Primary 3/4/5 were singing an Italian song during Comenius week with our visitors from our Partner school in Italy. We are working with partner schools in france, Italy and Spain and Ednam was hosting the progress meeting of partners.

As part of the activities while they were in school, the European teachers from Italy, Frnce and Spain were teaching a song from their country to our pupils.  Primary 3/4/5 are seen in the photo below with the teachers who enjoyed working with our pupils during the week of their visit.

You can listen to all the songs from the Welcome Assembly held in Ednam during Comenius week, as well as see how our visitors enjoyed the week, at our Comenius Partners blog here. 

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After a visit to the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh, we next went on to visit the National Museum in Chambers Street.

The museum has recently been upgraded and has many interactive areas where children can get involved with the exhibits.

Primary 3/4/5 had a great time trying many different activities. 

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Primary 3/4/5 have been working on Space last term and visited the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh.

We met Will, who was our guide and leader for the visit.  He let us see the dome and telescope and told us a lot about how it worked.  It is no longer in use, as it is quite small compared to modern telescopes.

Later we were able to view slides of space and Will told us lots of unusual facts.  We were able to hold meteorites and other space objects.

An astronomer also called Will joined us and he told us more things.   Both Wills asked us lots of questions and Primary 3/4/5 were able to demonstrate very well, their knowledge of our Space topic. 

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Our topic last term and being finished this term is Space.

Primary 3/4/5 have learned lots of facts about the Earth, our Solar System and Space in general.

They have been involved in various activities including making Space mobiles.

These are constructed using all the planets and various collage materials.  They are then suspended from a card loop by cotton.

Here the class are constructing them.

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Primary 3/4/5 have been involved in learning New Image Rugby skills.

Mark from Kelso Rugby Club, visited the school over 7 or 8 weeks to teach the group.

They all had fun and enjoyed learning new skills.

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The new school lunch menu for the summer term can be found here :

New School Menu

Parents wishing to contact members of the PTA can email them at ednampta@gmail.com

PTA Chairperson is Eric McQuade; Secretary is Krysia Westthorp; Treasurer is Yvette Swaffield.

We watched a video of keeping our bodies safe - Megan

We made faces for the competition - Emma

We drew faces - Sophie

We decorated faces for the competition - Callum

We watched a movie on safety and we had fun - Kaylen

I learned about learning reading - Evie

We made our faces for an astronaut for a competition - Matilda

We made faces for our competition and I did glue loads of glitter on - Daniel

We made a mess with glitter - Fletcher

We did make sparkley faces - Ailsa.

I have a wobbley tooth - Emma

Ednam Primary is linked with Chisambe Primary School, Malawi, and you may remember last year the Primary 4/5 class wrote to a number of sports gear companies to ask if they would donate footballs, tops etc for the pupils in that school.

Only one company responded positiviely, Newitts, which sent us footballs and training bibs.  We had problems sending the equipment to Malawi and as it is so expensive by post, had hoped an NGO or other body could help.  Unfortunately none did, so we had to find almost £100.00 just to send the equipment by post.

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I like when Matilda was giving out stickers to me and Evie. - Lucy

We sang the Senses song and I was really good at singing it. - Callum

I like doing the bean game. - Kaylen

Mrs Earl came to assembly. - Richard

I got 2 certificates today. - Nathan