STEM Career Visits

We had amazing visits by family members to share information about STEM Careers. We were particularly interested in hearing how the meta-skills we develop in STEM Challenges are applied in the workplace.

I can describe some of the kinds of work that people do and I am finding out about the wider world of work.   HWB 1-20a

Telecommunications Engineer with Open Reach

Harry – “I learned that a Telecommunications Engineer has to adapt to the weather, especially the high winds.”

Amelia W – “I want to explore electricity just like my dad.”

Isla Mar. – “I learned that Amelia’s dad leads 27 other workers and checks that they are all safe.”

Fergus – “I learned that the rats can cause problems with the cables.”

Working on a sailboat

Isla Mel. – “I learned that you use creativity on a sailboat. You work out how to make dinner when it’s bumpy weather.”

Fergus – “I would be interested in working on a sailboat when I’m older because it is fun and you always go on new adventures.”

Maisie  – “I liked trying on the life jacket. It had a whistle on it to call for help.”

National Gas – Operations Manager and a Technical Admin.

Aurla – “I found out that a Technical Admin. communicates with the helicopter pilot and then she sends out a technician to check the digging.”

Vincent – “I learned about methane and how cows have this gas too!”

Maxwell – “I learned that some underground pipes are so huge that people can walk through them.”

Taylor – “I learned that National Gas work with Health and Safety people including the emergency services.”

Dairy Scientist and Senior Scientist Vet Lab

Lucy – “A Dairy Scientist uses focusing skills when using a microscope to check animal samples.”

Sofia – “After learning about STEM Careers, I would be interested in becoming a Dairy Scientist when I’m older because I would like to help the cows get better too.”

Ritchie – “I learned that Mrs Porter has led other people in her job. She has advised people about fungus and trained farmers and other microbiologists.”

Duty Officer at the Ice Bowl

Blaine – “A Duty Officer has to adapt when the weather changes outside.”

Harry – “I learned that a duty officer communicates with schools, Cafe staff, young farmers and lots of other people at the Ice Bowl.”

Lucy – “Mackay’s dad leads other Duty Officers and Leisure Attendants.”

Amelia W – “I was surprised to learn that someone paints the lines on the ice at the Ice Bowl.”

Mackay – “I would be interested in becoming a Duty Officer when I’m older because I would get to drive a Zamboni and be in charge of other people.”

Trainee Pharmacist and a Pharmacy Technician

Isla Mar. – “A Pharmacist has to adapt to the patients. They might use easier language when speaking to older people.”

Harris – “A Pharmacist, Technician and Support Worker all communicate with each other.”

Mirrin – “I would like to use a robot to get the medicine for people at the hospital. ”

Thank you to our amazing visitors for answering all of our questions (we learned lots!)

Stop-Motion Animations – RME Values in stories

Primary 3 applied their skills in using the Stop-Motion Studio app and used their creativity to plan and create their own animations retelling their chosen Bible Story.  Primary 3 developed a range of meta-skills during this challenge. Amazing work everyone!

Click on each name to see the animation:

Blaine

Kyle & Maxwell

Freddie and Taylor

Aurla and Amelia S

Harris and Fergus

 

Smoothie Bike

Numeracy Skills

Mirrin – “We had to focus to match the fractions.”

Vincent – “We worked together to make the hopscotch grid then we used our times tables to play the game.”

Investigating electrical circuits

Ritchie – “We concentrated when trying to light a bulb.”

Harry – “Harris and I worked hard to make our own fan and made it spin. We coloured a pattern on the paper to make an illusion as it was spinning. We were able to make the fan spin in two directions.”

Fergus – “I investigated how many different ways I could light the bulb.”

Kyle – “I enjoyed investigating if materials were conductors or insulators.”

 

STEM Challenges – Crest Award

 

Internet Safety Day

Maisie W – “In the game, we had to sort the pictures to show information that is safe to share online and information that we should not share when we are online.”

Fergus – “The digital leaders reminded us about the different ways to keep safe online.”

Create a Circuit Game Challenge!

Ritchie – “I worked with Mackay and Kai to make a game to spin a motor.  The fan then blew the ball down the tube to win the game.”

Harry – “Daltyn and I created a game together. You had to roll the dice and collect the matching component. The winner was the first person to make a complete circuit.”

