Mrs Wright – Glenboig Primary School

P7 STEM Week

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Primary 7 have had such a busy STEM week! It’s been packed. On Monday we did a lego build challenge to build a rocket using exactly 100 pieces. Next we did a build challenge with Coatbridge High to design and build a bridge that could hold as much weight as possible. It had to be a certain height and width and be an attractive design.

We conducted the bottle flip challenge in class. We had to use a variety of different shapes and sizes of bottles and conduct an experiment to see what shape and size would flip the best.

Then Coatbridge High visited and gave us a maths problem to solve. We had to work out the cost to fill the classroom with malteasers.

We had the Science Centre visit us with great exhibits for us to explore on the human body and they even presenting a disgusting digestion show.

The next day we were visited by ‘The Shape Man’ who showed us how to make a dodecahedron with paper.

It was also Outdoor Classroom Day and we headed to the forest next to complete a technology challenge to build shelters in case it rained. We headed to another forest to complete a Citizen Science tree health survey next.

Finally, a particle physicist visited the class to talk to us about energy sources and answer our many questions.

Outdoor Classroom Day

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Primary 7 took part in the worldwide event Outdoor Classroom Day yesterday. Along with thousands of schools across the globe they spent the day learning outside. First primary 7 visited the forest near the school. They risk assessed the area and did some safety checks before joining teams. In their teams they constructed a shelter, encase it rained. They worked really well as a team and loved their dens so much they decided to have lunch in there. Next they walked to the local park, they were lucky with the weather and enjoyed running around in the sun. Their last task was to conduct an OPAL survey on tree health. They found their second forest base and worked in pairs to measure, categorise and assess the health of the local trees. It was a great day!

Sky Academy

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Primary 7 had an amazing time at the Sky Academy yesterday. They worked together to decide who would be reporters, editors, producers, and camera operators when creating their very own news report. Their news report was on celebrity culture. The children took the lead and organised the entire report from script, costumes to backgrounds and editing. It was a brilliant opportunity and linked well with their topic- The World of World, where the children have been finding out the skills, qualities and qualifications they would need to pursue different career paths.

Chef Visit

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Glenboig were visited by Chef Derek Lockett from Brakes Food Scotland yesterday. He led cooking sessions with 4 classes and provided all the ingredients and huge healthy fruit hampers for the classes. It was a fantastic experience- he has even passed on the recipes the children made if you want to try them at home.

Cinnamon Carrot Soda Bread

Ingredients

150gm Plain Flour
150gm Wholemeal Flour
1tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
1tsp Ground Cinnamon
½tsp Sea Salt
100gm Raisins
75gm Grated Carrot
3tbsp Maple Syrup
200ml Buttermilk
A little Extra Milk (if needed)

Method

Pre heat oven to 180˚C.
Sift both the flours and Bicarbonate of Soda, Cinnamon and stir in the salt. Add any remaining wholemeal from the sieve back into the bowl.
Make a well in the centre and add the Buttermilk and Maple Syrup. Add the Grated Carrot and Raisins. Mix to form a soft dough which should be just a little sticky.
Tip onto a floured surface and knead lightly for about a minute, just long enough to pull it together into a loose ball.
Put round of dough onto baking sheet and dust generously with flour. Mark a deep cross in it with a sharp kitchen knife.
Bake in oven for 25 – 35 minutes until when the loaf sounds hollow when tapped underneath.
Cool on a wire rack for a crunchy crust or wrap in a tea towel for a soft crust. Best eaten when still warm with your favourite jam or spread. If you have some left tomorrow it makes great toast…….Enjoy!

Honey Flapjacks

Ingredients

200gm Unsalted Butter
200gm Demerara Sugar
200gm Honey
400gm Porridge Oats
75gm Dried Fruits

Method

Pre heat oven to 180˚C
Put the butter, sugar and honey in saucepan and heat stirring occasionally until the butter has melted and the sugar has dissolved. Add the porridge oats and dried fruit. Mix well.
Transfer the oat mixture to the prepared cake tin and spread to around 2cm thick. Smooth the surface with the back of a spoon. Bake in oven for 15 – 25 minutes or until light and golden around the edges but slightly soft in the middle. Allow to cool in the tin, turn out and cut into desired sized squares.
This is a great treat for Mum and Dad…..Yum!
Leave for a couple of hours so that the flapjack cools down and will be easier to cut into portions.

Glasgow Film Festival

Primary 7 were lucky enough to visit Cineworld in Parkhead last week to see Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them as part of the Glasgow Film Festival. It was a brilliant film and led on well from the work primary 7 did on The Magic Castle- and Harry Potter last term.

Primary 7 Perform at the Motherwell Concert Hall

Tickets are now available to purchase from Mrs Wright, costing £6 each, to see Primary 7 perform at the Motherwell Concert Hall on Monday 6th March at 7:30. They will be performing the song they composed ‘The People Love the Planet’ and ‘When will I see you again’ by Owl City.

Speed, Distance and Time

Primary 7 learning about the relationships between speed, distance and time, and a formula on how to work out speed.

Glenboig Water Bottles

Every child in Glenboig PS received a water bottle to use in school today. They were purchased after Heath Week fundraising. Drinking water helps us stay healthy and concentrate in school.

Sumdog Winners

Thank you Councillor McNally for visiting Primary 7 and presenting us with our Sumdog champion trophy. Primary 7 answered 1000 maths questions each both at home and in school, and managed to come first place out of all the schools that entered in North Lanarkshire.

The Magic Castle Open Evening

Last night Primary 7 held a magical open evening for very special invited guests. It was a night of mystery and wonder with treats and surprises. The Primary 7 Witches and Wizards showed their guests round the Wizarding Clock, Treasure Chest and Stone Walls. While hearing speakers tell the tales of The Secret Panel, The Fact Files and The Wizard Biographies. Games were played like: Unjumble houses, ICT house games, Happy Wizard families and Silly Spells.

The P7s ran the Hocus Pocus Café where there were treats to taste they had made in school and at home. You could even dress as a Witch or Wizard at the Hogwarts Castle Selfie Station.

Thank you to all the parents, carers and friends who came to support their magical children.

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Sumdog Champions

Primary 7 received some amazing news this morning. They came first place in North Lanarkshire Sumdog competition. They had to answer 1000 maths questions differentiated to their maths level at home and in school. They won a certificate each and… a years free class subscription so they can play even more maths games.

Fantastically, Katie-Louise ranked top ten out of all schools including ours and got her own certificate.

Kameron amazingly came first place in the entire competition with 980 correct answers.

Nurse Talk Health Week

We were lucky enough to be visited by two parent nurses. They spoke to us about healthy hearts and hand washing and germs. We even got to use a light box to test our hand washing.

P4’s Marvellous Medicine

Primary 4 have been reading ‘George’s Marvellous Medicine’. The children drew and painted George and all the weird and wonderful things he used to create his ‘Marvellous Medicine’.