We decided to make a giant domino run at golden time today.
We had to think about how far apart each block was from each other. It took lots of practise to get it right.
We’re very proud that it worked
by Jamie, Jayden and Reece
Category Archives: Primary 6
Christmas party
P4/5, p5/6 and P7/6 had their Christmas party on Monday afternoon. We had a disco and strutted our dance moves for all to see. We did the Macarena and the cha cha slide.
We played different party games too. We played musical arms. It’s similar to musical chairs but you link arms when the music stops. It’s great fun.
After all of our dancing we stopped for a snack. We had juice and crisps and a chance to chat.
To end our party we danced the gay Gordon’s and the dashing white sergeant.
We all had a great time at our Christmas party.
Visit to Dynamic Earth
As part of our topic “Natural Disasters” we went to Dynamic Earth to learn more about them.
We had a tour of the gallery and learnt lots of interesting facts.
We had to travel back in time to find out how our planet first started. Â This is called the “Big Bang”.
We then experienced what would happen in an earthquake, the floor moved beneath our feet, and how quickly lava would flow. We watched a video about how glaciers helped form the land around us.
After that we learnt more about the first lifeforms on Earth, what an iceberg feels like and animals in the rainforest.
“I learnt that 70% of the Earth is water” Lucy
” I learnt that one of the first reptiles on the planet was a lizard” Rebecca
” I learnt that sabre-tooth cats were hunted and not extinct like the dinosaurs”
In the afternoon we took part in a “shake rattle and roll” workshop. There were lots of activities to do with Natural Disasters. We had to make an earthquake proof building, learn how tsunami are made, sort rocks to see which ones were meteors, make a tornado in a bottle and label/draw different volcanoes.
We had an amazing time and would love to go back again.
Matt Lockwood comes to visit
Today we had a visit from professional footballer Matt Lockwood. He has played for lots of different teams during his career. : West Ham juniors, Leyton Orient, Colchester United, Nottingham forest and Dundee United.
He talked to us about working hard and not giving up when things get tough or change.
Some children from Primary 5,6 and 7 had a football session with him too.
We worked on our dribbling with both feet, defending and attacking skills and controlling the ball.
We then had a couple of games of football. Matt stopped us and gave us different tips for when we are playing.
We loved learning from him.
Curling at Braehead Arena
On Wednesday 23rd November 40 P5-7 pupils from Greenrigg and Stoneyburn went to the Braehead Arena in Glasgow. We went to watch the European Curling Championships. We arrived at the arena at 11:30am so we could get settled before the men’s tournament that started at 12pm. We had a whole section of the stand to ourselves with an excellent view of the curling rink. We were given Scottish Flags to help us support and cheer for the Scottish team. We really enjoyed learning about curling and watching the championship. When Scotland were having their turn we made sure we cheered them on. Later on in the day we then had the women’s championship which started at 4pm. This time they were on a rink closer to us so we had a great view to cheer them on. The other spectators commented on how great it was to see us there supporting our Scotland teams. We had a great day out!
Volcanoes with P5/6
As part of our natural disasters topic we have been learning about volcanoes.
A volcano is formed with 2 tectonic plates push together – Tyler.
An eruption happens when magma is pushed up through the main vent and comes out of the crater. It is then called lava – Matthew.
We have made 3D models of volcanoes using paper mache. We discussed the criteria we needed to follow.
We had to work as a team to ensure that we completed it. We used different techniques to create the volcano shape. We ripped pieces of newspaper into strips and soaked them in a watery glue.
We then needed to paint them.
Once they are dry we are going making our own volcanic eruption. Watch this space for how we get on.
P1 and the JRSO team
Today, the JRSO’s and JRSO Pupil Voice Group came to show us how to cross the road safely and speak to us about how important it is to wear bright colours when crossing the road, especially when it is dark.
We know to stand behind the kerb, look both ways, listen for any traffic, then cross if it is safe to. We know to cross in a straight line, walking (not running) and to keep looking both ways.
Challenge club – wind powered vehicles
Today we accepted the challenge to build a wind powered vehicle.
We could use any materials in the challenge club box and were allowed one pair of scissors and a metre of sellotape.
The winning vehicle would be the one that travelled the furthest by using wind.
We needed to think about different ways to join the materials together as we didn’t have a lot of tape as well as how the vehicle would move using wind.
We will continue to make our wind powered vehicles next week
Armistice Poems
As part of their work on Armistice Day, Â pupils in P7/6 wrote poems about remembering. Here is Adam’s very powerful poem which he shared at their assembly.
P7/6 collaboration with Stoneyburn
Primary 6/7 enjoyed our first of four collaboration days with Stoneyburn. We are learning about energy and energy sources. We completed two STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) challenges. We had great fun creating puff cars to race and then pin windmills. Both of these we found out use wind energy.
