Test winners!

Well done to Aimee, Olivia, Alex and Lyle who got 100% in their modern studies democracy test!





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Confidence

Middle school are discussing how to make good first impressions. They have been practising handshakes and things to say when they meet people for the first time.



They are also looking at how to protect a confident demeanour even when they are nervous.



Movement- slow and purposeful!


Smile!


Eye contact



Speak slowly and clearly



Ignore distractions



Stand up straight



Listen to the other person/people and show an interest in their interests.

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Olympics!

Today in middle school we were looking at power and endurance in different sports. Pupils also brainstormed all the different Olympic sports. We then looked at the attributes that are necessary in order to be an Olympic competitor:




Pupils created Wordfoto images of an Olympic sport using the attributes we had discussed. Here are few of the finished images:

Creative Writing

As part of their Olympic topic plan, middle school pupils suggested a creative writing exercise around the theme of winning and loosing.

Last Tuesday they worked with Mrs Creighton to plan a story based around this theme. They chose characters, settings and some objects that had to be included in the story... I am looking forward to reading some of their work this week!

Battery power

Middle school have started on their battery topic. They have found out that one of the first batteries to be made was a voltaic pile (named after Volta an Italian physicist) here are the pictures of their batteries - the highest voltage produced was by Rebecca and Olivia at 9.5V

Keep Scotland Tidy!

Our school Eco Committee have organised a playground tidy this morning as part of the national drive to raise awareness of environmental issues The whole school got involved- and our playground is looking much tidier. We are an Eco School!

Getting ready:














The great Tidy:




































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Olympic challenge!

We began working on our Olympics topic in middle school today. I went over the plans that pupils had made last week and explained how these would form part of the work in different curricular areas.

Then we began our Olympic Challenge! Pupils will working to improve their personal best time at running the 100m sprint. They will also be looking at their diet, the amount of exercise they do and their recovery rate by keeping a regular record.

Pupils working out their resting pulse:



Measuring and drawing out the course:







Ready to run...




He's off!!!




Everyone worked well and were very enthusiastic: