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This week in Phonics we have been working in groups - 2 groups have been revising some of their words and 1 group has been working on adding "er" to root words. Next week we will be adding "est" to root words. We have also done some work on Mrs.Burton's most frequent nag - capital ... Continue reading "Artists in Primary 2B"
P6B Rugby, competitions and New Lanark On Monday we did rugby with the Linlithgow rugby club which was our last trial we enjoyed playing matches and sharks and fishes. In maths we were doing money. In health and well-being we were doing living and growing. Last week we did the Scottish opera with the ... Continue reading "P6B Rugby, competitions and New Lanark"
We have lots of children who won medals at gymnastics last weekend! Well done to you all! We have so many talented children! Miss Baillie x
The children took some photographs during one of our PE lessons this week. We were practising our hand-eye co-ordination in our tennis block. Beginning with accurate throwing and catching with a partner, balancing the ball on our rackets, controlling the ball while bouncing it on the racket and then seeing how long rally we could ... Continue reading "P3B Going on a Bear Hunt"
We all had a great day at New Lanark. The weather forecast was better than expected and the sun even came out. We enjoyed our little ride around the Annie Macleod experience and think we all learnt a lot from that. Then we had Janet talk to us about Victorian toys and we got to ... Continue reading "Our visit to New Lanark and Fractions in P2B"
Our school chess team won the gold award at a chess competition for Linlithgow primary schools today. We are absolutely delighted! Thank you to Mr Clarke and Mr Woodhouse for their support with our Chess Club. Miss Baillie x
This week in Literacy we were have been learning 'oa' as in coat and 'ow' as in glow. We have found that 'oa' is mainly found in the middle of a word and 'ow' is mainly found at the end. We have also been practising our new tricky words - one and you. In Numeracy ... Continue reading "Primary 1B - w/e 15th March 2019"
Phew, what a busy week! A big shout out to P3B as they have worked incredibly hard, producing some excellent work and having a lot of fun along the way. At the beginning of the week we were product designers, we had to name and design the wrapper for a new Fairtrade chocolate bar - ... Continue reading "Fairtrade and World Book Day P3B"
Well done to D in P6 who recently played very well at the Lothian Junior Congress Chess tournament. His award was given to recognise his progress and effort. Brilliant news D! We are proud of you! Miss Baillie x
Well this week we have been looking, talking, creating and identifying the differences in Victorian Toys compared to nowadays. We made Thaumatropes, which Mrs.Burton has struggled to pronounce all week. We tried to make them using string but found that they worked better using plastic straws. The children have brought them home and will give ... Continue reading "Victorian toys and Instructions in P2B"
We are continuing to read The Ice Monster by David Walliams, it is a funny book with lots of very interesting characters. It is quite exciting too, we've had quite a few cliff hangers already. We are also learning a bit about science and Victorian London as we read. On Monday we learned all the ... Continue reading "P3B Breaking News"
This week we have been looking at the differences between school life in Victorian Times compared to nowadays. I think the children have a good understanding of what it was like and that they would prefer to be at school now rather than then. They were particularly fascinated with the Dunce's hat and children ... Continue reading "Victorians at School"
