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We had a busy start to STEM Week today which began with a workshop from SmartSTEM 🧪 we heard all about careers in STEM and then completed a paper plate tower competition. We were given 5 plates, scissors and cello-tape and worked together in groups to build the tower as high as possible 👀
This afternoon we learnt all about the Mars Ingenuity helicopter 🚁 we then made paper helicopters of our own and tested them through flight. We watched the propellers in motion as they descended 🤩
We enjoyed our sunny afternoon of football today ☀️
Some of us were developing our skills through passing and dribbling drills while others played a match in teams ⚽️
We wanted to say a huge thank you to the PTA for the generous donation of money to create a safe space in our classroom ✨
We decided to use our tent area and added fairy lights to create a calm atmosphere around it ⭐️ we discussed as a class that we would like some squishmallow teddy’s, mindfulness colouring books and fidget toys to relieve any stress we might have ☺️
Today we were exploring compass directions in our Harry Potter themed challenge 🧭
We used the compass to direct Harry to various points in Hogwarts including the Room of Requirement, the Great Hall and Hagrid’s Hut!
Today we had a special visit from Mark Brand who works in planning for East Renfrewshire Council. Mark did a fantastic workshop with the whole class looking at the housing development opposite our school and how we could re-design it to make it even more wildlife friendly 🌳🪷🦫
We enjoyed working in groups to design our own developments and incorporating our own ideas like bug hotels, hedgehog homes and bird boxes!
A huge thanks to Mark for coming in to work with us ☺️
Today we began our new block of outdoor P.E (in between the rain showers)! Over the next 6 weeks we will be developing our skills in football. In groups we were practising dribbling and passing.
Well done to all of P5.17 who came along to our Burns Night Event. Our poem a Red, Red Rose was performed brilliantly followed by lots of ceilidh dancing with our family and friends in the gym hall 💃🏻🌹
We have been working hard on developing our confidence in co-ordinates this week.
We have been learning the ‘along the corridor, up the stairs’ rule to help us identify points on the x and y axis.
Today we were plotting points and joining them together to create an emoji 😍
This week our class worked brilliantly to complete their Designers Project 🧵 using the skills we have developed over our block the class worked together to produce sustainable cotton bags that will be used to deliver lunch bands to classes 🪡
Today we delivered our finished bags to the lunch staff ⭐️ well done to all of the class on an amazing project!
We have been getting into the Christmas spirit in P5.17 and making our own elf themed Christmas cards 🎅🏼
Our cheeky elf jingles has been making us giggle in class with all of his festive fun he’s been having! 👀😆
