Our school trip to Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh was incredible! We first went to a Natural Disaster workshop where we identified different types of volcanic rocks, created our own tornadoes, tested our knowledge of tsunamis and built our very own earthquake proof homes. Then we went on the time travelling machine which took us through different eras on the earth. Some of us even touched a large piece of ice and experienced a 3D flight to the Amazon rainforest.

We also had a visitor from the Scottish SPCA. They taught us how to look after our pets and why it is importantly to treat them with kindness. Afterwards, we discussed who we should contact if we see an injured animal and we played a few games using electric toys.

In writing this week, we planned and created our own Fair Trade adverts with Miss Crooks. To achieve this, we revised our persuasive writing techniques by categorising facts, opinions, alliteration and repetition. Next, we came up with our very own catchy slogans and chose vibrant colours to make our adverts appealing.

In Science, we finished off our bone experiments and wrote our results onto a report.

In maths, Emmy Noether have been adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing numbers with three decimals places. We also learned the strategies of multiplying and dividing numbers by 10,100 and 1000. Albert Einstein have been calculating durations and consolidating our understanding of converting between 12 and 24 hour times. Isaac Newton have been continuing to consolidate their understanding of adding and subtracting two and three digit numbers with the help of concrete material.

During our art lesson we completed our artist comparison study of Romero Britto and Samuel Peploe. We investigated their techniques and styles and then recreated some of their famous pieces.

Mr Atkinson’s Comment

Congratulations to our P6B winner, the runner-ups and to all the participants for your submissions to the Make It Happen competition.