In p1/2 we have been learning about journeys and transport. We went on a walk around our local community and identified lots of different things we could see. We then made 3D maps with our findings. We have been using the Beebots to practise directional and positional language and are getting better with left and right. During outdoor learning we made up our own routes for our classmates to follow. We were only allowed to use forward, back, left and right. It was really tricky to try and stay like a robot!

In literacy we’ve been practising our sounds. We enjoyed doing this in orange gloop.

In Numeracy we’ve been focussing on counting on using the secret square to help us. We’ve also been subatising (learning not to count for patterns) Some of the P2s have been using 100 squares to partition numbers into tens and ones.

We’ve also been developing our sensory garden. We’ve cleared it all out and planted different herbs and colourful flowers for the spring.

P6/7 have been  taking part in a rotation of  STEM activities.

STEM stands for Science , Technology, Engineering and Maths.

We are split into 5 groups.  2 groups do STEM activities, a group practises Spelling, a group plays Sumdog and another group does Accelerated Reading.

For our first time doing STEM  we had to  make a LEGO marble maze and spaghetti tower with plasticine

and spaghetti.

On our second week of STEM rotation we made seed poppers and oobleck out of cornflower and water.

For our third week of STEM rotation we made a tinfoil boat and we filled them with 1 pence coins to see whos could hold the most weight. For the second activity we had to build a lego bridge and find out whos could hold the most weight James’s held the most since it was strong enough to hold all the weights.

On our fourth week of STEM rotation we did a lot of experimenting like we had to experiment on which side is your dominant. The other activity we did was to experiment with shadows and flashlights.

In energy and sustainability Mr Ross discussed with the pupils about renewable energy and sustainability. They made models of energy sources such as wind turbines and solar panels out of junk.

This is the P6/7 class for 2019 /2020.

Our teachers are Mr Ross and Mrs Boyd.

This year P6’s are looking to their school trip to Kingswood and meeting their buddies at the end of the year.

The P7s are looking forward to their induction days.

p5 term4 newsletter

Primary 5 have new Digital Leaders ! The 2 new Digital Leaders are Lewis and James. They are very enthusiastic about helping P5 and P2.

They will like this job very much!