Welcome back to a new school term after a very fun and busy Christmas period. The children successfully participated in the Nativity as the choir and were outstanding. They also created items to sell at the Christmas Fayre as part of our mini enterprise project. The children thoroughly enjoyed both the pantomime and the discos on our return.
At the start of this term we had two French focus days. The children had the opportunity to move around each class in the infant department to learn about a different aspect of France and French culture. We also worked hard to produce French art and we had the opportunity show off our fabulous work during a walking gallery on Friday afternoon. Primary 7 also came to visit to teach us a French song and we got to share our learning at a whole school French concert.
Primary 3 will receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation on Thursday 15th March at 7pm. The children have been working hard to prepare for this Sacrament and they are looking forward to this special time in their lives. There is a retreat for parents and children in our school on Thursday 8th March, further information on this will follow. We continue to be appreciative of your attendance and support at the Theme masses.
Last term we also learned about Scotland and were very lucky to have a visit from a piper. We learned about Saint Andrew and we also took part in some Scottish country dancing with Primary 6.
This term we look forward to our new interdisciplinary theme, The Romans. The children have already expressed keen interest in this topic and we look forward to working on the children’s ideas to lead their learning.
We have started to use Google Classroom to provide homework for Primary 3. Your child has been provided with a username and password to allow them to access the classroom at home, please contact us if you are having any difficulties with this. Using our Google Classroom allows us to provide interactive games for your child to use to support learning. This has been very successful in class and we hope that you are finding it beneficial at home. Reading books should still be returned on a Thursday to allow us to complete reading tasks in class.
For maths work, please continue to encourage your child to learn number bonds and multiplication facts. We are specifically focusing on the 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 times tables.
During term 1 ten children in Primary 3 represented our school at the West Dunbartonshire Rugby Festival. They worked very hard and were excellent representatives for our school. They had the opportunity to learn lots of new skills and everyone involved had lots of fun!
This term in Physical Education we will be focusing on gymnastics. Please ensure your child has their P.E. kit to allow them to participate using the apparatus.