Kyle – “I collaborated with Blaine to make a motor spin and blow the ball the furthest distance to win.”

Leading Learning!

Sofia – “In our game you had to spin a motor and collect something with that colour from around the classroom. You had 10 seconds to do this. The Primary 1/2s liked playing our game.”

Kyle – “I liked teaching Primary 1/2 how to make their own circuit. They were good at listening to me.”

Isla Mar – “The younger children enjoyed playing our game. They had to use the metal hook to move around the metal wire without buzzing it. It was quite tricky.”

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Mackay “I learned that the right lung is larger than the left one.”

Harry “I learned that there are different layers to your skin.”

Vincent “I leaned that a baby has more bones than an adult body. An adult has 206 bones.”

Sofia “I learned that your skin is an organ.”

Fergus “We wrote our own Senses poems about Winter.”

Maisie W “In our party, we played musical corners and the elimination card game.”

Harry “We also played other games like musical arms and the game where we chose Christmas tree, Christmas pudding or Santa actions.”

Lucy “I liked adding the actions for ‘Winter Wonderland’.”

Taylor “I enjoyed playing the triangle in ‘Winter Wonderland’.”

Ritchie “I felt confident speaking my part at the Christmas Show.”

Isla Ma “I was focusing to make sure I rang the bell at the right time during the song ‘Must be Santa’.”

Freddie “I liked singing the songs on stage.”

 

 

 

P3 newsletter Term 4 2025

Isla Me – “It was hard to choose which book to take home as they were so many to choose from.”

Harry – “I was looking for joke books because Halloween is coming soon.”

Kai – “I was the leader of a long line because I won the game each time.”

Fergus – “We had to try and win the rock, paper, scissors game to get people in our line.”

Mirren – “I was surprised when it was my birthday and I looked at the presents I got.”

Gracie – “I feel loved when my Mummy, Daddy and dog hug me and kiss me.”

As part of Fairtrade Fortnight, Primary 3 pupils learned about what Fairtrade is, how it benefits others and how we can help.

Maisie W – “We learned to talk about the Fairtrade Mark. The green shows the land, the blue shows the sea or sky, and the black shows a person reaching up to get a Fairtrade item.”

Lucy – “We wrote a description all about Fairtrade.”

Sofia – “We made Fairtrade posters to encourage people to buy a Fairtrade product. We are going to ask to put our posters in shops.”

Isla Ma – “Fairtrade helps farmers in developing countries, giving them a fair price for their bananas.”

Fergus – “We sang a Fairtrade song to learn about some products which can be Fairtrade.”

Fergus – “We collaborated to make our parking garage. I used my problem-solving skills to make the elevator.”

Mackay – “I was using the meta-skills and adapting during the paper plane challenge by making the plane better each time.”

Evie – “I was concentrating when I made the bridge with my team.”

Ritchie – “It was hard to keep the parking garage staying up so we tried to make it stable.”

Kyle – “My mum enjoyed making her paper aeroplane in our challenge.”

Taylor – “I enjoyed sharing my learning with my mum and nana.”

Blaine – “During the open afternoon, I enjoyed showing my dad our class charter.”

Evie – “I was concentrating so that the ball didn’t roll on the ground.”

Lucy – “I was focusing on keeping the ball in the guttering.”

Isla Ma – “My team were communicating with each other about how we were going to do the challenge.”

Blaine – “My team were communicating our ideas about what we were going to do.”

Isla Me – “My team were focusing on making the best course.”

Fergus – “We were collaborating to make our course more difficult.”

Amelia W – “We used our creativity to build our course with all the equipment.”

Kyle – “We had to adapt as our maze kept falling over!”

Ritchie – “Mackay and I used our creativity to think outside the box. We made a throwing game for people to play at the fairground.”

Vincent – “My team used our communicating skills.”

We discussed the meta-skill ‘Feeling’ and created still photos of different feelings that others could guess.

 

Meet our amazing team in Primary 3!

We created our Superhero Selfies and reflected on our skills and qualities that make us Superheroes. Here are some of our comments:

Evie – “I am creative when I make models.”

Freddie – “I work carefully when drawing.”

Daltyn – “I am kind to everyone.”

Mirren – “I am helpful. I help friends when they are sad.”

Look at our display closer to read more about our skills and qualities!