Hello!

P3a have thoroughly enjoyed STEM week! A very special thank you to our parent Software Engineer who presented to us about her fascinating job. We loved watching the raisins dance when put into the lemonade, showing the effect of the carbon dioxide bubbles on the movement of the raisins. We watched them swell up with liquid as time went on. Building an igloo using only marshmallows and cocktail sticks was challenging and a race against time, but we put our minds to it and succeeded! We also used play-dough to create an elephant, using pushing, pulling, twisting and squishing movements.

As part of our Egyptian topic, we drew and shaded some kind camel faces! We did a fantastic job! To do this, we had to be patient and pay close attention to detail, using pencil to sketch lightly then shade using browns. They are all so different and unique, but capture the features of a camel perfectly. Very cute!

We built shadufs – ancient Egyptian water collecting tools – using a few materials. We tested them to see how many cubes they could pick up! To investigate mummification, we covered a piece of apple and a piece of tomato with natron – a special mix of salt and baking soda – to preserve the fruit and we looked at the difference after a few days!

In Maths, we have been focusing hard to identify the key mathematical words in word problems to be able to solve calculations. Our ability to talk confidently about numbers and explain our thinking to our peers is growing through number talks!

We are looking forward to our trip to the Kelvingrove Museum on Tuesday morning, where we will take part in an Ancient Egypt workshop!

The projects that have been brought into class are looking fantastic! We can’t wait to present them next week.

See you soon!

P3a 🙂