We have lots of talented artists in P7! We have been developing our drawing skills by adding shade and tone to our artwork. Our focus has been facial features and faces. Below is just a little sample of our work.

In Social Studies we have been working in groups to carry out research on leaders from WW2. Once we had researched our chosen leader we created information posters to present our findings. Next we presented the posters to the class and received peer feedback. Below is some examples of our work.

This week the P7s have been building their boats which they designed. The theme of this experiment is buoyancy. We have learned that buoyancy is an upwards force which is the opposite of gravity. How buoyant something is is not to do with the weight of something, but how dense the material it is made of is.
With this experiment the children have been given a set range of materials and they have to build a vessel which is buoyant and can then hold a load.

Let’s see who can stay buoyant the longest!

Hello and welcome to our class blog where you will be able to keep up to date with our learning throughout the session.  Everyone has had a positive start to the new term, becoming familiar with the resources and routines of our classroom.
It was great to see how many members of the class put themselves forward for House Captain duties this year. They each fought a strong campaign, with wonderful speeches and eye catching posters, hoping to win the most votes. We look forward to hearing the names of those who have been successful and will be charged with the responsibility of leading our houses for the session.

Welcome to your final year in Cross Arthurlie.

P6.1 have been exploring democracy and, after learning about the Scortish Parliament, they set up their own class elections parties.

The groups worked together to great an engaging and persuasive campaign. They wrote speeches, created a logo and rosettes, and solidified their party aims. Some groups even made posters and videos!

On election day, Primary 5.2 joined us to hear our campaigns. Our polling station manager was in charge of managing and counting the vote. He had also designed the ballot papers.

We had a great day hearing from all of our parties who impressed with the global topics they chose to campaign about.

Our parties were:

• The Electrons
• The Political Pandas
• The Equalities
• World Fire

The results were very close.  Congratulations to The Equalities who won the overall vote. The impressed with their well rehearsed speech which was full of facts, quotes and rhetorical questions. Well done everyone!

Our polling station manager announcing the results of the vote!

As the summer nears,P6 we’re out busy planting some trees which will hopefully grow over the summer. Using some shovels, tree saplings and  muscle power, the class planted the new trees up at the top of the hill in the playgrounds. Keep an eye out for them blooming!

Primary 6 have been refining their striking and fielding skills by playing rounders outside on the grass.

We have improved our hand-eye coordination when hitting the ball and we are much braver to hit it harder now! The outdoors gives us lots of space and means that our fielding team are really challenged!

When fielding, we are quickening our decision making and throwing the ball to either a cone or to base to get a player out.  We have improved our catch too, with some of our class catching the ball first time!

We have made the most of the good weather we have had and we hope for a break in the rain to have a big P6 end-of-term game of rounders with both classes.

The local fire and rescue service came to visit Primary 6 and 7 pupil to discuss Water Safety in all weathers.

We discussed potential dangers and how to respond appropriately in a variety situations, like frozen water, waterfalls, ponds and reservoirs, swimming pools and rivers.

We explored the Water Safety Code to ensure we stay safe if we are in or around water with our family and friends.

This was a really interesting presentation with lots of practical advice. It was so nice to hear presentations from visitors to the school and to sit with other Primary 6 and 7 classes for the first time in a long while!

P6 have been learning about various Victorian Artists and studying their work. William Morris is best known as the 19th century’s most celebrated designer who designed wallpapers and textiles as well as carpets, embroideries, tapestries, tiles and book designs.

After studying his work, pupils created personal designs in the style of William Morris. They transferred their designs onto a polystyrene tile and engraved it with a pencil. When ready, pupils applied ink with a roller and pressed their tile onto paper with a dry roller. The tile was then peeled back to reveal a beautiful pattern! 😍

We are so proud of our striking wallpaper designs and we thoroughly enjoyed the process of making them.

The process

Pupils transfer their designs from their notebooks to their polystyrene tile. They engrave the design deeply into the tile with their pencil and then apply ink with a roller.