p/3/4/5 elphinstone primary

On Tuesday, we visited John Muir’s Birthplace in Dunbar. P3/4/5 learned lots of information about the man and learned that he was interested in lots of different things. He wrote books, he invented things and founded national parks. The class were able to walk around the three floors of the house and explore as they went. We will use this information to help us with our work towards our John Muir Award.

On Friday, the pupil council planned and organised a halloween party for all of the children in the school. We were presented with halloween games and dancing, some nibbles and prizes for the best dressed. The pupil council did a fantastic job of organising this and p3/4/5 had a fabulous time.

The class decided that we should think about our country’s flag and how they would like to improve it. They worked with partners to discuss things that represent Scotland, such as tartan, haggis, thistles, castles and bagpipes. In their partners, they came up with a plan for a new Scottish flag and then sketched this out onto a flag-sized piece of paper. Once they had done this, they chose appropriate colours and finished their flags off. The class were very pleased with their results and plan to show off their flags around the school.

This week we have started our new topic of Scotland. We will be looking at the area of Scotland in general and learning more about historic parts of Scotland. Our focus will be on the geography of Scotland, e.g. cities, oceans, mountains, etc. We will also be learning more about some of our famous landmarks. The class will also be using Scottish influences in their art, writing and music, which will all contribute to our St. Andrews night on 27th November.

This week is healthy eating week in Elphinstone Primary School. P3/4/5 have been learning about the different food groups that we need for a balanced diet. We have also been learning all about keeping our teeth healthy. We had a visit from the dentist on Tuesday who told us the best ways to keep our teeth healthy

Today, our class have been learning a harvest song with our music teacher, Mr Holden. We are learning Hooray for Harvest and will sing it for the rest of the school at our harvest assembly. We have also learned actions along with the song.

Welcome to p3/4/5’s class blog from Elphinstone Primary School. We will be using this blog to keep everyone updated with what we are learning and for recording some of the exciting work that we have completed. Stay tuned for some more from p3/4/5.