Primary 1/2 link up. On a Monday afternoon, we have some time with the Primary 1 and 2 children. The P7 pupils head to the P1s in their room and the P2s come to our classroom to play with the P6s. This week the Primary 2s and 6s worked in pairs to ‘paint’ pictures of dinosaurs on the laptops. There was an amazing amount of creativity on display as well as leadership skills from our P6s, and a lot of fun was had by everyone.

Super STEM. This week we had a lot of fun taking part in the ‘Ping Pong Ball Run Challenge’. In teams, we had to build a ball run for a Ping Pong ball using only paper and masking tape. The aim of the challenge was to have a ball run that took the longest time. There were some fantastic and very different designs on display and the winning team was ‘Libby, Calen and Jacob’!

Big Questions – Life Cycles. This week we have been learning about the lifecycles of the 5 main vertebrate groups – mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians. We worked in groups to create life cycle models showing the different stages of each life cycle.

This or that showcase. Have a look at some of the ‘this or that’ work created this week. The tasks were linked to ‘National Video Games Day’ and ‘Big Question follow up on animal adaptations and survival’. It’s lovely seeing the pupils being able to apply their learning across different activities.

Superstar Maths. Counting cards are a little bit addictive and pupils like to set their own individual goals during this time. For example, counting to 1000 in 5s within 5 minutes!