Mrs Wards

Mini Brass Concert in P5

Well done to the boys and girls in the Brass group who entertained us this morning. You were fantastic!

P5 STEM Activities

P5 spent this afternoon using LEGO WeDo 2.0 to build robots and program their movements.

We built MILO the Science Rover and used the IPads to program and control his movements. We worked cooperatively, problem solved and had lots of fun.

Well done P5! What will we make next time?

P5 sharing stories and reading to P1.

Primary 5 have been writing Christmas stories for the children in P1.

They’ve worked incredibly hard this week and turned their stories into beautiful books with fantastic illustrations.

Today we had the opportunity to share our stories with the children from P1.

P6W have been studying Pablo Picasso.

This week in Art we have been studying the different painting styles of Pablo Picasso. We then created our own paintings. The results were fantastic!

Day 11: Baby Chicks

Today we carried out experiments to see if the baby chicks liked different kinds of food.

We offered them; apple, cucumber, potato, lettuce, corn on the cob, toast, carrot, normal chick feed, meal worms and live worms (freshly dug up from the garden).

There was a little bit of interest in the meal worms and live worms (after the chicks worked out what they were) and lots of interest in their normal chick feed.

As for the fruit and veg, they were less than enthusiastic and just ignored most of it.

We’ve loved learning how to care for the chicks and handle them safely.

Goldie trying to work out how to get the worm off of himself!

Two chicks who are not convinced that eating a worm is a good idea.

Primary 1 also popped in for a wee visit and got to see the chicks up close.

Tomorrow we say goodbye to the chicks. It’s going to be a sad day!

Day 10: Baby Chicks

Sorry this post is a day late!

My two helpers today were Charlie and Klaudia. They did a great job of caring for our chicks this morning and making sure they had everything that they needed.

In the afternoon, we allowed the chicks to have a run around the class. They loved the extra space and we loved being able to pick them up.

More updates soon.

Day 9: Baby Chicks

Today the chicks returned to school and were over the moon to see P6W.

Xavier and Logan were tasked with looking after them this morning and did a great job. They cleaned out their bedding and gave them fresh water and a bowl of food.

We then gave the chicks a run around the class and weighed them.

They’re all now enjoying the peace and quiet and having a wee snooze.

More updates tomorrow.

Day 8: Baby Chicks

The chicks were weighed again today and are all a few grams heavier.

They also got another wee run around the kitchen, although this time they were a lot more energetic. Several seemed to be trying to fly!!!

Day 7: Baby Chicks

All the chicks are doing very well. They’ve been weighed and several have gained a few grams. I’m not surprised considering the amount of food that they are eating!!

Today as a wee treat they were allowed to explore the kitchen. Judging by the amount of poop on the floor I think they were very excited about having the extra space to run around.

(On the plus side, my kitchen floor has now been washed and is sparkling.)