P6B joined us today for our Christmas party games. Here we are in action.
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Art Lesson
In Art p6 have been learning about the process of design.
Pupils were given with the tasks of designing a character pot, which had to have an open mouth; the rest was up to them!
During the first lesson, pupils were introduced to the idea of mind maps to generate different ideas and think through the various options for their pot. The next job was to choose their best idea, draw it out, in detail and think about the colours.
The following week we spent sculpting the pots. Pupils learnt how shape clay and join it using the scratching and smudging technique.
The final step was to paint our pots, we spent 2 weeks doing this to ensure the colours were bright and the pots were neatly finished.
The results were fantastic, excellent use of the visual elements p6, well done!
Week 4 Gymnastics
We had a few changes to the equipment this week. The wide box was a section higher, the narrow beam came after the wider benches and at the frame, the ropes were out. When discussing the equipment set up, we spoke about changes of height, direction and width.
Here we are in action.
Gymnastics week 1-3
We have been busy in the gym doing gymnastics. We started on the mats developing our floor skills, focusing mainly on rolls, handstands and cartwheels and our flexibility. We have had one week of the equipment, where we explored all the different stations.
Curriculum Information – Term 2
Please find Primary 6A’s Curriculum Information for Term 2 below.
Thank you,
Miss Simpson
Maths Week
This week is Maths Week at Sound School. P6a will be carrying out additional fun activities to support their maths learning. These will include:
- Mental Maths practise using Numeracy Ninjas
- Using data and graphs to carry out a heart rate experiment linked to our class topic – The Human Body
- Maths PE activities
- Maths in outdoor learning
- Taking home number notion pack for maths learning at home
Literacy & Music – Recycle Raps
This term, as part of our environmental class project, we have been learning about plastic pollution and the negative impact that it’s having on our planet. The class worked together in small groups to write a short rap where they had to convey that very message. We used a backing track to practise performing our raps, then we recorded our tracks in a makeshift ‘studio’.
Here are the audio files for you to listen to.
Aoife, Ruairidh & Alesha:
Ayla, Amelia & Erik:
Joey, Niky & Heidi:
Theo & James:
Josh:
Levi, Robbie & Dillon:
Matilda & Sophie:
Tom, Adam & Ali:
RNLI Visit
At our recent Stories of the sea Museum we decided to do a fundraiser for the RNLI. Together both P5 classes managed to raise £192.71. Rhoda Watt came in to collect the cheque. She is part of the fundraiser committee for the Lerwick Lifeboat.
Mrs Watt shared some information about the Lerwick lifeboat. It is an all weather lifeboat with two turbo charged engines. It had 18 call outs in 2023 and it has had 11 so far this year. A three hour call out costs the lifeboat £1500 in fuel. The lifeboat relies on donations and legacies to keep going. This past March the RNLI celebrated it’s 200 year anniversary. King Charles in now the patron. A recent purchase for the lifeboat was a heat seeking camera.
Some of the meta-skills that the Museum fundraiser included were:
- communicating
- feeling
- collaborating
- leading
- creativity
- curiosity
Thank you for all donations and thanks to Mrs Watt for coming in to speak to us today.
Art lesson
In Art p5 have been learning how to form models using newspaper.
We started by drawing and researching creatures that live in and around Lerwick harbour.
After choosing our favourite one we learned how to manipulate newspaper to create a 3d model of it. We used cellulose paste and tissue paper to cover them and add details.
They all worked extremely hard and have done a fantastic job, well done p5! 😍
Ice Experiment
P5A have been learning about the changing state of water (from solid, to liquid, to gas). Last week they carried out an experiment to predict and then time how long it would take for ice to change back to water using their hands (body temperature), room temperature and by adding heat (using a hair dryer).
We had great fun, although the ice was very cold to hold!
