We’ve had another busy and exciting week in P6!

This week we were learning how to add and convert improper fractions. Everyone worked hard to understand how mixed numbers and improper fractions link together, and we’re becoming much more confident with our strategies.

In our WWII learning, we explored propaganda and discussed why it was used during the war. After analysing real examples, we designed and created our own propaganda posters using persuasive slogans and bold imagery.

We also studied how different artists depicted WWII. We looked at mood, message, and artistic techniques, and then used these ideas to inspire our very own artwork. The creativity and thoughtfulness shown were fantastic!

In Literacy, we wrote a balanced argument answering the question: Should aliens visit Earth? Pupils worked on giving points for both sides before reaching their own conclusion.

We continued our PE fitness circuits and many of us feel like we’ve already become fitter and stronger. Great effort, everyone!

Our Christmas frieze went up this week! We learned how to create a stained-glass effect using line elements and paint. The final scene shows Baby Jesus in the manger, and it looks beautiful on our display wall.

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This week has been another busy and exciting one in Primary 6!

In Social Studies, we continued learning about rationing during World War II. We explored what families were allowed to buy each week and even created our own wartime weekly meal plans for a family of three. We also had a go at making a genuine wartime recipe, carrot cookies! The class enjoyed discovering how people used creativity to stretch limited ingredients.

In Maths, we worked on adding fractions and changing improper fractions into mixed numbers. We also looked at measurement, learning how to record lengths using decimals and fractions, and understanding when each is most useful.

Our final rugby session of the year took place this week, and everyone had a fantastic time building their teamwork and ball-handling skills.

In Literacy, we wrote persuasive texts on two big questions: Should there be age limits for social media? and Is gaming educational? The pupils produced thoughtful arguments and strong reasoning to support their opinions.

A great week of learning and creativity. Well done, P6!

It’s been another busy and exciting week in Primary 6!

In our World War II topic, we’ve been learning all about The Blitz. We explored what life was like during the bombings and wrote some very moving evacuee letters, imagining what it would feel like to leave home and family behind. To go alongside our writing, we created striking Blitz silhouette artwork using oil pastels, which we proudly shared with our parents during our class learning showcase.

In Maths, we’ve been comparing standard units of length and getting hands-on with measuring activities. We also had great fun making equivalent fraction pizzas to help us visualise fractions in a creative (and tasty!) way.

This week also saw the start of our Junior Leaders programme! Everyone has been learning how to plan, organise, and manage games for younger classes. It’s been fantastic to see teamwork, leadership, and problem-solving skills in action as we prepare to run our own playground activities.

Well done, Primary 6,  what a fantastic week of learning and leadership!

What a busy and exciting week we’ve had in Primary 6!

In writing, we learned how to write persuasive letters and sent them to our head teacher, Miss Donaldson. Some of us tried to convince her to have shorter school weeks, others wanted playground book clubs or more sports clubs, we’re hoping she agrees with some of our ideas!

In our World War II topic, we learned about the outbreak of war in 1939 and listened to Neville Chamberlain’s famous speech announcing it. We analysed his words carefully, looking at how he tried to persuade the nation, then used stippling art to create 1930s-style radios decorated with powerful statements from the speech.

In maths, we worked on equivalent fractions and used centimetres and millimetres to measure accurately. We also practised converting between the two, which helped us develop our precision and problem-solving skills.

During health and wellbeing, we discussed our emotions throughout the day and created a bright, colourful emotions graffiti board to show how our feelings can change. We also started exploring our fitness goals and began fitness circuits to build strength and stamina.

In reading, we started our new class novel, Goodnight Mister Tom. We read the first chapter and shared our first impressions of Willie and Mr Tom, we can’t wait to see how their friendship develops!

Finally, in grammar, we focused on pronouns, learning how to use them correctly to make our writing flow more smoothly.

It’s been a jam packed week full of learning, creativity, and reflection. P6 have definitely earned a restful weekend!

What a fantastic first week back it’s been in P6! We’ve jumped straight into learning, creating and challenging ourselves in lots of different ways!

In writing, we explored Halloween personification poetry, using our prior knowledge to bring spooky objects to life. We then redrafted our poems to improve them and added images to make them even more eye-catching and atmospheric.

We also became authors of our own spooky short imaginative stories, focusing on setting, characters, problems and resolutions. It was a great way to recap our knowledge of story structure and show off our descriptive language skills.

