One of our classmates is visiting another country for a period of time. We have set up this post for him to contact us and to tell us all about the culture that he is experiencing.
If we recieve any photo’s we will post them here and you can add comments and ask questions for Dawud to answer.
We hope that you are having a fabulous time and we look forward to you sharing all of your experiences.
We held a very successful Fairtrade breakfast on Tuesday 16th February and we were very well supported by our friends and community.
Before our breakfast we shopped locally for Fairtrade products and placed posters in the community to advertise our event.
We then made muffins to sell and were very lucky to receive donations from Percol coffee and Scotmid to buy many of our products.
Everyone enjoyed tea, coffee, toast, bananas, muffins and the chance to buy Fairtrade chocolates. We had a really lovely morning, with a great atmosphere and we thank all for supporting us both in attending and making donations.
We look forward to seeing you again at our Fairtrade assembly, 2pm Wednesday 2nd March.
We had great fun taking our learning outside to investigate science in the natural environment.
We used the puddles in the playground to prove evaporation throughout the day. We chose puddles, drew chalk round them and measured the diameter. Then we revisited the puddles several times throughout the day, as the puddles evaporated we draw chalk around the new size and measured again. By the end of the day some of our puddles had completely evaporated.
Excellent work Primary 6.
Come along and join P6 for a Fairtrade Breakfast!
Last week we learned lots of facts about shapes. Can you list the properties of each of these shapes.
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4. Can you name the shapes in this picture?
for example: Green = ?
I can use my knowledge of rounding to routinely estimate the answer to a problem then, after calculating, decide if my answer is reasonable, sharing my solution with others. NMU 2-01a
Having determined which calculations are needed, I can solve problems involving whole numbers using a range of methods, sharing my approaches and solutions with others. NMU 2-03a
Having explored the patterns and relationships in multiplication and division, I can investigate and identify the multiples and factors of numbers. MTH 2-05a
Over the next few weeks we are going to be learning to:
New learning 6,7, and 8 x tables
• Understand the inverse relationships of addition/subtraction and multiplication/division
• Know and understand the effect of multiplying and dividing by 0, 10, 100, 1000
• Appreciate that there are several ways to solve the same problem and that the nature of the problem may determine the strategy chosen
• Use existing knowledge of multiplication tables to derive new facts, e.g. 7 x 6 = (5 x 6) + (2 x 6); 9 x 4 = (10 x 4) – 4
• Recall multiplication and related division facts quickly and accurately
• Select and apply the appropriate operation or process in calculations, justifying their choice
• Use a range of mental and written strategies for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
• Use their understanding of inverse relationships to find related facts to simplify calculations, e.g. to find 40 ÷ 5 think, “How many 5s make 40?
• Use commutative, associative and distributive properties to simplify mental calculations, e.g. 4 x 36 = (4 x 30) + (4 x 6)
• Calculate exact answers using a range of mental or written methods
• Compare actual answers to estimates and judge whether the answer is reasonable
• Set their own criteria for sorting sets of numbers, explaining and justifying their choices
• Know the meaning of the terms multiple and factor
Here are some ideas of how you can help me at home!
Here are some websites that you may find useful to use with me!
Website 1 – http://www.multiplication.com/games/all-games A wonderful selection of multiplication games with varying degrees of challenge.
Website 2 – http://www.fun4thebrain.com/multiplication/deepdivemult.html A great game for brushing up on those basic tables facts.
Website 3 – http://www.fun4thebrain.com/Division/dinoDigDiv.html Practise division facts with this archaeology themed game.
Please feel free to let me know if this information has been useful.
When we arrived at the Parliament we saw an exhibition by a Scottish artist. What was his name and why was Elsie Inglis such an inspiration to him?
Just as we were about to leave we bumped into Nicola Sturgeon, explain her role in Parliament.
On Wednesday 20th January, Primary 6 went on a visit to Edinburgh to the Scottish Parliament. We had a fabulous day and learned lots of interesting facts.
We had a presentation about the history of the parliament where we had artefacts that we had to describe, then we went on a tour of the building, learning all about the architecture. We visited the debating chamber and finally had a visit for question time with our local MSP.
To top off a really exciting day, we bumped into the First Minister, Nicola Strugeon in the foyer and she agreed to a photo with us! What a great day out!
We have been learning about Adverb Phrases. An adverb phrase is a group of words not containing a verb, which tells us how, when or where something has happened. An Adverb Pharse gives the reader a clearer picture of what is happening.
For example;
The bold lettering shows the adverb phrases.
Write a sentence including an adverb phrase as your task this week. Try to highlight the phrase in italics or bold type or use brackets ( ) to show your understanding.
We have been working really hard and enjoyed a monthly treat of dancing and singing with the Wii! It seems that we are not too old for Frozen and many enjoy a singalong to Let it Go, eh boys?
