Mairead Mackechnie, Education officer from Scottish Parliament, visited Primary 6 and helped develop their knowledge and understanding of politics in Scotland.
Primary 6 enjoyed learning about the importance of the voting process and why it is important to have your say in how the country is run.
Primary 6.21 have enjoyed learning some new vocabulary in French and being able to introduce themselves and describe their appearance .
They have continued to develop their confidence when translating and have also been working on their pronunciation when sharing their learning with their peers.
P6 have also enjoyed playing French splat. They have continued to challenge themselves and are able to use the sound buttons to record the phrases they are working on and improve their pronunciation.
As part of the Gastronomers Mearns Masters pathway Primary 6.21 developed their skills, knowledge and understanding of food preparation and cooking, Over the course of the 6 week block they worked on gaining confidence when working with knives and working with heat.
The theme of the pathway was Mexican cuisine. The children created a variety of different meals such such fajitas, tacos and guacamole.
Click the thinglink or scan the QR below to watch the recipes come to life!
Primary 6.21 enjoyed reading the nowhere emporium. They have developed their understanding of the characters, setting and story by discussing, sharing and evaluating the novel. They were also tasked with creating their own literal, informative and evaluative questions for a partner to answer.
They decided to create an interactive book review sharing their knowledge and opinion of the novel. Can you scan the QR codes to find out more about the novel.
This week the class were tasked with creating Quorn tacos and an avocado and tomato salad. This focus of the week was to create further independence in the kitchen by following the recipe given when collecting their ingredients and starting the cooking process. This provided the class with the opportunity to select the appropriate amount of ingredients and prepare each ingredient according to the recipe and apply the skills they have been developing over the course of the pathway.
The class are now preparing for their Mexican Fiesta Showcase!
Primary 6.21 took part in a code-along-event using mirco:bit. During the course of the event they focused on the importance of creating safe passwords and made their very own password generator. At the end of the session they entered their passwords into a strength checker to see how likely it would be cracked.
Some finished pieces of code.
Primary 6.21 have been continuing to develop their knowledge of Mexican Cuisine by making Mexican corn salsa and enchiladas. This week they made a side and a main course. They had to keep a closer eye on the time in which they had to create their dishes in.
Primary 6.21 have been continuing to develop their understanding of how to stay safe while playing games online. Over the course of the week they were tasked with completing a number of activities such as adding their opinion on how to stay safe online using Jamboard and creating a list of do’s and don’ts.
The class then decided they would like to take their learning further and created chatterpix sharing their do’s and don’ts of online gaming. As theme of safer internet day this year was ‘All fun and games? Exploring respect and relationships online’ we decided that they would use their favourite gaming characters in their chatterpix. Have a listen to some of them below;
As the focus of Safer Internet day was online gaming P6.21 researched the history and evolution of online gaming.
Primary 6.21 have been continuing to develop their confidence in the kitchen and were able to create a delicious meal. They made some tasty veterinarian quesadillas . They have been focusing on developing their knife skills, in particular, learning to julienne and dice.
As part of our Friday growth mindset discussions Primary 6.21 have been reflecting on what they enjoy seeing and doing. We decided to create an eye self-portrait that displays their likes and goals.
This task also provided the opportunity to work on their line drawing skills by drawing their eye using only a lead pencil.
Keep your eyes peeled for the final pieces.
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