The sun has been shining for the P6 Bikeability sessions this term!
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Bikeability
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Pond Maintenance
Primary 7s have been busy clearing out the pond in our school nature garden. When we first arrived, we weren’t sure if there was a pond in there – it was so overgrown!
Everyone got straight to work. It wasn’t long before we began to see lots of frogs appearing to take a look at what we were up to.
Some pupils are very keen to get right in the middle of the action. We are wondering if we should try to measure how much water comes out of their wellies each week, when it is time to head back to class!
We are enjoying our pond visits and finding out how we can improve this area, so that the frogs continue to thrive and return year after year. Some special plants and bugs have been kindly donated, to help breathe new life into our pond.
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Class Charter
Our first task in our Health & Wellbeing work this year was to create our class charter. This involved the pupils in choosing which Articles from the UNCRC most relate to our time in school together. They chose …
Article 12 – You have the right to give your opinion, and for adults to listen and take it seriously.
Article 19 – You have the right to be protected from being hurt and mistreated, in body and mind.
Article 28 – You have the right to a good quality education.
Article 31 – You have the right to play and rest.
They then created a set of responsible behaviours for each Article that they, as the Rights Holders, will try to uphold. They also discussed the role of the Duty Bearers and discussed what they would like staff to consider too.
Please see our photos below of our disco ball, themed charter, which will remain on display throughout the year.
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Meet the P6/7 class of 2025-2026
Here’s hoping for a wonderful year!
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Our Year in PE
We have had a busy year in the gym, covering a variety of different activities, with some new blocks of work. We have done
Better Movers and Thinkers – This is is an approach to learning and teaching in physical education designed to develop the ability of all children and young people to move and think in a more cohesive way with a specific focus on developing, enhancing and fostering Executive Function (EF) skills within the learning process.” Better Movers and Thinkers Resource Pack. Our focused Significant Aspect of Learning was Coordination and Fluency.
Ball Games with our focused Significant Aspect of Learning being Gross and Fine Motor Skills.
Yoga/Flexibility, focusing on Flexibility
Games Making, focusing on Respect and Tolerance
Volleyball, focusing on Stamina
Rounders/Cricket, focusing on Multiprocessing
Athletics focusing on Focus and Concentration with a specific aim of getting ready for sports day.
We will be finishing with a variety of Activities focusing on Cue Recognition.
Here is a snap shot of some of our work.
Outdoor Maths
On Wednesday in Week 2 of Term 4, we managed to get outside lots with the lovely weather. We did our maths lesson outside and practiced some different skills we’ve learned over the year. We first played a game called “Decimals War” on whiteboards which helps us with place value. This is something we do inside too. Then we learned a game called “Nim” which comes from ancient China. We had to collect 20 pebbles in pairs and pick up 1, 2 or 3 pebbles in turns, aiming not to be the person to pick up the last pebble. There was a strategy to it which was quite tricky to figure out. This was focused on problem solving. Then we did a game with bean bags and hoops which focused on adding and multiplying. Finally, we did a relay race in two teams where we had to answer a multiplication question in order to be able to run back and hand over to the next person in our team. Hopefully the nice weather continues and we can keep getting outside!
Da Voar Redd Up
In the first week of Term 4, P6/7 took part in Da Voar Redd up. We did the Boddam loop, back up along the main road. Overall, we thought the area was fairly tidy and we were pleased to find there wasn’t too much rubbish for us to have to pick up.
Visit from Eleanor Hutcheon from UHI Shetland
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On Tuesday (the first day back of Term 4) we had a visit from Eleanor Hutcheon from UHI Shetland. She came in to speak to us about electricity and circuits, which is part of our topic this term. We had met her before in Term 3 on our trip to the Newton day in Sandwick where we had already learned a little bit of what she was talking about today. We firstly spoke about how circuits work and what different components are needed to power a lightblub from a switch. Then we got to power a clock from the electrolytes in different fruits and vegetables through zinc and copper wires; and lastly we got a chance to explore circuit kits which Eleanor had brought in.
Term 4 Overview
The last term! It will be a very busy 10 weeks in P6/7 with transition visits for P7s, buddy work for the P6s and preparing for all of the end of year activities.
Maths – Decimals and percentages; Number Properties; Position, Angle and Movement; 2D and 3D Shape.
Reading – Group Readers; Class Novel; Tools for Reading; Understanding, Analysing and Evaluating.
Writing – Tools for Writing; Creating Texts (inc entries for the Young Writer of the Year Competition)
Listening and Talking – Creating Texts; Enjoyment and Choice
Grammar and Spelling – Jolly Spelling/Grammar program
French – Places; Culture and Heritage of France
Topic – Renewables, Sustainability and Electricity; Transition
RME – Humanism
Health and Wellbeing – Mental, Emotional and Social Wellbeing; Substance Misuse
SMUHA 2025
Friday 14th March 2025 – the big day had finally arrived for Jarl Peter and his P7 squad!
The bairns had worked so hard to put together their helmets, shields and bill. They also couldn’t have done it without the help of the P6s or the parents who helped with the cloaks – and Mrs Leslie!
It was very special to have them joined by their own classmate Ruby, who was in Michael Farmer’s squad this year. We even managed to squeeze in a photo of all the Primary 7s together.
Well done to Peter for leading his squad on the day and for having the confidence to get on the stage to do a speech in front of everyone – we were all extremely proud of you.
