What a busy week in P5d!

Primary 5d have been very busy this week. They were out to impress with lots of active learning. See what fun they got up to.

Maths & Problem Solving: 

We had lots of fun using concrete materials to revisit our learning about equivalent fractions.  We used pro bots to follow and create directions to enhance our learning about compass points and angles.

“I enjoyed using the pro bots because it was challenging to get the hang of them but that was fun.  It helped us make shapes, straight lines and follow directions.” Lyle 

We got very creative and came up with three different strategies to solve a problem. We chose to draw it out, use concrete materials and to use the interactive whiteboard. After we had tested these strategies out we reflected on which strategy we thought worked the best and why.

I thought that drawing it out was the best strategy because you could rub it out and try again if you had done something wrong.” Lucy A 

I thought the concrete materials was the best way because you could stick them together and also I could see and touch them to know if I had the right combination or not.” Ethan 

   

STEM: 

We have been learning about types of forces. This week we explored and investigated what air resistance is.  We did three different activities to help us investigate the factors that affect air resistance

Movie Makers:

We have been working in groups to write, plan and film a drama scenario.  We chose a HWB topic that we have learned about and used that to help us create some super drama performances.  Watch this space for the videos 🙂  

Well done P5d, you have been working very hard.  Keep up the great work.  🙂

Learning Lots in P5d!

P5d have had a fun filled week  with lots of active learning.

STEM: 

We have been learning about chemical changes. This week, we did a fantastic experiment to show how chemical reactions happen. We followed the scientific method to prove when one or more substance reacts together it makes a different substance.

Outdoor Learning Day: 

Yesterday was Outdoor Learning day.  We planted lettuce and garlic chives. First, we put some compost into trays. Then, we sprinkled some of the seeds into the tray.  After that, we put some more compost on top and gave them a drink of water.

We have put them in our classroom windows and we are going to water them every day.  They need sunlight and water to grow. When they start growing we are going to each take a little bit home in our own pots. We are planning to recycle pots from home.

Good ideas for these pots include big yoghurt pots, butter cartons, ice cream cartons or bottles cut in half. We are also going to bring a bottle to school, so that we can water the lettuce in class.  When our seeds have grown, we are looking forward to eating them.

“I liked doing this because we are going to get to eat it when it grows. It was fun to measure how much compost we needed.” (Ethan)

“I liked it because we can make things out of what we grow.” (Laibah)

“I would love to grow tomatoes and basil so that we could make soup, pizza or pasta.” (Cara, Lewis & Lucas)

“I think potatoes would be great to grow because I like them and we could make chips, wedges or crisps.” (Lucy, Finn & Lewis)

“We could maybe grow strawberries.” (Joseph)

“We could make carrot soup if we grew carrots.” (Brodie)

Maths: 

We have been working really hard this week at maths. We have been learning about fractions. We can recognise equivalent fractions, simplify and order fractions. We can also find quantities of a fraction. We have had lots of fun with big materials and games as well as recording our work in a jotter.

Well done P5d on another hectic week! 🙂

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