Happy Friday everyone!

Here’s a round up of what Primary 6 has been doing this week.

Monday:  We began the week with our Thinking Time session then moved on to Literacy. We focused on spelling words with the suffix _ing then we prepared a short speech on a topical question for peer feedback. In Numeracy we looked at fraction, decimal and percentage equivalents.  After lunch we continued with our Space topic and worked with a learning partner to finish our solar system models.

Tuesday: In Numeracy we learned how to find a percentage of an amount. It really helped to know our equivalents and multiplication and division facts.  We then read the next chapter of our class novel and used higher order thinking skills to respond to a range of different questions. In the afternoon we used ICT to research information on the planets.  Did you know that Saturn would float if there was a swimming pool big enough?!

Wednesday: We continued our measure work with Miss Gibson. She was very impressed with how well we could convert metres, centimetres and millimetres. For Health & Wellbeing we created  menus which included a balance of nutrients from all the different food groups. Maybe some of us could be dieticians in the future.  Later, we got the chance to buy a book at the Book Fair. After lunch we learned about a special time of year for Muslims called Ramadan, then we had our WOW session.  To finish the day we did some role play activities based on our class novel The Demon Headmaster.  Some of us would love to be actors when we grow up.

Thursday: In the morning we focused on reading for the main idea, prediction and finding effective examples of VCOP in our novel. For numeracy we did a Chilli Challenge for our percentages work then we had an exciting STEM/Outdoor Learning session with Mrs Ferguson. In the afternoon, for our Space topic, we learned that we get day and night due to the Earth spinning on its axis. After that we headed outside again for our football training session.  We all tried hard to uplevel our skills.

Friday: Today, we are focusing on how to structure paragraphs, completing spelling assessments and revising our key learning for fractions, decimals and percentages. For Interdisciplinary learning we will be using laptops and I-pads to create a Powerpoint on the solar system and using a graphics program to draw a space themed picture.

We’re looking forward to a rest over the long weekend. Enjoy!

See you back on Tuesday!