November 2019 – Expired – 2019-20 Primary 7.27 Blog

November 20, 2019

Terrarium Update

We have been keeping a close eye on our terrariums in class. Watching to see if the water cycle is still taking place inside the jars. When we set them up we knew that it was an experiment that we were conducting and that we had to wait and see it if would work with the materials that we used and with the conditions created inside the jars.

Here are some photos of our plants 5 weeks after they had been planted in our terrariums.

As you can see our plants are still alive and there is still moisture in the environment created within the jar. It worked!!

Some of us poured out a little water half way through as we had put too much in to begin with. Through observations and evaluations we have achieved success!

November 19, 2019

Budgeting

After yesterday’s launch of Primary 7’s Make £5 Grow project, we decided that we’d benefit from some learning about budgeting our money efficiently.

7.27 were given a £2000 budget and had the task of planning which house to rent, paying for food shopping, putting money into savings, choosing entertainment and deciding whether or not they’d like a pet!

They seemed to really value the discount coupons that they found…

We now understand the importance of budgeting when planning to make a purchase, can carry out calculations using the four operations and compare prices from different retailers!

As we move through our project we should be able to understand the benefits and risks of using bank cards to obtain money and make purchases, and use the terms profit and loss in buying and selling. (We are hoping to use the term profit a bit more!)

These tasks are invaluable in developing skills for learning, life and work and preparing our children for their future after Mearns Primary.

We will keep you updated with our progress through this project and will hopefully see some of you at the Christmas Fayre on 7th December where we will be selling our products and/or services…

November 19, 2019

Debate

We had a fantastic time at the Eastwood Council Chambers yesterday and the debate was fantastic!

Excellent arguments were made by both sides and the end result was so close, by only 3 votes, the motion was carried and the house believed that social media apps should be banned to those under 16.

Well done councillors, reporters and those sitting in the gallery.

You were a credit to Mearns Primary!

November 15, 2019May 5, 2020

Debate

For the past week 7.27 have been practising and preparing for our debate which is happening on Monday.

In literacy we have been focusing on talking and listening skills, like agreeing and disagreeing and backing our points up with research and statistics.

Today we had a practise for our real debate, chose the councillors and the reporters. It was really great and everyone made valid points. We can’t wait for Monday and will be back again to share how it went!

What do you think… should the minimum age to use social media apps be set at 16?