Term one has gone so quickly. The children are well aware of classroom routines and enjoy working hard to try and become Pupil of the Week, Star Writer of the Week, Star Reader of the Week, Maths Star of the Week & the much sought after Pupil of the Day.

The class have been enjoying our Science Topic on the senses and mini research topic on the history of Renfrew.

Have a great October holiday P5b and come back refreshed for lots of fun and hard work in term 2.

Mr Usher

Welcome

Primary 5B Term 1

It was great to welcome Primary 5 back to school and it has already been an excellent start to the new session. The children seem refreshed from their holidays, very smart in their uniform and raring to go!

Since returning in August, the class have been building their learning community by developing their own class charters and getting to know each other through circle time activities. This has helped to create a supportive learning environment in which the children feel comfortable, valued and ensure success in their learning. 

We had a visit from the Scottish SPCA on the 13th of September. The class chose the ‘Animal 999 Scotland’ workshop and it was a great introduction to The SPCA’s work in the community and beyond. Children were supplied with pictures of typical litter items which cause harm to animals, and had to assess them in relation to the risk they may present. This was a great activity for teamwork and debate. They also observed video clips of animals in care and learned facts about animals such as diet and habitats.

As part of the Modern Languages week the class are very much looking forward to meeting up with some of our cluster schools on Wednesday 28th of September in Newmains Primary for a modern languages games afternoon. The class have made sock puppets for this event to facilitate language conversation. 

In our science topic we gained knowledge about the water cycle and how the whole process works. We carried out a scientific experiment on evaporation. The class had to try and predict what the results of the experiment would be. 

We have been very busy working on our Social Studies topic “Britain”.  We created a learning plan where we had the chance to plan what we would like to learn about and how we would like to learn.  We started with learning about what countries make up Britain had to identify them on a map and locate their capitalcities. 

It was encouraging to see parents at the recent Open Doors event as it was a good opportunity to meet with Mr Usher and share information about the routines and expectations of the year, homework procedures and for the children to share their learning within the classroom setting. 

Term 4

This term we have been learning about the Human Body in our Science topi with Mrs Dawodu.. We have also been able to put our French body parts vocabulary to use! As well as this we have been excited to explore the Commonwealth in the lead up to the Commonwealth Games being held in Glasgow. We are proud that a Scottish city is playing host to the event and we are also interested in finding out about other countries in the Commonwealth. Our class focus is the Rights, Values and Goals linked to this. 

We are enjoying Cycling Proficiency Training with Miss Paterson and Mrs Maxwell and we are working through the programme with confidence. This term we are undergoing Playmakers Training with our Active School Co-ordinator and each of us will receive a certificate at the end of the course.  As well as this we have had Cricket lessons which have enhanced our ball skills , team work and co-ordination.

Recently we met the new entrants who will be our Primary ones come August. We are looking forward to finding out who our Buddies will be and have already begun to think about the many responsibilities we will have in Primary 7. 

We are looking forward to Sports Day and the End of Term Reward!  Many of us are also featuring in the school show this term and we know it will be a fabulous performance as always.

Primary 6B and Miss Paterson would like to wish you all a safe and relaxing summer holiday. 

AMAZONIA TRIP

Here are some photographs of our amazing trip to Amazonia. Enjoy! :)

Term 3

What a busy term we have just had! Since returning to school after our festive break we have worked non stop on our amazing topic, Brazil. Each and every one of us have achieved amazing results throughout this topic. We have learned about the land to the people, the rainforest to the carnival and the World Cup to the Olympics. The only thing we haven't done is visit Brazil! We all wish we could. We had our topic evening on Thursday 20th March which was a great success. We put on a fabulous show for our invited guests starting with a carnival dance, then a catwalk showcasing our creative costumes we designed and made and finally some of the boys from the P6 year group demonstrated their football skills. Afterwards we welcomed our guests to the classroom to see our marvellous research, displays and activities. The most popular activity was the Brazilian fruit tasting and the most popular fruit was mango. On Tuesday 1st April the P6 year group are visiting Amazonia for a 'hands on' experience of some of the rainforest's animals. We are all extremely excited about this trip. Primary 6 have also visited St. Mirren football ground this term to take part in the annual 'Safe Kids' event. We heard from the fire service, police, community wardens, internet safety and more. The purpose of this event is to raise awareness of how our young people can stay safe in the community and grow as Responsible Citizens. We would like to wish everyone a safe and happy spring holiday. Miss Paterson and primary 6B.

Curling and Thai Boxing

Primary 6 thoroughly enjoyed some Curling and Muay Thai Boxing as part of our health month. 

Have a look at our fabulous photo gallery.