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What we've been working on in Primary 7 is our persuasive pieces and we got to choose, we then had worked on our class novel called Holes, we designed a front cover for it for a display, and our focus on the week was summarising in our guided reading. For our maths this week ... Continue reading What is happening in Primary 7? →

This week in P3 we had lots of exciting activities, including celebrating World Book Day and welcoming our families into school for Sharing Our Learning. To celebrate World Book Day, we took part in several fun literacy activities. The children designed their own book covers and wrote a short story to match their ideas. We ... Continue reading P3 →

This week our class enjoyed a lovely trip to the swing park on a beautiful sunny day. The children had a fantastic time playing on the swings, climbing frames, and slides while enjoying the warm weather. There was lots of laughter and excitement as everyone took turns trying the different equipment and playing together. It ... Continue reading Swing Park Fun in Nurture Class →

With the arrival of the Spring sunshine, we have had a lovely week inside and out! In class, we have been practicing our motor control skills and pencil control. We have also been practicing matching lower, and upper case letters. We have also begun to learn about CVC words. In our Maths some of us ... Continue reading TheLifeOf Tay! →

Today P3 took part in Energy Saving Hour organised by the ECO committee. For one whole hour, we switched off the lights, put away the iPads, and didn't use any technology at all even our Smart Board stayed off! During this time, we completed our Friday 5 and enjoyed some free writing. We had ... Continue reading P3 →

On Saturday, our Primary 3 pupils celebrated the Sacrament of Reconciliation. This important step in their faith journey gave the children time to reflect, say sorry, and experience forgiveness. The pupils approached the sacrament with care and confidence, showing how much they have learned during their preparation. We are extremely proud of each child. Well ... Continue reading Sacrament of Reconciliation →

This week in Nurture class, the children really enjoyed sharing the story 'When Whale Won't Wait' The colourful illustrations and clear visuals captured their attention and encouraged lots of smiles, engagement, and shared moments. Through adult modelling, symbols, and turn-taking activities linked to the story, the children practised waiting, making choices, and enjoying learning alongside their ... Continue reading Learning to wait together in Nurture Class →

Primary 3 have had a very busy and exciting start to the new term! Since returning after Christmas, we have been working hard, having fun and learning lots of new things across the curriculum. Scots Language and Scottish Traditions We have been learning about the famous Scottish poet Robert Burns and exploring Scottish traditions such ... Continue reading P3 Update! →

Primary 5 have had a busy and exciting start to the week! On Monday and Tuesday, we began our STEM space project, focusing on improving our spatial reasoning skills. We took part in two fun, active and hands-on maths lessons where we explored axis, lines of symmetry and reflections. In Religion, we learned about the ... Continue reading Busy Bees in P5 →

In our committee group this week we discussed what's going well in both digital and play in our classes, we also talked about what we would like to see in our classrooms going forward. We made a two stars and a wish for each class. Using our collaboration skills to decide what our wish ... Continue reading Play & Digital Pupil Committee →

What a fantastic time we had during our Food Technology session. The pupils decided they wanted to make 'Monster Burgers' with scary faces and tasty teeth. Well done to all the pupils who flipped their own burgers, used different food textures and sniffed and tasted everything, they cooked. A very responsible class who cleaned and ... Continue reading Monster Burgers Invade Ness Class →

Finishing off a fine week at P7 In outdoor learnings we went for a nature walk and made alphabetical list full of the stuff we saw Adam and his friend Anna came in to teach us about a Ghanian-monkey called mangabey and they're also sending letters by us to a school in Ghana In physical ... Continue reading This week in P7 →