Dalguise 2023: Ben Lawers & Ben Lomond
Category: Clan News
TEAMS
For all parents and children of Dundee Clan,
Please click on the TEAMS guide below to access a PDF file of how to access and use TEAMS at home. The guide explains how to log-in, how to access files and how to access class notebook. I hope you all find this useful.
Term 1 – Dundee Clan
Term 1
We have had an extremely busy and exciting term 1 in Dundee Clan. Please click on the links to access all the sways which show our learning and hard-work for the term. These can also be found in TEAMS in the relevant folders.
Calderwood Can Explorers: https://sway.office.com/FlL3Pa94r8njCymc?ref=Link
Calderwood Communicates: https://sway.office.com/ahKrI0qWNH2GW9SK?ref=Link
Calderwood Counts: https://sway.office.com/f6fvZSk9mDTIEmHF?ref=Link
Calderwood Cares: https://sway.office.com/06aSfHkt0KTYWg0w?ref=Link
Calderwood Clan Explorers – Dundee
Calderwood Clan Explorers
Throughout the first term we have been exploring our namesake clan ‘Dundee’. We completed some research to find out where Dundee is located in Scotland and what important landmarks can be found there. We explored the Tay Bridge, the RRS Discovery ship, the V & A museum and Broughty Castle. We completed research through reading and researching online. We presented our findings to the rest of our clan.
In Maths, we discussed the rules of 1-line of symmetry. We practised this skill by using pictures of different landmarks from Dundee and drawing the other half of the picture to make sure it was symmetrical. We loved this. We realised a lot of buildings are symmetrical and discussed how this skill is used in architecture in the world of work.
We have been learning how to identify the location of a landmark on a map by using grid references.
Finally, we created a cityscape of Dundee. We explored warm and cool colours, discussing how these make us feel and how they are seen in a sunset. We created our sunset pictures using watercolours discussing how to blend the colours together. We explored how much water is needed to get the colour just right. After our pictures dried, we cut out our chosen Dundee landmark from black sugar paper to make our cityscape, These are displayed in our cabin and look beautiful.
Please click on the link to look at our Calderwood Clan Explorer Sway.
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Description Writing
Dundee Clan began their writing journey by exploring description writing.
We completed our first piece of writing, describing our favourite animal. We remembered to use the describing bubble to support us which reminds us to describe size, colour, texture, position, number, shape and what our animal does.
We explored the structure of description writing and learnt the names and purpose of the different sections in a description text. We have come up with hand signals to represent each section which will help us remind us about the order in which to build our descriptive pieces of writing.
Finally, we explored the language features of a description text, looking closely at the nouns, adjectives and pronouns, recording them in a grid that we can refer to later when writing our own descriptions.
We will continue to explore this genre of writing further by writing description texts and exploring descriptive passages in our reading lessons.
House & Vice Captains 2023/24
Leadership Team
Red House
Sika House
Fallow House
Roe House
Calderwood Chiefs
Stirling Clan Counts
Hello folks,
This Term in Stirling clan we have loved investigating our namesake Stirling City. We have looked at mapping the town using grid refrences and key landmarks. We have created symmetrical landmarks and looked at shadow and perspective in art. Through our grid refrences we have explored cardinal points, angles and transformation.
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Maths Week Scotland – F1 Data for our Clans
The children in Ben Lomond and Ben Lawers, Thistle and Schiehallion and Bluebell and Bramble were given the exciting task of reading, sorting and analysing data with Formula 1 as a focal point. Through a series of rounds the children competed in groups against one another to gain points – these points then propelled them around the racetrack (or sent them off the track!).
Massive thank you to the University of Edinburgh and their F1 Data in Schools team for this support.
Ultimately this led to one team’s vistory for their year group!
See the photos of all their fun below:
