Today, on the 11th of November, we stopped and remembered all the people who have died in wars around the world. We also thought about those still fighting today, during our 2 minute silence.
We looked together at John McCrae’s famous poem, “In Flanders Fields.” We copied this out very carefully in our Handwriting time and used our written work to form the background for our poppies.
We had to concentrate on setting out the poem just like John McCrae did. We also had to try to use our neatest writing. Robbie did a great job… as did all the class!
Some pupils in our class took part in a swimming competition in Lerwick recently. Robbie and Kirsty took in their medals to show us! Didn’t they do well!
As part of our topic work, we have been learning about Renewable and Non Renewable energy sources. We discussed the advantages and disadvantages of these and which ones would work best in Shetland.
Last week, we worked in teams to design and create a wind turbine using a selection of materials. The turbine had to turn when we used a hair dryer on it and it also had to lift a plastic cup! Lots of things to consider in their designs!
It was lovely to watch everyone interacting and taking turns to contribute. Everyone showed consideration towards the ideas shared and compromises were made as to what the design would look like and how it would work.
It was important to try little tests now and again, to check if any changes needed to be made. Some groups found that when the hair dryer was switched on, the blades of their turbine were not strong enough and required further reinforcement. Some found that there blades were the wrong size or shape and some discovered that they needed to attach their cup differently so that it would lift without getting tangled in the turbine blades. Lots of learning going on!
We tested all the designs and everyone had the chance to add their thoughts on what they thought had worked well and what could be done to improve their designs further. I was impressed with how the children were able to make suggestions in a such a positive, caring and considerate way. Look out world…some future engineers here!
All very busy!
Great team work going on here.
Everyone worked well in their group.
It was definitely a case of try, try and try again!
This team managed to design a turbine that could turn and lift the cup!
Great idea for the blades here!
Brilliant social skills being developed with this group. Lots of challenges, but they took it in their stride!
Super team work to create this design.
Another successful wind turbine. Lots of discussion and changes to their design allowed them to make a successful design.
We hope you like the new image on our P4/5/6 Blog page! What a motley crew we are! We had a great time celebrating Halloween in class. We made toilet roll tube characters, wrote spooky story starters, created a pastel crayon bat picture, enjoyed a special Halloween themed lunch in the canteen and took part in a co-ordinates Trick or Trick game in the afternoon.
We have had a super last day of term! Here’s what P4/5/6 have been kept busy with!
First thing, we all did a Double Doodle Soft Start activity. Double Doodling is a great way to be creative, relax and stay in the present moment, only concentrating on where you want to guide your two pens. You draw with a pen in each hand and use them simultaneously. What one pen draws, the other mirrors. This activity is a fantastic way to engage both sides of the brain so is particularly useful before written or reading tasks. Why not watch the clip in the link and try this at home too!
Once our brains were active, we continued to write our National Poetry Day poems. We are still typing these up but hope to share them with you soon. Here are some starting lines to whet your appetite!
If music had the power to heal the world I would … play the piano and the piano should give the world hope. (Scott)
If music had the power to heal the world I would play every note, sing every song.
Think of the words to nature’s tune. (Georgia)
Every time a note is struck on an acoustic guitar,
A bit of litter is replaced with sand, so fine and smooth. (Ruben)
We were in for a musical treat after break when Joy came to do drumming with us. We even managed a dance outside as we moved and drummed to a Swahili song.
The afternoon saw us reflecting on what we’d enjoyed about Term 1 and what we need to keep working on next term.
Then we got the oil pastels out and created a moonlit sky background ready for a Halloween picture first week back.
It’s been a pleasure spending this term with you all! Have a wonderful holiday!
Well done Jade!
Free patterns and detailed drawings.
Lots of concentration!
Fantastic drawings!
Well done all!
Everyone drumming together! It’s been a long time!
Robbie keeps the beat with the dun dun drums.
Watching Joy closely!
We all had fun!
Oh Ella!!
Quick Scott, say your name and think of an action!
On Monday we had a “Time Scavenger Hunt” for our Maths session. Some helpers hid various time cards around the playground for others to find. Everyone had to work out the time shown on their sheets and look for the matching time in the playground.
On each time card was a letter. When all of the letters were found, we were able to work out the secret message!
On Tuesday it was so sunny and warm outside our classroom that some of the children wanted to work outside on their multiplication problems.
For 6 weeks this term, P6 have been learning about how to stay safe when cycling out on the roads. On Monday this week, they had their final session. They have all done so well!
We had a long wait today until Freya came back with news about how she got on at the Young Fiddler of the Year competition! We were excited to hear all about it and she was delighted to share her certificate with us. Well done Freya! We are all proud of you! 👏
This week we have been trying to recreate what is happening to our planet….in a bottle!
We measured out some vinegar and added a thermometer to two bottles of the same size. Both bottles had a balloon fixed to the top, but to one balloon we added some bicarbonate of soda first. When emptied into the bottle, it with the vinegar, giving off carbon dioxide, which is one of the gases causing harm to our planet. This is contributing to Climate Change. Both bottles were set on the window sill to catch the heat from the sun.
Some pupils predicted that the temperature would rise, some said it would fall and some thought there would be no change!
It was very exciting seeing the carbon dioxide inflating the balloon!
We took the temperature of each bottle before the experiment began and again after 1 minute to see if there was a change in temperature. We read the temperature again after 10 minutes and again 24 hours later. We are leaving the experiment out for a week to see what happens.
We’ll let you know the results of our experiment next week!
Freya had to look carefully to make sure she only took 100ml of vinegar.
We put one spoon of bicabonate of soda into one of the balloons, before securing it on to one of the bottles.
I wonder if they will look like this when we check them again next week…?
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