During our laptop time we all logged onto glow and have left some comments about it below. Almost all of us are now able to access glow and we hope that by next week we will all have access.

As part of our Rainforest research we made some great mini animal fact books. We had to make sure each page was the same size and include some great facts. If you are in our class please ask to have a look.

As part of our Social Studies topic ‘The Rainforest’ we have started to make 3D toucans. Today we worked in groups of 3 to papier mache a balloon. This will give us the shape of the body of the toucan. We will need to give our balloons another coat of papier mache before attaching the wings and beak. We will post pictures of our finished toucans after the holidays. Wish us luck!

P6 have been working hard planning their own theme park. They have had £500,000 to spend on rides, paths, car parks and toilets. They have now drawn a plan of their park onto squared paper. We are now going to write a leaflet to advertise our park. We got some really good ideas from looking at P7’s parks. Hopefully we will be able to show them how ours have turned out very soon.

Primary 6 have written more great poems on the rainforest. This times we wrote acrostic poems spelling out ‘The Rainforest’.

T- There was a spiky flower that stung my leg as I walked along the forest flower, it stunk. I read in a book that it’s called a rafflesia.

H- Horrid nettles stung my arms and with fear I looked up above my head and I could hear a beautiful macaw soaring through the sky.

E- East, South, North and West my compass said. I looked around with fear when suddenly something bit my ear. It was a horrid spider, I shook with fear.

R- ‘Roar’ said the lion as it flew past me. I shouted with glee it’s orange fur was as bright as the golden sun, it was very fun.

A- As I walk through the rainforest I saw a beautiful butterfly flutter past me. It was orange, green and red it landed on my head.

I- In a corner I saw a snake it was yellow and red hanging above my head.

N- Now it was silent but not for long as a very loud gorilla ran along.

F- Further away I saw an enormous elephant walk through the jungle, it was a lovely sight.

O- On a leaf I saw a little lady bug, it was bright red and I think it was dead.

R- Rattle snakes slither past me as I sang with glee I suddenly stopped to let it pass me.

E- East I was walking and then I saw another marvellous macaw fly past me.

S- Suddenly a large lake splashed me and I was as wet as a fish in the sea.

T- Then I stopped, it was the end of my marvellous trip I shouted with glee it was finally me!

BY ABBY KNOTT

TIGER

T- Trudging through the rainforest were four big paws. Each armed with sharp and spiky claws.

H- Humidity was reaching twice the normal and fear was burning all the nearby life.

E- Elephants run into hiding spots. Trees shake as the monkeys swing away.

R- Red hot eyes like burning cities and pumas as black as mist.

A- An ocelote facing the other way stands watching the waterfall suddenly flashing white fangs tear into it’s neck.

I- In the upper layers the birds stop singing. The leaves crinkle back in horror.

N- Nostrils flaring like jet engines. Ears twiching like flapping bird wings.

F- Fog changes direction when it’s gaping jaws open.

O- Orange fur blazes in the sun and the black stripes streak across the body of the walking bullet.

R- Rouge tailed, it races through the trees stopping by the rocks of a cliff. Brazing it’s paws and tilting it’s head.

E- Echoing it’s roar across the forest ripping through the trees.

S- So now everyone knows it’s the king of the jungle as it stands on the top of the cliff.

T- The tiger is here and he’s hunting for blood.

BY CONNOR MARSHALL

Primary 6 were lucky enough to get invited up to the community centre today to take part in a health event. We looked at foods from around the world and how diets differ in different countries. We also had a lady from Quality Meat Scotland speak to us about why a healthy diet is so important.
Riley reminded us that there is a health funday on Sunday (2nd Oct) for all friends and family so if you are free pop along to the community.

Primary 6 wrote some fantastic senses poems about the rainforest. They worked really hard on their poems and were able to include great similes and alliteration. Here is an example of a poem that Amy Rankine wrote.

Rainforest Senses Poem
By Amy Rankine
As I creep as quiet as a mouse through the rainforest I smell the fresh blood from a predator that has sadly passed away. Wondering what’s going to happen I suddenly smell sweat dripping from my forehead. Wandering through the rainforest I smell the fresh water from the waterfall. Suddenly I smell the sweet ripe bananas.

Confused what’s happening I feel the spiders crawling up my arm. Above me I feel the tiger stand on my feet. Below me I feel the leopard’s fur tickle my bare leg. Then I turn and feel beetles crawling up arm.

