STEM week continues in Primary 6.21 and today the class learned all about the important role that paediatricians have when looking after babies who are sick.
Monthly Archives: March 2023
Smart STEM
Kicking off STEM fortnight with Primary 6 was a visit from SmartSTEM. The children were tasked with building a snowman using only paper plates and sellotape.
Designers and creators
The class were now ready to start the next step in creating their novels. The class followed a series of instructions to fold a piece of A3 paper in a way that replicates a book.
Once the books were made, the design process could begin. The front cover, blurb and illustrations were created using inspiration from their stories. Once the illustrations and borders had been completed the final draft of their short stories were written into their novels.
Peer assessment and proof reading
Peer assessment and proof reading is an integral part of the writing process. In the first instance, proof reading was encouraged after every chapter was written to ensure that the writing was evaluated at natural breaks.
Once the shorts stories were finished the class participated in a detailed peer assessment process that focused on evaluating the if the ideas flowed, if the story made sense and correct punctuation.
To get further opinions of their short stories P6.22 were recruited as editors to get further pointers on the next steps for the stories.
The beginning of the writing process
In order to kick start the writing process P6.21 took part in a walk and write about that asked them to evaluate and provide their opinion on what they saw and felt about an image given to them. This image turned into the starting point for their future short stories.
Meta skills, maths and materials
P6.21 have been enjoying creating den-like structures using natural materials found in the woodland area of the school. The class relied on their knowledge of 3D shapes to help construct their structures and were able to evaulate the meta-skills that they were focusing on. The three main meta-skills that were identified by the class were focusing, communication and critical thinking.
A Mexican Fiesta
P6.21 rounded off their Gastronomers pathway by hosting a Mexican Fiesta! The class worked in groups to research a Mexican state, create decorations and prepare some Mexican cuisine. On menu at the Mexican Fiesta you would have found Fajitas, Tacos, Quesadillas and a tomato and avocado salsa.
The class also requested that their Mexican fiesta involved live music. Well done to Lewis, Ruby and Catherine for performing live on the day!
