Category: Primary 6

Primary 6, we’re off for the summer!

 

It’s been an amazing year this year in Primary 6. We’ve had such an eventful time and trying to sum it up in a blog post has been difficult!

We began the year with Mrs Harman who moved on to new pastures and has been very successful in her new role. In losing Mrs Harman we gained a fabulous teacher in Mrs Hunter and she has been a real driving force in making this year a great year for the classes. Unfortunately she is also leaving at the end of this term and I know that I speak for the whole of Primary 6 when I say that she will be sorely missed and we wish her the absolute best for the future, good luck!

We have covered so many topics this year, from the Titanic to space to the Industrial Revolution and in true P6 style the pupils have thrown themselves into everything with enthusiasm and a sense of fun. We have had some huge Big Homework tasks, not least the Graphic Novels that have been worked on all term this term and we have been so impressed and in awe of the creativity, the artistry and the effort that pupils have made to create works that they should be incredibly proud of, well done!

The creativity has not stopped at Big Homework. As a year group it has been such a pleasure to work with such artistic and talented people. They have added their own flair into work throughout the year and they have made sure that they put individuality into what they have produced. The pupils have worked so well together and no matter what the groups were they have worked cohesively and worked co-operatively and that is a testament to the positive attitudes and relationships in the year group.

We hope that you all have an incredible summer, that you make the most of it and that we see the same creativity, enthusiasm and positivity throughout your year in Primary 7 and beyond, it has been a fantastic experience working with you all.

We would also like to say a huge thank you to Mrs Scott and Mrs Harding for their superb work throughout the year. They always go above and beyond and they have given so much to Primary 6 over the course of the year, thank you!

Thank you very much Primary 6!

This week P6 have been working super hard on their assembly. They came up with some fantastic ideas, some really funny moments and created an entertaining assembly. They managed to cram a lot in to it and it shows how hard they have been working all year that we had to cut things out that we had done, it’s been very busy! We couldn’t be prouder of how well they pulled it off and they rose to the occasion spectacularly.

We have continued with our new class novel, Run Zan Run and it has been good to hear the different accents and voices pupils are putting on to try and get into character, some of the boys have an interesting idea of how girls talk! In Science we have continued learning about electricity and they have started to create drama showing off electrical safety and I know that we will have some educational and unique adaptations of an electrical safety advert. We have also continued to work with buddies and it has been lovely to see how quickly they have been able to build relationships with them.

Reminders:

Indoor PE: Wednesday

Spelling: Homework due Fridays, test on Mondays

Big Homework: Due 21^st June (3 weeks)

Maths: Dependent on the class teacher

It’s been a short week in Primary 6 but no less action packed. We have been exploring circuits in science inspired by a real life Iron Man suit and hopefully as the term goes on we will have many more budding Tony Starks. We have continued learning all about Ramadan and now that it has officially started we have started creating some Ramadan lanterns that are beautifully decorated. The pupils have also been adding to their knowledge of Spanish by learning all about birthdays and when they are, ask them for their birthdays, or better yet, ask them about our days of the week song!

Pupils met their Buddies this morning and were very excited! They have been working in the nursery all year in lots of different ways and it was lovely to see how responsible they were and how mature they were when meeting their buddies and we know they will be fantastic.

Reminders:

Indoor PE Wednesday

Outdoor PE Thursday

Maths Homework: At the discretion of the teacher

Big Homework: Graphic Novel due the 21^st June

For next week: on Tuesday pupils must be at the school at 8:30am in full school uniform for our transition morning at Deans High School.

On Wednesday pupils must be in school at the normal time but in their PE kit for our festival of sport.

Thanks,

Mrs Hunter and Mr Woodward

Welcome back after the Easter holidays! Primary 6 have hit the ground running this week and have been very enthusiastic about our topic for this term. We will be focussing on inclusion through the use of Superheroes. Pupils have been hard at work creating their own superheroes and they have some very imaginative powers and names! We will be looking at heroes in a range of different ways, what makes a hero, how do heroes help people, everyday heroes and many more.

We have been revising our recount writing from last term as the pupils wrote nice detailed accounts of their Easter holidays and it was lovely to hear so many great stories from the last 2 weeks of everyone having fun, making the most of the fabulous weather and really making the most of their break.

We also want to commend the pupils for how maturely they began our health and relationships topic. They handled the subject very well, getting very involved in mature discussions and were able to talk openly and sensibly, well done P6!

We will also be starting ICT next week and so any pupils who have permission to bring their own devices are encouraged to bring them in on Mondays if they would like to use them.

Reminders:

Indoor PE – Usually Wednesday however this week Thursday

Outdoor PE – Thursdays (this week Wednesday)

Spelling – Fridays

Maths – Class dependent

This week has been a particularly busy week in Primary 6. We have been doing lots of show practice and the parts are sounding and looking fantastic. We had our dress rehearsal yesterday and the children absolutely knocked it out the park! Everyone looked incredible in their costumes and the props were looking amazing, a big thank you to Mrs Harding for putting all of them together! The singing was top class and this year promises to be an unbelievable year for the show with the enthusiasm and effort that has gone into rehearsals!

We have said goodbye to Mrs Dudgeon as her last day was Thursday. It was an emotional day and she will very much be missed by everyone. She has been with the Primary 6s throughout their time in school and the pupils are very fond of her – we all appreciate all the support and hard work she has given over the years.

