Springhill Primary School

Curriculum for Excellence Conference

On Wednesday 10th June Springhill Primary held a Curriculum for Excellence Conference.  Parent and carers had the opportunity to join their children and experience their learning in a day of active pupil-led workshops.  Mrs Mhairi Shaw, the Head of Education Services (Learning, Teaching and Quality Improvement) attended as a guest speaker.  

Here are some examples of the workshops that were available.

P1 – Playing in the Past

Our workshop is all about people long ago. We visited the People’s Palace and set up a “single-end” outside our classroom to learn about how people lived. We are going to help you to learn about long ago through working together and active tasks and you can visit our single-end house!

P1/2 - Mega Maths

We will be demonstrating Active Learning in Maths. We will be working independently and in groups on a variety of tasks. You will be able to play board games, use the interactive whiteboard and practise your maths skills!

P3 – Our Brilliant Bodies!

We are going to tell you about our scientific work on the human body. You will have the opportunity to measure and record, play board games and carry out some research tasks using active reading skills.

P4 – Marvellous Materials!

We are going to show you the fascinating things we have been finding out about everyday materials. You will have the chance to take part in some very interesting experiments and use your knowledge to play some interactive games on the whiteboard.

P5 – Critical Thinking

During this workshop, we will showcase different aspects of our active maths learning. You will have the opportunity to practise your critical thinking skills, by working on your own and working collaboratively with others. Do come and join us, but be prepared – you will need to switch on your brain first!! 

P6- Maths Motivator

We would like you to join our Active Maths workshop. Come along and take part in our active games and tasks that we use on a daily basis. You will get the chance to play some fun games and see the resources that we use. You might even want to come back for more!

P7- Pay the Cost – the Holocaust

We are going to share with you our learning about the Holocaust. You will have the opportunity to explore our findings and look more closely at our work, and be quizzed on what you find out!

ICT Suite (Workshop 1 only)

Come and hear about and try out the activities that all of the children regularly take part in to learn across the curriculum and develop their ICT skills.

Rainbow Room (Workshop 2 only)

The children in the rainbow Room will show you the different areas on the Learning Centre. You will be able to look at lots of photos, play some games and join in an activity.  

Have a look at some photos below!

Here are what some of our parents said about the event:

"What a great morning.  Loved the workshops.  Fantastic activities in P4."

"What a great idea! Interactive boards are fantastic."

"I particularly enjoyed the video and being able to see kids working in class."

"I loved seeing how enthusiastic the children were in their classrooms."

"I enjoyed seeing the school and the work children do and being welcomed and made to feel part of the school."

"I enjoyed going to ICT to learn what my daughter does."

"The film show was excellent."

"I loved the interactive karate Maths session with P6 and the children's involvement."

"The best part was watching the film the children made."

Primary 5 made a movie about Springhill.  The movie costs £1 and is available to order from the school office.