Over the past 8 weeks, we have been designing and building our own electric model cars The children were given the brief of designing a working electric car model using the resources available in the school.
We have developed our skills using tools such as saws and hot glue guns, as well as learning about electric circuitry and mechanics
We have really enjoyed this challenge and we have learned “problem solving skills” as there were some problems to overcome to get the cars running.
In our Literacy lessons this week we have been learning about poetry, in particular rhyming poetry. We have learned a great tip from The Poetry Society that poets used to write rhyming poetry: word backwards. To avoid what they call a “clunky last line”, poets write the final lines first.
We have used this technique to write our own poems in groups entitled “Teacher, teacher!”, which describes some of the reasons why children might not be in class.
Teacher, teacher
If you can’t find Dylan
He’s in the Art room
Helping Mrs. Hillan
To develop this further, we used this idea to individually write Christmas themed poems called “Santa, Santa!” This time, Santa is looking for various people who are all taking part in Christmas activities.
Santa, Santa
If you can’t find Keith
He’s at the house
Putting up the wreath
Thank you to all of the family and friends that supported our Christmas Fayre on Saturday. P623 were busy last week researching, designing and manufacturing our wood slice Christmas tree ornaments and thanks to you, we were able to sell over 60.
We will be attending the Newton Mearns Baptist Church tomorrow to take part in their annual ADVENTure.
We will be leaving school at approximately 9.15am to arrive there for 9.50am. Please ensure that the children are dressed appropriately as the weather is forecast to be inclement.
P623 are hosting an Advent assembly this week and we are very excited about welcoming our family and friends.
Children have been sent home with their lines for the assembly and I would very much appreciate if you could practise with them at home.
A pupil in P623 has secure a prestigious place with the Scottish Ballet thanks to her dedication and hard work. For more information, see the latest copy of the East Kilbride News newspaper.
Congratulation on winning a medal at the chess tournament for Giffnock Chess Club.
As you will already know, this week P623 is trialling doing our Maths homework online using Google Classroom and Forms. There are many reasons why we have decided to try this out
Obviously, there will be some teething problems as this is the first time we have attempted this and we appreciate your patience and feedback in these first few weeks.
This week is National Anti-bullying week. Today, we attended class P726’s assembly on Anti-bullying and followed it up with a class discussion.
We discussed what bullying means and what the difference between bullying and the kind of conflict we sometimes have with school friends in the playground.
Then we thought of strategies we could use if we are being bullied or know of anyone who is being bullied.
Finally, we designed our own Anti-bullying posters to show our understanding of what we’ve learnt.
This week we have been learning about Rites of Passage in various world religions with Mrs Fraser-Smail. In pairs, we have selected one of 13 ceremonies for children around the world and used the iPads to research this.
13 Amazing Coming of Age Traditions From Around the World
