Hi P6A readers, I wanted to update you on what we have been doing in our Learning Journeys since our last entry.
I am delighted to share that Primary P6A have achieved the FairAware Award from the Fairtrade Foundation after confidently sharing their knowledge with the rest of the school at a recent assembly!
Following this, the class then spent some time investigating how they use the META Skills of communicating and collaborating in their lives. After reflecting on the different ways humans express themselves the pupils researched how animals communicate and presented what they had discovered to the class. P6A have also looked at how laughter is an important form of communication but that people need to be mindful of when they are doing it. The class also discussed examples of transferable skills that can be used in school or in future jobs, with many in the class agreeing that communicating and collaborating are essential. Finally, P6A enjoyed thinking about how superheroes also need these two META Skills to accomplish their missions and that even they have weaknesses.
The current Learning Journey is called the Water Treatment Campaign! So far, the pupils have revisited prior learning by creating and labelling diagrams of the water cycle. With this knowledge the pupils researched and plotted the locations of different reservoirs around Scotland. The class also had a rich discussion about why dams are located in specific areas, taking into consideration the Scottish landscape features such as the height of hills. Mr MacDonald, who is a project manager at Mackenzie Construction, visited the class and shared with the children his role and what his organisation does to help with transporting and managing water supplies. Interestingly he mentioned aqueducts which has led to the pupils learning about how they were constructed by the Romans. Visitors from Scottish Water also came and delivered a workshop to help the children plan their campaigns focusing on water wastage and conserving it. As part of this project the pupils calculated the amount of water their families use on a daily basis and discussed how they could improve on their results.
Mr Atkinson
