This year’s entries for the Easter Egg Competition. The standard has been very high again.

Primary 2 had a fantastic day out on Monday to the science festival at the City Art Centre. We took part in lots of different activities including digging for dinosaur bones, making instruments at the sound workshop, becoming wild vets, exploring electricity, learning how wind turbines generate energy and enjoyed some free time in the imagination playground. Happy faces all round!

P3/4 had a fun time at the science festival. They enjoyed making a scab at the blood bar, watching some science experiments and coding with Marty the robot.

P3/4 had an eggciting time making their own chocolate Easter nests!

This term, P2a have been finding out how to keep a baby safe, especially as babies develop and reaching new milestones and facing new safety issues. They really enjoyed Angus’s visit with his mum, where Miss Younger shared with the children how she keeps Angus safe. Also the children loved learning how Angus is trying some foods, especially fruit and veg. In addition how Angus is becoming stronger and rolling over from back to front. The children discovered how vulnerable babies are, how dependent they are on their family and how they must never be left alone. 

In addition the children enjoyed sharing their knowledge and experience of home safety tips: always place a baby on their back when they are going to sleep, not leaving hot beverages on the edge of a table, keeping toxic chemicals out of reach, removing potential electrical hazards and Online safety. Also discovering how mums-to-be keep themselves and their babies healthy during pregnancy.

Through learning how to keep a baby safe, the children appreciated that they can play a part in keeping themselves and others safe. Whether it is in the park, playing games online, crossing the road, at school or at home.

For more information please ask Mrs Harris-Toner and Miss McArthur. Also check out http://www.rootsofempathy.org