Over the last week and a half P6 have ben using their chrome books to develop their research skills by exploring a chosen area of the Victorians and taking clear notes to record key information.

They have been learning how to select important facts, organise their ideas, and use their notes to support their future writing or presentations. This helps them to become more independent learners and confident in sharing what they have discovered.

Can you believe that we are half way through the term already?

While we may have been busy with assessments and setting off on our P6 learning journey in Literacy and Numeracy, we have also been carrying out some work on our IDL Topic - The Victorians. 

After a brief introduction to Queen Victoria herself we have been linking our recent work on our Class Charter and The Rights of the Child to the topic of Child Labour.  It has been shocking to realise that many children around the same age as those in P6 would have been sent out to work in factories, mines and up chimneys. 

We are enjoying our class novel and used the first few chapters to "Make Connections" with the life of our main character John Nicol. as he starts out in his new job as a brigger on the Forth Bridge,                 with a time when we have also felt new and anxious.

In art we have been studying the work of L S Lowrey and were inspired to create our own versions of his famous paintings.

I am so proud of all the pupils from P6 who applied for the position of Vice Captain and who spoke so well in front of their peers over the last 2 Fridays at assembly. 

All votes have now been counted and huge congratulations go out to those who were successful. 

What fun we had on Thursday taking part in a very exciting (and loud) drumming workshop with Steve.  It certainly was Drumfun!