Primary 6 were looking at using similes in our writing this week and then using our knowledge to create interesting IMAGERY in our poetry.  We worked as a class to think of as many nouns and adjectives relating to Winter and then created our own simile poems about Winter.  The cold weather this week really helped us to think about what it felt like!

We liked this poem by N.M. Bodecker

When Skies are Low and Days Are Dark

When skies are low

and days are dark,

and frost bites

like a hungry shark,

when mufflers muffle

ears and nose,

and puffy sparrows

huddle close –

how nice to know

that February

is something purely

temporary.

N.M. Bodecker

 

In maths we have challenged ourselves to calculate the area of compound shapes (those made up of more than one other shape) and investigated shape patterns and tilings, here is one of our tilings, which was created using a variety of 2D shapes.

We also had the opportunity to visit the travelling art gallery which complemented the STEM work that we have been doing on bridges and engineering.  The virtual reality tower block was the most popular!