In spelling, we had fun with a spooky spelling challenge, hiding our words inside haunted scenes – a creative way to practise tricky words while getting into the Halloween spirit!

In numeracy, we revisited the four operations – addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division – to recap our prior learning and strengthen our confidence with calculations.

We also took part in some exciting code-breaking challenges, using logical thinking and teamwork to crack puzzles and uncover hidden messages.

Our Halloween team PE games were a big hit too! We worked together through a range of fun, active challenges that got everyone moving while showing great teamwork,

During Skills Academy’s, we worked alongside other classes to develop a wide range of skills, from teamwork and communication to creativity and problem-solving.

Finally, we took some time to reflect on our Term 1 targets and set new goals for Term 2. We’re proud of how far we’ve come and motivated to keep improving!

It’s been a brilliant start to the new term – full of learning, creativity and Halloween fun!

By Sienna and Miss Cook

A message from Miss Cook…

Finally, I want to say a big thank you for all of your hard work in term 1 and coming back after the holidays raring to go! It has been an absolute pleasure teach you all. You have been the most welcoming, helpful bunch and I have loved my time here at Newport! I know you will continue to work incredibly hard and be your best selves. Be proud of the progress you’ve made and the stars that you are!  

From Miss Cook 

What a week we’ve had in P6! We’ve been learning, creating and challenging ourselves in lots of different ways, there’s never a dull moment in our classroom!

This week in grammar we learned how to use direct speech properly. We practised adding speech marks and punctuation to show exactly what people were saying, it was fun making up our own conversations!

In writing, we became newspaper reporters! We wrote our very own news reports, making sure to include all the key features, catchy headlines, 5Ws (who, what, where, when, why), quotes, and even some dramatic openings. Our classroom felt like a busy newsroom!

Art got very colourful this week! We made Pop Art pumpkins inspired by artists like Andy Warhol. Our pumpkins were bright, bold and full of personality.

In numeracy, we consolidated our skills in the four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division). We had mild, hot and spicy challenges to choose from, everyone picked the right level to stretch themselves. Some of us even managed the extra spicy ones!

We also explored scale by creating our very own football shoe boxes! It was tricky making sure everything was the right size, but it really helped us understand how scaling works in real life.

In PE, we’ve been working hard at netball stations. We practised our throwing, catching and footwork, teamwork and communication were key! Everyone showed great sportsmanship and energy.

In HWB, we’ve been learning about the wellbeing indicators, being Healthy, Safe, Achieving, Nurtured, Active, Respected, Responsible and Included. We created our very own class charter to show how we can meet these indicators every day.

We also discussed the skills we use in different situations. We looked at scenarios, identified the skills we’d need, and then created our own Skill Passports to track what we’re good at and what we want to develop. We’re definitely becoming more confident learners!

It’s been a jam-packed week in P6, full of creativity, teamwork and learning. We can’t wait to see what next term brings!

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Another Brilliant Week in P6!

This week has been full of creativity, teamwork and some brilliant thinking across all areas of our learning!

In numeracy, we’ve been recapping all four operations—addition, subtraction, multiplication and division—through a mix of activities and problem-solving challenges. One of our main tasks was the Scottish Premier League Budget Challenge. Using real-life data, we worked out the costs of travelling to matches, tickets, accommodation and more. It was a fun way to apply our numeracy skills to real-world situations—and who knew football could involve so many numbers?

We’ve also been exploring data handling, creating bar charts and pie charts using stats from the Scottish Premier League, including information such as the top goal scorers. This helped us understand how to represent data visually while comparing players’ performance—lots of great discussion and analysis!

In literacy, we’ve been diving into more grammar, reminding ourselves how to use quotation marks accurately in our writing. We practised adding dialogue to comic strips and identifying speech in texts. We also continued developing our spelling skills through more Pointillism Spelling, using pencil dots to reinforce the shape of each letter. We also completed dictionary tasks that had us using our words in creative but appropriate contexts.

We also created a personification poem for our upcoming Harvest Service, giving human-like qualities to pumpkins, leaves and autumn itself. The results were imaginative, moving and some were even quite funny—P6 poets certainly have a way with words!

Speaking of creativity, we’ve been busy in art too! We used oil pastels to create striking pumpkin pieces, focusing on line and blending techniques. These will form part of our Harvest Service display and really show off our developing artistic skills.

In PE, we’ve continued building our netball skills, practising pivoting and passing with increasing control and accuracy. In drama, we used dance and freestyle movement to respond to emotion-based prompts, exploring how we can express feelings and stories through movement. There were some fantastic interpretations and confident performances!

