Another busy week for P3 after the long weekend. This week we looked at the Inuit people and compared how they used to live to their lifestyle today. We worked in groups to build models of an igloo using sugar cubes. It was not easy!
Over the next few weeks we will be finding out what materials are the best insulators and how we could keep warm if we found ourselves in the Polar regions!
P3 are using different scales to measure length , weight and volume. Maybe we could look for scales that are used in the home and try them out?
Primary 3 started the new term with the Easter assembly. We spent time learning songs and practising our words and all our hard work paid off!
Our new topic is the Polar Regions and we will be learning about the animals, climate and land in the Arctic and Antarctic. We will be looking at current news to enable our discussions about how global warming affects these regions and what steps we can take to help. Part of our learning will be to complete a booklet about Polar Explorers at home and it would be wonderful if parents could help us carry out research online or using books.
During science we will be exploring the structures of the human body and looking at how we can keep ourselves fit and healthy.
We lined up in order of height and then age to find out if there would be a difference!
We will be carrying out experiments to find out what materials make effective insulators and how to waterproof materials.
In maths we are focusing on measurement and in literacy we will be writing imaginative pieces about polar explorers.
P3 are well into their Stop Motion topic . We have used our skills to build a support to hold the tablets so we can film from above. This week we have put the finishing touches to our sets-
they look amazing!
in science we have been learning about magnets and made our own magnet games.
Now that the weather has started to improve P3 has made use of the outdoor classroom. We used our observation and recording skills to describe what the sky looks like. We found out that the sky is continually changing and is full of different colours.
In maths we have been concentrating on multiplication and division. We have been learning different strategies to help us solve problems and also work together to reinforce our learning.
We have already started to improve our engineering skills by trying to make different attachments. This will help us make fantastic sets for our Stop Motion movies. We have also started to look at the movement of characters using Lego figures.
Last week we showed off our amazing engineering skills by building structures that almost reached the ceiling! This week we will continue to work in groups and see if we can make them even higher. We need to be careful that our structures are stable so they do not fall over!
We had a fantastic time at the Halloween parade and after at the party with P4. Wilf and Aliyah won the class best costume competition. Well done to them both!
This week the whole class worked very hard and by Thursday we needed to let off some steam! At the start of the week we ran the daily mile with P5/6 and we did really well! We have been out practicing our mile and encouraging each other to keep going. We have invited P5/6 to run again and we know we can do even better.
Next term we are going to be covering estimation and Anshumaan wants to estimate how many times we need to run round the pitch to cover a mile? Any guesses?!
We are getting expert tuition from Martin about working with the tablets. This week we were introduced to Sphero and raced it, using the I-pads. We also used the tablets to make a mini film, using Stop Motion. Some of us used the I-pad for Garage Band. We are becoming Techno Wizards!
During this term we will be working with primary 4 to learn about the Romans. We have spent time finding out about the Roman army and why it was so successful. Next week we will be making full size Roman soldiers for our display!
We took advantage of the good weather and took maths outside for a day. Some of us have also been outside to experience loose parts play with Mrs. Patterson, it was great to be able to use our imaginations to make structures and work cooperatively.
Fingers crossed the weather will stay dry next week!
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Another busy week for P3 after the long weekend. This week we looked at the Inuit people and compared how they used to live to their lifestyle today. We worked in groups to build models of an igloo using sugar cubes. It was not easy!
they look amazing!
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