P6 2021-22

P6 visit to Calton Hill

May 6, 2022 | P6 2021-22

Our P6 class enjoyed a visit to Calton Hill last week. The hill is only a short walk from the school and we enjoyed climbing Jacob’s Ladder (the steep staircase which ascends from Calton Road to Regent Road) on route.  Pupils learned about some of the famous...

Happy Holidays from P6.

Apr 7, 2022 | P6 2021-22

Hello again from P6, we hope you are enjoying the brighter mornings and evenings? We cannot believe that we are in April already and will be moving into our final term in P6 after the holidays! Here is the last snapshot of our learning this term, we hope you enjoy...

Area modelling in maths

Apr 5, 2022 | P5/6 2021-22, P6 2021-22

Here are some pictures from a practical maths activity involving the P6 and P5/6 classes. Pupils used base ten materials to create ‘area models’ which showed all the different parts of a multiplication calculation.   By using the area model, pupils...

EPSSA Cross Country Festival

Mar 28, 2022 | P5 2021-22, P6 2021-22, P7A 2021-22, P7B 2021-22, Running, Sports

Well done to the 29 pupils who represented Preston Street in today’s EPSSA Cross Country Festival at the Meadows. This year’s festival operated in a different format to usual, with only two schools running together at any one time. The finishing times of...

House Cross Country 2022

Mar 24, 2022 | P5 2021-22, P5/6 2021-22, P6 2021-22, P7A 2021-22, P7B 2021-22, Running, Sports

We hosted our annual House Cross Country event at the Meadows on Thursday 17th March. Following last year’s event, where classes had to run separately, it was fantastic to have all our P5-7 pupils participating in the races together. Pupils all participated in a...

Hi from P6!

Mar 18, 2022 | P6 2021-22

Hi Everyone, Hope you enjoyed looking at all the learning we showcased in our last post. Below is a snapshot of the last two weeks. Book Pass – own choice. The children had fun with this round of book pass. The children got to choose from my class library which...