Paper Chain Challenge

Today Elvis the Elf set us another challenge! We each had to make a paper chain using only one piece of paper. The person who could make the longest chain was the winner!

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The children brainstormed with a partner trying to think of different ways they could make their paper chain longer than everyone else’s.

All of the children worked really hard to try and make their paper chain the longest!
All of the children worked really hard to try and make their paper chain the longest!

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In the end, our winner was Lacey!

"I had to do some problem solving and i noticed that when I cut the paper thinner it meant I could have more loops. But I had to be quick because we didn't have lots of time!"
“I had to do some problem solving and i noticed that when I cut the paper thinner it meant I could have more loops. But I had to be quick because we didn’t have lots of time! – Lacey”

All About Italy!

Primary 4 have recently been learning about Italy as part of our Context for Learning.

As part of our homework, we were asked to create an information poster or PowerPoint on Italy with lots of interesting facts about the country. We then presented our work to our classmates, who took the challenge of being the teacher and gave us feedback!sam_0930 sam_0931 sam_0932 sam_0933 sam_0934 sam_0935 sam_0936 sam_0937 sam_0938 sam_0939 sam_0940 sam_0941 sam_0942

LEGO Marble Maze!

Elvis set the class a design challenge today! We had to plan and create a Lego marble maze. The children worked very well with their partners and took their time to solve the design problem. The results were fantastic and the children were able to identify their own areas for improvement! Hopefully Elvis tells Santa what a wonderful job we all did!

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We tested one another's finished product and gave constructive feedback.
We tested one another’s finished product and gave constructive feedback.

Molly and Murron created a super tricky maze! Even Miss Stark took a long time to complete it!

Molly and Murron created a super tricky maze! Even Miss Stark took a long time to complete it!

Special Delivery!

P2S had an extra special delivery this morning all the way from the North Pole! We are super excited to welcome one of Santa’s elves into our classroom!

Everyone meet Elvis the Elf!
Everyone meet Elvis the Elf!

We have been learning about tally marks in our numeracy lessons and we used this knowledge to decide upon a name for our Elf!

We came up with 6 different names that we might like to name our elf.
We came up with 6 different names that we might like to name our elf.
The children took it in turns to vote for their favourite name.
The children took it in turns to vote for their favourite name.