On Monday we were learning about the story of Chinese New Year and how it is celebrated. We learned that this is the year of the pig and that most of the children in P4G were born in the year of the tiger. We then made cards to celebrate Chinese New Year.
On Tuesday, Kayden and Maeve brought in some interesting things to show the class about Chinese New Year. Kayden brought in a special drum and this amazing dragon outfit! Maeve showed us a envelope which children are given with money inside during Chinese New Year, some decorations and two lovely outfits!
Internet Safety Day
Tuesday was Internet Safety Day so we learned how to stay safe online. We then made leaflets so we could share our handy tips to other children.
Topic
This week we have been preparing a presentation on a building or place in Aberdeen. We have groups doing presentations on Pittodrie Statium, Duthie Park and the Old Deeside Railway Line and many more.
On Monday, we were sorting photographs into the early, middle and end of the 20th century. The children looked at a mixture of pictures of transport, Aberdeen, fashion, food and toys and had to order them into which part of the 20th century they thought they were from.
Dance
We have been taking part in some dance lessons. These explore different movements and sequences to show a variety of snow sports such as snow boarding, ice skating and bob sleigh. The children have had a lot of fun!
RE
This term we are learning that there are many different creation stories and beliefs about how the world was created. This week we learned about the Christian Creation story and made a story wheel. This shows the order that Christians believe God created the world in.
On Monday we researched what happens at a traditional Burn Night and made notes under headings. We then used the information to design a leaflet to adverse a Burn Night event.
20th Century timeline
In Term 3 we will be time travelling to the 20th century to learn about Aberdeen’s history. On Wednesday, the children were given eight events which took place in the 20th century and they had to try and put in the order of when they happened. There was lots of interesting discussion about this.
Spelling
On Thursday we rotated around four different stations for spelling. Children played on Spelling City, played hangman, dictionary race and wrote rainbow words.
This week we learned about tartan and its importance to Scotland. We had a look at what families have their own tartan and when we would wear tartan. We then made our own tartan by weaving different colours through black card.
Food tasting
We had the opportunity to taste vegetarian haggis and mashed potato. Some children really liked it, but others weren’t too keen. Some words to describe the food was “spicy”, “smooth” and “unusual”.
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a lovely holiday.
This week we have been learning about Scotland.
Doric
This week we learned some words in Doric. We learned some common phrases and body parts. We then designed a creature and labeled its body using Doric words.
Steven Brown Art
We looked at artwork by Steven Brown and then designed our own ‘McCoo’ inspired by Steven Brown.
Baking Shortbread
The class discussed different Scottish food such as haggis, tablet and porridge. We then had the chance to bake some shortbread as this is a Scottish food. All children had lots of fun!
On Monday, we learned about the story of Hanukah and the importance of the Menorah. The children then had to put the story in the correct order on to a Menorah.
Topic
In pairs, the children had a challenge to build a famous landmark and find information about the landmark such as what country it is. They had to use lots of skills such as teamwork, problem solving, communication and creativity!
Health and Wellbeing with Mrs Cox
During Health and Wellbeing the children practiced their Yummy Tummy breathing which can be used to keep calm  and for relaxation. The children then learned about ‘Gratitude Attitude’ and discussed in pairs what they are grateful for.
Winter Art
On Thursday, we made some winter scenes. We imaged we were looking out of our window and painted what we could see during winter. First, we glued on our window panes and then we painted our scene.
For writing this week the children created a poster to persuade people to visit their theme park. To be successful the children had to ensure their poster was eye catching, use bossy verbs and include information about their theme park.
Spelling
This week the children worked in pairs to challenge each other. One child would say a sentence using some words from their spelling and their partner would write it down. They would then check for correct spelling and punctuation.
ICT
This week for ICT the children worked in pairs to complete coding challenges.
Our topic this term is Lego and over the last few weeks we have been very creative and working hard on lots of different activities for our topic.
Design a Ride for Lego Land
P4G used their imagination and teamwork skills to design a ride for Lego Land. The children worked in pairs and decided what age range their ride would be for and what kind of ride they wanted to design.
Writing
The children were writing a story about them turning into the Lego minifigure which they designed the week before. They were given the option of writing their story or typing it on the laptop. I had lots of exciting stories to read!
Design a Lego Building
The children were given a challenge to design a Lego building which could be in a Lego Cityscape. The children had to cut out lots of different shapes and stick them on to their building – part of the challenge was that they were not allowed to draw their shapes before they cut them out!
Letter Writing
This week we had a task to unscramble a letter and put it in the correct order. This was a good reminder of how we set out a letter before we wrote a letter to Mrs Johnstone.
Design a Theme Park
P4G have been busy designing their own theme park. Each group has been given £50,000 to spend and a price list of everything that they can buy for their theme park. The children have been using their budgeting skills to make sure that their theme park is lots of fun!
On Monday the children made some great cityscapes. First we painted our paper blue. We then drew our cityscape on black paper, cut it out and stuck it onto our paper that we had painted blue. After that we painted some lovely fireworks in the sky. The children really enjoyed this and everyone tried very hard.
Drama
This week in Drama the children were read a story about a polar bear. After each part of the story the children had to silently act out what had just happened in the story. We had lots of fun doing this!
Topic
On Wednesday the children had a Technology Challenge. Their challenge was to build a car with Lego which could be propelled by a balloon. The children had to use their problem solving skills as well as teamwork. Everyone became very creative when thinking about how they were going to attach their balloon to their car.
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