We learned about building structures today. We discovered the role of an architect and made floor plans for our structure. Some children mentioned that is what is happening in their house for their extensions.
We then moved on to build our structures. We had a variety of materials to use and had to decide which was best. There was a lot of discussion. We decided bricks were best, as they were strong and wouldn’t blow down.
Today, there was a lot going on in maths. Some were making pictographs; some were learning about greater then and less than and some children were learning about different ways to record numbers. We all learn in different ways.
We learned about computer science today with “Hour of Code”. We had to create a program to enable BB-8 to complete tasks. We move the blocks to give him the “code” to move. Some of us got to level 6!
Mr Tyler is a fantastic P6 teacher and is an expert scientist. He is utterly brilliant. He came in today to show us lots of science experiments and it was amazing.
We looked at static electricity,; magnetism; chemical reactions; Hydrogel; sound and infra red. We were very impressed. He makes science look easy and inspired us to try it at home. Mrs Arbuckle looks forward to hearing all about them. 😁
Our lovely minister, Adrienne, came to visit us to tell us stories about Jesus. We never knew that there is not a lot in the Bible about Jesus as a boy, but their are lots of stories about him as a man.
She told us the story of Easter. It is such a good story.
We had a visit from Boots Opticians today. They had the most amazing job. They showed us how eyes work and the different lenses that people have. They should us tests to see if people were colourblind and how they conduct eye checks for children. They read a special book, that helps them to detect eye problems. We also got to try on glasses without any lenses. It was cool.
The SSPCA visited P1-3 today and told us all about caring for animals. We learned that too much food is as bad as not enough food. We learned chocolate, grapes and raisins are poisonous to dogs. We need to brush their coats and cut their nails. Our pets need toys to play with to stop them getting bored. If our pets are ill, we have to take them to see the vet. Rescue Centres are good places to get new pets. They gave us a rubber and pencil at the end of their talk.
Our STEM Fortnight was launched on Friday at a whole school assembly, led by Mrs MacGregor, who has coordinated our events. Our guest speaker was Heather Reid MBE, (aka “Heather the Weather”) who was a BBC weather reporter and is a very clever meteorologist.
We have lots of STEM activities planned and lots of visitors coming in to our school. We also have a STEM Showcase evening on 21st March at 6pm – 7.30pm for pupils and parents, with lots of things to see and do.
Our activities will be on the blog. We are looking forward to it.
We finally saw the sun and the bitter wind had disappeared, so we got out to the pitch for a run. It is so good for us to get outside and get fresh air.
