This week in P6b we have been focusing on problem solving and developing our growth mindset.  Our new class motto is “have a go!“.

We learned about all 11 problem solving strategies. – T

The Problem Solving Strategies

• Work backwards
• Make a model
• Reason logically
• Guess, check and improve
• Try a simpler case
• Act it out
• Draw a picture or diagram
• Look for a pattern
• Work together
• Make a conclusion
• Produce an organised table or list

We played a game called the Oscars Awards. We numbered 9 people from 1-9 with whiteboards.  They had to move themselves into 3 groups of 3 that totalled 15, then 14, 15 and 16, then 12, 15 and 18.  We used guess, check and improve, work together and act it out. – S

We were learning about all the strategies but we focused more on guess, check and improve.  We completed word problems and played guess the number. – S

Guess the number game: Miss McNeil thought of a number between 1 and 1000 and the class worked in groups to create a question to guess the number.  The first time we guessed it in 14 questions and the second time we guessed it in 7 questions.  We used guess, check and improve, reason logically and work together to solve the problem. – L

This week in P6b we have showcased our school values and applied our knowledge of growth mindset in maths.

At the end of the week we worked in teams to put our mental maths skills to the test with a class blooket challenge. Miss McNeil was very impressed with everyone’s cooperation skills and resilience.

This week P6B visited the Glasgow Science Centre.

• This week we went to the science centre and it was really fun.  My favourite part was making the dam to stop the water flowing through. – A
• We spent time on each floor and then ended the day with watching a short film in the IMAX theatre. – A
• In the IMAX theatre we watched a film about how astronauts get ready and prepared for their missions to space. – M
• My favourite part was playing a game that tested your reaction time.  You had to press the button when they lit up green as quickly as possible. – I
• There were rooms that were tilted and optical illusions. There was a planetarium room and it told us different information about space. For example, there was a display about the planets and we could see how big they are. – L
• In the science centre, there was a hamster wheel. You had to run as quickly as possible to power it up and create electricity. There was also a bike that was very similar. – J and C

P6b had a busy but exciting first week back after the October break.

Natural Disasters

This week was our final week learning about tornadoes through our Natural Disasters IDL topic. We finished off our topic assessments, which focused on combining the scratch coding skills we have been developing and our new knowledge of tornadoes. Miss Daly enjoyed viewing these when each pair presented their final animation. We will finish the presentations next week.

When visiting the school during your parents evening appointment, please have a look at our corridor display which showcases some of our learning!

This week in P6B we were visited by the Eastwood Science Ambassadors.

The Eastwood Science Ambassadors came to our classroom and we learned about space with them.  They taught us about the different planets in the solar system.  At the end of the lesson we made our own planet and word search. – H

With our shoulder partner, we swapped the word searches we created and tried to solve them. – R

We made our own planets that aren’t in the solar system.  We could choose a theme and it was fun! – L

The ambassadors showed us a short video about the planets, the stars and the whole universe. They also taught us about the size of the planets and light years. – I

We also watched a video about the black hole. I enjoyed the video because I didn’t know there were so many of them in space. – A

Some of the class showcased their maths learning. They have been learning about directions and angles.  They created a map with kapla then wrote directions using mathematical vocabulary.

In maths, we were learning about perimeter. But before we moved on to area and perimeter we practiced directions by creating our own worlds in kapla.  We also assessed our knowledge of angles. – F

This week we have been celebrating Maths Week!

Book of the Week: Fractions in Disguise

This week in honour of our book we made a structure to display fractions with Kapla.  Some groups made a gallery, cafe, pizza shop, museum, maze and bakery. – L

This week we read Fractions in Disguise, a book all about simplifying fractions. – J

I played snakes and ladders with fractions. You had to solve the fraction cards and make up the mystery word. – F

Mondrian Inspired Art

We used the place value blocks for hundreds, tens and units. We traced around them to create an art piece.  For example if you traced around 2 100 blocks, 1 ten block and 3 units blocks then it would illustrate 213. – S

Piet Mondrian was a Dutch artist who created a new art style that uses primary colours and black and white shades.  He used lots of geometric shapes, such as squares and rectangles. – H

Inspired by Piet Mondrian we made an art piece where we used different place value blocks. We drew around them to show a number then coloured each shape a different colour.  Then we walked around the class to work out the mystery number of each piece of art. – R

This week in P6B we have been learning about…

Personal Projects

We finished our personal projects and presented them to the class. Next week we will be sharing them with our P1 buddies!

Coding

This week we started our new Natural Disasters topic.  As part of the topic we are learning how to code using Scratch.  We decided our end of topic assessment will be an animation created in Scratch.  This week we started our first module and learned how to add sounds and change the sprites costumes to create a rock band.

This week in P6B we have been learning about…

Literacy

This week we have been learning about direct speech.  An example of direct speech is “What is the weather like today?”. – H & H

We use direct speech to upgrade our sentences and it helps to add extra description to characters.  It also helps the reader to tell the difference between when a character is speaking and when it is the narrator.  – M, J & T

We practiced our joins during handwriting. – C

We did P.E. then we went outside to read our personal books in the sun.  It is important to read books you enjoy because you can be mindful of techniques to help you with your writing. – L & F

This week in writing we used the STEAL approach to create a full description of a character for our theme park story. – S

This week in P6B  we have been learning about settings and creating the first part of the our writing project.

Yesterday afternoon we were building a theme park using kapla. – C

Today we wrote our first part of our picture book about a theme park. – H

On Thursday, we built a theme park in groups.  We had to use cooperation and team work skills to be successful. – H

Yesterday we built theme parks with kapla. We were split into groups and each group created a unique design. – R

This week we have been learning about settings and using our senses to describe the theme park settings. – C

This week in writing we were creating an imaginative story. – T

This week in P6B we have been learning about…

Health and Wellbeing

In P.E., we were doing fitness stations, including push ups, sit ups, wall sits and more. – L

For fitness in P.E. we have been doing lots of different fitness games and activities such as the bleep test. – S

In P.E. we played a game like traffic lights. When the tambourine sounds it is red and you stop, when someone shouts green you run and when someone shouts orange you jog. – F

During P.E. lessons we are focusing on fitness. My favourite thing to do was fast feet because it is something I do at netball. – C

During P.E. we have been doing the bleep test.  We try to keep our stamina up during it. – S

Personal Projects

This week I have enjoyed starting my personal project. I enjoyed this because you can choose to research anything you like. – H

STEAM

In STEAM, we created the STEAM alphabet with Mr Atkinson. – H