Sadie brought along some items to share from her dad’s time at ‘Da Whaling’ in 1960/61. Our class had the opportunity to look at whale’s teeth, photos of Sadie’s dad and a contract of employment. We are learning about Whaling being part of Shetland’s history. We used our curiosity and communication skills to chat with Sadie. The class found it really interesting.
P5 started the term in PE with a dance block. We covered a lot of different topics making us think about how we moved, the direction we took and when we started, stopped or changed action.
The 2 videos below show us skipping and stopping for 8 counts each, working in two groups performing the opposite action from each other. The first video shows our first attempt. We then discussed how we could improve and practiced counting, moving and stopping as one group before trying again as 2 groups. We also spoke about listening to the phrases of the music to help us stay in time. The second video shows the improvements we made and how we used the space better.
I think you will agree that the practice and discussions made a huge difference and the task was performed so much better the second time.
We enjoyed visits from the junior and senior jarl squads. In the afternoon, we joined Primary 6 and 7 for some dancing. It was fun!
We teamed up with Shereen, Rosie and service users from E.T. and Taing House, to make a galley decorated with shields designed by Primary 5. The service users painted the galley.
The galley was gifted to the children of the Sound School Nursery to enjoy.
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In Art p5 have been trying out different paint techniques before creating these fantastic galley collages. Great colour mixing for the sunsets and many interesting brushstrokes to create the sea effects, well done!
Hello and a Happy New Year to you!
I’ve attached the curriculum information for Term 3. Please click on the link below to access it.
Primary 5 travelled to Montfield yesterday to perform some Christmas carols and dances for residents. They did a fantastic job and the residents really enjoyed having them along.
We managed to get some videos of their performance, please click on the links below to have a look!
Merry Christmas 🙂
Today in PE we had our Christmas party games. Here we are in action.
Primary 5 decided to focus on cooking for their leadership activity this term. With support from Alison Beattie, our Head Cook, Primary 5 participated in Cook & Share, Food For Life’s approach to cooking together to reduce waste, learn new skills and enjoy delicious food.
Click on the link below which will take you to a blog post created by Food For Life about Primary 5’s Cook and Share experience:
https://www.foodforlife.org.uk/blogs/pupils-enjoy-a-pizza-cooking-session-in-shetland/
In Art P5 have been using Styrofoam to create a snowman block print. First we came up with an image of a snowman then transferred it onto the Styrofoam, pressing into it with a pencil to create an indent.
We then had a block which could be used to produce many prints and make Christmas cards. The class really enjoyed this project, learning about the process of rolling, inking and printing.
Here are the first prints they took from their block….
