What a super busy and fun term we’ve had in P5/6/7. Here is a look at what the class have being doing over the final week of the term.

Wellbeing, connection and support. On Monday, Jennifer from Active Schools came in to talk to us about the benefits of physical activity. We started off by playing some games and having fun in the fresh air. Then we discussed the importance of getting 60 minutes of physical activity each day, whether this was in smaller blocks or 1 big block, all of it counts. We also looked at the benefits to our bodies and minds. It was a super way to finish off our unit on ‘Wellbeing, connection and support.

A morning with Mrs Teale. The kids all enjoyed a morning with Mrs Teale while we were away at Euroquiz. They worked in groups to create ‘something’ to share with each of the other classes about their ‘Wellness, connection and support’ work. They had to ensure that it was suited to the ‘class’ and would be fun for the kids.

Eilidh S, Emma-Lee and Magnus created lots of fun things for the nursery to do.

Ava T and Cheryl wrote and performed a song, with actions, for the P1/2 class.

Eilidh R, Anthea and Alagna put together a fun filled session for P3/4.

Joe, Paige and Esther put together a session for the P4/5 class and have a few bits to finish before sharing with the class.

Euroquiz. On Tuesday, two teams travelled up to Lerwick to take part in the Shetland heats of the Euroquiz. Both teams did amazingly well and finished 5th and 6th overall. Well done to all of the kids involved and a massive thank you to everyone who took time to practice with them at home.

Big Question – The drive to float.  This week, our big question was focused on buoyancy. We also look at why things float or sink. We tested an orange and a grapefruit which both floated with their skin on but sunk when their ‘lifejacket’ was removed. We then did an experiment to see if we could make clay float by turning lumps of it into boats. There were some very successful attempts and some more creative ones. But lots of fun was had by all.

Having an ‘ice’ time. On Thursday afternoon, we had an end of term treat of ‘cups of ice’. This was something the kids all loved at the music festival gala performance and I thought it would be a different kind of end of term fun! I think it is safe to say that it was enjoyed by all.  (We were too busy enjoying our ice and Easter treats that I forgot to take photos.)

Have a lovely Easter break 🐥🐰

Hello and welcome to this weeks blog written by yours truly, Eilidh Reid.

This week on  Monday we attended the music festival it was really good to be there.

On Tuesday all the p7’s went to Sandwick school for a STEM thing. It was really good to socialise with other schools. P7’s opinions Smithy’s “I made a robot called Bob Ross with Lauren from Dunrossness”. Ava’s ” We did work but it was very fun “.

On Wednesday we had Lorna from Clan to speak about her job and we got to decorate stones and draw pictures of people who support us.

We went to the gala concert on Thursday and it was really good but i think they should get more snacks and better air conditioning . I ate radishes, they were good.

On Thursday and Friday, we shared our homework projects in class. Some people even brought in food to eat which was yummy!

On Friday morning, we got to go to the Primary 3/4 assembly all about maths. It was brilliant and they were all amazing!

BYEEEEEEEEEEEE <3

Hello, my name is Magnus and this week has been very busy in P5/6/7.

Wellness, connection and support. This week we have had different guest speakers in linked to our unit on wellness, connection and support. On Monday, we had Freya’s mum Kate, who is a dietician. She was telling us about the different food groups and what we should eat and eat less of. On Wednesday, we had people in to talk about digital wellbeing and living a balanced life. Both visitors were very interesting.

Writing – Wild Isles. We started a block of writing all about note taking. We had to watch ‘Wild Isles’ and take notes about the Killer Whale, Badger and Dormouse. We then used our notes to make posters. Here are some of our posters. They are all great!

The Drive to Move. On Thursday, we were learning about magnetism and static electricity. First, we had to make mazes and try to move a ball through them by using magnetism. Then we did two experiments to see if we could use static electiricy to move things without touching them. We had to do ‘air bending’ and move paper and ‘water bending’ and move a stream of water.

SMUHA . We had a super morning celebrating SMUHA. We also created Viking oil pastel pictures with Mrs A.

Hello everybody! I am Megan and I can’t wait to share with you what we have been doing in P5/6/7 this week.

STEM DAY – Lego Robots. On Monday, a lady called Eleanor came in and taught us about the circumference of a circle. We also got to program Lego robots which was lots of fun.

The Choice to Defy – Gravity and Air Resistance. For our Big Question this week, we were learning about gravity and air resistance. To do this, Mrs A set us the challenge to make a working parachute for a toy figure. Everyone did very well making their parachutes but a big well done to Joe, Campbell, Eilidh R and Eilidh S for their winning designs.

World Book Day. For World Book day, we got to make lots of cool stuff, like wooden bookmarks and gift token designs. Mrs A also set us a competition challenge to design a cover for a book with the title ‘Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast’. The winner will be announced on Monday.

Playleaders with P2. Every Friday morning, the P6s lead playleaders for the P2 pupils. This involves planning games and running the sessions. It also allows the P2s to develop listening skills and being a good sport. We’ve all now had 1 shot at leading and will all have one more before the end of term.

Dogs against drugs. On Friday, Megan from Dogs against Drugs came in to speak to us about her work and keeping safe. We played a game to learn about different situations and what we should do, learned how to do the recovery position and the best bit, got to meet Bravo! He was so cute and playful.

P5 reading buddies. Every Friday, the P5s go to P1 and lead activities linked to reading. Miss Hunter cannot praise them enough and is so impressed with their planning and running of each weekly session. Today they got to go early for lunch with P1/2 as requested by the class.

Thank you for reading and have a nice weekend.

Megan 😊