This week we had a go at creating our own paint from plant pigments. We were interested in how we could try to make some of the traditional colours that were available in Shetland for dyes. We had a go at making some Shetland ganzies for Wool Week, using colours from around our school. One group even tried dyeing some wool. It was a success!
This week is Maths Week Scotland and we will be doing lots of different numeracy activities to celebrate.
Today we have been practising finding factors of different numbers and have had fun identifying prime and square numbers. Learners can have a go at this activity at home, using their Number Notions packs.
We have been learning about how plants have benefitted us throughout history and still do today.
One way that plants have traditionally been used for is for dye. We experimented by making pictures with lots of natural pigments from around the school.
Today we headed to Kirkabister to take part in rock scrambling activities. We saw different species of plants adapted to living near the shore, like Sea Pinks and we also spotted the ‘Curly Wurly Rock’ which was made by movement of the Earth’s plates. We spied Bog Cotton and Sphagnum Moss. We had great fun and our confidence grew all day. So many metaskills were on display. We had to focus and use initiative as we plotted our paths along the rocky terrain.
After our introduction to different types of computer hardware, earlier in the term, we have started to learn about coding.
Today we worked hard to code our Microbits into pedometers to track our step counts. There was a lot of discussion around which improvements we could make as, after outside testing, we realised there were a few flaws in our code. We had fun measuring perimeters and distances around our school, using our step count. Bunny hops were the most effective!
This week we are further investigating leaves. We made some slides so we could look at leaf material under the microscope. We pushed our curiosity, experimenting with petals amd different plant materials.
We have also been learning about food chains and food webs. We made some food chains and webs in the playground, thinking carefully about producers, primary and secondary consumers. We focused on collaboration, we had to work closely together to make a functional food chain.
Just a quick note to say that reading books have started to go home in school bags. New reading will be written on a marker in the book. Reading will be sent home regularly throughout the year.
We have been learning about the key components on computers and the difference between hardware and software. Primary 7 collaborated in small groups to identify the different computer parts. It was a lot of fun. We were glad we didn’t have to put them back together again!
As we continue to explore plants, we have been learning how leaves are the solar panels of the plant. We investigated the process of photosynthesis by placing different types of leaves under water in the bright sunshine. We watched closely to see if oxygen bubbles would start to form. They did.
There are so many seeds around our school and we have been learning how they disperse. We spotted Sycamore seeds high up in the trees in the wildlife area and tried to make some of our own. They were very successful.
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