Reminders:

Indoor PE: Wednesday

Outdoor PE: Thursday

Spelling Homework: Friday (No homework this week as the last week of term)

Maths Homework: Dependent on class teacher

This week in Primary 6 we have been working very hard in the show which is coming along very well. Thank you very much for the effort that has been put in so far! We hope that everyone has been learning their lines and been busy singing the songs with the same enthusiasm at home as they are at school! It is starting to take shape and we are very appreciative of all the costume help the children have had so far, thanks very much!

In maths we have been continuing to work on decimals, fractions and percentages with a particular focus on making sure we link the three concepts together, working on division, division, division!  We have also continued to work on data handling with a focus on pie charts.

We have started our recount writing and this will be our focus for the rest of the term. In reading can we make sure that the literacy circles homework is complete by Mondays as they need to have completed the work to take part in meaningful discussion. Some of the conversations we have heard throughout the literacy circles work have been great and it’s nice to hear different views, lots of questions and enjoyment of the book.

There was lots of sportsmanship and good skills on show in our basketball games and it was a chance for teams to work together and encourage each other and it was lovely to see the games played in the right spirit.

And a massive congratulations to the hard work of the Euro-quiz team and Mrs Hunter for the effort they put in and they did us so proud in the actual competition, well done!

Reminders:

PE: Monday and Thursday

Spelling: Fridays

Literacy Circles: Mondays

Maths: Day dependant on class (unfortunately using Education City as a homework tool did not work)

Thanks, Mr Woodward and Mrs Hunter

Welcome to this weeks P6 podcast starring Kuba, Kira, Erin and Tony. Big thank you to Mrs Harding for recording!

 

Mr Woodward and Mrs Hunter

 

Welcome to the P6 Podcast, this week starring Ryan, Kayden, Dean, Louis, Lexie and Eva.

 

Thanks,

Mr Woodward and Mrs Hunter

Welcome to the Primary 6 Podcast, this week starring Ryan, Rhys, Amber and Julia.

Thanks for listening!

Mr Woodward and Mrs Hunter

 

Congratulations to Primary 6 on a fantastic Assembly! We were light a few members of the year group (get well soon to those who were off!) We covered different countries in Europe on a wizarding tour using Harry Potter to teach all about the history and geography and traditions of Europe. We used different languages including some Italian, we sang Feliz Navidad and we even used some German during Silent Night. They spoke and sang their hearts out and they were thoroughly entertaining, congratulations Primary 6 and thank you very much everyone for your hard work over the last few weeks! A massive thank you to Mrs Harding, Mrs Scott and Mrs Dudgeon for all their help with groups, lines, props, backgrounds and for everything else, we couldn’t have done it without you!

In other P6 news, pupils are busy continuing their artwork based around the Titanic which will be next terms topic. We started number talks last week and have continued to develop and discuss mental maths strategies and we are getting some very interesting and original techniques to problem solving. Our Rainforest reading booklets should now be finished and all the ones not finished should be in on Wednesday. We are impressed with some of the European fact-files that have been filtering in and it’s clear that they have really worked hard on them. Although it was originally today they were due in we decided that because of all the hard work from the pupils for the assembly and because of the level of detail they were going into that the deadline was pushed back to MONDAY to give them the most time to get in their  best possible work.

We went down to the church this week for the Bubblegum n’ Fluff workshop where pupils learned all about the nativity story and were able to create their own Christmas tile decorations. We also had a big discussion about kindness and we created an advent wreath to reflect changes we want to see in the world. We also learned about the story of Hanukkah and the pupils had a great time playing Dreidel.

We hope everyone has a great weekend and are looking forward to the last week of term!

Mrs Hunter & Mr Woodward

 

Welcome to the Primary 6 Podcast starring Tendai, Michael, Enci and Amber.

Have a great weekend,

Mr Woodward and Mrs Hunter

 

This week has been a very busy week in Primary 6. We have been learning all about the creation of the EU in our topic, looking at the Founding Fathers of the EU after World War 2. We also took short Euro-trip where we looked at a variety of landmarks from all over Europe, planning the best route around the continent as well as trying to find some fun facts about each country.

 

We have been getting our hands very dirty in science when looking at the human body. Pupils had the opportunity to make their very own lungs on Monday, using bottles and balloons to recreate the respiratory system. We also got to have an up close and personal look at the digestive system using tights, some food and some orange juice, some did not want to have their snack soon after!

 

In maths we have been continuing on our good work in decimals, exploring how important place value is when working with decimals. We have written our own version of a Jack Frost poem and some of the imagery coming from the pupils was fantastic!

 

Reminders:

PE kit Wednesdays

Spelling Homework Fridays

Maths Homework – Class dependent. If no homework has been given we still expect pupils to work on their maths strategies learned in class, making use of maths outside the school.

Children in Need will be a week today with the option to dress up in spotty attire, minimum donation suggestions 50p with other fundraising ongoing throughout the week.

Welcome to this week’s Primary 6 Podcast starring Shannon, Eva, Ruiri and Jack M and a big thank you to Mrs Harding!

 

Remember to get your money in for poppies with Remembrance Day fast approaching

 

Mr Woodward and Mrs Hunter

 

Welcome to the latest Primary 6 podcast starring Sara’a, Aiden, Kayden and Iona, with a special thanks to Mrs Harding for getting it recorded. We hope that everyone has a fantastic and well earned October break! Thank you to everyone for their hard work over the last term and long may it continue!

 

Thanks,

Mr Woodward and Mrs Harman – thank you to Mrs Harman for her fantastic work and for making Primary 6 so memorable so far, we will all miss you!