Expressive Arts – Page 2

Primary 5A

We have had such a busy week back after the October holiday!

STEM

This week in Science, we were learning about chemical changes through a Halloween themed lesson using pumpkins. We started by writing a hypothesis and predicting what we thought would happen when we mixed different substances together and then poured them into our pumpkins.

Some of us thought that the pumpkin would explode and some of us thought it might even change colour!

We found that when the reactants were mixed together, it created a chemical reaction causing the mixture to bubble up and overflow from the pumpkin! We had so much fun!

Outdoor Learning

We were creating beautiful artwork using natural materials in outdoor learning! Have a look below:

We started basketball in PE today and loved practising their skills in the Mugga! We had a go at shooting as well.

Primary 5a

Today we participated in Reciprocal Reading. Each pupil took on one of five roles and within their group took turns to carry out their role. We showed our understanding of the text being read by asking a range of questions and using context clues to read unfamiliar words! We applied our knowledge of reading strategies to summarise, predict, question and clarify meanings! Pupils enjoyed leading their own learning!

Reciprocal Reading

Art & Technology

We have been creating a collaborative Chinese dragon using our art and technology skills. Today we began the process of painting the body of the dragon before it is put together in a 3D model! Well Done P5!

Welcome back Primary 5A!

Primary 5A have all settled well into the year and are enjoying the new routines of P5. Have a look what we have been up to this week:

STEM

We have been learning about materials and the way that they can change into different substances. This week we had 5 different stations that we visited to learn more about changing substances: melting chocolate, melting and freezing ice cubes, dissolving salt in water, a video station and a worksheet station!

Alice said: “I liked the chocolate station because we got to heat the chocolate and see it melting.”

Marcus said: “I also liked the chocolate melting station because it was like cooking. I liked seeing solids becoming liquids!”

Kamran said: “I liked watching the TigTags videos which were about dissolving and making substances change.”

Rachel said: “I liked the salt experiment because you got to see the salt dissolving in the water, it was quicker with warm water. The worksheet station was good because you had to discuss in your group what you thought made the substance change.”

Have a look at some of the pictures below:

Writing

This week we have been learning to write a personal recount. We wrote about our favourite days and focused on using excellent sentence openers, wow words and including detail in our writing.

Technologies

We have been enjoying using a range of technology since we came back to school! We have been learning how to use Google Classroom and having fun editing documents together and answering questions. We also have been incorporating Education City into each of our Numeracy lessons to reinforce the concept we are learning in a fun and interactive way.

Social Studies

Our new topic is China! We are excited to learn all about the culture, schooling system and geography. We have decided as a class what we want to learn and so far have drawn the panda (as it is Native to China) in Expressive Arts and began researching China through Technologies.

Friendly Reminder

A friendly reminder that swimming begins next Tuesday morning!

P4 Master Classes

Primary 4 are spending the last few weeks of term rotating around different master class activities. Week 1 for Primary 4c was a chance to explore rivers and lakes from around the world using the virtual reality headsets. They discussed what they could see with their peers and compared the similarities and differences between the rivers from different countries. Inspired by what they saw they then used their artistic skills to create their own river line drawings! Check back next week to see what master class primary 4c will attend next!

Andy Goldsworthy Inspired art work

The art of Andy Goldsworthy inspires countless opportunities for students to engage with the environment in art-making. Primary 4 enjoyed the creative process involved in using the materials around them.

St Patrick’s Day in P4B

P4b participated enthusiastically in St Patrick’s day activities today, learning new facts about St Patrick and how he brought Christianity to Ireland.

Magnificent Music!

P4a have been learning a lot during our music lessons. With Mrs Lyall we have been connecting our rhythms together to create pieces of music. We identify the time signatures and number of beats in the bar as we go.

In class, we also listened to an amazing song called ‘Up is Down’ by a composer called Hans Zimmer. It was based on a film about pirates and being out in the ocean. First of all, we listened and tried to identify all of the different instruments that took turns playing the melody.

Next, we were each given a section of a picture of a pirate ship – and tried to draw the melody we could hear. The end result was amazing – we are very proud of our Class Pirate Picture!

Other World Religions

In preparation for Other World Religions assembly next week primary 4c used their artistic skills to create line drawings of different places of worship. Take a look at some of them below.

Primary 4c’s assembly will be on 19th January at 9.15am. All parents are welcome to attend. The children will bring a letter home tomorrow with further details. We hope to see you there!

St. Andrew’s Day

P4a & b celebrated St. Andrew’s Day outside by playing some games along to ceilidh music and learning some ceilidh dancing.