This week we have been continuing to work on our full stops and capital letters while the p3’s have been learning about using connectives to make our sentences more interesting. P2’s have been learning to measure in hands and feet. They have been measuring lots of different objects in the classroom. P’3s have been learning to measure in centimetres and have been using rulers to estimate and measure accurately.

 

For outdoor learning we had a challenge to see who could build the tallest stick tower! We used cooperation, teamwork and engineering skills to have success. We used a metre stick to measure how tall our towers were. The tallest tower was a whopping 2.5m tall!

 

In art we learnt about the artist Georgia O’keefe and created our own graphic flowers in her style. In science we were continuing to learn about germs and we had the opportunity to role play doctors to diagnose some common viruses. We have also been learning about different strategies for overcoming challenges in school. Finally, we started Committees this week. Asks us about which committee we are in and what we have been up to.

Today we have been learning about how easily germs can spread. We did a very interesting experiment where we used glitter to represent germs. one person put the glitter on their hands and we saw how quickly it spread onto everyone else and onto different surfaces. We discussed the different times we should wash our hands and why and we also spoke about the importance of using soap and not just water. Mrs Robertson showed us an experiment that illustrated how effective soap can be against germs. We all wanted to try this at home so the instructions have been uploaded. Finally we created hand washing super heroes to remind us to wash our hands. next week we will be looking at the best way to wash our hands and we hope to make a video. Why Soap Works Experiment Instructions Activity

 

In maths, we looked at measure. The primary 2’s were comparing three or more lengths and we found out that Logan is the tallest in the class at the moment. The Primary 3’s were learning to estimate and measure in metres. We measured windows, doors and even the classroom!

 

In outdoor learning we made small animal homes in groups after watching a nation geographic kids video. We all had lots of fun as we carefully considered which materials to use and where to build. I wander if any bugs or animals will move in?

Thursday and Friday with Mrs Robertson

We have been learning about the ‘Magical Yet’. It is a lovely story about the power of the word yet and stepping out of our comfort zones to climb the resilience steps. We have learnt that progress is more important than perfection, everyone learns at their own pace, its ok to ask for help and most importantly, changing I can’t do it to I can’t do it yet. We enjoyed discussing the different steps involved and thought about what we wanted to learn and where we are on the steps.

 

We have also been learning about the American artist Grant Wood. We painted farm landscapes in the style of the artist, including lots of detail in our patterns. We also used lines, water colour and simple perspective.

 

We have been learning the skills for netball and played small netball games today. We used our throwing and catching skills but we had to be careful not to move when we had the ball.