Sandaig Otters The Weblog of Sandaig Primary School in Glasgow 2008-08-03T20:37:46+01:00 John http://www.sandaigprimary.co.uk/pivot/index.php john@sandaigprimary.co.uk tag:pivotpowered,2008:sandaigotters Pivot Copyright (c) 2008, Authors of Sandaig Otters Summer Fun, Songs and bubbles 2008-06-27T19:02:00+01:00 2008-06-27T19:02:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2008:sandaigotters.1919 We ended the year in traditional Sandaig Style today: Sandaig Sandals and Shades 2008 Sandaig Bubbles 2008 End of Term Fun! Have a great Holiday Everyone!
We ended the year in traditional Sandaig Style today:
Sandaig Sandals and Shades 2008
Sandaig Bubbles 2008 End of Term Fun!

Have a great Holiday Everyone! ]]> Admin Sandaig Garden Party 2008-06-27T05:56:00+01:00 2008-06-27T05:56:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2008:sandaigotters.1918


Yesterday afternoon Sandaig Had a Garden Party to celebrate 3 majors successes this session: Winning our GREEN FLAG for being an Eco School, our Diamond Enterprise Award and our International Award.
did we Have a good time? Look at the Sandaig Garden Party 2008 Gallery to find out. ]]> Admin green flag 2008-06-27T19:10:00+01:00 2008-06-26T09:46:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2008:sandaigotters.1917 When we heard the news of the green flag we could hear cheering and YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!! All over the school even though it is the last week and Mrs Stewart and Mrs Kennedy are (hankies ready) leaving we will remember them forever in sandaig primary. As you may have guessed we……….GOT THE GREEN FLAG YEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry about that just got a little OVEREXCITED!!!!!!! Cos we got the green flag as you may have guessed. Brandion
When we heard the news of the green flag we could hear cheering and YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!
All over the school even though it is the last week and Mrs Stewart and Mrs Kennedy are (hankies ready) leaving we will remember them forever in sandaig primary.
As you may have guessed we……….GOT THE GREEN FLAG YEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry about that just got a little OVEREXCITED!!!!!!!
Cos we got the green flag as you may have guessed.

Brandion ]]> p6pupil Sports Day Movies 2008-06-24T12:18:00+01:00 2008-06-24T12:17:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2008:sandaigotters.1916 P6 are making movies. We used movie maker and made movies about sports day. We imported the pictures that we took in to it. Then we added affects and transition to give the movie a bit more life and also added music a title and credits. Last we moved them on to the wiki. You can see some of our movie on thw wiki, more to come soon.


P6 are making movies. We used movie maker and made movies about sports day. We imported the pictures that we took in to it. Then we added affects and transition to give the movie a bit more life and also added music a title and credits. Last we moved them on to the wiki.
You can see some of our movie on thw wiki, more to come soon. ]]> p6pupil Sports Day Comics 2008-06-19T16:53:00+01:00 2008-06-18T22:26:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2008:sandaigotters.1913 Some primary 6sj pupils made these comic with photos from the sports day: Sports Day 2008 Comics

Some primary 6sj pupils made these comic with photos from the sports day: Sports Day 2008 Comics ]]> Admin On the Street Where You live 2008-06-09T16:43:00+01:00 2008-06-09T15:36:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2008:sandaigotters.1903 We have started a new project On The Street Where you live. This is a one week poetry project with students at the Kennesaw Mountain Writing Project in Georgia, USA. Both sets of bloggers will be writing poems and commenting on each others work. We started today, here are a couple of examples: Hedgehog in the Long green grass did you Enjoy your burgers One haunted house Freaky thorny mossy mouldy madness Two brothers Read more on the On The Street Where you live blog.


We have started a new project On The Street Where you live. This is a one week poetry project with students at the Kennesaw Mountain Writing Project in Georgia, USA.

