Written by: Cillian & Max L In P1/2 we made bread because we’re learning the story of the Little Red Hen. We had to knead for a very long time and it was quite tiring. At the end of the day we got to take home our bread rolls. We have been practising telling theContinue reading “Our Week in P1/2”
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Our Week in P2
Written by: Valene P2 have been painting dots this week for art. In the first lesson, with Miss Mitchell, we did drawings starting with a tiny dot. The next lesson we painted different types of dots and mixed paint up to make different dots and new colours. In the last lesson we used cotton budsContinue reading “Our Week in P2”
Welcome to P1/2
Welcome to Primary 1/2! We have already enjoyed a full term as a new class, getting to know each other and welcoming our brand new P1s into Roseburn. We are looking forward to a very busy term ahead with lots to learn and some exciting events on the horizon, including welcoming parents and carers forContinue reading “Welcome to P1/2”
Our Week in P1
Written by: Finn & Zara In Art, P1 have produced black pen line drawings of haunted houses and of the characters Meg and Mog. We have been reading and watching Meg and Mog stories. We all liked the book and we now know that Meg is the witch and Mog is the cat. Last Friday, P1 andContinue reading “Our Week in P1”
Our week in P7P
Written by: Elliot & Matthew Recently in P7P we have been learning about poems and WW2. We have been looking at the poem Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen. First we were going through the stanzas to figure out what each line meant. After that we used our prior knowledge to do a dramaContinue reading “Our week in P7P”
Fabulous Farm Fun
To link together our animal classification and community topics, Primary 2 visited Gorgie City Farm. We looked at the different animals to decide if they were mammals, birds or reptiles. We also thought about the different activities we can do in the local community. Here are our some of our highlights: I liked the lambsContinue reading “Fabulous Farm Fun”
Halloween Happiness
P1 and P2 are very grateful to the PTA and their helpers for coming in on Friday morning to run a spooktacular Halloween party. The children had lots of fun and were delighted to take home their bag filled with goodies! After a game or two of musical bumps and a chance to get creativeContinue reading “Halloween Happiness”
National War Museum @ Edinburgh Castle
On Tuesday, we visited Edinburgh Castle as part of our World War II topic. We visited a museum (schools only) that showed us about people of the war. We were told about an evacuee girl named Elise, a soldier named Kenneth, a prisoner of war named William and a woman of the war named Margaret.Continue reading “National War Museum @ Edinburgh Castle”
P7 Camp – Lagganlia
On Monday 24th April P7 went to Lagganlia. We were taken there by coach and spent the whole 3 hours talking and laughing. When we arrived, Lagganlia was absolutely covered in snow. As soon as we arrived we got put into our dorms and got ready to meet our instructors. The groups were our houses.Continue reading “P7 Camp – Lagganlia”
P6/7 – Cross Country
On Monday 20th March our school was represented by 18 of our pupils who took part in the EPSSA Cross Country race at Duddingston Playing Fields. The race followed an undulating course around the fields for approximately 1700m. Each race was contested by roughly 250 pupils. Our children demonstrated true perseverance as they jostled toContinue reading “P6/7 – Cross Country”
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