What a fantastic term we have had in Primary 6.  We have had a term full of fun and new experiences with STEM team visitors and trips up to the church in preparation for our Christmas celebrations. 

Literacy 

 In Literacy this term we have been focusing on developing character through the genre of mystery.  Our class novel ‘cogheart’ supports this and has engaged the children beautifully in the mysterious journey of its main characters Lilly and Robert.  Using Talk for Writing methods the children have been innovating on the short story ‘The way home’ by Pie Corbett creating their own characters with a particular focus on appropriate paragraphing and developing character through exciting verbs and direct speech.

Accelerated Reader has been ongoing as an independent activity with most children working hard to read books and then complete a test.

Numeracy 

During this term primary 6 have been working on addition and subtraction of whole numbers and numbers to 2 decimal places.  Primary 6 are now fantastic at using these skills to solve multi step problems using appropriate language to share with their peers the methods they have chosen to use. Throughout the term we have also been revising our times table knowledge through active maths activities and games. 

  Health and Wellbeing 

In PE primary 6 always work extremely hard.  They have been working on Gymnastics with Miss Masson and this has been extremely popular.  They have also been working on Badminton and now the children strive to hold a successful rally with their peers.  Finally, we have been playing team games which the children particularly love, this has helped us to work on communicating with peers successfully and supporting each other.  It’s been fantastic to be a part of!

 Other 

This term we were lucky to have a visit from the RAF Lossiemouth STEM team.  With them the children engaged in STEM activities based around the theory of flight and a construction challenge.  The children loved it!  We were even lucky enough to have a RAF Typhoon fly over the school on the same day whilst the children were perfecting their own aeroplane designs.

As well as this the children have been learning about the Iron Age this term.  They particularly enjoyed learning about the difference between farming now and then and found it fascinating that that long ago farming was even a thing!

For Christmas we have been practising our Christmas carols for our carol service at St Lawrence church, and our community carols on the last day of term.  Primary 6 have been particularly engaged with this with their favourite being ‘ O’ little town on Bethlehem’

Well done Primary 6 for a fantastic term!