Month: December 2019

We had lots of fun at our stage party yesterday. We danced, played musical statues,  corners and the fastest game of pass-the-parcel ever known. But best of all we wrapped up our teacher head to toe in Christmas wrapping paper!

 

Our Christmas party is to be held on Wednesday 18th December in the afternoon.  Please bring an extra snack and drink to enjoy during our party and remember that you can wear your party clothes to school on the day.

 

Today we were given the challenge of making a chimney that Santa could fit down, that was 50cm tall and could stand on its own.

We worked in groups and demonstrated our ability to work as a team and be resilient, even when things weren’t going to plan. We all produced chimneys that met the design brief but also managed to show our creativity and imagination too. There was lots of planning, cutting, joining, measuring, testing and improving going on. We all enjoyed it and said we had learned a lot – in particular we learned that planning and preparation are key

       

The winning team from Orkney.

The standard was very high so it was a difficult decision to make. Look at how tough the competition was in p6c.

Here are some examples of the wonderful windows that P6c have made for homework over the last fortnight showing great creativity and imagination. Well done P6!

 

This week some of the class made quadrilateral mobiles to hang in the classroom. When Mrs Smart went to hang them we discovered that they wouldn’t hang straight, that they were lop-sided.

We had to solve the problem – and we did!

 

Some of us used blu-tack to weigh it down, some of us used the string to make sure it hung more evenly, some of us added more shapes to balance it out. We worked together to find a solution and now our mobiles are hanging proudly in class. Great work p6c! ☺️

On Friday 13th December P6 will be taking part in our Inter House Technology Challenge. Please bring in resources to help you with your challenge. Lots of boxes, cardboard and joining materials would be helpful!

 

This week we have been learning about a famous Scottish victorian artist, and architect, called Charles Rennie Macintosh. We are very proud of the art work we produced inspired by his original designs.

Primary 6 have an artistic challenge to round off 2019’s homework. Taking inspiration from the Strathbungo Winter Wanderland we would like you to create an art installation in one window of your home. This can then be viewed from outside at night time.

This does not need to be a stained glass window. It can be anything at all. You can make use of colour, transparent, translucent and opaque materials. You can create a display of something you collect, or your favourite toys, but you must think how to present them with the window framing your work. You could create a sculpture, one year a home had mountains created with sheets, a bike hung above that being ridden by a man created by stuffed clothes and a football. Another window was filled with balloons. You might want to share a message, you might want to create a snow scene for winter, ‘tis the season!

Many examples can be found online by following this link

Windows from around the World

You should produce an annotated sketch of your plan before you begin. This should be brought into school with you on the 13th of December. We will be sharing our experiences, including any difficulties and how we overcame problems.

Share your work by taking a picture from outside your home, this can be ‘handed in’ on Teams or emailed to the school address. We will add the photos to the class blog for all to see. You could also invite your friends to come and see your work as the nights become dark earlier. It is up to you how long you keep your installation on display.

Have fun!