Primary 5/6 have enjoyed learning all about calculating area and perimeter and adding fractions in Maths this month! We have worked hard on persevering when we face tricky challenges and working with our peers.

In literacy, we have been taking part in a national writing competition called The Magic Map. We all wrote our own 100 word sagas and created a super imaginative land. We loved being creative and a little bit silly too!

This month was STEM fortnight and we loved taking part in experiments such as Jelly Worms and Dancing Popcorn. We also enjoyed looking at different rocks and stones through magnifying microscopes. We found ourselves very interesting in modes of transport – we created rubber band cars and are going to go on a traffic hunt!

P5/6 have been looking at healthy eating and instructional writing and through this were really keen to make their own smoothies. When discussion the fruits they would use for their smoothies, a few tropical and unusual fruits came up that the children hadn’t but were keen to try. Last week, they participated in a fruit tasting. There were very mixed reviews! P5/6 are really looking forward to making their smoothies this week!

The children have also been working hard learning all about fractions, angles and shape in maths! They loved playing on Polypad and exploring how to tile different shapes.

P5/6 have been enjoying reading Charlotte’s Web – they are getting really good at answering literal comprehension questions!

Our Primary 5 children have been enjoying their Monday swimming lessons and we all enjoyed our visits from PC McPheat and our Digital Leaders Pupil Group to learn about CyberScotland week and online safety!