Visit by Paralympian

David Smith MBE came into school to visit the P6s and P7s. He won a gold for Britain in the London Olympics. He was part of a rowing team who had trained for 4 years for the event. It was a hugely inspirational and positive visit. He told us that if he could do it, anyone could do it. Despite many difficulties in his life, he has achieved remarkable success. He is now planning to circle round the world!

Semaphore

As part of our Communication topic we made semaphore flags. Then we went out to Muddisdale and divided into groups. The groups separated by quite a distance and askede ach other a question using semaphore which was answered  by another group.The picture shows us back in class holding our flags.

Red Nose Day

On Red Nose Day we dressed up as famous people or wore something red. We had to pay 50p for doing this. There were also other fundraising activities and the whole school met in the hall at the end of the day. We sang the Red Nose Song at the top of our voices. Altogether the school raised a magnificent £895.

Golf

In two PE sessions with Mr Bichan we have been practising our golf skills. This involves a number of activities such as putting, playing on a slope and chipping towards a target. You can see some of these in the pictures.

Certificates

Mr Duncan, our music teacher, divided all classes into small groups last term. This was to promote good behaviour during music lessons. The winners were the pupils from class six you can see here. Each pupil received a certificate to celebrate his or her success. Well done to them.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all our Blog reaaders. We made this Christmas Tree in our classroom. As you can see it is a 2D Tree. All the baubles were cut out and coloured very carefully. Some people chose to make dotty ribbon, some made presents for under the tree and others made candles. We were delighted with the end product.

Poetry Session

On December 13th we had a visit from the poet, Jen Hadfield, who lives in Shetland. We read a few Scottish poems together and looked at pictures of wild life in Orkney. At the end, we had to complete a poem on a creature of our choice using a framework and all that we had been taught.