Pencaitland Primary Blog

This morning Laura (who helped with the mural) came into our class to help us create some mirrors.

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We started with pictures of things that keep us healthy such as fruit, exercise and friends.  We then decorated the rest of the frame [...]

To complement Mrs Jones’ hockey lessons, Primary 4 have had their own mini-tournament. After a very closely fought contest, our winners are shown below.  Well played everyone!

Cole in P4 has won the competition to design a reflective outfit to be worn near roads and to be seen by road users.
Well Done Cole!

Primary 3/4 and P4 have been very busy over the last few weeks building Viking Longboats. Everyone had fun making them and enjoyed designing their own shields and sails.

P4 started swimming on Wednesday - it was really fun.  We were taught by a teacher named Mrs Anderson. She looked at everyone swimming and then we where off.  We did running in water, blowing bubbles through our mouth and nose under water and we also tried to lie down in the water.  We all [...]

During our reading lessons we each have a role to play. We can be the leader, the clarifyer, the questioner, the predictor, the summariser or a reader. How do we feel about that?
Being the leader is fun because you get to tell people what to do just like a teacher. Sam [...]

We were pleased with our prints!  Using polystyrene blocks  and a sharp pencil each person designed a picture.  The next stage was to use a roller and inks to cover the “block” before pressing the block firmly down onto black paper.   To complete the picture we decorated a border with a prominent shape from [...]

We have just fininshed learning about the Vikings. We discovered that they were great craftsmen and decided to try our hand at some of their skills! We carved messages, in “runes”, into soap . We made brooches and pots from clay and built model longboats - some were more seaworthy than others!
Can you work out [...]

After having practised reciting Scottish poems, 5 finalists were chosen to recite their  poems to Miss Dury who used to teach in our school! Caitlin, Johnny, Erin, Antonia and Robert did really well. Miss Dury had a difficult job to choose 3 winners who each received a  certificate.

During our class assembly we held a mock election. Four parties, “The Green Beans”, “Eco Warriors”, “Pencaitland Gold Hands” and “The PFFRP Party”, shared their manifestos on how to make Pencaitland a happier place to live in. All parties had super ideas such as creating an area specifically for motorbikes, a skateboarding park, a huge [...]

P4 are learning about invertebrates. On Monday 1st of October we had a trip to Longniddry beach. Roger the ranger split us into groups and asked us to find as much sea life in the rock pools as possible. We found lots and lots, even a blue rayed limpet!!

Roger told us about the starfish, crabs, [...]

Keep checking this page for details of learning in Primary 4.

All taking part in a TeachMeet roadshow on blogging this afternoon.  We are keen to try out our new skills.  Watch this space!
Mrs Rodger