From Primary 1 to Primary 7 including ESB 1 and 2, I think it is safe to say that the Edinburgh Science Festival was a huge hit! Take a look at all of the exciting, engaging and extraordinary activities!
Edinburgh Science Festival
Category: Language Class
Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel!
Starting from Monday 20th until Friday 31st, Royal Mile Primary School will be participating in the Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel competition. This is a UK wide initiative to help all of us keep active and fit by walking, wheeling, scooting and cycling to school so that we reduce car journeys, improve air quality and help the environment. Research shows that the more active we are, the more alert and energised we will be – ready for our learning.
We hope all the children can work together to help the school win some fantastic prizes. Thank you in advance to all the parents who will be supporting us.
More information can be found on the Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel website where you can also see a full list of the prizes.
Let’s all get ready for some active journeys to school next week!
British Science Week Launch
Hello! It is Friday 10th March and the LAUNCH of British Science Week. This year the theme is…
What comes to mind when you think about ‘connections‘?
We have been making Connections with STEM organisations and events such as…
Primary 6 and 7 visited Dynamic Earth on Thursday for their STEM Careers Day.
Generation Science will be visiting on Monday to deliver an assembly to everyone
Pupils from Primary 1-7 will be visiting the City Art Centre on either 27, 28 or 29th March to get hands on with the Edinburgh Science Festival
Have a little prediction about what exciting activities you’ll be getting stuck in to but for now have a peek at British Science Week’s…
Website – https://www.britishscienceweek.org/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/ScienceWeekUK/
Twitter – https://twitter.com/ScienceWeekUK
If you’re keen to get started now, join TheDadLab‘s live video of extracting DNA from a strawberry. The video goes live at 2pm today!
Safer Internet Day
Yesterday was Safer Internet Day and the pupil participation group Internet Empire explored their knowledge of internet safety. All pupils should have knowledge of how to stay safe online for example, what to do if they encounter inappropriate content, how to keep personal details safe, using passwords to protect their information and cyberbullying.
In the session we used a special interactive questionnaire called ‘Mentimeter’ – Pupils were in groups of 3 and shared an iPad to answer the questions below which created this document. This will also be shared with staff to improve our quality learning and teaching
Holiday Home Learning
We asked what activities they would set to practise or show their knowledge of internet safety and this is what they came up with! Miss Bruner and Miss Copeland would be delighted to hear if anyone completes one of the tasks below to share their knowledge of safe internet use.
Games to learn more about online safety
Interland – Children aged 8 – 12. A new game made by Google – covering cyberbullying, phishing, data protection through mini-games and quizzes. Very cool!
Jessie and Friends – A favourite of Miss Copeland, this includes easy to watch videos and songs, perfect for ages 4 to 7.
Band Runner – Also by Think U Know, this is designed for children aged 8-10.
Cloud Quest – An interactive adventure website with videos and activities for children under 10 (American website)
Scots Week 23rd – 27th January
Thank you to all the parents/carers who came along to out Scots Week Showcase on Friday 27th January. The week was great fun and below is just a small collection of the work and activities that the classes undertook during the week. Well done it was BRAW!
Royal Mile Primary School 