Hello everybody! It may have been a short week but we have been busy in P6B.
In Skills Academy some of the P6B pupils created their very own Fitbits by programming a set of instructions into their micro:bits. The micro:bit devices were able to detect our steps and when we pressed button A the number of steps were displayed with a motivational message that we had previously programmed. Afterwards, we became game developers by coding and inputting commands into the micro:bits which led to us creating Space Invaders! It was incredibly challenging, however, it was amazing to think that we could design our games in school.
We finished off an outstanding activity from our previous IDL topic. We created our very own 3D hurricanes by cutting and sitting them on backing paper and then labelling the different features of how they form. Afterwards we used the Chromebooks to research well known hurricanes. Then we recorded their wind speed by referring to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
In one of our literacy lessons we looked at a range of texts including; myths, legends and popular stories. Some of the vocabulary and authors word choice was unfamiliar so we used clues from the surrounding sentences to help us make assumptions of what they meant. Then we checked whether our definitions were correct by using dictionaries.
In P.E. we have been trying out different backhand techniques. First we had to determine whether we were able to generate enough power to hit a ball with either a one-handed backhand or a two-hand backhand. Once we settled on a comfortable swing we then practised bouncing the ball to one another and returning it with a backhand. Afterwards, we played a whole class game against Mr Atkinson which required us to return a shot from him and if he didn’t return it we got a point but if we didn’t return it one of our teammates had to join his team.
Mr Atkinson’s Comment
Good work everyone! Next Wednesday we will be going across to Eastwood High School for a P.E. session with their sports leaders. Please bring the appropriate P.E. kit in order to take part in all of the activities. We will be visiting Eastwood High School every Wednesday for the next six weeks for these sessions.
