The boys and girls in Primary 4 went on a school trip to Whitelee Winfarm in Eaglesham this week. The children went as part of their Electricity topic in the classroom and this involved the children learning about renewable and non-renewable energy and how we create electricity from it. The children braved the extremely cold weather and had a great time at Whitelee, they experienced the wind turbines in person and took part in exciting science experiments. Thank you to everyone involved and well done to Primary 4 for being extremely well behaved, I will upload the outdoor photographs next week.
The children had another outdoor learning session with a professional from East Ayrshire Council. This involved the children walking rounding the village identifying numbers they could see and linking this to time. The children also looked at pattern and shape and could identify the shapes they were drawing.
In Science, the children learned about the components in a circuit and this involved them working in pairs to sort the component with the correct drawing. The class managed to draw the symbols very well and could tell me what the component was used for.
Primary 4 created colour wash, wax resist backgrounds in the style of Van Gogh before using watercolours to paint their hilarious snowmen losing their hats in the wind. I just love the facial expressions. Well done everyone!
The children in Primary 4 have been learning about subtraction within hundreds, tens and units and have been learning how to exchange. Using the resources in the classroom they were able to work in small groups to help them visualise how the exchanging process worked. The children enjoyed using the resources and used them when working through their textbook examples.
This week the children have been learning about electrical circuits and the different components you might find in a circuit. The children were able to create their own circuits using a bulb, battery, switch and wires. Using their prior knowledge about electricity so far they were able to identify how they can keep safe whilst building their own circuits and had lots of fun doing this with their peers in the classroom!
The children in Primary 4 created their own firework and bonfire designs using different coloured chalk on a piece of black sugar paper. The children learned what techniques they should use with the chalk to create their fireworks and they were able to make them look realistic. The children really enjoyed this lesson and were able to share their own firework stories and could discuss the important safety aspects when being around fireworks. Well done Primary 4!
This week the children had a professional from the SSPCA called Chris, who came into our classroom to talk about the work he does to prevent the cruelty of animals and spread awareness to the young people across Scotland. The children really enjoyed the workshop and Chris had a sorting challenge for them to do which involved sorting things that are good for an animal to those that are bad for them. All the children enjoyed meeting Chris and if they see an animal in distress in their local communities they will know what to do thanks to the wonderful work of the SSPCA!
The children in Primary 4 moved onto a new block in Physical Education and will focus on athletics for this term. This week the children were learning Javelin and looked at key skills such as body positioning, how to throw the javelin and the safety procedures around it. The children enjoyed their first Athletics lesson and are looking forward to the block up until Christmas
The children in Primary 4 have been researching their favourite Viking God/Goddess at home as preparation for their class talk they had earlier today. The children really enjoyed showcasing the hard work they have shown researching the facts and information about their chosen God or Goddess. I would like to thank everyone at home too for supporting the children with this too!
I have attached some of the photographs from the talks also.
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