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This week went by so quickly, a real indication of how busy we’ve been in P6.  One of the highlights was definitely being able to see our school ducks up close and personal as they swam and had fun in their indoor pool!

Sadly the ducklings have departed St Albert’s and left for pastures new.  However, they’re not going far.  Mr Corrigan and Mrs Pattie have promised to take good care of them!

As part of our HWB, digital learning and social studies, we’ve been finding out about countries that will be taking part in the upcoming Euro Championships.  Duncan has kindly organised a small football competition that will take place just before Scotland start their campaign to win the Euro Championships!  We’ve already found out loads of information about Ukraine, Czech Republic, Switzerland and Hungary.

We’ve also started our research into organising a school wide Lego competition that will be starting soon.  As you’ll see from the photos and films there’s a real buzz of excitement every time we get the chance to use Lego.


 

Term 4

It feels great to back in school with a full class.  Thanks to all the pupils and families who have been really supportive and just generally amazing during the recent COVID restrictions.

 

The have settled back really well after Easter.  Term 4 will fly-by so it’s important we enjoy every minute.  With that in mind, we’ve been trying to do more problem solving group work.  As you will see from the attached photos the class had loads of fun finding creative ways to explore discussion writing.  The different activities included poster design, introduction writing and using Lego to design a theme park ride.

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It was another very busy week.  We finally managed to finish our amazing Nativity film about the 3 WisePeople.  There will be a full film available to view from next Friday.  It will include our work as well as all the other classes.  Can’t wait!

It was a hectic end to week with the class party on Friday as well as the sad news that it was Miss Gill’s last day.  The party included dancing, singing, games and of course some delicious food and drink.  There was even a visit from a very special guest.

Finally, a massive thank you to Miss Gill who did a tremendous job in P6 over the past 6 weeks during her placement.  We all want to wish her all the best for the future.  As you will see from the photos, all the pupils made her last day special by making countless cards and banners.  Best of luck, Miss Gill.

 

 

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Hello all, this week the media have created a very professional film about news events they thought were worth reporting on.  They also created a fantastic newspaper report.

 

 

WB 16/11/20

The whole school focus this week was Book Week Scotland.  Everyday we had different activities that celebrated the impact and joy that reading books can have.  Below are some of the highlights including reading round the campfire while eating melted marshmallows and reading in unusual places (please note that Yousaf was not harmed in any way during his daredevil book reading while riding his bike!).

A few brave individuals decided to read in front of an entire P1 class!  Bashayer, Mohammad, Zahraa and Andrea did a fantastic job.  Well done.

This week was also looked closer at the religious festival of Diwali.  We incorporated Rangoli patterns into our art and used the technique of Pointillism.  Thanks to Miss Gill for a fantastic lesson!

Wb 09-11-20

Welcome back to the P6 blog.  This week the class media groups were working hard to meet the deadlines to publish their work.  The video below is one group’s film on the work we did in class this week.

 

We also went litter picking round Pollokshields and Maxwell Park with Miss Brooks.  It’s really important we learn about the importance of having streets  that are clean and litter-free.

 

 

After our hard work we got some time to play in the park!

 

Mrs Sheridan Retiring!

In case anyone didn’t know, sadly for St Albert’s we are losing much loved services of Mrs Sheridan.  She has worked at St Albert’s for almost 30 years.  Any parents or auties or uncles who have been taught by her at some point and would like to make a short video saying farewell and good luck would be much appreciated.  You can email them to myself or to the school.
Thanks

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First of all I just want to thank all those parents and carers whom I spoke with during the parents evening phonecalls.  It was lovely to talk to each and everyone of you and I appreciate the support you’ve  given me, the school, but most importantly, your children.  Thank you.


P6 had the delightful surprise of welcoming Miss Gill to the class for the next 6 weeks.  As a student teacher she will be learning about all the amazing ways we teach and learn in class.


We started an ambitious new project that will involve every pupil playing a part in their own Media Groups.  Each week will be a new challenge, with a focus on learning about how to report news in different formats including newspapers, TV and social media.  We will post our reports on here every week so stay tuned!


In class, we focussed on Bonfire Night, including talking about the history of Guy Fawkes, firework safety, designing our own firework adjectives and bonfire art.

 

WB 19/10/20

A huge welcome back to P6 after the October break.  It was lovely to see all the pupils return to St Albert’s with smiles on their faces.

This week there was a whole school focus on Black History.  It is a very important and powerful subject that certainly brought out the very best in class through discussion, reading, writing and film making.  The class really engaged with all the activities, including the home task of researching famous black individuals who have changed history for the better.  Rosa Parks was our chosen person and as we immersed ourselves in the story we uncovered many important aspects as we compared society 60 years ago to now.  Remember to ask your children what differences and similarities there are.

Here are some of the home research examples.

As we investigated further into the amazing story of Rosa Parks, we began to think about how each character may have felt and why they acted the way they did.  Empathy is important in understanding and changing behaviour and beliefs.

Using all our learning we worked in groups to recreate the main events of the story through drama.  We used our filming and editing skills to produce these amazing videos.  Now we are considering what makes a good film for people to watch.  Thinking about camera angles, filters and background music can really enhance our films.

 

 

Terrific Term 1 in P6

This is the final instalment of term 1.  What better way to celebrate than by watching some of the amazing films from the brilliant pupils in P6.  I’m sure you’d rather listen to them than me anyway!  Have a wonderful October holiday.

 

 

 

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