As part of our commitment to Global Goal 11: target 11.6- to reduce environmental impact of cities including waste management; our Eco Committee’s targets and improving the environment around as as part of the John Muir Trust Award we went out into the local area to litter pick and filled up lots of rubbish bags.
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p6/7 Money sense workshop
P6/7 had a great opportunity to work with Olivia McGregor from The Royal Bank of Scotland and participate in a Moneysense workshop linked to Natwest. The theme was ‘Save your pennies, save our planet.’ The children identified sources of energy in the home and calculated the cost of running appliances. One of the most surprising one was hair straighteners at 28p per hour and a shower at £1.30 per hour compared with a washing machine at 30p an hour or a computer at 2p per hour.
The children made links to Global Goal 13: Climate Action and identified ways in which they could save energy and money in our homes.
p6/7 Awards
Well done to everyone who received Value Awards, Head Teacher Awards and Dalguise Awards.
p6/7 Stem evaluations of the week
A snapshot of some of the evaluations from this week.
Red Nose Day in p6/7
Lots of laughter today as we shared our jokes and well done to Rory for winning the best joke. We took part in some laughter mindfulness activities; talking about how laughter is good and how it makes us feel. We also watched the Red Nose Day video about how Comic Relief helps people and families.
P6/7 Sound in Science
Mrs McFarlane with the help of Sophie, Rory and Zoe demonstrated how we can see, feel, hear and touch sound waves. We could see and feel the vibrations .
P6/7 My World of Work
As part of homework this week p6/7 completed the jigsaw piece to share the skills, careers and jobs they are interested in. The children were inspired by the visitors who attended the World of Work Fayre last Friday and STEM week this week.
P6/7 Technologies with NXP
Gavin Gall visited from NXP technologies to explain his role in work and the type of chips that his company makes and how they can be used and are used in cars. He explained how the chips are created.
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P6/7 Electricity
We identified sources of electricity in our homes then created electricity circuits using bulbs, switches and motors.
P6/7 Energy
Carol Kane from Vattenfall, which is Swedish for waterfall, came in to talk to us about renewable energy and the new windfarm in Ayrshire. We learnt lots of facts about wind turbines which links to Global Goal 13-Climate Action and the work we have been doing in class on renewable energy sources. She told us about the huge range of jobs, skills and careers that are available in Green energy.