Today we took part in a  workshop at Barrhead High School organised by BAE SYSTEMS, RAF and Royal Navy. This was a STEM workshop with the focus being Magnetism and Electromagnets. We also learned how these organisations  employ many people in the country and that many more females are now choosing careers in engineering than in the past.

This morning we enjoyed a visit to our class from Mrs Johnson, headteacher from Barrhead High.  Mrs Johnson shared the values of the school and lots of helpful information about school life at Barrhead High such as timetables and extra curricular activities. She also emphasised the importance of having a growth mindset in order to become resilient and successful learners.

Primary 7 were tasked with a homework challenge to create an Anderson Shelter from materials they had it home. Everyone put in a tremendous effort and demonstrated great creativity. We invited Primary 5 to our class to show off our fabulous work. Primary 5 were very impressed by our creations. Well done P7! 🌟

Primary 7 have been busy creating  stories for a young audience. We planned our stories around a cuddly toy who comes to life. We then wrote our stories, edited them and word processed them before visiting Primary 1 to share them with. Our P1 audience gave us excellent feedback on our work.

P7 have been looking at what renewable energies are available in todays world. While looking at how they work they have also been designing a school which is energy efficient by using these technologies.

P7s are out at the high school today. A great way to start transitions. We started off with a safety lesson in chemistry! We even got to write on the desks.

Then we looked at Bunsen burners. Very exciting!

And burned some magnesium!

Physics was fun too! We looked at how static electricity works using a Van de Graaf generator. We made hair stand, foil plates fly and shocked our friends.

We then used static electricity to bend water.

Great day all round!

Our House Captains did a great job leading us in today’s fun. We all visited the gym hall to take part in activities such as Beat the Pudsey Goalie, and the parachute. We then visited the toy and book sale to spend our money on previously loved games, toys and books. In the afternoon our House Captains shared a presentation and facts about the good work that Children in Need does. Thank you all for your kind donations.  Article 31

Today Primary 7 had the pleasure of visiting Mrs Brown and the pupils of Primary 2 to join them in their celebrations around Book Week Scotland. We had a lovely session reading to the younger pupils. Each of the Primary 2 children had brought in their favourite story book from home to share. Primary 7 enjoyed reading some familiar stories and old favourites that they had enjoyed when they were younger. Article 39.

Last years COP 26 was a special one for us in the Glasgow area. This year it’s taking place in Egypt but it is just as important globally. To raise awareness, the children are going to create up cycled crafts  to show that we can reuse things that people usually throw out. Some people can even make a living from this! Who knows if we have any budding entrepreneurs in the P7!

This week we are starting off with a poster and a chat about what creations we could make in the following weeks.  (ARTICLE 4 and 28)

Over the past few weeks we have been looking at light and it’s properties. We are rounding up the topic with two activities.

1. Making a periscope. These were critical pieces of kit back in WW1 and WW2 to look over the trenches at the enemy. They use reflection to bounce the light to a level which keeps soldiers safe. The children used two mirrors and a cut out to create their own.

2. Making a UV light. The children created a UV light using blue/purple pen to cover their phone light. They then created patterns with highlighters and used their UV lights to make them glow in the dark. This shows that there are still wavelengths of light that are visible in UV light. Which highlighter colour glows the brightest?  (ARTICLE 28)