Welcome back everybody!

this week has been another crazy filled week here in P6. we have been working extremely hard on our art installation piece that represents all of the learning we have done this term about the British Indian Army during WW2.

we have been leaning about the British Indian army because it is a part of our heritage and history as almost all of us are from Pakistan which was a part of India during WW2.- Hanna

We made 5,000 poppies to scatter in a trail as poppies represent peace and remembrance. We did this to remember the 13 Force K6 soldiers who died fighting for Britain. – Maria

We made 13 gravestones with the name and ages of the soldiers who died both in English and Urdu. These are for the 13 soldiers who are buried in Scotland. Most of them are buried in Kingussie cemetery in the North of Scotland. – Hubaib

We made flags of Britain, Scotland and India. we placed them so the Indian flag was in the middle and the British and Scottish flags were surrounding them. We hung them from the ceiling above all the cemeteries. This represented that British history overpowers Indian history as the British Indian army are not often mentioned in the history topic of Britain during WW2 – Hanna

We made a silhouette of a British soldier and a British Indian army soldier. We then wrote phrases on them to represent their feelings during and after the war. The British soldier says selfish things like ‘we won the war’, ‘victory is ours’ and ‘no one can defeat us’ to when Britain won the war they failed to mention the other volunteers that helped them to victory. The British Indian Army soldiers has phrases such as ‘don’t forget our service’, ‘what about us?’ And ‘we will be remembered’ as we feel it is important to giving the Indian army a voice and to know what they did for Britain.- Jalal.

We made a map of the UK and India and we put a trail from the two countries with hearts on each side. This represents our desire for peace and love between the two countries. We feel that learning about the history of the two countries working together as a team will help this.- Ahmed

We made 13 poppy wreaths to place below the graves as this is something that people do as a sign of remembrance and respect. – Alisha

we hope those of you who came to see the performance enjoyed it and learned something from it. Our message was that this is our history and culture and so we should keep the people who fought for us in mind and give them a voice as they are not represented well enough.

see you next week for the final week of 2019!

Welcome back to our blog.

this week we have been very busy with lots of trips and adventures.

on Monday we began our new maths topic which is shape. We used our iPads to take pictures of shapes we found around the outdoor area of the school and used the mark up app to make the shapes more clear to see.

we also had more samba lessons in preparation for the nativity next week.

On Tuesday we went to the Kelvingrove Museum to see artefacts from World War Two.

on Wednesday we hosted a coffee afternoon for our target market of new mothers. We played games and asked them questions to help with our social enterprise.

on Friday the other half of our class went on the trip to Scotland street museum where we took part in a Victorian class reenactment. We wore costumes and had an actress who played the teacher. She was so strict! We used slates and ink quills which is very different to pens and pencils we used now a days!

we think teachers and schools now a days are much better!

see you next week for nativity and class parties!

from P6

Welcome back everyone!

this week we have been on another trip related to our World War Two topic. This time we visited the People’s Palace Museum for a workshop. We got to explore their exhibit and learn all about rationing from their dairy market. The instructor showed us examples of what a typical family would get for one to two weeks. It was very different to what we eat now!

we also got to see a replica of an Anderson shelter in the museum. They are so much smaller than we realised!

the museum has lots of different posters, campaigns and objects for us to look it, it was really amazing!

after we explore the exhibit upstairs we were taken to the workshop  space on the ground floor where we were split into four groups and each given a box of objects and a tasks. One group were given costumes and asked to use everyday kitchen objects to use make up that women would have used in the war. These were things like coal and baking powder. Another group were given traditional 40s medical kit and asked to use it to assist with various ailments. The third group had a large mix of items and had to choose just give to take with them to their Anderson shelter. The final group were given an item of clothing and some leaflets about make do and mend and asked to make three new clothing items out of the one dress.

our other main project this week was our social enterprise preparation. Next week we will be having visitors from our new mothers target market and so we worked on Wednesday afternoon to prepare for this event.  We created surveys, wrote scripts, designed invitations and researched support groups all related to our given target market. We can’t wait to meet people and ask questions next Wednesday!

enjoy the Friday break and we’ll see you next week!

