What a treat P5 had today! Two very kind engineers came and helped us build a bridge. We worked as a team to figure out the quickest and safest way to build the bridge, walk over it and then dismantle it again.
Thank you very much for an amazing, hands on experience.
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. 🙂
This afternoon P5 were very lucky to get the opportunity to interview a civil engineer.
We got to ask a lot of questions and found out some really interesting facts.
“I found out that Joe was inspired to be an engineer by his love for bridges”. Maya
“He studied very hard to become an engineer. Before this he was a joiner and liked fixing things”. Lewis H
”He works for Network Rail. Sometimes his shifts can be very long, up to 14 hours”. Brodie
“He works with a big group of people who all work together as a team”. Khayrah
P5 are looking forward to doing some more research about the roles and responsibilities of civil engineers and other types of engineers.
Thank you very much for visiting us Joe.
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