The Tallest Class in Banton Primary
Yesterday we went to Dow’s wood and we saw so many different creatures and signs of creatures. These were the creatures we saw.
Things we saw
• Bees
• Beetles
• Millipede
• Centipede
• Ladybug
• Spiders
• Earwig
• Earwig eggs
Signs we saw and heard
• A woodpecker pecking
• Rabbit fur
• Seeds that have been eaten
A bit of outdoor learning. We took out, literacy, maths and IDL down to the woods today.
Today we went to the k’nex challenge at Kilsyth academy and we had to build a go cart and it had to have 4 wheels 1 seat 25 cm tall and 30cm wide or under. And you had to make it have a steering mechanism to turn. And there was 7 schools and we came 1ST!!! Then Ballmaloch was the runner up aka 2nd place. And I got sweets and 2 pencils and so did Fulton. But the other Banton team lost a mark because their cart was to wide. But they got 3rd!!!
You can see more pictures of the event on Kilsyth Academy’s Blog
On Tuesday p4, 5, 6, 7 did a Science experiment to test the strength of paper.
To test the strength of the paper we sellotaped the paper to a table and then we cello taped a plastic cup to the other end of the paper. To test the strength of the paper we put sand in the paper cup and the paper would break and the cup would land in someone’s hand 🖐. If the sand was not enough weight to make the paper break then we put weights in the plastic cup. Once the cup fell we attached it to a weighed and took a note of the weight. The paper that could hold the most weight was the strongest. Most people fount the strongest paper was the art paper.
We took our noses to some interesting places.
We tested hardness by seeing how high a golf ball would bounce off different materials.
Apparatus we used
How we made it fair
We dropped the ball from the same hight each time and measured it from the top of the ball each time.
Results
The hardest material is the brick because the golf ball bounced the highest hitting off of it.
The softest material is the cotton because the golf ball didn’t really hit off of it.
A hard material is one which gets the most bounce.
A couple of day ago our teacher was giving us a lesson about teamwork. we had to create a algorithm with our hands and then write a very nice poster for others to learn from. We worked in threes but they were randomised partners, we had to learn to compromise and share our ideas with one another.
Top Tips for team work
Talking to each other
Listing to each other
Agreeing with with each other
Discussing each other’s ideas 💡
Looking at each other
Be patient
Compromise
By Aaliyah and Islay
A girl in Banton Primary cut off her hair for the little princess trust which is a charity for people with cancer. As well as raising money the hair goes to make real wigs for young people who have lost their hair due to cancer treatments.
For Scots Week the Biggies have been listening to and reciting poems and writing their own. You can read the Poems, listen to the poets read them and see their illustrations on the Scots 2019 project page.
