A huge thank you to David from Bo’ness Rugby Club 🏉 for delivering our weekly rugby sessions this term! The children have had so much fun, and learnt lots of important and tactical skills for playing rugby! #rugby #sport #teamwork #skills #fitness #fun #healthy #tactics #play #physicaleducation

FREE EASTER 🐣 RUGBY 🏉 CAMP! Open to all children in P1-P7. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 7th - 15th April. 11.00am -12.30pm. Email bonessrugbyclub@gmail to book @deanburnps.bsky.social

A fun start to our numeracy lesson today! We kicked off with a ‘Find the Fib’ 🔎 warm-up - challenging ourselves to spot the false statement and justify our thinking 💭 A great way to get talking and get ready for learning, before diving into our lesson on area! Brilliant reasoning and discussion! 💬

A great start to the day with reflective reading 📚🐛🍎 Our short read focused on a ‘jigsaw jumble’ activity - rearranging instructions on How to Trap the Iron Man into the correct order! Pupils developed their understanding of the instructional writing genre, while building comprehension skills! 📚🐛🍎

So proud of our Euroquiz team 🇪🇺✨ They represented us brilliantly in the annual P6 quiz against cluster schools, showcasing their knowledge of all things Europe! 🇪🇺✨ No win this time, but their hard work, teamwork, and determination truly shone through! 💙 An amazing effort—well done, team! #Euroquiz

So proud of our P6 team for winning the Bo’ness Rugby Easter tournament! 🏉 Incredible teamwork, true sportsmanship, and a brilliant work ethic. Everyone gave their all, supported one another, and represented the school so well. A fantastic achievement - well done, P6! 👏🌟 #ProudTeacher #Rugby

We took part in a live @connectedfalk.bsky.social lesson as part of British Science Week, answering space-themed questions and putting our knowledge to the test 🚀 Then pupils got creative, designing their own lunar space rovers using iPads 🪐 Science, creativity, and collaboration all in one!

Continuing our rugby sessions with David from Bo’ness Rugby Club 🏉 We can’t wait for the P6 Rugby Festival on Friday - still time to get your permission slips in if you haven’t done so already! #sport #community #rugby

Lights, camera, literacy 📚🐛🍎🎥 We created book trailers using iMovie, bringing stories to life through images, music, and powerful summaries. It was all about capturing the essence of a text, building excitement, and developing understanding in a creative way! @digilearnfalk.bsky.social

Reflective Reading Short Read Blankety Blank - developing our comprehension skills through working together to identify the missing words before further developing our text level skills with Textplorers activities! 🐛📚🍎 #literacy #comprehension #readingskills #understanding #meaning #reading

Thank you to our buddies in P6 @missbeattie-dps.bsky.social who helped us develop digital skills this afternoon, recording sound for our owl models using Chatterpix and adding background for our owl characters using mark up skills. #Technologies #digitalskills #learningleaders

Thank you to our friends from @missbeattie-dps.bsky.social for helping us with our rainforest animal research today. #WorkingTogether #Factfile

Today we had our 1st rugby 🏉 session with David from Bo’ness Rugby Club! We learnt the importance of evasion, and running into spaces, not faces! We can’t wait for next week! 🏉 #rugby #schools #community #festival #games #teamwork #evasion #space

Book Week Day 3 📚🐛🍎 - today we enjoyed listening to an ebook, took part in a couple of book quizzes, and created character slinky’s from our class novel after reading the next few chapters! We also had a no pens morning and a reading lunch! #DPSBookWeek2026 #readingforpleasure #enjoyment #reading

🐦 Today we took part in the Big Schools’ Birdwatch! We learned how to identify local birds, then carefully recorded what we spotted. A lovely sunny ☀️ day made it even more special - the perfect weather to get outside, connect with nature and build our wildlife knowledge. #BigSchoolsBirdwatch

📚🐛🍎Book Week – Day 2! Today we explored reading in many different ways! We enjoyed reading an e-book, completed a Reflective Reading short read, took part in an inspiring author visit with Helen Kellock and created our own characters which we then brought to life through animation! #DPSBookWeek2026

📚🐛🍎 We were creating entries for our school badge competition to demonstrate ‘I am a reader’ — and we wanted to showcase what reading truly means to each of us! Our amazing Reading Ambassadors will be judging on Friday — we can’t wait to hear the results! Good Luck! 📚🍎🐛 #IAmAReader #DPSBookWeek2026

