Planting Bulbs at Crantit Burn

Before the October Holidays, as part of our Plants topic, P7 visited Crantit Burn. We had previously written to Mr Dennis Bichan to ask permission to plant daffodil bulbs at the edge of his burn. We worked very hard indeed and in one and a half hours we planted hundreds of bulbs. Although there may not be very many next spring, we hope they will multiply and become a beautiful show in future years. Many of us spoke of showing the flowers to our own children and even our grandchildren.

Golden Time Baking

Today we baked some good food.  We made the Muesli tray bake and were careful not to overcook the chocolate.  We agreed it was a recipe we'd like to make again.  Ryan thought he'd add a little less syrup next time.

Muesli Squares traybake

It's been a busy day in the kitchen for P7.  6 people chose baking as their Golden Time activity, and used this recipe.  Give it a go - it's one of Mrs Thomson's favourites!

150g Muesli
120g Coco pops
10 marshmallows
100g white chocolate
1 teaspoon butter
1 tablespoon syrup

Melt the chocolate, marshmallows, butter and syrup in a saucepan.
 Take off the heat.
Add Muesli and coco pops.
Spread mixture in a tin and put in the fridge.
Cut into squares.

Enjoy! and comment :)

An act of kindness, and a lot of learning

Kaitlin baked these biscuits and iced them.  She made sure there were enough for everyone in P7 to share with her.  The ingredients for the biscuits came from 5 different plants.  Can you guess what they are?

Molten Mug Chocolate cake at Golden Time

You can find the recipe we used here.  

Do you have any recipe suggestions for us? 

We don't have a long time together in the kitchen, usually 40 minutes at the most.

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Please bring us for PE every week.

a change of t-shirt, so you feel fresh afterwards

shorts or trackies which you change out of afterwards

PE shoes which are suitable for indoors and can be changed 

Smiling in the Rain

Thank you to Mark, Bruce and Fraser from the Rugby Club for our Tag Rugby training.

Our last session was on today in the rain.  Thank goodness for waterproofs and a change of clothes.  Everyone was refreshed and happy after the experience.
  

Many thanks to parent helpers Raymond, Tanya and Rosie.  We couldn't have done it without you.  

Charlie wins at Athletics Awards Ceremony

Charlie Pasotti was awarded the rosette for most improved long jump (under 13yrs)
and the Trophy for Under 13's athlete of the year.

Papdale audience report on our performance at the Palaces

Primary Four at Papdale reported on their trip to see us perform at the Earl's and Bishop's Palaces.   Click here to see their school newsletter, and look on page 5 to find out what they said and see the photos.

Can you guess what this lady has achieved?
Find out at http://www.sarahouten.com/

Leave a comment  on this post and we may be able to organise a chat with her, or even a visit to our school!

Wanted - posters to advertise the Glaitness Halloween disco

P7 parents are organising the Halloween disco this year.  If you'd like to make a poster to advertise it, make sure you include all the details below. Give your poster to Julie Muir by Wednesday 9th October.

HALLOWEEN DISCO

P7 parents are holding two discos on Friday 1 November to raise funds for the P7 Nethybridge trip

6-7pm for pre-school-P3 

and 

7.15-8.30pm for P4-7

Come along dressed up in your scariest outfit! 

There will be prizes for the best outfits and as well as fun, games and music, we’ll have juice, crisps, sweets, tattoos and glow things (costing from 10p to £1.50).

Admission £1.50

Aerodynamic Testing

Our teams built paper aeroplanes and flew them in the Dinner hall. Well done to everyone, we all stood up and took turns.  Some people found it exciting, some people found it scary.  We are working together to help each other feel confident trying new things.

Talking about the folds

Making accurate folds

Shaping the nose carefully

Doing each stage together

Amy and Ryan had the best team score.  An average of 8.45m per flight. Have you beat that?  Let us know.

Tag Rugby Festival 13th September 2013

P5, 6 and 7 played well and included everyone.  We had fun too!

 

Flight Workshop with Bill Graham on Friday 6th September

Bill Graham is an engineer.  He visited us as part of the International Science Festival.  He told us about flight.  He explained about how people invented flying machines which travel in our atmosphere, like aeroplanes.  He explained about machines which travel in space, and how they get outside the Earth's atmosphere.  They are called Spacecraft.

Bill showed us the Mars Rover he built.

Bradley and Joshua are remotely controlling the Rover.  They are watching the pictures it sends back to the screen by radio signal.  It would take 30 minutes for the signals to travel back to Earth from Mars.

Mars Rover exploring in the school corridors, sending pictures back to our class.

Us with Bill and the Mars Rover.

Tag Rugby with Bruce and Mark

Today we had our first Tag Rugby training of this year.
It was a beautiful day.  We are practicing for the 
Tag Rugby festival on Friday 13th September. 
Thank you to Fraser, Tanya and Raymond.

click to find out about One Planet Picnic

find out more from the Roald Dahl website

Tag Rugby - Thursdays from 5thSept - 10th October

Glaitness pupils (2012)

P7 will take part in Tag Rugby 

on Thursdays (11.40am – 12.40pm)  at the Picky Centre.

5^th, 12^th, 19^th, 26^th September, 3^rd, 10^th October

We will post photos - so watch this space!

This helps us get lots of physical activity, learn skills and team work.  
In school we take part in at least 2 hours of Physical Education every week.

Thank you to Orkney Rugby Club for the coaching.  This year Mark Sinclair will join Bruce Ruthven to coach.  Mark is 16 years and went to Stromness Academy. He has been interested in Rugby since P1 and now play in the Orkney Under 18s team.

The support we receive from parent helpers makes these events possible.  If you can be a parent helper please contact the school office (873648). 

P7s must wear tracksuit trousers, training shoes and waterproof, warm top layers of clothing.

Information sheet, Green Swans

Do you…

□want to use the World and its resources thoughtfully,

so that we don’t make it harder for people to live well in the future.

□believe that we can make good changes for lots more people.

□want to find ways to use the World’s resources carefully.

□want to make small changes to the way you use The World.

□want to encourage others to change how they use The World.

If you answered “YES” to any of these, you would make a good Green Swan.

Green Swan Activity 26th August

Learning intention:

To understand the role of the Green Swans.

Green Swan Team members will be chosen this week.  

Read the information sheet on the next post which explains more about Green Swans.

Do one of the tasks below:

• Apply for the job as a Green Swan by writing a paragraph which explains why you would be a good P7 Green Swan.  Success criteria: You have written 6 sentences or more.  You include an example of something you do to reduce waste.

• Draw a mind-map which shows all the ways Glaitness School looks after the World’s resources by Re-using, Reducing or Re-cycling.  Success criteria: You include information about how we reduce, re-use or recycle these things: electricity, water, paper, pens/pencils/paints, litter, unwanted clothes.

• Draw a picture to show P1 and P2 pupils how the Green Swans will help look after the World’s resources.  Success criteria: Your picture includes at least 3 things a Green Swan does for Glaitness School.

• Write a song (chorus) or rap which explains what the Green Swans do.  Success criteria: Your words include something a Green Swan does for Glaitness School.