The P6 Blog
Maths
This week we decided to take our learning outside. Luckily we chose the best day of the week and the sun was shining!
Circles
The Circles were investigating the relationship between radius, diameter and circumference. They worked in groups, measuring the radius, diameter and circumference of a variety of circle sizes using chalk; string and measuring tapes!
So what did they find out????
Miles-We have figured out the formula! The circumference of a circle is roughly 3 times the size of the diameter. As an extra challenge Miss Harris told us about Pi and the formula C=Pi x D. Pi is 3.14. We are now doing more research on Pi and making posters for the classroom wall. We had fun outside doing maths.
Rectangles
The rectangles have been learning about angles. This week we learned about the 8 points of the compass and the angles between them. Outside we drew the compass points with chalk and had to figure out how many degrees we had to turn to get from one point to another.
Ayaan-We have learnt to draw compasses and names of the points of the compass and angles it was fun outside.
Octagons
The Octagons have been drawing 3D shapes and counting the vertices, faces and edges. They went outside and did a 3D shape hunt, naming the shape and all its properties. They then joined the rectangles, helping them with their compass points.
Callum- We had lots of fun.
In PE we have been using our bodies to do creative dance. We have been experimenting with lots of different movements and putting them together with a partner to make a creative dance routine. Some of the routines have been highly energetic!
Mr Crockett, our music specialist, came in this week. We learned a new song in the Scots language, Gaelic. The words were quite difficult to learn but it was a beautiful song.
In language we have been focusing on reading our class readers – Friend or Foe, The Shrimp and Dark Secrets. We have been extending our understanding of question types and continuing to learn the difference between fact and opinion.
