Our Local Area Study
Library Visit
Last week we spent Thursday afternoon exploring our local area. We walked to Giffnock library and explored it as an interesting place in our community.
It was a beautiful afternoon and everyone really enjoyed themselves. We learned about different ways we could use our local library. We then chose a book each and took it back to school to read.
“I liked seeing the old newspapers, in the library, because they were from a long time ago. This was cool! I liked being able to chose my own book.” – Will
“I liked seeing all the books in their order. I also liked seeing the big machine and what it was used for. I liked having some quiet time to look at all the different types of books.” – Holly
Traffic Survey
Last week, we spent some time observing the traffic outside our school. We made some predictions about the types of traffic there would be. We then made a survey grid with the different types of transport. Using tally marks, we recorded how many cars, buses, bicycles, vans and lorries we saw.
We were shocked to see a lot of cars and not one single bicycle.
“We were trying to see how many vehicles we could spot. We saw lots of cars and a couple of buses. We didn’t see any bicycles. I thought this activity was lots of fun because we had to use our maths skills too and I quite like maths.” – Cara
“We spotted cars, vans, buses and lorries. We didn’t see any bikes or even people walking. I liked spotting all the cars moving. I liked doing this activity outside because it was different and fun.” – Conor
Science – Germs & Diseases
We started a new topic in science. Last week, we did some brainstorming about what common diseases are. We did some pictures of what kinds of diseases we know about.
We are going to be finding out about the symptoms of some common diseases caused by germs. We will discuss how their are spread and we will explore some methods of preventing and treating them.
“We were doing pictures about some diseases and their effects on humans. We knew about the flu, the cold and chicken pox. I liked drawing the wee person in the middle and writing some of the diseases we knew.” – Cameron
“We were writing the diseases that we have had and talking about how germs caused them. I liked colouring the poster to make it look nice and then drawing the germs.” – Leo
Creative Talents
We have been very proud this term of our flourishing talents.
Joe worked very hard to create a pencil case with many different, impressive components. Well done Joe.
Elsa and Penny worked hard together writing a poem. They selected the subject themselves and created three wonderful rhyming verses. Well done girls.
Science Centre Trip – Tuesday 5th June
Next week, we are going on a school trip to the Science Centre in Glasgow.
Can everyone please be reminded that all pupils must wear their school uniform. This is so they can be easily identified as there will be lots of other school children there.
Everyone needs to bring a small bag for their packed lunch and water bottle.
NO money is required as there will not be an opportunity to spend it.
Thank you.
