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Outdoor learning

P6a took full advantage of the beautiful, fresh, but cold weather to take their art lesson outdoors.

We have been learning to work with clay over the last few weeks so the children had to source natural materials to add to their clay to create a face. As it was so cold, snowy and icy they had to use their skills of observation to find and source effective materials.

They loved this task and we will repeat it later on in the year so that they can compare and contrast the experience in different environmental conditions.

Clyde in the Classroom 1.2.19

At 9am the temperature was 9.3C which is a perfect temperature. We added 2 bottles of ice.

At 11am the temperature had dropped to 6.0. We added 1 bottle.

At 1:30pm we added 2 bottles as it is a Friday and we have to get the temperature as low as possible.

A little update

Good morning

This term Primary 6a will be responsible for looking after over 100 trout eggs. For the past week we have been learning ways to keep our hatchery cool – using iced water bottles to lower temperatures. The children are working in small groups of 3 & 4, sharing these responsibilities. They are then sharing all of their gathered knowledge with their classmates and we evaluate what we can see happening.

Please talk to the children about this project as they are all very excited. We hope to share this excitement with you when our eggs arrive and we will be inviting you in to see all that we have done. Our eggs will be delivered on 31 January 2019. Please keep accessing our blog and the school website and twitter for regular updates.

Science center visit

Primary 6a loved their visit to The Science center this week. They had plenty of time to explore all three floors and each child enjoyed discovering and experimenting with all the different activities.

Of course the reason for our visit was to prepare P6a for the imminent arrival of their new babies!

The hatchery will be delivered to the school this coming week and  we shall receive the fish eggs the week after. The children were enthusiastic and attentive as they were taught how to use the equipment and how to care for the fish. Regular updates will follow and please join us at our coffee and chat to hear about our journey and learning related to Clyde in the Classroom.

Mrs Nelson & Mrs McBrearty

Activities for w/b 14 January 2019

Spelling words for the week can be found on Google classroom – children should log in using Glow to find these. Please remember to complete your Multisensory activities too.

Numeracy homework has been set using Education City. Children should use their log in’s to access their homework tasks for this week. Please ensure all three tasks are completed.

Whole school homework – children have been asked to participate in Show Racism the Red Card’s creative competition. Follow the link for more information http://www.theredcard.org/competitions

Science Centre visit – this will take place on Friday 18 January. Please ensure you have returned your permission form and if required have ordered a pack a snack before Thursday. Packed lunches are required.

Many thanks

First week of term 2!

What a busy first week back.

Children have been revising their Strong maths techniques from last term and working through their tasks.

They began reading “The Witches” by Roald Dahl.

From here we looked at descriptive language and stereotypes of witches.

This allowed them to create individualised visual images of a witch.

 

Maab and Nieve shared their science presentation with the class. Everyone was very impressed!

During problem solving the children took on the role of the teacher to explain their answers to algebraic problems.

 

Coffee and chat

Primary 6a would like to showcase their Clyde in the Classroom progress so.  They also wish to discuss how it is promoting sustainability and how it links in with the Eco schools Scotland competition.