IDL – P4

Pupil blog: Perfect Plants!

P4 Plants Blog by Exclamations Marks group (Gregor, Hannah M, Hannah Mac, Adrianna and Rishi)

On our new plants topic we have been learning about the parts of a flower or plant these are some of the parts. The first part is the roots the roots absorb water and nutrients from the ground. There is also the stem water up inside it. The flower attracts bees with its colour and scent. The flower also has different parts.

We have also dissected a tulip. We had a labelled sheet that we stuck the part of the tulip down that it said. Some of these pars are petals, ovule, stigma, anther and many more . We had lots of fun chopping parts out of the tulip. We learned about pollination and fertilisation.

This is how it works, for pollination the bee digs down in the flower for nectar and gets pollen all over it and when it goes to the next plant the pollen falls of. Fertilisation is when the pollen blows back out of the flower and makes new plants grow. That is how fertilisation and pollination work.

We have been very busy growing our petunias and tomato plants. Some people have been growing theirs behind the stage and others have been growing theirs in the maths cupboard, while others are growing them in the classroom. Lots of people have decided to grow theirs with no light and so far they are a bit floppy but they are ok. If you want to have a look we will put pictures on the blog and if you are in another class you can come and have a look.

We also made some dandelion flower paintings. First we made the green stem and the little leaves using a paint brush. Then we made a black circle on top of the stem and left it to dry. When it was dry we got some white paint and dipped our fingers in it and put our finger tips on the paper around the black circle to make the seeds. Some of us made some of the seeds float in the paper around the dandelion. It was so fun making our arty pictures!

Have a look at our lovely pictures below!

New topic – Plants!

P4 have started a brand new topic, all about plants! We have planted our own seeds which we are growing in different conditions to see how this effects growth. Some are in the classroom, some are kept behind our stage and one is inside our maths cupboard!

We have also been on a plant hunt, and learned about the different parts of plants and why they are important.
We will keep you updated on our new topic, and our baby seeds! Here are some photos of us planting our plants in our Co-op Learning Groups. We planted cherry tomato and Petunia seeds.

Pupil Blog: Knights & Castles Workshop!

School knights and castles workshop by Robyn and Natalie

P4 were lucky enough to be visited by North Lanarkshires knights and castles workshop. We got to dress up to be a Lord,a lady,a king,a knight and loads of other people back in that time. After that we got to see a stone castle and a wood castle model. We saw a jester jug and the lady that came in said that we could try pouring water into a cup but it had holes in it so when we tried to pour it it made loads of spillages. There was little toys that we got to play with there was a flute a drum,a ball and two cups. We didn’t know what the cups where for so we just played our own game with them.on the last station we got to look at pictures of castles. After that we we got to wear helmets and after that we got to lift heavy chain mail it was so heavy that we had to lift it in a group of four. After that we got to hold a real sword and a real axe but you may think that the axe cuts down trees but it is actually meant for chopping people’s heads off and we also got to hold a giant dagger it was really scary and we also got to hold a shield. When we held the weapons we were very carful.when she was leaving we gave a massive thank you and we helped take the stuff back to the office. Thank you for reading p4 blog.

Pupil Blog: Our School Trip!

P4s school trip by Abby and Hannah P

We went to Huntington tower and Elcho castle on our school trip. The first castle we got to pretend that we were all servants in the castle! We also had to remember a tricky song that we kept adding to. It was great getting a job to play, and we got to sit around the great hall table. We also got to see the Lords privy which was a toilet, but the lord had secret meetings there so no one could hear him! Privy means private!We all enjoyed it. We all had partners and Miss McNeills’ mum came with us. We had to go up stairs that went round and round. It was a bit scary going down the big round stairs on the last floor, we went up to the roof were they would look for enemies. It was so much fun. We all loved going on top of the castle it was so high. We all loved the view. Please look at our great photos!

Morgan: It was so much fun looking round the castles.

Violet: I liked going up to the top of the castle and looking at the view.

Gregor: the long bus trip was well worth it.

Hannah M: I liked going round the castle with my partner

Calum H: I liked going inside the castle with my partner.

Tamara: I liked going into the castle because I liked seeing what was in the castle.

Eva: I liked when the girl said there is two bats now living in Huntington Tower

Abby: I loved everything!!!! 🙂

Hannah Potter: I loved it 🙂

Jenna: I loved going on top of the castle!!!!

Robyn: I enjoyed it!!!!

Miss McNeill: I had a lovely time with my super class. They were so well behaved and polite, it was a pleasure taking P4 on this trip. J

Thank you!

