We participated in ten different sporting disciplines within our mixed P6 and 7 teams.  Blue sky and smiles won the day! 

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)

(more parties to follow)

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)

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.)

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!

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.  

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 had a fantastic afternoon, despite the rain, showing superb team and leadership skills.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).