Primary Six and Seven

Today we had our first really heavy fall of snow which meant we got to build snowmen, slide down the hill, make snow angels and, of course, throw a few snowballs!

We ended the term today with a our annual Christmas Party. Everyone got dressed up, we played some games, had some delicious snacks and did some dancing. We even had a visit from Santa who handed out gifts to all the good boys and girls!

Today we took part in role play and held our Amrit Ceremony. We wore four of the Five Ks, stated the rules we would follow and drank sugared water. One group also sang a chant, they created, at the beginning and end of the ceremony. We were all a bit nervous but we really enjoyed it!

On Tuesday 15th December we held our annual Christmas Concert. All stages of the Primary and Secondary performed, finishing with a finale of well known Christmas songs and ‘Hallelujah’. Everybody had a fantastic time! Thank you to everyone who came and well done to all the children and adults who took part.

Here we are enjoying our tasty Christmas lunch prepared by Mrs Kirk and her team!

A theatre company visited the school today, they presented ‘A Christmas Carol’. Kells and Carsphairn Primary Schools also came to watch it with us. We learned all about Scrooge and how he changed his mind about Christmas and being greedy. We learned a lot and it was really funny as well!

This term we took a crack at being a teacher. Our Topic this term was World War II. We were divided into groups and each group researched one aspect of the war. Once we learned a little about our area, we had to think of an interesting way to teach what we had learned to the rest of the class. We learned how to cook a recipe with rationed ingredients, we had a class visitor discuss being an evacuee and learned what it was like for pupils then to go to school under threat of gas attacks. We learned how the Jews suffered in Nazi Germany and about the heroism of the R.A.F. It was definitely an interesting and fun way to learn about World War II.

On Friday 11th December we held our annual Christmas Fayre. Throughout the week we prepared stalls and made crafts.

We even had to work out prices for our crafts so we knew we would make a profit! As you can see, we were very busy and made nearly £600! Thank you to everyone who helped and to everyone who came.

On Tuesday 8th December we provided the Good Neighbours group with some entertainment. Each class presented a song and then we all finished with a finale of well known Christmas carols. The Good Neighbours then gave us juice and treats to thank us for our hard work, we really appreciated it all. I think everyone enjoyed it!

We have been learning about Sikhism in P6/7. We are preparing to experience an Amrit Ceremony and this is us getting ready for the event. Here we are making accessories that Sikhs wear and carry during an Amrit Ceremony.