P6 🙂

Welcome back to another week in primary 6.

this week we have spent 3 afternoons in the hall working on a project called “I’m a scientist get me out of here!”

we have been researching different scientific experiments and this week we got to live chat with the scientists who created the experiments and ask questions. We did this on our new iPads! We then got to vote for which experiment we liked the best.

we also had two other experiments to complete this week. One was to recreate the digestive system (which Miss Webster found almost too gross to take photos of!) and the other was to use batteries and wires to motorise a car!

the other new thing we tried this week was Samba with MrMcCormack. We had great fun learning the different instruments and rhythms, turns out we all have a natural talent for playing music!

finally on Friday half of us went with Miss Webster to Scotland Street School Museum to take part in a historical classroom re-enactments. (Don’t worry, the other half of the class will also get to do this another day!)

Good morning

last week was a very bust week, so busy that Miss Webster only managed to snap a couple of photos!

in maths we are continuing our work on money by studying the concept of budgeting. Budgeting is when you have to set yourself an allowance so that you don’t over spend. To ensure you are getting the best for your budget we have been comparing prices of object both at different shops and by buying in bulk. We know this information will come in very handy in the future!

Next week we will be using our new iPads to chat and research with real scientists in an event called ‘I’m a scientist get me out of here!’ To prepare for this we have been researching the work of the scientists we will be speaking to.

finally, in literacy we have been learning how to sequence instructions. We have been reordering some pre made instructions to ensure they make sense and can be followed correctly by the reader.

thanks for reading!

P6 🙂

Good afternoon 🙂

Here is a list of fiction books that would be fun and suitable for your children to read for fun at home. These authors were researched and suggested by P6.

Remember your child should be reading for at least 20 minutes each day.

Authors:

Roald Dahl

Jacqueline Wilson

Judy Blume

Adam Blade

JK Rowling

Michael Murpurgo

Jeff Kinney

Tom Gates

David Walliams

Any Young Fiction by these authors would be a great choice

thanks

Miss Webster

5 of us (Jalal, Sufyaan, Fatimah, Hamza and Arisha) got invited by the NSPCC to take part in a campaign called ‘Call Out Bullying’ in partnership with the WWE superstars.

Here they are featured in today’s evening times!

https://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/18030019.wwe-stars-glasgow-join-fight-back-bullying/

We hope you caught them on the BBC and STV news last night too!

It has been a busy couple of weeks here in P6.
We have started new projects this term and been on some exciting trips!

We are working in partnership with the Citizens Theatre where we will be publishing a book full of women who inspire us. This week we met Angela who will be guiding us through the project and she told us all about her work and what we will be doing. We have all chosen a woman who inspires us and we can’t wait to get started on this project!

We are also continuing our work on social enterprise with Miss Cohen this term. This week we were split into groups and each given an item. We had to come up with an idea to sell using this product that would make us a profit.
We had some great ideas from hiring out costumes and make up services to decorating apples with chocolate and sprinkles and sell them for a larger price.

as part of our World War Two topic we visited Scotland Street School Museum to learn more about the British Indian army and their volunteer work during the war. We had an amazing time seeing different objects, outfits and information to help us with our topic work.

finally we started a science project called “I’m a scientist get me out of here”. When we get our iPads we will be participating in live chats with real scientists  and so this week we learned about the role of a scientist and different skills you would need to be a scientist.

we will share more photos and information with you about all of these projects as we progress.

see you next week!
P6 🙂

Welcome back everyone! We hope you all had a lovely holiday and are looking forward to the term ahead!

This week we have been focusing on getting ready for term two by brushing up on all the skills we learned in term one.

in maths we will be learning about money but it is important we know how to manipulate money using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. We have worked ourselves and in teams this week on improving these skills. Here are some photos of us brushing up on our times tables

we started a new sport in pe this term: tennis!

we are focussing on the three most important areas of tennis technique: balance, control and accuracy. We did this on Monday and Tuesday by working with a partner to catch a tennis ball with various obstacles. Sometimes we were moving our feet around while we were throwing, sometimes we had someone in between us who was trying to steal the ball from our team. We are loving tennis so far!

finally, some of you may have noticed that our school has finally finished its refurbishment! Now that the scaffolding is finally down we investigated the playground to come up with suggestions for mrs harker about how we can improve playtimes and lunchtimes. Some of our ideas included making time tables for the sensory garden so that all the classes can use it and buying new equipment to play with.

we hope to enjoy our new playground very soon.

next week is Halloween! We are having an after school party on Wednesday as well as a class party on the 31st. Remember your costumes!

Primary 6 and Miss Webster 🙂

Term 2 Planning Map

Hello everyone

Please find attached an overview of term 2 for P6. It explains everything we will be covering between now and Christmas.

Your child should be reading every night at home as well as completing 1 section of their homework grid each week.

If you have any questions please let me know

Thanks and happy working! 🙂

Miss Webster