P3 Bird Watching
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- Published: Friday, 17 January 2025 13:20
Primary Three had a great afternoon bird watching around the school. They enjoyed looking for all the different types of birds.
Primary Three had a great afternoon bird watching around the school. They enjoyed looking for all the different types of birds.
Some of our pupils were thrilled to achieve one of Mr McCambley's Golden Postcards. A huge well done to all the recipients!
The School Eco Council were excited to hold their first meeting of Term 2. Lots of exciting events coming up which we look forward to telling you about and leading. Keep an eye out on the school website for details!
In preparation for our World Around Us topic, "Life in the Recent Past," which includes the war years, Primary 4 made a visit to the Palace Stables in Armagh for the day steeped in the 1940's! We started off with an interactive discussion about how WW2 actually started, which was very informative. The classes were separated and went to different activities. One was an interactive information session looking at the contents of an evacuee's suitcase and learning about what life was like in homes during the war.
Another station was into a 1940's school room. Here we made our identity cards and personal labels which would have been with us at all times on our evacuation.
We also met "Sergeant Balton," the GI soldier from Texas. He told us what his job was like and how he ended up in Northern Ireland. He also helped us to decode some secret messages. In another room, we met the evacuation officer. He told us all about how and why evacuation took place. He also told us about the importance of "black outs" for homes and air raid shelters to keep us safe from bombs. We even visited an air raid shelter in the grounds of the Palace Stables. He made some of us wardens, who kept the rest of the class in order.
We enjoyed a picnic lunch before heading back to school. This day has really made us excited for all that we will be studying in World Around Us!
Click on the link below to see pictures of our trip.
The girls took two hockey teams to Lurgan College for an ‘Ulster Hockey Blitz’.
Despite a cold, wet morning the girls played their socks off winning all their matches.
We were delighted to present two cheques to Alexander during our final christmas assembly each to the value of £500 (Sound Friends & Action Deaf Youth). Thank you for your generousity. A further cheque to the value of £1000 was forwarded to the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children.
The whole school came together to celebrate the real meaning of Christmas in an Assembly led by Mr McCambley.
Many of the Christmas traditions were explained by Mr McCambley. The focus at the end was the Nativity scene where Baby Jesus was placed right at the HEART of our celebrations. We closed the assembly with a rendition of ‘Away In A Manger’ and a prayer.
The Nursery Nativity recently took place, the boys and girls performed brilliantly.
It was great to see Dave Wiggins from Sustrans recently visit our whole school assembly to give out prizes to those children who completed the Active Travel Journey to School Santa Challenge.
Dave also spoke about Ditch the Dark Day which is coming up in the New Year. He spoke about the importance of being bright and seen when walking, scooting or cycling to school in the winter season.
Dave will be working alongside our Eco Council team this year and will be providing workshops with each year group.
Some of our pupils were thrilled to achieve one of Mr McCambley's Golden Postcards. A huge well done to all the recipients!
This week, Primary 3 class put their creativity and scientific curiosity to the test with a fantastic investigation involving toy buggies made from egg cartons.
The children designed their own buggy and showcased a wonderful selection of colourful designs on the starting grid. The fun didn’t stop there as the budding engineers went on to race their vehicles on various surfaces to observe how the different textures affected the speed and performance of their buggies.
From the smooth wooden floor in the assembly hall to bumpy tarmac in the playground we tested the buggies to their limit! The children had great fun and enjoyed a healthy dose of competition. It was a joy to see their excitement as they cheered on their buggy and their competitive spirit was infectious!
Well done, Primary 3!
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