Book Week – Day 1 We enjoyed listening to Chocolate Cake by Michael Rosen — lots of laughter all round! 🐛🍎📚 We made beautiful owl bookmarks, used clues to dive into our mystery wrapped book, and took part in a brilliant draw-along with Rob Biddulph. What a fantastic start to the week! #DPSBookWeek

Prosecution Lawyer in full flow! 🐦⚖️ #Drama #Literacy #PupilVoice #Persuade #Role

Bird Court was officially in session today! ⚖️🐦 P6 stepped into role as judges, lawyers, witnesses and jury members to debate: Were the small birds guilty? Great use of persuasive language, confident speaking and thoughtful reasoning. Justifying opinions with evidence! #Literacy #Drama #PupilVoice

Our live lesson for #SaferInternetDay exploring how to stay safe online 🌍 We learned about responsible AI design — from choosing accurate, unbiased data to creating prompts that prevent “bad” AI behaviour. We even helped program an AI chatbot to simulate a conversation with an endangered Vulture! 🦅

A busy but enjoyable Daily Mile this afternoon! 🌥️ Taking a brain break to help us rest and recharge! #walk #run #jog #brainbreak #chat #friends #catchup #hwb #childrensmentalhealthweek

We’ve been continuing with our class novel A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicol and completed a reflective Reading Long Read Task Map to show our understanding of the text 📚🐛🍎 A great way to deepen comprehension, reflect on themes and think carefully about characters and events! #reading #comprehension

P6 enjoyed taking part in today’s live virtual event with Matthew Chisholm, as part of #ReadingSchoolsWeek 📚🐛🍎 The author read from his new book, shared brilliant tips on writing and storytelling, and answered lots of thoughtful questions. A really inspiring session! @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social

Primary 6 practised their spelling using the Type ’Em activity today 💻✏️ Using their @connectedfalk.bsky.social iPads, pupils typed each spelling word three times, changing the colour and font each time to help reinforce accuracy and focus. A fun and effective way to practise! #spelling #practise

Week 2 of our pupil-led PE lessons and we’re already seeing fantastic leadership in action! This week’s group led the class through fun warm-up games and a brilliant basketball session. Great organisation, clear instructions, and lots of encouragement for their classmates — we’re so proud of them! 🏀

We used the Picture It Reflective Reading strategy today 📚🐛🍎 We read the description of ‘The Town’, highlighted key descriptive features, and then used these details to draw a detailed picture — showing our understanding of what we’d read. Great focus and thoughtful interpretation! #comprehension

Primary 6 studied the work of Doug Hyde today, focusing on how he uses simple shapes and lines to create expression, and his use of colour in One in a Million. Pupils then recreated their own versions using pencil and oil pastel — thoughtful, expressive work all round! ✏️ #art #famousartists #draw

P6 pupils have been sharpening their observational drawing skills with Irn-Bru cans 🧡✏️ Using pencils, they focused carefully on line, shape and colour, really looking before drawing. Fantastic concentration and super results! #PrimaryArt #ObservationalDrawing #P6 #IrnBru #Scots

Primary 6 carried out an experiment to test different ‘bird beaks’ 🐦 Using a range of tools and food types, pupils investigated how beak shape affects feeding and how birds are adapted to their environments. Great teamwork, problem-solving and scientific thinking on show! #Science #datacollection

Primary 6 explored birds through carousel stations today 🐦 Activities on feathers, eggs & nests, beaks, skeletons and habitats helped us investigate key features and how birds are adapted to survive in different environments. Lots of curiosity and great learning throughout! #science #investigate

We practised observational drawing today using some very Scottish subjects — Irn-Bru and Tunnock’s Caramel Wafers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 We focused on proportion, relative size, and careful shading to add depth and detail. Fantastic concentration and creativity on display! #art #scots #drawing #pencil

Primary 6 have been busy classifying birds today 🐦 They chose their own categories, created labels, and grouped birds based on shared features. Lots of great discussion, reasoning, and scientific thinking on show — brilliant learning in action! #Science #IDL #classification

A highlight from today: two pupils requested selfies with their numeracy work because they were proud of what they had achieved. Engagement, confidence, and success — exactly what learning should feel like! ⭐️ #proudteacher #numeracy #superstar #learning #confidence #ownership

