Thursday topic rotations week 2
P5 had a visitor
P5 were lucky to have a visitor this week. Elaine Paton came to share her knowledge and experience of pharmacy and how this links to the human body. She highlighted how germs spread and good hygiene by performing experiments. At the end pupils could ask questions relating to germs, illness and medications and some were very good.
Thank you Elaine for taking time to speak with us and the children gained a lot of knowledge from your visit. And just maybe some more pupils will consider a future career in pharmacy and medicine!
P5 Human Body Topic – Thursday Rotations
P5 are exploring more about the Human Body by taking part in rotations on Thursday afternoons. The classes have been mixed up into 3 groups and are getting the opportunity to work with all the P5 teachers. Each teacher is covering a different subject:
*Our teeth *The brain *The Senses
P5 Trip to the Science Centre
P5 enjoyed their day at the Glasgow Science Centre. Here’s just some of the fun they had during the day:
P5 Human body
Thank you to the parents who handed in empty plastic bottles for our experiment today.
This week our focus was on the function of our lungs. In P5i we did a lung capacity experiment where we recorded how much air we could breath in and blow out. Quite a few got out of puff rather quickly. But too much laughing could have been to blame.
This afternoon we proved that 4 does go into 3 when all P5s were spilt into 3 classes to enable us to perform another experiment. This time we used the empty bottles to show how our lungs function. Some pupils were more successful making fake lungs than others. They don’t make plastic bottles like they used to and many just buckled when children tried to pull a balloon over the ends. However, they had fun trying.
Here are some of their efforts in both experiments.
We need your help!
If you have any empty jar jars at home could you please send them in with your child as we need them for an experiment next week.
Thanks for your continued support.
P5 teachers
P5E measuring length
This week P5E have been exploring length through a variety of activities. They can convert between different units, write the same length using different units and accurately measure using rulers and metre sticks.
P5i learning that variety is the spice of life
P5i being positively engaged during Positive Choices week. Which included walking to school in various forms of dress, Â from odd socks to crazy hair.
Pupils were engaged in a wide variety of activities and events this week. Caring and sharing together during sports activities, learning individually how to be creative using poetry as a stimulus, being positive role models to younger pupils and having fun as they take care of their school environment and themselves. Here is a snapshot of life in P5i during Positive Choices week.
P5M and I Positive Choices
PC Macdonald paid a visit to primary 5 to discuss cyber bullying. The children enjoyed the talk and showcased very good knowledge of staying safe online. As a bonus some of the kids had a shot of PC Macdonald’s kit.
Litter pick!
P5DN and P3 did a great job of helping to clear up school grounds.
