Primary 4/5 created tree silhouettes using shading and tinting. The children were able to pick a colour and mix it with white and black paint to create different shades.
ART WORK BY P4/5
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Weekly Update!
“This week I have enjoyed thinking of my own invention inspired by Willy Wonka.” – Nicole
“I’ve enjoyed painting the mural of Augustus Gloop for the wall display.” – Danielle
“I’ve loved the show practises this week, especially when we got to use the props!” – Eva
“I’ve enjoyed learning the show songs and dances.” – Aimee
“I can’t wait for the show rehearsal on Monday where we will get to wear our costumes!” – Darby
“In Maths I have learned that 1kg is equal to 1000g.” – Aidan
“I managed to complete four laps of the Daily Mile in 5 minutes 32 seconds, next week I will try to be even faster and get 4 minutes 30 seconds.” – Ross
“I’ve enjoyed creating collages this week, I liked working with other people.” – Kieran
Friday Update
“I enjoyed making the juices. It was fun to measure out the correct amount.” – Nicole
“This week in Maths I enjoyed making the potions when doing Volume, it was really fun!” – Ryan
“We have been learning about Volume in Maths. I liked measuring out the Sky Juice.” – Calvin
“I enjoyed making potions because I like mixing ingredients together.” – Aimee
“I learned that there are 1000ml in a litre. There are 500ml in half a litre.” – Darby
“When we were measuring we had to make sure we put the correct amount of liquid in – to do this we used the scale on the side of the measuring jug.” – Briony
Power Off and Learn Outdoors
Today we had a fantastic day learning outdoors. We took part in lots of activities like Hula Hoop Problem Solving, a Scavenger Hunt, Making a Habitat and creating a natural piece of art.
“Today I enjoyed making my minibeast habitat. I’m sure they will love it! It was the best day ever.” – Anthony
“I enjoyed everything about today but my most favourite thing was making the minibeast habitat.” – Nicole
“Today I enjoyed moving the hula hoops without breaking the chain. It was good fun.” – Alfie
“I loved making the face made out of mud. It was even better because my team won!”- Eva
“Today my favourite activity was making the minibeast habitat. I enjoyed it because I liked gathering all the supplies.” – Caiden
“Today the best activity was searching around the Nature Garden. We loved making the habitat becaise we used stones and soil to put it together.” – Briony and Darby
Sports Relief
Today we’ve had a fantastic time raising money for Sports Relief. All the money raised goes towards helping others – half the money stays in the UK and the other half goes towards helping people in other countries around the world.
“I really enjoyed running a mile for Sports Relief. I thought it was quite easy and even managed to do a little bit extra!” – Caiden
“I had fun playing games on the tarmac. I almost won but the time just ran out!” – Taylor
“Today I enjoyed playing games on the tarmac and cheering on Mrs Murdoch when she was chasing people in the class!” – Briony
“Today I enjoyed running the mile to help raise money for people who are less fortunate than us. I felt really proud of myself!” – Eva
This week in Maths we have been learning about Fractions, particularly equivalent fractions. Some equivalent fractions we learned are: one half is the same as two quarters, one third is the same as two sixths and one fifth is the same as two tenths.
We had great fun making pizzas to show equivalent fractions.
“I enjoyed making pizzas for fractions – they looked so delicious when they were cooked.” – Ryan
“I had fun making the pizzas, it helped me to learn more about fractions.” – Innaya
Weekly Update
This week has been very busy in Primary 4/5. Read some of our comments to see what we have been up to.
“I enjoyed starting our new reading book – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. My favourite part so far has been learning about the characters.” – Ross
“This week I enjoyed making fractions with pancakes in Maths. I enjoyed this because we got to eat them at the end and they were very tasty!” – Kieran
“This week I enjoyed playing with the different magnets and finding out which metals are magnetic. We tested different magnets to see which one was the strongest. The strongest one was the wand magnet.” – Darby
“Next week I am looking forward to creating a fraction pizza using halves, quarters and thirds.” – Anthony
“I was so happy when Iona returned to school yesterday. It was great to see her so happy to be back in class!” – Nicole
Welcome back Iona, it’s great to have you again! 😀
3D Robots
Today we painted our robots and now they are really coming to life! All we have to do now is paint on their features and details.
“I liked painting our robot today because it started to look realistic.” – Caiden
“I had fun painting my robot – I loved it!” – Eva S
“I had fun painting my robot and working with my partner.” – Baighley
“I liked painting the robot because it was really fun and is starting to look realistic!” – Taylor
Poetry
Today we have been learning how to write limerick poems. We wrote a poem about Rex, a dinosaur in our class. It is very silly and we had good fun thinking of rhymes.
We are now writing our own limericks about robots.
“I enjoyed thinking of rhymes and thinking of silly sentences!” – Darby
“I had fun writing a limerick poem and writing a poem about Rex.” -Aimee
“I had fun making silly sentences and making them rhyme.” – Ryan
“It was funny seeing Rex dressed with glasses and a mobile phone!” – Caleb
Volcano Acrostic Poems
We used adjectives to write some acrostic poems about volcanoes. We had great fun thinking of different words to describe sights, sounds and feelings associated with volcanoes. Have a look at some of our poems below. We hope you enjoy reading them 😀
Volcanoes Day 3
Explosive Volcanoes
Today we mixed vinegar, washing up liquid, water and red food colouring. We then added this to some bicarbonate of soda inside our volcanoes and there was a big eruption when all the chemicals mixed.
“The eruption was the best and coolest thing in the world!” – Iona
“I thought it was very cool!” – Kayleigh
“I mixed the bicarbonate of soda into the mix and it made the volcano overload with foam.” – Kieran
Have a look at our erupting volcano videos! 😀 (Videos will only play on a computer)
