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Our pupils have been learning about the Oceans of our World. A fact we found interesting was that we have dumped over 5 Trillions of pieces of plastic in our oceans. The pupils of Ness found this very sad and decided to find out how much plastic pollution we had around our school grounds. We ... Continue reading Saving The Oceans- A Ness Class Project →

Teamwork was the theme of the week in Ness Class. We were all helping each other learn during reading, number and playing. In Reading, some of us wanted to help read our Book Of The Week. Laura, Dominic, Hunter and Lochlan were very keen to 'be teacher' and teach the book to the class. In ... Continue reading Working together in Ness Class →

On Wednesday, we began our 6 week block of swimming lessons. Lots of excellent swimmers in our class, and even a few of us brave enough to dive into the pool. We had a great time at the pool and look forward to our next session.

A fabulous end to a busy term in Ness Class. We have really enjoyed our learning with many highlights to share. Our focus on Scotland and Burns led to many exciting learning opportunities and amazing Food Technology sessions. In Numeracy we have been very successful developing our strategies for multiplying- we really like grouping our ... Continue reading Half Term Update- Ness Class →

Another successful and entertaining week in Ness Class. We had an amazing breakthrough in our Maths learning. The 6 times table is tricky, but we have discovered that making groups of 6 and adding on by 6 each time, gets the correct answer! In our writing we were learning about Rabbie Burns. We planned a ... Continue reading A Wee Week O' Burns →

Happy New Year from Ness Class. And what a start to 2025. Our budding entrepreneurs decided they would like to create their own McDonalds at cooking time today. Lots of processes to go through but the production line worked well. Fries, burgers (cheese and plain) and nuggets were offered. Inspired by the cartoon Sponge Bob, ... Continue reading Welcome to 2025... Ness off a good start! →

Party Time arrived for our pupils this week. Lots of dancing, games, prizes and yummy food to eat. Hunter enjoyed his P1-3 Party with his friends in P3 and also his friends in Tay and Rannoch classes. Dominic, Laura, Nathan, Shay and Lochlan had a great time in the P4-7 party- boogying the afternoon away! ... Continue reading Christmas Party With Ness →

Its amazing how Ness Class can lead their own learning! Stumbling upon an article during our Afternoon Group, the pupils were keen to learn about Fondue- what is it and where did it originate. We used our Floorbook to plan and organise our very own Fondue tasting session. As you can see from the pictures, ... Continue reading Responsive Planning leads to Tasty Creations in Ness →

Sparkles abound in Ness today! We researched Fireworks today, especially sparklers and loved the colours! We decided to make our own edible Sparklers with breadsticks, melted chocolate, icing sugar and sprinkles. Delicious!

Well done to all our 'Guisers' who dressed up for the Halloween Party on Friday. Lots of dancing, eating and treating!

Lot's of tired eyes as we bring the first part of our 1st Term to a close. What amazing learning we have had since August and we finished off with a flourish by thinking about Halloween. Our pupils have the following highlights of our T1 Learning: Using the Mathematic symbols <> to help us compare ... Continue reading Ness Class Update... →