As part of our Science week, classes had the opportunity to see inside a Tesla electric car. We explored some of the features which make these cars different, like looking in the ‘fronk’, examining the ‘plug’ and exploring some of the features inside the car. This linked in with our learning on sustainable energy which we did earlier in the week.
This afternoon P5/6 were joined by Angus and Tobias, both engineers, who showed us some of the work they have done in building robots. We worked in groups to plan and design what our own robots would look like and then used spaghetti and marshmallows to turn our plans into models. We realised that plans need to be adapted and that certain shapes are really good at making models stay up!
This week is Science week in St Joseph’s. To help us celebrate, Glasgow Science Centre came to visit! Our P1-P3/4 classes took part in Fit lab workshops on Monday. Today P4 – P7 we’re learning about energy sources and, in particular, sustainable energy. We had lots of fun watching the Future Fuels Science show and taking part in class workshops.
P5/6 have been busy creating models as part of our Jacobites topic. We had lots of fun making them and then took some time to show our work to the class. Thank you Mums and Dads for all your help! They look marvellous.
P5/6 had a magical time on the Potter Trail today. We learned about some of the sites that inspired JK Rowling in her writing. Afterwards we had a lunch and a brief visit to the National Museum of Scotland.
Today P3 and P2/3 took part in a trip to 5 Sisters Zoo, everyone had lots of fun! P3 spent time learning about the things bears like to eat and P2/3 learned about endangered wildlife.
P3 have followed up our Seeds experiment by finding out about the different parts of trees. We went into the playground this afternoon to find branches, trunks, roots and signs of leaves.
In our maths work this week, P3 have been learning about division and remainders. We put our knowledge to the test by dividing up a packet of skittles. We had to work out how many sweets were in the packet, how many each person would get and if there were any remainders.
The answers tasted delicious!
In preparation for Science Week, P3 have been learning about plants and flowers. We have spent time looking at the different parts of a plant and we have even started our own plant growing experiment (growing coriander). Click on the links above to see pictures of our experiment so far.
Please note that, going forward, P3/4’s weekly homework will be available on TEAMS and will be uploaded on the Monday of each week. There is no requirement to return the homework to class.
Best Wishes,
Mr Neale