We had an amazing time with P6 @missbeattie-dps.bsky.social at our Christmas party! 🎄 We played fun games and did lots of dancing🕺 Have a very Merry Christmas everyone! 🎅🏻🎁

📚✨ We’ve started our new class novel, A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll. After reading Chapter 1, we completed a reflective long-read task map to demonstrate our developing understanding, thoughts, and questions about the text. A great start to some rich reading discussions ahead! #literacy #reading

🎄🔐 Numeracy Escape Room challenge! We worked in groups to use our problem-solving skills to crack the codes and reboot the candy cane machine, helping Santa restart his sleigh and deliver the presents 🎅🏼🎁 Teamwork, maths, and festive fun all in one! #numeracy #problemsolving #teamwork #solve

❄️🎬 We watched The Snowman and then brought it to life through writing! Pupils created recounts as comic strips/storyboards, retelling key events using pictures, captions, and clear sequencing. A lovely way to combine storytelling, structure, and creativity ✏️📖 #literacy #writing #christmas

We took part in @connectedfalk.bsky.social Polar Pixel Pals! During this snowy lesson, pupils crafted their own characters 🐧 and pixel pals ☃️ using iPads and Apple’s powerful creative tools. They explored concepts like counting, symmetry, and pattern - while designing winter-inspired STEM artwork!

We spent a lovely morning at Bo’ness Parish Church with the cluster primary school for our annual #CarolService. It was filled with singing, readings and stories. @missfleming-dps.bsky.social @missbeattie-dps.bsky.social @deanburnps.bsky.social 🎄🌟 #Festive #Nativity #P7Team 😊

Building confidence in Division 💪 We’re working on dividing beyond the times tables, using known facts to tackle larger numbers and make sense of remainders. It’s not just about the answer — it’s about strategy, reasoning, and resilience. 🧠✨ #numeracy #skills #workitout #timestables #division #learn

This afternoon we turned our African mask designs into 3D masks! 🎭 Pupils carefully focused on symmetry and explored the symbolism of different colours and shapes as they brought their designs to life. The results were bold, meaningful and beautifully creative! #IDL #Africa #ArtEd #CreativeLearning

We were incredibly lucky today to examine real African masks brought in and kindly lent to us by Mrs Wilson 🌍🎭 Pupils loved learning about their history, cultural significance, and the stories behind the designs. A brilliant hands-on learning experience! 🙌✨ #IDL #Africa #CulturalLearning #Primary6

We completed a Reflective Reading short read Blankety Blank today 📚🐛🍎 Working in our reading trios, pupils discussed, predicted and selected the most sensible missing words — fantastic teamwork and super comprehension skills on show! 💭📝 #ReflectiveReading #Literacy #ReadingSkills #P6Learning

Woohoo, it’s Codemas at @deanburnps.bsky.social for P6! What is Codemas you ask? Three festive coding themed challenge activities for your learners from @connectedfalk.bsky.social and DigiLearnFalk. See the Codemas activities here 👉 blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/fa/public/co...

Today’s Request a Selfie spotlight! 📸✨ In our class, pupils can request their work be shared on Bluesky when they’re especially proud of it - K and L were excited to show off their fantastic recounts of Bear and Hare today. 🐻🐰 Brilliant writing and amazing effort! 🌟 #Literacy #PupilVoice #ProudWork

We researched significant events in African history 🌍📚 Pupils explored key moments, from ancient civilisations to modern milestones, and used their findings to create detailed timelines. Such brilliant curiosity, discussion and historical thinking on show! #IDL #Africa #History #LearningJourney

Today we took on the CODEMAS challenges from @digilearnfalk.bsky.social🎄💻 Using Scratch, pupils coded their own festive games and even explored the Santa Tracker levels on Code Lab! Amazing creativity, problem-solving and festive fun! #Coding #Scratch #DigitalLearning #STEM #FestiveFun

We completed a Reflective Reading long-read task map based on the John Lewis Christmas advert Bear and Hare 🎄🐻🐰 Pupils used strategies to dig deeper into the themes, emotions and storyline — developing comprehension, prediction and discussion skills! #ReflectiveReading #Literacy #Comprehension

We need your help to decorate the school Christmas tree! 🎄 We can't wait to see your recycled creations!