Today in 6.22 we completed a Christmas themed mixed media art project using water coloured paints.
We created, blended and explored different shades for our Christmas tree, background scene and experimented with different brush strokes to create a realistic texture of the branches.
We then added strips of card to create a window scene and decorated our tree with bright acrylic paint baubles.
This afternoon we spent time making our own Christmas cards. We showed excellent listening skills by following instructions to ensure that our cards were carefully assembled.
We enjoyed creating a Christmas bauble that looked similar to Santa Claus and we then chose who to give our cards to and wrote a message inside for them.
Here are some of our finished designs!
Today we were very busy in class working on our Factual Report Writing. We spent time finding out different facts about Christmas traditions and how it is celebrated around the world.
Throughout the lesson, excellent growth mindset was on display with the class wanting to go over and above their group targets and add more information to their reports.
We felt confident when reading a passage and identifying which statements were facts and which were opinions and were all very proud of our final pieces of work.
Last week, we hosted our Mearns Masters Campaigners Swap Shop in our classroom and welcomed pupils from Primary 6.
The event was a great success with every item we had brought in being taken away to a new home. We gave a presentation explaining our work in each week though our Campaigners block and welcomed customers to our class store.
Our shoppers were very excited, one even saying “this shop is better than Primark!!”
We really enjoyed hosting our showcase event and sharing our learning from this Mearns Masters. Next up – Coding!
In our writing, 6.22 have been focusing on learning about the difference between a fact and an opinion.
A fact is a statement that can be proven or checked, while an opinion is a statement that tells what a person thinks, feels, or believes and cannot be proven.
We learnt that authors or writers usually give their opinion on a topic and back it up with facts, this makes their argument more convincing.
We spent our lesson researching facts about our favourite animal and then presenting these in a short factual report.
To achieve our learning intention we ensured that our reports had: a title, an introduction, sub-headings and different paragraphs each with a different focus.
Today during our Mearns Masters in 6.22 we were busy preparing for our Campaigners Swap Shop Showcase next week!
We want to say a big thank you to our parents and carers at home who have sent in pre-loved clothes and accessories for us to use.
We spent time organising and labelling clothes according to size, age, height and colour. We are looking forward to welcoming other Primary 6 classes and members of staff to our classroom.
We will also be giving a presentation summarising our work across this 6 week block of Mearns Masters and highlighting the importance of using sustainable fashion to help our environment!
Today marked the first day of advent in 6.22 and our classroom has been transformed into a Christmas Wonderland!
We enjoyed decorating our tree with baubles, tinsel, lights and snowflakes and sharing our excitement about what December will bring both in school and out!
