This term we have been busy in ICT learning to code using a program called Kodu. We have learned how to program a robot to move and also managed to create a simple collection game with a scoring system. We have enjoyed learning new skills.
We have also learned how to create our own websites using Google Sites. Here is Ronnie, below, presenting his DJ site to the class. We were very impressed with Ronnie’s website which is easy to navigate and provides lots of information about how to be a DJ.

Today we had a STEM visit from Graham Construction. The engineer explained to us the processes involved in building bridges and how all new construction work has to consider the environment.
We worked in groups to create our own bridge designs.

This term we have been learning about Buddhism in RME. We worked in groups to research the religion and to find out about its origins and festivals. We presented our findings with some of us sharing our knowledge through posters, Power Point and by creating websites.  We identified Wesak as being one of the most important festivals and as a class we researched this festival further on Thursday 23rd May which is when Wesak fell this year.  We also had a quiz and made cards to celebrate the festival.

Today we finished our latest class novel, Christophe’s Story. It tells the tale of a young boy who must leave his home in Rwanda and move to England due to war. We decided to take our books outside to the gazebo to make the most of the nice weather.  Afterwards we decided to share our own stories. Many of us took to the hot seat to tell dramatic or special moments in our own lives.

Today we used balloons in our badminton lesson to help us develop our skills with the badminton racket before progressing to using the shuttlecock. It was very funny watching everyone trying to keep their balloons in the air! 🎈 🏸 

What a lovely day everyone had today participating in our annual sports day! It was great to see everybody trying so hard in all the potted sports whilst having fun in the sun! ☀️

This term we have shown great confidence in Primary 5 whilst presenting our prepared talks to our peers. We have heard information on a variety of interesting subjects including rats, football, siblings, holidays, gymnastics and more. Well done to everyone for all the hard work that has gone into creating such engaging presentations.

Making the most of the dry weather, we took our PE lesson outdoors. We spent half the time playing basketball and the second half playing tennis allowing us to practise skills in both sports.

In Science we have been learning about the water cycle. We created an experiment where we produced a diagram of the stages of the cycle on a bag and added water. We then placed our bags around the room and have been observing them daily to witness the cycle in action.

Daisy created a Tweet of our learning for our Learning Wall:

This term in PE we are  practising our tennis skills. We have been setting ourselves challenges e.g. how many keep-ups we can do one minute and changing from backhand to forehand. Lewis R is our current keep-up champion but everyone has been improving their skills.  Watch the video below to see us in action and to see how hard we are concentrating.