We had great fun trying Sphero! Pupils developed familiarity with the robots and programming app in small groups, before attempting to guide a Sphero through our human maze. @spheroeducation.bsky.social @stemedscot.bsky.social

We had a fantastic time at Deep Sea World! 🐟🐠🐡 @mrsjack.bsky.social @mrsswanbx.bsky.social @mrslangbps.bsky.social 1/6

We planned and delivered a dramatic performance, featuring scenes from a poem! 🎭

After learning about the UK Government’s proposal to ban social media for under-16s, we debated the pros and cons 📵

Many classes enjoyed a taster session with Cammy from the Grangemouth Stags today. FREE taster sessions available during the summer holidays. Information in the leaflet below:

We thoroughly enjoyed our rugby taster session this week 🏉

To celebrate the opening of the World Cup, P4S engaged in a design challenge to build their own stadiums!

P4 Treat Day 🥳 @mrsinclair.bsky.social We had great fun at Zetland Park and loved chilling out with some goodies whilst watching a movie 🍿🧁 Thanks to the Parent Helpers who came with us this morning ⭐️ @mrslangbps.bsky.social

As part of our local study, we examined photographs of Grangemouth in the 1960s. In groups, we worked to identify the locations and uses of different buildings across the town.

⚽️🌎🏆 Beancross World Cup Adventure 🏆🌎⚽️ 📆Thursday 11 June 👇🏼information about the day is below.

This afternoon, we learned to measure the length of objects with a ruler. Then, we used this knowledge to think about distances on our local maps.

We carried out a carousel activity to plan our next piece of writing. Here, we are discussing our time in P4S.

To kickstart our Monday morning, we worked in teams to construct towers out of index cards! We applied our developing knowledge of measurement to identify the tallest tower 📏

🌟SPORTS AWARDS AND BALL🌟 All P4 - P7 pupils who have participated in extra-curricular sports and activities have now been sent an invite to our 4th Annual Sports Awards and Ball. Sign up is now live on Class For Kids. Please check your email for the link. We look forward to celebrating with you.

⚽BEANIE CUP AND FUN DAY⚽ Have fun while helping to raise money on Sunday 7th June, from 11am at Beancross Primary School for our 3rd Annual Beanie Cup and Fun Day. There will be lots going on for all the family and entry to the fayre is completely free. Please come along and support our school.

Elation as one of P4S wins the P4 girls’ race! 🏃‍♀️🏆

P4 fastest boys. @mrsswanbx.bsky.social @mrsinclair.bsky.social

P4 fastest girls @mrsswanbx.bsky.social @mrsinclair.bsky.social

Through a space context, we have been working hard to understand and use features of persuasive and narrative texts.

Making the most of the brighter weather in PE! ☀️

Some proud pupils having redesigned a cover and blurb for their recently completed novel 📖

⚽️SPORTATHON🏀 What a fantastic turn out for the Sponsored Sportathon tonight at Grangemouth High! A great night had by all and the teachers definitely wok the staff v pupils dodgeball game!

A fantastic evening with P4-7 at our Sportathon fundraiser! Pupils enjoyed a range of activities including basketball, football, tennis, badminton, rounders, swimming, and more. 🏀⚽️🎾🏸🏏🏊 @missjlesko.bsky.social @beancross.bsky.social

We are learning about our local area 🏘️🌳

With more warm weather predicted for this week, please remember to: ☀️apply sun screen before school 💧send a full water bottle with your child. 🧢send sun hats for your child to wear when outdoors. Your support is always appreciated.

A reminder that lunch order forms and trip payment are due this Friday, 29 May. Please have your child ask me for a new form if their original is lost!

P4S pupils thoroughly enjoyed a lesson on mapping with @mrsswanbx.bsky.social as part of the latest topic, Our Local Area! 🗺️

In maths, we are learning to tell the time ⏰

⚽️SPONSORED SPORTATHON🏀 The link is now live for all P4-P7 to take part in the sponsored Sportathon. Please use the link below to sign up. For more details please see the email. beancross-primary.classforkids.io/info/146

Yesterday was Election Day at Beancross! 🗳️ Well done to the P7s for their hard work creating political parties, campaign materials and a polling station. @missmeiklebps.bsky.social @misspenn-bps.bsky.social

Some of us decided to play Rounders during Golden Time, making the most of the sunshine 😎

We have been learning that a pattern is something that changes in a way that repeats. This knowledge is being applied to help us understand space-related patterns: • Day/night pattern • Seasonal pattern • Lunar pattern

☕️ HOT CHOCOLATE TUESDAY ☕️ Today was the start of our “Hot Chocolate Tuesday”, a reward for pupils who have gone above and beyond in school. Well done to our first group of learners 🌟 @beancross.bsky.social

Upcoming dates for your diary.

We continued to learn about the differences between rotation and revolution. We used the Thinking Classroom format to share what we remembered 🤔

What a lovely, relaxing start to our final term 🌿We’ve kicked off our new topic, Art in Nature. P2–7 have been busy exploring outdoors, collecting natural objects and bringing them to life through charcoal drawings.Next up: creating our own sketchbooks to capture ideas and observation 🎨✨

In our Space topic, we have been learning about rotation and revolution 🌍🔄☀️ In pairs, the outer pupil played Earth and the inner pupil played the Sun, to demonstrate our planet’s journey through Space.

Fun in the sun! ☀️

A letter regarding our class trip to Deep Sea World has gone home with P4S pupils today. Please return the permission slip ASAP, should you wish your child to attend. The total cost is £15 per child and is due by Friday, 29 May on iPayImpact.

Envelopes went home with P4 pupils whose poems have been accepted for publication in the Young Writers “I Have A Dream” competition. Inside is a copy of your child’s work and a letter explaining how to give permission for publication. Permission is due online by Sunday, 26 April, should you wish.

Wishing the pupils and families of P4S a happy, fun and restful holiday 🐣

A big thank you to all the classes who attended our Easter Enterprise today! We worked very hard and had a lot of fun making and sharing our items with you. A thank you also to our parent helpers who joined our class for this afternoon’s Easter Extravaganza Walk 💜

We enjoyed the Easter Enterprise. Well done P4! @mrsinclair.bsky.social @mrsswanbx.bsky.social

All classes will visit P4s Enterprise tomorrow. We know P4 have been working so hard for this!

Our Parent Council have organised a fantastic Easter Fayre. Details in the poster below!

One of our reading groups has begun a new novel 📚 They have been practising prediction, visualisation, description, accurate/expressive reading, and asking/answering questions.

A big congratulations to these superstars for their success in a dance and cheer competition! 📣

Following a @pact-falkirk.bsky.social professional learning session at @grangemouthhs.bsky.social, our class tried the ‘Thinking Classrooms’ format during yesterday’s lesson about money. In randomised groups, pupils attempted to solve a problem using vertical surfaces to show their thinking.

We have started our Easter Enterprise topic this week. On Monday, we started to think about what we could make and sell 🐣