We explored electricity by building circuits this afternoon. We worked in groups to try to light a bulb using the equipment we were given. After that we investigated how to add a switch so that we could stop the flow of electricity in the circuit so that we could switch off the bulb.
We made some predictions about materials which would conduct electricity and it was fun testing them all to see if we were right!
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Lots of pupils came in fancy dress today as part of our Children In Need celebrations! It made for an interesting day! Thank you to the Pupil Council for organising our colouring competition and Pudsey Hunt. We really enjoyed it. Some pupils have a colouring sheet to finish at home this weekend before judging.
If you would like to donate this year, this can be done using the link below.
This week we have created our own poppies for a display to help us remember and appreciate all the soldiers who fought and are still fighting in wars today.
We listened to ‘The Poppy Story’ and took down notes that will be used in our writing time next week to retell how the poppy became the symbol of remembrance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiGXTeiP5Nc
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It was lovely to see so many parents and family members in class this week for our Shared Learning Event which, this time round, had a focus on Reading.
Activities to try included…
* creating our own first lines after reading the blurb on the back of books. This will be used next week as a follow up activity.
* sorting jumbled sentences to sequence a short story.
* deciphering a set of instructions taken from our class novel.
*a variety of reading and phonics games.
*cosy cushions to look at our ERIC books.
Thank you for coming and showing your support! Please let us know which activities you tried and enjoyed by leaving us a comment.
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The end of Term 1 is almost upon us! Three of our pupils shared some exciting news with us this week, so we simply had to get a photo to celebrate their achievements.
We are lucky to have such an inviting and comfortable library in our school. What a lovely time we had on Tuesday, relaxing with our books. We hope that P4/5/6 continue to read over the holidays too!
Many of us enjoy being able to choose what we write about in class. It was lovely to see everyone working so hard to achieve their writing targets this week. We sat together on Wednesday afternoon and enjoyed sharing what we had written with everyone. It was fantastic to see how many children were excited to share their writing and give positive feedback to others.
Maths time on Wednesday morning was good fun, playing number games with our friends. We had to remember to take turns and listen carefully to each other.
In the afternoon we spent time building jigsaws in small groups. Some jigsaws were tricky and will need more time to complete, but I know that we have some determined pupils in P4/5/6 who will keep going , even when the task seems impossible!
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It’s been a busy day in class! We started off with our Music lesson with Ms Stewart before returning to class to work on measuring with the help of Miss Newbold. We’ve been measuring using metre sticks over the past few weeks but the children have been keen to work with smaller units of measurement too. Today we tried drawing lines of a given length using rulers. This is actually a tricky skill but one that they all picked up quickly. We enjoyed playing a game of ‘Measurement Tag’ to reinforce these skills.
Today is also National Poetry Day so we listened to several poems during the day, including the Shetland dialect poem ‘Eence Apon A Time’ by Vagaland.
We then took this year’s theme of counting and tried to create a Harvest themed poem that rhymed. We worked in pairs to support each other with that as getting a line that makes sense and rhymes is tricky! We will continue with this on Friday!
The afternoon saw us enjoying some time outside while this beautiful weather holds!
Finally, we welcomed Michelle McAdoo into class and she talked us through what a Harvest festival in the Christian church would look like.
She told us about the importance of thanking God for everything he’s provided but also about how important it is to give and share.
At the end of the day, she gave us all some sweets that we were to give away to someone deserving. Thank you Michelle for a wonderful visit!
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It was too sunny to do our Maths indoors today!
We have been looking at place value and how larger numbers are constructed. Each hoop represented a digit within a number. We placed the correct number of objects in each hoop to show our understanding of the value of each part of the number.
There is a lot to think about when we talk about the value of each part of a number.
Making 4 digit numbers
It was fun using the hoops for adding sums too.
Rounding numbers to the nearest 10/100/100
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We tested the last of our wind powered cars today. Some groups needed more time to make slight modifications to their sail or car structure. As well as engineering skills being developed here, the pupils were working with a partner to share ideas, make decisions and persevere with the task when it didn’t always work first time. What a lot of learning going on!
Some cars didn’t get finished in time, but those pupils will still get the chance to test their sail making abilities, using a ready made toy car.
As each car was tested. it was lovely to hear the positive feedback given to each group, along with some helpful tips on how to improve on each design. Some common themes were:
With Mrs Smith, the class have been working on their measuring skills and these skills were put into good use for this task! There were lots of helpful pupils who were keen to read how far each car had travelled. Very accurate measuring from all!
All of the cars moved when wind energy was provided, even if just a little bit. However, the most successful wind powered car travelled a massive 1m 80cm!
Even when things didn’t go to plan, it didn’t matter! We had fun watching the results and learning from the process. This car was even pushed over by the wind!
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As part of our topic looking at Renewable Energy, we have been working with a partner this week to construct a wind powered car. Each group were only allowed to select up to 4 “wheels” using the materials provided, along with straws, wooden skewers and tape.
This was definitely a task to test our patience and perseverance! We quickly found that our first designs were not quite right and needed to be modified.
Then it was time to have a little test to see if their cars were going to work. Most groups found that there were still small changes to be made to improve on their design.
It was lovely to see everyone working together to solve the problem. What a helpful bunch we are in our class!
Next week we will set up a fair test and measure how far each car travels when wind energy is provided. We will also evaluate our own designs, thinking about what could be adapted to make improvements. We’ll let you know the results next week!
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What a lovely afternoon we had, playing together with friends!
Playing Dungeons and Dragons
Playing with horses
Craft and play dough
Busy on the farm
A photo opportunity was missed for those who were playing table tennis and Boccia in the hall, but they had lots of fun too!
When the class were asked if they had been doing any learning this afternoon, it was amazing to hear what they felt was important as they were playing.
Some of the main themes were:
What a great start P4/5/6! I can’t wait until the next one!
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