Beside me I see the leopard racing a gazelle. Suddenly I see the tigers shadow in front of the horizon. Then I see a jaguar pouncing on its prey.
Up high I taste the salty air. And I suddenly taste the fresh blood. Then I taste salty sweat on my bottom lip. Suddenly I taste the stale dirty water.

Down below I hear a gorgeous gazelle eating grass. Then I hear a messy monkey drinking fresh milk from a coconut. I looked in front of me and heard a ferocious frog leaping on a lily pad. Suddenly I hear the wind whispering to me like a ghost in a graveyard.

Rainforest Senses Poem

By Leah Fisher

Wandering through the rainforest I smell the brilliant bananas high up in the trees. I smell the slimy sweat running down my face. Scampering through the forest floor I smell the damp leaves blowing in my face. Climbing up the tall trees I smell the broken bark.

 As I walk through the muddy rainforest I feel the slimy snakes curling round my leg. I feel the lion’s lovely fur while I feed it some meat. I feel the rain pouring down on me I was wetter than a fish in the sea. I feel my heart beating faster than a cheetah because a tiger started chasing me.

 I see the shinning sun brighter than the moon beating down on me. I see a stamped of elephants coming towards me wondering if I will get trampled on or not. I see the buzzing bees flying faster than a jaguar trying to sting me. 

I taste the bananas that a monkey gives me. I taste the salty air as it blows my face. I taste the dirty water it was horrible I tasted it because I ran out of water. I tasted a perfect pineapple that I found on the ground.

I hear the marvellous macaws cawing louder than a giants voice. I hear the trees rustling in the wind. I hear the terrified baby tiger yelp because it was getting chased by a giant gorilla.

Rainforest Senses Poem by Rebecca Love

Wandering through the green rainforest looking at all the leaf bearing trees I see tiny bush babies glaring at me with their beady eyes. As I look deeper into the rainforest I see something glistening in the sun light it is a waterfall flowing as fast as a cheetah.

However when I look down I see a tiny beetle crawling up my leg like a tickly ant. As I wander through the rainforest more I smell the rotten rafflesia. Also I smell a gorgeous fragrance no other fragrance but an orchid. Suddenly a beautiful smell tickles my nose I think it is a bromeliad. Another smell I smell is the musky stench of rotten leaves.

 Suddenly I hear a croak from a tiny tree frog. I heard a heart breaking roar from a terrifying tiger. I hear a scratching from a lazy lizard above me on the tree tops. I hear a grunt form a greedy gorilla on one on one of the trees branches.

As I wander more I can taste a rotten smell from a murky river. I pick a banana from a banana tree and taste the flavours explode in my mouth. I taste the rafflesia smell too. I taste my sweat from my forehead falling onto my upper lip.

For our science topic we have been researching the planets in the solar system. We worked in pairs to make a PowerPoint and presented them to the rest of the class. Here is one of the fantastic PowerPoints that Kayleigh and Caitlin made.
           

Primary 6 have been learning about the layers of the rainforest. We have researched animals and plants that are found in each layer. In class we have made our own 3D rainforest with animals and plants. In pairs we also researched each aspect of our rainforest and typed up a description.

Primary 6 have made a great start to the term and have experienced lots of new learning. Our science topic is the solar system and we have been learning lots about the planets so far. We had a scavenger hunt where we had to collect facts about the solar system from around the playground. We also worked in pairs to make powerpoints. Our social studies topic this term is the rainforest and we have been learning lots of interesting information about it so far. We have been researching the different layers and have even made our own rainforest in class.
We will keep you updated on on what we get up to this week.

Primary 6 Home Learning for this week is as follows:
*Copy spelling words another two times.
*Write out 5 detailed sentences.
*Draw a garden picture with buzzy bees in it. In each bee write one of your spelling words.
*Complete Quiz Questions literacy role.
*Maths Sheet on subtraction

Tom, Brandon, Cameron C, Murray, Jamie, Rebecca, Scott, Robbie and Cameron B enjoyed playing handball in PE because they had never played it.
Chloe really enjoyed writing a newspaper report on Tudors. It was very interesting and we got to work in pairs on the laptops.
Lewis enjoyed learning about all the different election parties.
Anna, Robyn, Ben and Jayden enjoyed going to the library and getting to work on the computers.
Sarah, Emma and Mia enjoyed choosing a new book at the library.
Kayleigh enjoyed silent reading.
We learned about different types of punctuation during reading routes.
In maths cones learned how to subtract decimals.
We learned how to write a newspaper report.
We worked in teams to design a kids parliament.

We all had a good week and hope next week is the same!