Today Primary 7 have been learning all about online gaming and Internet safety. Donna Brunton from Fast Forward led a workshop investigating digital footprints and the risks of online gaming and gambling. We learned ways to stay safe online, including keeping our private information private and not sharing passwords.
What a fantastic two days we have had exploring the Ness of Burgi. We learned about lichens and rocks as we completed a challenging scramble along the shore. Our school value of determination was certainly evident as we traversed the rocks, even moving through a blow hole!
We collaborated together on some fantastic sculptures which were inspired by the day!
Well done Primary 7!
P7 have been learning about the Ukulele this term. They have learned the tuning of the instrument G, C, E, A and how to strum and pluck individual strings. They have also learned about reading music on the musical staff using the acronym Every Good Boy Deserves Fun for the notes on the lines and the word FACE for the notes which fall in the spaces. They have learned a piece of music called ‘Open String Jam’ and also composed their own piece of music using their knowledge of note values and the open strings.
In PE we did a 4 week block of skipping. The main focus was to develop our own ability. The first stage was to improve our basic skip. Next we could try some different jumps and steps like jumping jacks, hopping and more. We also added in partner skipping, where we tried to jump in time building up to holding each others rope. Finally we finished with long rope skipping in groups.
Today P7 have been finding out how batteries work. We have been learning how important battery storage is for storing renewable energy.
We built our own batteries and were able to generate enough electricity to light a LED light.
Last week P7 were collaborating on the creation of floating wind turbine models. A lot of problem solving went into the design. Our young engineers came up with brilliant ways to hold the turbines in place with some groups adding anchors and others building stabilisers.
At the start of the lesson learners decided to focus on two metaskills – collaboration and creativity.
We started the term in PE doing fitness. We focused on a different component each week, covering flexibility, stamina, speed and strength. The lesson consisted of an explanation of the area of fitness and then exercises using and developing it.
Here are pictures from our flexibility and strength days.
Here are a few more pictures of our Shetland dance session with our buddies.
We taught them the Grand Old Duke of York, a modified version of the Virginia Reel and we all learnt the Circassian Circle.
As part of our climate topic, we have been investigating different average wind speeds around our school grounds. Where would be the best location to place a wind turbine?