Both sets of bloggers will be writing poems and commenting on each others work. We started today, here are a couple of examples:

Hedgehog in the
Long green grass did you
Enjoy your burgers



One haunted house
Freaky thorny mossy mouldy madness
Two brothers


Read more on the On The Street Where you live blog. ]]> Admin Garden Lunes 2008-06-06T17:28:00+01:00 2008-06-06T17:28:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2008:sandaigotters.1902 Primary 6 sj have been writing lunes inspired by the Sandaig Garden. A lune is a simple form of poem with 3 words in the first line, 5 in the second and 3 in the last. We decorated the garden paving slabs with the poems, took photos, recorded our voices and made this movie. Credits: Poems Primary 6sj Audio Recording: Abbie Video Editing mentoring: Brandon Background music: David (garageband) This is the first cut of the movie, we may make some changes if we have time next week.

Primary 6 sj have been writing lunes inspired by the Sandaig Garden. A lune is a simple form of poem with 3 words in the first line, 5 in the second and 3 in the last. We decorated the garden paving slabs with the poems, took photos, recorded our voices and made this movie.
Credits: Poems Primary 6sj
Audio Recording: Abbie
Video Editing mentoring: Brandon
Background music: David (garageband)
This is the first cut of the movie, we may make some changes if we have time next week. ]]> Admin Eco Day 2008-06-05T12:15:00+01:00 2008-06-05T12:15:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2008:sandaigotters.1901 For the last few weeks we have been trying relay hard to get our eco flag. Out in the garden we have been litter picking. We wrote lunes on the garden slabs. Me and my partner did our lunes on a really big slab. I wrote mine in different colours and after that I decorated some slabs. Mr Johnston took lots of pictures of us. The day after we wrote our lunes we got the eco flag! Here is my lune The power flower Makes me want a shower Under a tower Lee


For the last few weeks we have been trying relay hard to get our eco flag.
Out in the garden we have been litter picking. We wrote lunes on the garden slabs.
Me and my partner did our lunes on a really big slab.
I wrote mine in different colours and after that I decorated some slabs.
Mr Johnston took lots of pictures of us.
The day after we wrote our lunes we got the eco flag!

Here is my lune


The power flower
Makes me want a shower
Under a tower

Lee ]]> p6pupil Eco action day 2008-06-04T10:29:00+01:00 2008-06-04T10:29:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2008:sandaigotters.1900 Make an on-line slide show at www.OneTrueMedia.com We have some pictures from our eco action day on this movie and the music is from John j i hope you enjoyed the movie and leave a comment.

Make an on-line slide show at www.OneTrueMedia.com

We have some pictures from our eco action day on this movie and the music is from John j i hope you enjoyed the movie and leave a comment. ]]> p6pupil Garden temperature 2008-06-04T12:26:00+01:00 2008-06-04T09:41:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2008:sandaigotters.1898 Yesterday primary 6 went out to write poems on the slabs. When we went out Mr Johnston picked 2 people to take the temperatures and put them in the shade and in the light. In the light it was 17cel and in the shade it was 15cel. Then we put them on a Google spreadsheet and looked at all the other schools that have done it. Lee Mcg and Holly When we went out Mr Johnston picked 2 people to take the temperatures and put them in the shade and in the light.
In the light it was 17cel and in the shade it was 15cel.
Then we put them on a Google spreadsheet and looked at all the other schools that have done it.

Lee Mcg and Holly

]]> p6pupil art time 2008-05-30T14:08:00+01:00 2008-05-30T14:08:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2008:sandaigotters.1895 Yesterday afternoon p6s/j had art we had to paint our 3D landscapes to make them stand out instead of having a plain landscape. First to make them we had to draw on a piece of cardboard of what we were going to do, then we got paper and scrunched them up to make what we drew then we covered it up in paper then we let it dry. Finally the next time we had art we painted it. And it came out nice.

]]> p6pupil Gym 2008-05-30T12:09:00+01:00 2008-05-30T12:09:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2008:sandaigotters.1892 Today we did gym. We played tunnel rounders and only a few people won. There where three teams. When we went in we practice balancing the ball on the bat and then practiced bouncing it up and down. Then we got split into our teams and our team was first to field. The next time we had to sit out and the other two teams swapped round and then when they had finished we got to go on. We got to bat and run, I go through. Abbie and Lisa.


