Mrs Thirgood

January Update

By Finn & Zara In P1 we are learning about nocturnal animals. We have been reading ‘The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark’ which told us that owls come out at night. Mrs Denvir helped us make owls using paper and feathers. She also helped us draw owls and we made the sky darkContinue reading “January Update”

Lights, Camel, Action!

This week our infant classes have been performing their version of the Nativity story. All of the children worked incredibly hard to memorise lines, cues, dance routines and song lyrics. When the music cut out during our dress rehearsal to the school, our children demonstrated true perseverance (a Roseburn Value) and continued singing without music.Continue reading “Lights, Camel, Action!”

P5M Update

By: Alfie & Isabella We have been learning about the Rainforest through making our own books. We have been researching lots of different information to help make our books. This week, we are focusing on the tribes that live there. It is very interesting. In Maths, we have been learning about money as part ofContinue reading “P5M Update”

P1 Update

This has been Primary 1’s last week in the hall and we are really excited about moving back into our classroom. We have been sneaking quick peeks at the lovely clouds floating from the ceiling. We are nearly finished our initial sounds and we have been looking at ‘q’. We realised that this cannot workContinue reading “P1 Update”

P1/2 Update

By: Max L We had an alien crash landing on the P1/2 whiteboard and it couldn’t breathe oxygen. He sent us a letter and we made him some friends, with the help of Miss Calderon. We designed planets for the alien to go to with his friends, thinking about the landscape. We used describing words,Continue reading “P1/2 Update”

P7P Update

By: Elliot P7P have been doing gymnastics in our PE lessons. We have been creating routines in pairs, learning how to do different rolls and jumps and thinking of interesting ways of moving forward to reach the end of the mat. Next week, we have a busy week – we are going to the Lyceum toContinue reading “P7P Update”

P7B Update

By: Lucy K & Lucy W This week P7B made a fabulous collaborative art display of London in the Blitz, as part of our topic on World War 2. We used printing to make this art display and used templates to print the buildings. We had fun doing it as we haven’t really doneContinue reading “P7B Update”

P2 Update

By: Valene P2 have just started rehearsing the Nativity, ‘Lights, Camel, Action’. They have had lots of fun doing it with P1 and P1/2. Mr Carson, Mrs Simpson and Mrs Thirgood helped make the play and everyone’s very good at it. Everyone at Roseburn can’t wait to see it as we have been working veryContinue reading “P2 Update”

P5F Update

By: Joseph & Logan On Monday 19th November, we went on a Wildlife Ranger trip to a clearing along the Water of Leith. While we were there, we created leaf art in our ‘table’ groups. We got the chance to play tig in the space. Then finally, we built a mouse house using the natural materials weContinue reading “P5F Update”

P3 Update

By: Charlize & Olivia We went back in time to Ancient Egypt…when all of a sudden there was a flash flood that left behind this black stuff! The black stuff grew crops, like wheat and grapes and other things. Then we harvested our crops and the floods started again. There are only 3 seasons in AncientContinue reading “P3 Update”