P6a were learning all about musical notes and high/low tones today.
They worked as a group to practice using different instruments to follow sheet music.
Monthly Archives: December 2019
P6a have been using their steam skills
P6a have been designing and creating windmills from next to a strict criteria. They had to plan out their design and then adapt this as they encountered problems  in creating their windmill.
Each windmill had to be:
3D
At least 30cm tall
have 3-6 blades
blades had to turn
independently support itself.
Children built upon skills and knowledge they had previously learned when looking at bridges and creating thir Ferris wheels.
Merry Christmas from P6a
Today we used our art skills to create depth using oil pastels and a layering technique.
Mathematic Investigations
P6a researched various aspects of Maths from the history to the influence of the Greeks & Egyptians to Chinas influence today.
They researched famous Mathematicians and discovered close relationships with the sciences and art and understood what STEM or indeed STEAM subjects are linked together.
They created posters of their findings and confidently presented these to the class.
Data handling
P6a carried out Christmas surveys, collated their results and displayed them in graphs.
They then used their ICT skills and Excel & Google sheets to create a spreadsheet and a digital graph of their results.
Christmas enterprise
P6a continued with their fundraising efforts as they made wonderful biscuits to sell at the school fete.
Christmas enterprise
The elves in P6a have been working hard on their Christmas enterprise ; environmentally friendly confetti which will be available to purchase at the Christmas fete.
New Lanark school trip
P6a impressed our tour guide with their Victorian knowledge!
They loved the Annie McLoud Christmas ride!