Today we did gym. We played tunnel rounders and only a few people won. There where three teams. When we went in we practice balancing the ball on the bat and then practiced bouncing it up and down. Then we got split into our teams and our team was first to field. The next time we had to sit out and the other two teams swapped round and then when they had finished we got to go on. We got to bat and run, I go through.
Abbie and Lisa. ]]> p6pupil P.E. festival 2008 2008-05-30T11:59:00+01:00 2008-05-30T11:59:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2008:sandaigotters.1890 On Wednesday Mr Naismith took me, hayley, Caitlin, Jamie, Brian, Michael, Paul, Natasha, Kami, and Jennifer went to the Kelvin hall for a P.E. festival. We did lots of different sports. When Paul was running he jumped over a hurdle he fell. At the start we had a parade of the schools waving the flag of the country they were representing. We had the Maldives for our country. First it was athletics then gymnastics then we had a cramped lunch. Then we had a lesson in rugby we all thought it was FUN! Then we had hockey not ice hockey and we didn’t get to smash anyone in. We did lots of different sports.
When Paul was running he jumped over a hurdle he fell.
At the start we had a parade of the schools waving the flag of the country they were representing.
We had the Maldives for our country.
First it was athletics then gymnastics then we had a cramped lunch.
Then we had a lesson in rugby we all thought it was FUN!
Then we had hockey not ice hockey and we didn’t get to smash anyone in.

]]> p6pupil Performance Poetry 2008-05-29T14:48:00+01:00 2008-05-29T14:48:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2008:sandaigotters.1889 Primary 6sj have been writing Performance Poems, you can read them on the Sandaig Poets Blog Here is Dales poem as a taster:War Song We have guns and swords But soldiers still feel Anger and fear in there Hearts, Hearts, Hearts We have cannons and crossbows But we still feel Evil and Greed in our Hearts, Hearts, Hearts We have strong and weak But soldiers are still Scared Afraid in our Hearts, Hearts, Hearts We have weapons of mass destruction But we still feel the Evil that conquers are Hearts, Hearts, Hearts We have memories of this evil time But we all still feel the Sins that we did in our Hearts, Hearts, Hearts Dale Sandaig Poets Blog Here is Dales poem as a taster:

War Song

We have guns and swords
But soldiers still feel
Anger and fear in there
Hearts, Hearts, Hearts

We have cannons and crossbows
But we still feel
Evil and Greed in our
Hearts, Hearts, Hearts

We have strong and weak
But soldiers are still
Scared Afraid in our
Hearts, Hearts, Hearts

We have weapons of mass destruction
But we still feel the
Evil that conquers are
Hearts, Hearts, Hearts

We have memories of this evil time
But we all still feel the
Sins that we did in our
Hearts, Hearts, Hearts

Dale

]]> p6pupil An Addition to the Torrance family 2008-05-17T23:06:00+01:00 2008-05-17T23:06:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2008:sandaigotters.1879 Mr and Mrs Torrance, Labhaoise and the new addition Donal!


Mr and Mrs Torrance, Labhaoise and the new addition Donal! ]]> Admin Teaching De rank dancing 2008-05-16T15:34:00+01:00 2008-05-16T15:34:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2008:sandaigotters.1878 Sandaig taught the Dutch children all different dances. One of the dances was the Gay and I can’t wait to see them again next week. Also the piper danced them into school. Paul



Paul ]]> p6pupil Dutch Visit Making Friends 2008-05-16T15:30:00+01:00 2008-05-16T15:29:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2008:sandaigotters.1877 Today when the Dutch people visited all the people who are going to Holland went to meet them we all sat down and listened to Miss McArthur and the Dutch people came and gave us all gifts I got sprinkles for toast, biscuits and a clog sharpener. There were very cool. Candis


Today when the Dutch people visited all the people who are going to Holland went to meet them we all sat down and listened to Miss McArthur and the Dutch people came and gave us all gifts I got sprinkles for toast, biscuits and a clog sharpener. There were very cool.