As part of RME, we continued looking at the theme of Peace, learning about influential people who have worked to promote peace around the world. Their actions inspired us to think about the qualities of a peacemaker and how we can show those in our own lives.

It’s been another packed and purposeful week in P6. We’re proud of our efforts, our progress and how we’re continuing to support and challenge one another. Well done, everyone!

By Ada and Miss Cook

Another brilliant week in P6!

We kicked things off by re-drafting our football-themed imaginative stories with the help of our feedback! After planning, drafting and redrafting, we completed our final entries, packed full of emotion, exciting action and powerful descriptions. We have now been focusing on writing match reports, separating the key moments in the games with clear sections to build suspense and realism.

We used Tickled Pink and Green for Growth feedback to reflect on our writing, celebrating what went well and identifying ways we could make our work even better next time. It’s amazing to see how much care and effort everyone is putting into their writing!

In spelling, we had great fun with two creative approaches—more Pointillism Spelling and some outdoor Air Spelling, using our arms and hands to “write” the words in the air. These fun methods helped reinforce our word knowledge in imaginative ways.

In numeracy, we worked through division stations, to solve a range of problems and deepen our understanding. We also explored word problems that challenged us to apply division and multiplication strategies in real-life contexts. On top of that, we were introduced to scale, learning how to interpret maps and drawings. What a busy week for our maths brains!

Our French fact files are really coming together! We used our growing bank of vocabulary to write about famous French people, using words linked to professions, interests and identity. It’s been a great way to practise sentence building while learning about inspiring individuals.

We continued look at our novel, exploring what it might be like to live in a divided city. Inspired by our class novel Divided City, we each created a “day in the life” short story, imagining the challenges and emotions someone might face in a community shaped by division. We used Book Creator to bring these stories to life digitally, showing empathy, imagination and thoughtful reflection.

In literacy we focused on our comprehension, we worked hard to explore deeper meanings in texts, focusing on understanding characters’ feelings and motivations. We also updated our e-portfolios, taking time to reflect on our learning and add examples we’re proud of.

We had our first go at netball skills in PE this week! We started practising passing, pivoting and positioning—building the foundations for strong teamwork and movement. It’s a new challenge and we’re excited to keep improving.

We also met in our committees, continuing to take on roles across the school and help make a difference. From Eco, to Health and Wellbeing and Right’s Respecting School’s, everyone is stepping up with responsibility and enthusiasm.

It’s been another week full of creativity, critical thinking and collaboration. Well done, P6—your hard work, curiosity and positive attitude are shining through in everything you do!

By Finlay and Miss Cook

What another fantastic week in P6!

In literacy, we’ve been working hard on our football-themed imaginative stories. After lots of planning, drafting and editing, we created our final drafts—full of emotion, action and amazing descriptive language. We also worked on our expression during reading, making sure our voices reflect the mood and meaning of the text.

We deepened our understanding of peace in RME. We explored how different religions promote peace and linked this learning to our ongoing work on sectarianism and our class novel Divided City. These important conversations helped us think critically about how division can impact communities — and how peace, respect and understanding can help bring people together. Using Book Creator, we began designing our very own books about peace. These digital stories allowed us to express what peace means to us.

Another creative highlight was writing our own song lyrics to promote kindness and a growth mindset, in response to learning about bullying. We used rhyme, rhythm and strong messages to help remind others how important it is to lift each other up.

In spelling, we had fun with speed spelling—racing to write our words as quickly, clearly and accurately as we could! We also visited early Christmas creativity by designing beautiful card illustrations, which we’re excited to send off and have turned into real cards!

In French, we used our growing vocabulary to research famous French people and created fact files using key language around professions and identities. We even practised addition using French numbers, which helped combine our language and numeracy skills!

Numeracy this week focused on multiplication and word problems, where we built on our place value knowledge to help us understand the patterns and strategies for larger calculations.

In PE, we brought together all the football skills we’ve been practising over the term—dribbling, passing, ball control and positioning. We put these to the test in matches that really showed our progress, teamwork and communication.

We also had our Glasgow Landmark presentations! Working in pairs, we shared our research and used clear voices, expression and confidence to teach each other about key places in Glasgow in connection to our class novel. It was great to see all the hard work come together.

It’s been a week packed with teamwork, creativity and meaningful learning. We’re so proud of all the thinking and effort from P6—let’s keep it going into next week!

By Torin and Miss Cook