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Tummel Clan have been very busy exploring their namesake habitats, the Tummel River and Loch. To consolidate our learning, we upcycled materials to make a three-dimensional model of a scene called a diorama. We had to apply what we had learned about the habitat such as the climate, plants and animals. We also had to... Continue reading Tummel Dioramas

Last week, our P3-7 clans took part in Financial Education Sessions, kindly delivered by Money Advice Scotland. These sessions looked at Introduction to Money, Budgeting for Events, and Banking and Borrowing. The children thoroughly enjoyed these sessions and learning about such an important subject.

This week, we learned about a famous artist called Wassily Kandinsky. We learned that he is well-known for creating abstract paintings using shapes, lines and colour. In Numeracy, we have been exploring place value, with pupils learning to build numbers to 1,000 and 10,000. Inspired by Kandinsky's "Several Circles", we created abstract art using size... Continue reading Tummel Clan's Creative Calculations

In Tummel Clan, we have been learning how to write a quality description. From our prior learning, we were able to discuss elements of the describing bubble which is used as a prompt to help us add interesting detail to our writing. As Calderwood Clan Explorers investigating the meaning behind our clan name, we are... Continue reading Tummel: Description Writing

Primary 2 have been creating Long Boats as part of their home learning activities and the results are spectacular. The boats demonstrate the learners creativity, knowledge of Vikings and STEM skills. Well done to all involved.