Pupil Blogs: Knights and Castles

Knights and castles by Christie and Coral and Kyle Ca

We have been learning about knights and castles we all labeled a castle on a piece of paper to show how good we are at remembering all the parts.We also went outside to make up our own dances. We watched a video of children doing medieval dances and they were very good.We drawed jesters with our pencils on a piece of blank paper and we done a sentence. We have some awesome photos below!

Harris: In Lancaster Castle they still use a court room.

Eva: Castles have arrow slits.

Abigail: the Queen lives in Edinburgh Castle.

Adrianna: a castle is a tall building that Queens live in.

Rishi: soldiers walk on parapets to protroll the area.

Jenna: knights used to train when they were 7/8 years old.

Abby: knights did not have any iPads or phones.

Kyle co: the Moat around the castle was not clean.

Natalie:castles where build out of wood in the olden days.

Cole: people used to drink wine because the moats where very dirty Evan kids drank beer and wine.

Gregor: Nights and castles where based on medieval times.

Leena: the portcullis was at the front of the castle.

Tamara: knights did not write or read.

Kyle ca: when you walk into a castles.

Hannah Mac: Knights could not read or write.

Pupil Blog: Knights and Castles (NEW topic)

Knights and castles by Aaron and Eva

We are starting a new topic in p4, it’s called knights and castles. Here is a video which tells you about how castles used to be built. Here is a site which shows you how to draw a quick castle. Below are some facts we know about castles, what we think about them or we would like to learn…

Aaron: Castles are very big.

Eva:nights guard the castle.

Jenna:Why are there castles?

Ashton:William Walace is a famous knight.

Gregor:there are lots of different castles.

Robyn:why do castles have lots of stairs?

Hannah: How many castles are there in Scotland?

Kyle co : we’re is the first castle built?

Morgan: Some castles are small.

Sarah: what the knights were called?

Kyle ca: what is the most famous Castle?

Abby: How many castles are in a the world?

Gregor: Castles are found all over the world

Violet: Why did they have to fight?

Rishi:how many castles are in the whole world?

Miss McNeill: I want to know what knights do in a castle.

Pupil Blog: Weather and Climate

Weather and climate blog by Gregor and Harris

We have been working on weather and climate in class. Weather is the condition of a particular place and time unlike climate is an average weather. They are different things. This is our class blog.

Ashton weather is minute by minute and climate is 30 years or more.

Gregor Weather and climate are different because weather is minute by minute changes and climate is over a long period of time.

Alfie:the climate changes 30 years or more.

Jenna:weather can change second to second climate stays for 30 years or more.

Calum H: Weather and climate is not the same.

Eva: some people live in the sea because their climate is tropical

Aaron:climate changes very rarely.

Rishi climate is an average weather.

Robyn-my favourite climate is Arid because it is warm and I like the warm cause it is fun to chill in the sun

Aaron my favourite climate is tropical because I to hot

Aaron my least favourite climate is arid is to hot

Kyle Co Arctic is my favourite because it is cold ❄️🗻

Niamh Arctic is my favourite because is very snowy 🗻❤️

Aaron : Weather is the condition of the outside air or atmosphere at a particular time and place

Ashton : The higher you go the colder it gets.

Jenna: when condensed is got to much it rains.

CalumH:Climate stays for a long period of time.

Kyle Ca: weather can change really fast

Hannah M: weather can change any time any place

Abby: this is a fact about climate … The weather of a particular area over a long period of time becomes the climate.

Hannah p climes Stayed for 30 years or more

This video explains the difference between weather and climate. We loved watching it in class!

Here is a video clip showing where different children live, in different climates around the world.

Weather and Climate Topic

In Primary 4 we have been learning about Weather and Climate, what they mean, the differences between them – and how we can explore the meanings behind each.

We created our own forecasts and filmed them on the iPads. We have researched independently what Weather and Climate mean, and their differences. Every day we log the weather and display it. We have been learning that climates have very different conditions from Antarctica to Africa. In our Cooperative groups we worked together to create presentations on different climates. The 5 climates are Arid, Arctic, Temperate, Tropical and Mediterranean.

Below are some of our pictures from our wonderful weather forecasts:

REMINDER: P4 visit Glasgow Science Museum on Thursday

P4 are visiting Glasgow Science Centre on Thursday. Make sure children have returned forms and come with their lunch!

Cooperative Learning: The Human Body

Primary 4 have been very busy on our topic of the human body. We have explored the skeleton and bones, and we are now looking at the respiratory system; the lungs and heart. We worked in our cooperative learning groups to note take from a short film, combined our facts as a group and then choose the 4 best to make fact cards about the lungs. After this we sent two children from each group onto the next group and shared our facts in a circle. Some of our facts were:

Here we are working hard below in our groups, learning in a group environment.