P1a Term 3 SWAY
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Free workshops for families
P5 Transportation
Primary 5 have been busy learning about different modes of transport. The pupils were tasked with creating Keynote presentations explaining the advantages and disadvantages of different types of transport. We worked on our presentation skills which included body language, tone of voice and eye contact with the audience.
P5 Creative Coding
Primary 5 enjoyed their Creative Coding workshop this week, taught by Generation Science. The pupils were given different coding challenges to complete which involved movement with robots. We worked on following instructions, teamwork and communication.
P3/4 Creative Coding workshop
P3/4 had a great time learning about creative coding in their workshop from Generation Science. They learnt about robots, had hands-on programming experience, and worked with a partner to programme their own robots to complete a series of challenges. A Fun afternoon had by all!
P6 and P1 reading buddies
Primary 6 have been supporting Primary 1 with reading tasks each week. This week, our P1 reading buddies came to read with us in our classroom and in the school library! Now both classes are more familiar with their buddies, the P6 children chose a book with a theme they thought their P1 buddy would enjoy!
Polwarth Preloved Sale
Polwarth Pre-Loved Sale is an entirely volunteer-run sale offering 5000+ pre-loved items for children and babies, including clothing, toys and equipment. It provides a great way to reduce waste and beat cost-of-living increases. Sellers can declutter and make some cash; buyers are guaranteed a great selection of bargains across all areas. Proceeds from the sale go directly to our chosen charity, currently Drake Music Scotland who create music-making opportunities for children with disabilities or additional support needs. Unsold clothes can be donated to Kids Love Clothes.
The next sale is 20th April 2024, 11am-1pm. Email polwarthprelovedsale@gmail.com for more information.
P3/4 and P4 trip to Napier University
P3/4 and P4 enjoyed their trip to Napier University where they got to visit the wood workshop room, plastics engineering lab and the print and engineering lab. They also got a wee goodie bag to go home with too! What a fun and interesting afternoon for all!
Parental Employability Support
‘Vikings! The Quest for the Dragons Treasure’
P5/6, P6 and P7 had a fantastic day working with Scottish Opera to perform ‘Vikings! The Quest of the Dragon’s Treasure’ at St Brides centre on Tuesday. We had a great dress rehearsal for nursery to P5 pupils and then performed to over 120 parents.
