Here are a small selection of snaps from the many interesting and exciting activities we took part in over the last couple of weeks. We’ve learned so much!
Aircraft of the Future, Mr Burns–Flight, Maths Roadshow, Electric Vehicles.
Monday’s Circle Assembly
At Monday’s Circle Assemblies, Mrs. Wright and Mrs. McLaughland consulted all the pupils on Gargieston’s Curriculum. That means thinking about the things we learn in school and what we want to learn more or less of. We considered the things we think it is important for us to learn and the things we learn in Gargieston that makes our school special. Every circle group made a poster to illustrate our thinking and share our opinions. Article 12 of the UNCRC says :- Every child has the right to have a say in all matters affecting them, and to have their views taken seriously
STEM Mr George Burns
Primary 6 and 7 had a visit from Mr George Burns, an electrical engineer, who spoke to use about Aviation linked to electricity. We found out about; the history of aviation, electricity on planes and then we had the opportunity to make planes using Lollipop sticks.
Sam McCallum’s plane ‘flew’ the furthest.
Thank you Mr Burns
Primary 6 and 7 Maths Roadshow
This morning we attended a maths roadshow as part of STEM fortnight. There were lots of fantastic interactive challenges. Some of them really made us think and others really challenged our patience and perseverance.
Primary 6 STEM – Electric Cars
We had a visit from Mrs Kennedy (Fraser’s mum), telling us all about electric cars and climate change. It was very interesting to hear about how electric cars work and how councils etc. are providing more places to charge cars.
We found out that Scotland wants to have no cars using fossil fuels by 2032.
Thank you Mrs Kennedy.
Electric Cars Visit Gargieston
We were so lucky today to receive a visit from Mrs Kennedy (Fraser Kennedy’s mum) who was happy to share with us lots of information from her ‘Scottish Electric Club’. Mrs Kennedy is the owner of a ZOE electric Renault car.
We found out lots of interesting facts about electric cars and learned that when many of our class are aged to drive it may be in an electric car! They are also much more beneficial for our eco system.
We even had two electric cars in our playground! It was great fun to explore!
Thank you Mrs Kennedy
Parking issues
Unfortunately we had another phone call from a local resident, this time in Glen Orrin Avenue, complaining that someone had parked across their runway.
We take pride in the relationships we have with the wider community and these two phone calls have obviously been a concern to us.
We would respectfully ask that consideration would be given when picking up / dropping off your children.
Many thanks.
Communication Board update…..
Our top tip has changed and is about questioning. Children benefit from early opportunities to promote language skills this aids a child’s ability to exchange information with others in a meaningful way. A delay in language can cause some children to show signs of frustration and can fill them with a sense of miscommunication about what he or she is trying to convey. Please feel free to look at our board for more information about supporting your child’s communication and language development and please take a leaflet from the yellow button envelope which focuses on information regarding speech sounds.
Flying with STEM!
A huge thank you to Mr Wilson (Jack Wilson’s dad) who joined Base 3 yesterday to teach us about the STEM behind flying. His presentation included video footage of the important procedures before flight. It was also very nice to see Jack making an appearance in the clips.
It was very exciting to watch Jack and his dad take off into the sky. What a brilliant hobby to have. Base 3 now has some keen flying enthusiasts.
Thank you again, Mr Wilson!
Nursery Rhyme of the week…..
Please sing this nursery rhyme with your child at home and try out the Makaton. Singing nursery rhymes with your child will help them learn about rhyme and rhythm of language and assist your child to hear syllables within words this also aids your child’s ability to learn to read.
