Musical Mania hits P7! February 22, 2008
Posted by smacniven in : P7, events , 47commentsWell it is that time of year again and this week has seen pupils in P7 acting and singing their hearts out. The successful cast members were announced today and all the hard work now commences. Well done Primary 7 for all your effort in the auditions and Good Luck with your preparations and performances.
Share your experiences here and dates will be posted for the performances soon.
P6 Skippers December 10, 2007
Posted by Law Upper in : P6, events , 1 comment so farAs mentioned, the P7’s and P6’s took part in a Skipping workshop last week. It is hoped that they will be able to share their skipping skills and new routines in the playground so that we can skip our way to becoming an even healthier school. Well done to to P6 representatives, Eve, Findley, Murdo, Aimee, Alex and Isla.
What Talent! December 10, 2007
Posted by smacniven in : Term 2 2007, events , 18commentsX factor came to the Upper Area today. On Friday P7 had their annual Talent Show to celebrate all the skills and achievements of the pupils. Everyone had a wonderful time and were amazed by the variety of performances they saw which included:
Singing, choreographed dance routines, playing instruments - saxophone, piano and guitar. Demonstrations of football and martial arts skills. Comedy sketches which had everyone in stitches. Juggling and even someone performing on stilts!
The ” Ant and Dec” style comedy sketch won first prize, second was a piano playing marvel, playing Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer..twice! and third equal, were four dancers and two boys dressed as girls performing “Barbie Girl”.
Well Done to all the pupils who took part. You go P7!!
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P7 Xmas Fair - Friday 30th November November 27, 2007
Posted by smacniven in : Term 2 2007, events , 21commentsAn important event is approaching as primary 7 pupils prepare for their forthcoming Christmas Fair. There will be the usual favourites - nail bar, games, toys and home baking but look out for some new activities this year. So bring along your pocket money and prepare to get in the Christmas spirit and have lots of fun! See you all soon.
P7 get in on the Transport Debate with MSP Visitors November 19, 2007
Posted by smacniven in : Term 2 2007, events , 40comments
Primary 7 have been working in focus groups researching information on the Edinburgh Transport Debate. They looked particularly at Trams, Buses, Greenways and Park and Ride, as well as proposals for a new Forth Road Bridge and the Congestion Charge.
They then fedback to their classes on these issues and put together a presentation of their findings, their own views and opinions and a list of questions they would like to discuss.
All P7 pupils also wrote a letter inviting their MSP into school to discuss current issues and to engage in a question time on his life as an MSP.
Today 19.11.07 they were visited by Iain gray MSP and Alaisdair Morgan MSP, who spent the whole morning visiting with all classes and engaging in discussion with them. It was a very informative visit indeed.
Pupils will now use the information and the outcome of the discussions to compile a Transport Report to Edinburgh City Council as part of the focus on writing for a real life and relevant purpose.
Edinburgh String Quartet Extravaganza! November 9, 2007
Posted by smacniven in : Term 2 2007, events , 70commentsLast week began with quite a bang, clang and ching on the 5th of November as all P7 classes spent a whole day in the company of Kenneth Dempster the composer and the very distinguished Edinburgh String Quartet.
Gerorge Mackay Brown`s poem “The Reel of the Seven Fisherman” was used as a stimulus and the children used a multitude of instruments to create an original piece of music which was then performed to other classes in the school at the end of each day. 9here are the words of the poem - a-reel-of-seven-fisherman.docThe music “The Cold dancer” was used as a starting point for the pupils` own creative musical exploration of sounds.
The String Quartet worked alongside each class in the planning and exploration stage which was facilitated and conducted by Kenneth. The children had to really focus, watch and listen in order to contribute effectively to the “orchestra”. Sound effects using clapping and stamping were also used to bring the story of the poem alive.
Quite literally the experience of a lifetime. A fabulous time was had by all and the pupils` of P7 would like to send out a huge big thanks to Kenneth and the wonderfully talented members of the quartet! Great memories to cherish…..
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Welly Antics Continue! November 8, 2007
Posted by smacniven in : events , 5commentsOn Tuesday we had a whole school assembly over at the sports centre. All the pupils councillors had to feedback on what all classes had been up to in the name of fundraising.
Primary 7 wore their wellies and we had a fashion parade. Those who had really tried to customise their wellies received certificates. Here they are:
Welly Chucking Champions! November 5, 2007
Posted by Law Upper in : events , 14commentsHi! It’s Joanna and Chloe and we won the welly week challange for the girls. Chloe won the best technique and Joanna won the longest throw. Joanna threw 17.6 metres and Chloe used an ususal backwards throw high over her head. The cost was £1 for 3 throws and we gave the money to Farm Africa which is a charity. We had to wait in a line for about 5 minutes to get a shot chucking the welly. Joanna feels very proud of herself and Chloe is very happy that her technique was good. We have included some photos.
7B’s Anti-Bullying Assembly and Song Writing Debut! October 31, 2007
Posted by Law Upper in : events , 34comments7B’s assembly had a song. We wrote the lyrics and some of us brought our instruments into school and we came up with a melody to back the song. Then last Friday all P7 pupils sang the song and we recorded it. Have a listen.
We also included a podcast and a powerpoint.
finlay-finlay-henry.mp3 bullying-powerpoint.ppt
Everyone who watched our assembly thought it was pretty good so we are performing it again to the middle area. The performance took place on the 26th of October 2007. We performed it to the middle area on the 31st of October. We also had a few dramas in it and to make the song we had a song writing club after school on Wednesday. The club taught the rest of the class the song on Thursday. We got the message over quite well and no one got bored so it went well.
By Finlay Pr and Hamish L
Chris and Shane made the PowerPoint using information from the Anti-bullying Network’s Website.
Anti Bullying Week October 30, 2007
Posted by smacniven in : events , 21commentsLast week we had a focus on anti- bullying and had lots of discussions, debates and got involved in a variety of activities which you will hear all about here.
7D came up with recipes for friendship. Click on the heading to read these and let us know what you think.