P5 and P6 – Kilmarnock College CSI Workshop

April 26, 2024 eacharlotte.thomson@glow Leave a comment

Science
Kilmarnock College: CSI Workshop

The P5 and P6 pupils from each class enjoyed an exciting afternoon last week at Fenwick Primary as Derek and Shona from Ayrshire College brought the excitement of CSI to life! The pupils came together to participate in an engaging session filled with several investigations.

The pupils were tasked with unraveling the mystery of the sweetie thief. The P5 and P6 detectives got involved in a series of experiments and investigations. They demonstrated great observation and problem-solving skills, and worked in teams to crack the case.

We owe a huge thank you to Shona and Derek for their dedication in delivering such an engaging and informative workshop.

P5/6 – Literacy (reading)

April 25, 2024 eacharlotte.thomson@glow Leave a comment

Literacy: Reading
The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis

P5/6 excitedly started their adventure with our new class novel “The Breadwinner” by Deborah Ellis which is set in Afghanistan. They discussed their prior knowledge and questions about the country, explored the term “breadwinner,” and became book detectives, searching for and finding details about the author, characters, and setting. We look forward to exploring Afghanistan’s rich culture and following Parvana’s journey in this interesting and engaging novel. We will be learning about stereotypes, children’s rights, inequalities, geography, culture and history throughout this novel.

P5/6 – Literacy (spelling)

April 24, 2024 eacharlotte.thomson@glow Leave a comment

Literacy: Spelling

P5/6 were given the freedom to choose their own spelling activities to revise our ‘ks’ words. From intense spelling battleships to focused word mats, and even creative written tasks, their dedication to mastering the ‘ks’ phoneme was ambitious to say the least.

P5/6 – Buddy Visit

March 25, 2024 eacharlotte.thomson@glow Leave a comment

Buddy Visit

Primary 5/6 visited their buddies in the ECC on Friday for a play and snack session. They enjoyed exploring the resources in the ECC led by their younger buddies and some of the pupils even enjoyed a heatlthy snack with their buddy. The pupils were so gentle, caring and attentive to their buddies whilst having great fun themselves.

P5/6 – World of Work Fayre

March 18, 2024 eacharlotte.thomson@glow Leave a comment

World of Work Fayre

On Friday, the Primary 5 to Primary 7 pupils attended the World of Work fayre. They spoke to lots of visitors throughout the session about their jobs. They asked lots of questions that they had planned in advance, giving them an insight into the opportunities that may be available to them when they are older. A successful day all round!

P5/6 & P2/3 Science Experiments

March 15, 2024 eacharlotte.thomson@glow Leave a comment

British Science Week: Experiment Time

5/6, along with P2/3 explored osmosis through experimentation.

Firstly the pupils enjoyed learning about solids, liquids, and gasses where they made a human solid, human liquid, and human gas.

Solids consists of lots of tiny particles packed close together:

Liquids consist of less tiny particles which are spread out:

Gasses consist of the least tiny particles which are spread out even more:

Experiment time:

P5/6 created hypotheses of what might happen when we placed a solid (gummy bear) into a liquid (water) and left it overnight.

P2/3 led the learning by showing P5/6 what to do.

We left the cups containing our solid and liquids overnight to investigate today. When we returned the gummy bears has gotten bigger. We learned that this was due to a process called osmosis where water molecules transfer from a region of high water concentration to a region of low water concentration.

Finally, we discussed how we could use this knowledge to remove the water from the gummy bear. Some hypotheses we have put to the test are;

placing the gummy bear in a solution of water and lots of salt
placing the gummy bear in a solution of water and lots of sugar
placing the gummy bear in just salt
placing the gummy bear in just sugar

Why don’t you ask your child about the final outcome?

P5/6 – Science Week Experiments (1)

March 15, 2024 eacharlotte.thomson@glow Leave a comment

British Science Week: Experiment Time

P5/6 explored water density through experimentation.

As a class, we discussed the experiment before each pupil wrote down their own hypothesis of what might happen.

We discussed different variables before carrying out the experiment such as volume of water, how many spoonfulls of sugar, and volume of food colouring, to ensure that we could ensure an accurate comparison. This involved good communication and team work to ensure we got it right.

The final stage of our experiment was to observe the results and discuss why we thought this happened. When we poured each of the separate solutions into one main beaker, we saw the different coloured solutions ‘layering’ in the beaker and Joey was able to explain that he thought this was due to the density in the solutions (with each solution having a different density due to the amount of sugar that was dissolved in each).

Super work P5/6!

P5/6 – World Book Day

March 15, 2024 eacharlotte.thomson@glow Leave a comment

World Book Day
7th March 2024

Primary 5/6 had great fun celebrating all things reading last week for World Book Day thank you to the Reading Schools Committee for coming up with ideas and Mrs Sweeney for pulling their ideas together! They participated in a book themed scavenger hunt, guess the teacher (by identifying their childhood photo and favourite childhood book), book swap, author visit, writing a whole school story, and literacy open afternoon.

The author visit was inspiring as pupils had the opportunity to listen to how Rachel McGaw first got into writing and how she gets inspiration for the books she writes. Pupils also listened to a sneak peak of a fairy tale that she has not yet released.

Thank you to parents and family members that were able to come along to our open afternoon too! The pupils had the opportunity to share some of the tasks they complete in day-to-day literacy lessons linked to reading and spelling.

P5/6 – Science Centre

March 15, 2024 eacharlotte.thomson@glow Leave a comment

British Science Week: Science Centre Trip

Primary 5/6 had an excellent time at the Glasgow Science Centre! They loved exploring a range of topics such as space, energy, and the human body. One of the highlights was visiting the planetarium, where they looked at stars and learned about the universe. The pupils smiled all day long as they participated in a whole host of hands-on activities.

The pupils enjoyed all of the floors but most of all enjoyed floor 3 – The Body Works. They loved getting competitive on this floor whilst investigating how the body works.

Primary 5/6 really were great role models and represented our school spectacularly throughout the whole day.

P5/6 – Hallhouse Visit

March 15, 2024 eacharlotte.thomson@glow Leave a comment

World Book Day – Buddy Reading

Primary 5/6 had a lovely experience during our visit to Hallhouse Care Home last Friday as part of our Reading Schools Buddy Reading Project. The pupils had the opportunity to read stories and share conversations with the residents. The visit helped pupils to build confidence when reading aloud as well as empathy and understanding of the residents needs. Super work P5/6!