Candis ]]> p6pupil Iced Biscuts 2008-05-16T15:24:00+01:00 2008-05-16T15:24:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2008:sandaigotters.1876 Iced biscuit Today the Dutch children and the children from here mad biscuit and covered them in icing. Abbie

Iced biscuit
Today the Dutch children and the children from here mad biscuit and covered them in icing.

Abbie ]]> p6pupil Animations 2007-10-07T09:33:00+01:00 2007-10-07T09:33:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2008:sandaigotters.1651 TeachMeet Animation - Ross High Made by teachers, can children do better? TeachMeet Animation - Ross High Made by teachers, can children do better? ]]> Admin Otter Webcam 2007-09-09T23:01:00+01:00 2007-09-09T23:01:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2008:sandaigotters.1612 Otter Webcam from IOSF - International Otter Survival Fund Otter Webcam from IOSF - International Otter Survival Fund ]]> Admin The K'NEX Computer 2007-06-28T17:06:00+01:00 2007-06-28T17:06:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2008:sandaigotters.1546 The K'NEX Computer The K'NEX Computer ]]> Admin CHILDREN'S HAIKU GARDEN 2007-06-23T15:50:00+01:00 2007-06-23T15:50:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2008:sandaigotters.1540 CHILDREN'S HAIKU GARDEN have a read. CHILDREN'S HAIKU GARDEN have a read. ]]> Admin Hapland 2007-06-21T20:35:00+01:00 2007-06-21T20:35:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2008:sandaigotters.1538 Hapland an amusing game with some blood! Hapland an amusing game with some blood! ]]> Admin scratch 2007-06-19T13:53:00+01:00 2007-06-19T13:53:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2008:sandaigotters.1534 scratch scratch ]]> Admin Dodge 2007-06-07T08:15:00+01:00 2007-06-07T08:15:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2008:sandaigotters.1516 Play and Design Game on Gridclub Play and Design Game on Gridclub ]]> Admin Plupon 2007-05-15T18:41:00+01:00 2007-05-15T18:41:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2008:sandaigotters.1466 Plupon Cool game try to click on balls to add to 10 or 20. Nice visual effects. Plupon Cool game try to click on balls to add to 10 or 20. Nice visual effects. ]]> Admin PlanetArkive 2007-02-26T22:26:00+01:00 2007-02-26T22:26:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2008:sandaigotters.1319 PlanetArkive Animal Facts PlanetArkive Animal Facts ]]> Admin Chez Mimi 2007-02-22T17:13:00+01:00 2007-02-22T17:13:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2008:sandaigotters.1314 Chez Mimi who have some great games for you to play to help improve your knowledge of French. C4 - Modern Languages C4 - Modern Languages ]]> Admin The Highwayman 2007-01-07T09:55:00+01:00 2007-01-07T09:55:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2008:sandaigotters.1224 TeachersFirst: The Highwayman TeachersFirst: The Highwayman ]]> Admin Another snowflake 2007-01-06T23:47:00+01:00 2007-01-06T23:45:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2008:sandaigotters.1222 Make-a-Flake - A snowflake maker by Barkley Evergreen & Partners Interactive Make-a-Flake - A snowflake maker by Barkley Evergreen & Partners Interactive ]]> Admin Snowflake Designer 2006-12-17T22:41:00+01:00 2006-12-17T22:41:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2008:sandaigotters.1204 Snowflake Designer - 6 Sides (Advanced Options) ! Snowflake Designer - 6 Sides (Advanced Options) ! ]]> Admin Daily life in the industrial revolution 2006-12-14T06:02:00+01:00 2006-12-14T06:02:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2008:sandaigotters.1179 Daily life in the industrial revolution Daily life in the industrial revolution ]]> Admin GraffitiCreator 2007-03-27T06:59:00+01:00 2006-12-12T15:35:00+01:00 tag:pivotpowered,2008:sandaigotters.1175 GraffitiCreator GraffitiCreator ]]> Admin