P6 had a fantastic day today first at Dynamic Earth and then at The Risk Factory. At Dynamic Earth we travelled back in time to before the Big Bang and learned how the solar system then the Earth was formed. We saw how mountains were made with tectonic plates moving together and then we saw a movie about how glaciers carved out valleys, making much of Scotland’s landscape. Then we quickly ate and bought out the shop! Onwards to The Risk Factory and we split into groups to see how much we knew about keeping ourselves safe in different situations including Road Safety, safety near water and on theRailways. Probably the best bit was when he groups were fac d with a ‘real’ fire scenario which they had to respond to. Lots of talking about this still needed I think!!! Here are some photos of our visit.

Final vote time Primary 6. Your 2 choices are Despicable Me and Paddington. Whichever has most votes by tomorrow morning wins. Get voting!

We had great fun learning all about France. We learnt all about its geography and culture, we looked at foods and sports and we are still learning the language. We loved learning about French artists and were inspired by their work.

Primary 6 I have looked through your very many suggestions and tried to limit your list of Movies.
Below are a selection of everyone’s choices and the most popular so far. I would like you to leave a comment below of two that you think would make a good choice to use! Remember, we have to be able to get lots of great art ideas from the movie, so it can’t just be your favourite movie!!

Let’s see how we get on!

1. Brave
2. Paddington
3. Alvin and the Chipmunks
4. Finding Nemo
5. The Wizard of Oz
6. Beauty and the Beast
7. Monsters University
8. Despicable Me
9. Turbo
10. The Sound of Music
11. Lady and the Tramp
12. Garfield
13. Peter Pan
14. Tangled

Get voting!

Well here are the finished articles! We have had models, artwork, powerpoints, factfiles, food tasting, movies and mimes! I am hugely impressed with the work produced by many in this class and you should be too! Well done Primary 6.

FRANCE!!

Claude Monet factfile complete with sound

Let’s see what you have learnt in your topic about France.

Leave a comment below with answers to the following questions. (You never know you might even get bonus house points!)

1. Name the capital city of France.
2. Which river runs through the capital city? A bonus point if you can name another river in France.
3. Name one range of mountains in France.
4. List 3 famous landmarks in Paris.
5. List 3 traditional French foods.
6. Name a famous French person and what they are famous for.
7. What produce is the region of Brittany most famous for?
8. What would I expect to buy from Languedoc-Rousillon?
9. Which area of France is a popular tourist area? (North, South, East, West)
10. Name a sport that is popular in France.

(10 house points for each correct answer)

We had a fabulous time on Monday with Big Groove Promotions where we learned some samba drumming. We all had a go on drums and percussion and learned rhythms using phrases.

How does it go boys and girls? “I’m so hungry……..”

Ok boys and girls, this week I have decided to let you have a say in your learning!! We are going to be doing Narrative writing (story writing) and I would like you to decide on the subject. We have been learning a lot about France, Fairtrade and Science Experiments. We have also looked at famous artists and the extract from the Hobbit. I want to know what captures your imagination? What would you like to write about?

Add your suggestions below and we will have a vote on Friday! (If you want to have your say, you need to leave a comment!)

Just a gentle reminder that your IDL homework topic is due in this Friday, 27th February. Remember, you have had 6 weeks to work on this project, so I am really looking forward to seeing your fantastic work!!
I have already had some fabulous pieces submitted, but no sneak previews for you yet! You will have to wait until next week to check back for pictures!