent the infrastructure and planes.
House Captains
Well done to everyone who took part in the house captain elections.
Open air assemblies 2021
This is a safe way for our year group to meet and talk about issues relating to our learning each week.
Our Class Charter
We looked at the United Nations Rights of the Child and narrowed down the rights we felt related directly to our learning environment. From this learning we created our class charter. We gain house points for following the charter independently (alongside many other ways to gain points).