Mrs Thirgood

P4 Update

By: Finlay We went swimming for the first time at James Gillespie’s High School and we have been put into our different groups ready for next week. In the pool, we blew bubbles and swam on our front and back. For the Christmas Fair we are all in different groups learning about advertising, purchasing and spreadsheets.Continue reading “P4 Update”

P6 Update

By: Ayaan We have been learning about money as part of Financial Education Week. In money, we have been learning about the disadvantages and advantages of credit and debit. We looked at ATM machines and learned how to take money out of them through using games. We went on a trip to the Museum on theContinue reading “P6 Update”

P1 Update

By Finn & Zara We had a wonderful time celebrating Diwali with the help of Sonia’s Mum. She was kind enough to visit our class for the afternoon and explain why Diwali is important in the Hindu calendar. She told us the story of Rama and Sita and lit candles to help us understand whyContinue reading “P1 Update”

P7B Update

Written by: Lucy K and Lucy W Last week P7 went to the Poppy Factory. In the first room, there was a pretend solider from World War 2 and he was very loud. It was really fun and interesting to see all of the different artefacts to help us learn about our history. We alsoContinue reading “P7B Update”

P7P Update

Written by: Matthew Recently in P7P we have been learning about the history of the poppy and WW2. To do this we visited the Poppy Factory where we talked about rationing, fighting and even got to make some poppies and take them home. We each placed a poppy into a Roseburn wreath, which our PupilContinue reading “P7P Update”

P3/4 Update

We have been learning to tell the time – o’ clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to. We have been learning about poetry using Talk for Writing strategies and through the poem ‘The Magic Box’, written by Kit Wright. The poem has very imaginative items that it puts inside the box. Next week weContinue reading “P3/4 Update”

P3 Update

Written by: Charlize & Olivia We got a letter from Tutankhamen and we have been studying Egyptians ever since. Now we know hieroglyphics. This is Egyptian writing and it it is like a symbol or picture. Yesterday we drew an Egyptian on sandpaper.

P2 Update

Written by: Valene In P2 we have been learning about the months and seasons of the year. We made a calendar wheel to match the months to the season. In art we have been learning to use wax crayons to blend colours and to create autumn pictures.

P5M Update

Written by: Alfie & Isabella After our last update, Ms Marnitz left Roseburn. We were very sad to see her go and we gave her a great send off by singing and cheering on the stairs. We are now enjoying getting to know Ms Turek. This week we have been learning about money and decimal points.Continue reading “P5M Update”

P5F Update

Written by: Joseph & Logan In P5F, we created a PowerPoint about Mary Queen of Scots. Using Book Creator, we recorded facts about Mary Queen of Scots. Here are some of our favourite facts: She killed 300 people. Her full name is Mary Stuart. In art, we did portraits of Mary Queen of Scots and Rizzo.Continue reading “P5F Update”