Mr Atkinson’s comment:
It was great welcoming some of the guardians and parents to our classroom this week! We hope you enjoyed your time visiting and helping with the natural disaster themed stations.
Literacy and English
John – In writing the primary 5 pupils created letters to their future P1 buddies. They wrote about all the exciting things at Crookfur Primary as well as some memories from primary 1. The primary 6 pupils wrote recounts about their favourite memories from P6.
Chloe – To help us with our writing Mrs Jamieson came to our class and explained to us the role of being a P1 buddy and the primary 6 pupils shared their experiences.
Kyler – The reading skill we have been developing in our comprehension lesson this week was inferring. This involves carefully studying the text and looking for clues or suggestions that the author makes to help us write a sensible answer.
Numeracy and Maths
Emma – My group has been continuing to revise multiplying and dividing with 2,3 and 4 digit numbers involving remainders, carrying and exchanging.
Health and Wellbeing
Lewis – This week in P.E. we applied the skills we have been learning in tennis to rounders! We used our forehand stroke to hit and direct the ball.
Ruairidh – On Monday we learned how to serve over the net in tennis. Mr Atkinson told us that when serving you need to be behind the baseline and make sure to aim the ball diagonally into the service box. We worked hard to improve our technique including throwing the ball in the air correctly and we got two serves to get the ball into the box. We also took part in volley rallies with a partner which was challenging but fun!
IDL – Natural Disasters
Archie – For our open afternoon we had six natural disaster themed stations. In groups we created earthquake proof structures out of materials, using the Kapla we built a structure that could withstand a tornado, we wrote an imaginative diary entry of us surviving our chosen natural disaster, we researched and created an information leaflet of a natural disaster, we painted The Great Wave by Hokusai and we had to solve a maths challenge whereby we had only £20 to spend to buy items for a survival kit.
Aarohi and Sophie – This week we learned about how tsunamis occur and the journey they take to reach land. We also discovered the terrible destruction they can cause to coastal areas.
