Body Blast – Class Assembly. This week we have been working towards putting on our class assembly. We decided to base this around the human body and things we have been learning over the last few weeks. The class split up into teams and each took on a different element to prepare. One group were the hosts, one group focused on the skeleton, one on the heart, one on the digestive system and one group found some weird and wonderful facts about the human body. There was lots of audience participation throughout the assembly and even some of the adults got involved. The whole class were amazing and I was so proud of how they all found different and engaging ways to present their information, ensuring that the audience would be constantly engaged. Well done P6/7, you are superstars!

Big Question – The Digestive System. This week we started to look at the digestive system for our big question. After learning about how it works, we did an experiment to show how food travels through your digestive system and what happens at each stage. There was a lot of laughter as the class worked in groups to complete their experiment.

Following on from this, we investigated different organs in the body. Each group was given 2 organs and full creative license to show their learning how every they wanted. We had posters, presentations, models, quizzes and more. It was great to see all of the different ways the groups worked together.

Writing – Japanese Folklore posters. This week, one of the writing tasks for the class was to create a report about a story or creature from Japanese folklore. The class could choose to use Canva or handwrite their posters and I was blown away by their creations. They all really thought about their creature and created designs linked to their colours, features or stories. Well done P6/7!

Our first PE block of the New Year was 3 weeks of a flexibility and yoga sequence.  We learnt how being more flexible can have a positive impact on every aspect of our life.   We also learnt that flexibility is a very personal skill and it only improves with practice.

We did the same routine each week, but changed the focus.  The first time through was to learn the movement and technique of all the different actions.  The second emphasise was on developing each stretch or pose.  Thirdly we performed the routine as a flow, moving through the exercises much more fluently.  We then had time to put some of the positions and skills into practice, performing partner poses.  Here we had to use the descriptions on the cards to work out how to perform the pose.

 

 

 

Maths – Fractions. This week we spent a little bit of time outside learning about equivalent fractions.

Big Question – The Skeletal System. This week we were learning about the skeletal system and the different bones. We worked in pairs to draw skeletons and label as many bones as possible. There were lots of laughs whilst drawing the skeletons but the results are super.

Last week’s Big Question. Here are the last two group presenting information about the respiratory system and problems that can sometimes occur within this system.

A Whole New World – National Chopsticks Day. To celebrate National Chopsticks Day, we took part in the ‘Great Chopstick Invention Challenge’. The class were all given a set of chopsticks and had to invent something different with them or use them in a different way. The results were amazing and I was impressed with the level of creativity and problem solving on show.

This week’s Big Question – The Heart! This Wednesday, Sean Thuis came in for the afternoon to teach us all about the heart and the Circulatory system. We took part in a fun simulation to learn about how blood travels around the body and how much work the heart does to facilitate this. We then had a chance to see how different pieces of equipment are used to monitor and check the heart.  We all had a splendid afternoon and a big thank you to Sean for coming in to see us.

Writing and ICT. This week as part of our writing tasks, we have been using Canva to create posters about endangered animals from Peru (our writing stimulus for the week is ‘Paddington in Peru’). We went over the basics for using Canva and then the class were paired up, one ‘expert’ and one ‘soon-to-be-expert’ and given a Peruvian animal. Our ‘Canva experts’ were so good at supporting their peers and showed great leadership and collaboration skills. I was so impressed with how quickly everyone was able to use Canva and the results are amazing. They have all created excellent posters about different endangered animals from Peru. On top of this, they all achieved their writing targets so they have joined the ‘100 club’ again! Well done P6/7!