Another exciting day for primary four with a visit from chemistry teacher Mrs Harkess. We carried out an experiment to test which chemicals were soluable and which were insoluable.
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STEM WEEK
Today primary 4a welcomed two engineers into their class to talk about their jobs. The class learned lots of new information, confidently asked questions and even took part in some experiments. Some of primary four are now even considering jobs in engineering.
Shapes and their properties
Primary 4a have been exploring shapes and their properties this week. They have developed their confidence at naming 2d and 3D shapes and can use the correct vocabulary to describe them.
”I know that a cuboid has 12 edges and 6 faces.” Adam
”A cube has 6 faces.” Euan
Global Play Day
Primary 4a thoroughly enjoyed Global Play Day on Wednesday. They worked will with their peers to develop key skills whilst having fun playing games.
The class agreed that by taking part in games they were developing their team work skills, independence and sense of responsibility. Kian even suggested that it was the perfect chance to make new friends!
Measurement
Primary 4a have been developing their estimation skills in Numeracy this week. They worked in groups to estimate the weight of different classroom objects. They confidently used the scales to weigh the items and recorded the weight using the correct vocabulary.
Data Handling
Primary 4a have been developing their maths skills in STEM this week. They have been discussing inheritance and comparing generations of families. They collected data on a fictional family and presented it neatly into a tally chart. They then used the data to create a bar chart and extended themselves even further by learning to create bar charts using excel! Well done P4a!
Here are some pictures of them collecting data for a survey of their own choice which they will use to create written and electronic bar charts independently.
A busy week in P4a!
Primary 4a are enjoying taking part in the First Minister’s Reading Challenge and have created a bar chart to keep a record of how many books they have read. They participated in Drop It and Read last week for Book Week. When they heard the whistle go off in class they stopped what they were doing and read their private reading books.
We are taking part in The Hour of Code and to launch this Mrs Neil introduced us to some very exciting coding websites. Primary 4a are extremely talented and writing their own games and activities using different coding software. Use the links on Glow to show off your coding skills at home too!
Chloe brought in her world record attempt for tap to show the class. A very well deserved certificate!
Questioning
Primary 4 are developing their questioning skills this year. They worked in small groups to ask each other challenging questions. Each group read a story from First News and then asked their peers questions about the story using questioning fans.
Coding
Primary 4a are enjoying to build their own simple computer programs. They are working closely with Mr Harris from St Ninian’s to develop their confidence at using Scratch an online coding program. The children are using their problem solving to solve the task given to them by Mr Harris.
Autumn
Primary 4a have been exploring the season of autumn this week and developing skills across the curriculum. Have a look at some of the work we have been doing.
We explored some autumn pictures using the VR headsets. We discussed what we could see with our peers and used the scenes as a stimulus for creating our own autumn pictures using different textures.
Lastly, we applied all our ideas to writing and wrote our own acrostic poems!
