Today we learned about the process for voting during an election. We created our own polling station outside the classroom and had a ballot box too. Each of our names were ticked off an electoral register and we waited in a queue to vote. It was a tricky decision as each of the political parties had great solutions to solve some of the issues we face today.  Congratulations to the ‘Children’s Disorder Party’ in our class who won the most votes in the Primary 6 elections of 2019.  We have throughly enjoyed learning about the Scottish Parliament and  creating our own Political Parties.

We had a nerve-wracking but exciting day campaigning for votes on Thursday afternoon. Each political party presented their speech and manifesto to the voters. We created posters, slogans, flags,  banners, leaflets and stickers and used these as part of our campaign to try and persuade as many voters as possible.  The polling station opens on Friday and we can’t wait to see who gets the most votes! 

Below are pictures of each of our political parties:

The Wildlife Forever Party

The Nature Protection Party

The Smoke-free Party

The Against Party

The Children’s Disorders Party

As part of our Scottish Parliament topic we have been learning about the debating chamber and what goes on there. We decided to have our own class debate. We voted on a debate topic.  The motion for our debate was ‘should there be a limit on the amount of time children play video games?’ 

We researched arguments for and against the debate topic and then split into two teams. We all argued points for or against the motion and backed up our answers well.  Below are some pictures of both teams before the debate began. These are our ‘keen to win’ faces! We really enjoyed the debate and look forward to having another one soon. 

As part of our Scottish Parliament topic, we have decided to create our own political parties. We have been busy preparing for Election Day where each political party will present a speech, manifesto, posters and  more. Today we created a party name, rosette colour theme and logo for our political parties. Keep an eye on our blog to find out which party wins the most votes!