What does learning look like in Primary 7 Alpha?

• Every morning when the children arrive in class there are active learning starters for the children to explore and engage with. We also allow for challenge and application of our learning, with additional opportunities to explore and work co - co-operatively. We also have a quiet reading corner for the children to engage with a variety of texts. 

• In class we have created an ethos where we value mistakes as an opportunity to grow our brains and to celebrate the act of trying. We also continually reflect on our own learning and make links of how we can use our newly learnt skills in real life contexts.

• The children are encouraged to lead their learning and enjoy opportunities to share their ideas and thinking. We continue to seize opportunities for children to do this and it has been wonderful to learn more about the children through these experiences.

• We have also begun to develop a class ethos of a positive attitude for reading. The class have enjoyed reading and exploring the language used in scary stories with our first novel 'Chill' written by award winning children's author. Alex Nye. 

PE

Our PE days are on Wednesdays (outdoors) and Fridays (Indoors). However if possible, please keep a PE kit in school to allow for flexibility. We all know how our typical Scottish weather can be. Just remember to take it home to be washed! 

Home Learning 

• Home learning is issued on a Tuesday, with the hope that it can be handed in on the following Monday. The aim is to ensure home learning is as active and open ended as possible and to encourage pupils to link what they are doing at home with what they are learning in class.

Holidays 

First Term: 

Pupils return  - Wednesday 17 August

Last day of school - Thursday 22 September

September weekend - Friday 23 September

September weekend - Monday 26 September

Re-open - Tuesday 27 September

Last day of school - Friday 14 October

In-service - Monday 24 October

Re-open - Tuesday 25 October

Last day of school - Friday 23 December

Second term:

Re-open - Thursday 5 January

Last day of school - Thursday 9 February

In-service - Friday 10 February

Mid term - Monday 13 February

Mid term - Tuesday 14 February

Re-open - Wednesday 15 February

Last day of school - Friday 31 March

Third term:

Re-open - Monday 17 April

Last day of school - Friday 28 April

May Day - Monday 1 May 

In-service - Tuesday 2 May

Re-open - Wednesday 3 May

Last day of school - Thursday 25 May

May weekend - Friday 26 May

May weekend - Monday 29 May

Re-open - Tuesday 30 May 

Last day of school - Friday 23 June