The whole school had a blast today, taking part in a range of STEM activities (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths). We made full use of our environment.
To start our day off in the fabulous sunshine, the boys and girls enjoyed a maths themed Easter egg hunt. They had to seek out colour coded number challenge eggs to complete their calculation mission. They were rewarded with a wee treat of a chocolate egg courtesy of the Easter Bunny, who had made an early delivery to the school.
Next up was practical STEM engineering and construction challenges in our STEM Zone. The children got stuck in to our new Kapla building kits. There were models, bridges, towers and structures galore; all created using HOTS ingenuity and imagination. P1-3 were busy beavers too. They used the K’nex vehicle kit to make moving vehicles and machines of their own design. Some undertook Lego challenge missions to construct models, patterns and designs successfully.
Coding was next on the agenda as the children applied computational thinking to design algorithms to complete challenges on their coding fundamentals course with Code.org.
Finally, we all made our way down to the park for well earned social time. The children enjoyed participating in active play with their friends.
Wishing you all safe, happy and healthy over this period.
Love from Portpatrick Primary
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