In Social Studies this week we were developing our skills in using primary and secondary sources to research past events. We were learning about the Transatlantic Slave Trade, often known as the ‘Triangular Trade’. We then used our skills to plot a summary of the Transatlantic Slave Trade onto a world map.
Over the last few weeks we have been developing our movement, teamwork, throwing and catching skills through different netball related activities. We then used these skills to take part in a netball competition with Primary 5s from other East Renfrewshire schools.
This week we finished our learning about 3D objects and 2D shape. We were learning to identify the different properties of 3D objects, and looked at how they are used in our environment. We achieved this through lots of different activities including making 3D models.
Today we were developing our throwing and catching skills. We were consolidating our work on our ‘bounce pass’ from last week, and working on our ‘chest pass’. We needed to use good ball control and hand/eye co-ordination skills to help us develop.
As part of ‘National Poetry week’ we used what we learned about ‘Acrostic Poems’ to write our own: using interesting words and ordering our poem so that the first letter of each line spelt out our theme ‘Light and Dark’.
Today we were developing our typing ability to help us find, organise, manage and access information. To do this we used a program called ‘Type to Learn’ which helped us develop our hand positions and typing speed. These skills will help us in our school work, at home and in the future, at work.
We have been developing our knowledge of the water cycle and how water changes state. To achieve this we took part in a variety of activities and experiments, leading to us researching, preparing, and delivering a presentation to both Primary 5 classes.
In looking at plants and what they need to grow and develop, we have started growing ‘Maris Piper’ potatoes in our classroom – they should be ready for Christmas!
