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!
