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Around the World in Bluebell Clan

This term, Bluebell clan are learning about different countries around the world, their climate and their characteristics. This week we have been learning about different types of deserts that can be found. We have used this as the topic for our information report this week, using non-fiction books to gather information to use in our texts. As a clan, we wrote the general statement and evaluation for the reports, ensuring that they included interesting sentence openers and adverbs.

Learners also worked in pairs to create a diorama of different deserts. The clan had the choice to create a hot or a cold desert and used different materials to add texture and colour to their designs.

 

P6 Cross Country Race

Thistle and Schiehallion clans had a fantastic morning out at the West Calder Cross Country Event at Polbeth United pitches.  They supported each other wonderfully and all children completed the race. To top off a brilliant morning, Calderwood Primary Boys were the winning team, coming first in the overall team event!  The top 4 boys will have the opportunity to take part in a further Cross Country event when they are in Primary 7.  Well done to all!

Glasgow Science Centre Learning Lab

On Wednesday 1st May, Ben Lomond and Ben Lawers were visited by the Glasgow Science Centre Learning Lab. We learned about different types of energy sources and took part in a number of exciting experiments. We then got to take part in our own investigations into different types of renewable energy. We would like to say a big thank you to Morrisons Construction, who kindly funded this experience for our Primary 7’s.

Aberdeen: Outstanding Olympians

In Aberdeen clan, we have been learning about the ancient origins of the Olympic games through our IDL focus, “Outstanding Olympians”. We were interested to learn that the upcoming Olympic games in Paris were inspired by the ancient games held in Olympia around 2800 years ago! We designed modern Olympic logos to represent the ancient beginning of the games and created short performances to re-enact a significant moment from the history of the games. Some clanmates also chose to build miniature Olympic stadiums inspired by ancient Greek architecture.

We have also enjoyed learning about some of the sports included in the Olympic games. In P.E., we have been perfecting our shape, balance, rolls and jumps in gymnastics. This week, we loved demonstrating our precision and agility on the balance beam!

 

Dundee – Outstanding Olympians

Dundee Clan have begun work on their new learning ‘Outstanding Olympians’.  We explored the origins of the Olympic games and how the competition has changed over time.  We let our creative side shine through by choosing a challenge to undertake to show our understanding.  Some of us created a new logo for the games incorporating the origins of the Olympics, some made a story to explain it with puppets, some of us have used technology to create presentations and some of us created a model of the Olympic stadium.

We have also been exploring the different food groups from the Eatwell plate and how each of these keep us healthy.  Following on from this we all had a go at creating a healthy snack – a pitta pizza.  We had a go at chopping onions and peppers to use as a topping for our pizza.  We will continue to explore healthy food options and what this means for our bodies and explore the healthy lifestyle of an Olympic athlete.

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Dundee Clan – Similarities and Differences

Dundee clan have been learning about what makes us all different and unique.

We began with creating our own unique fingerprint showing what makes us unique as a person.  No two fingerprints were the same!

We explored our similarities and differences further by working with others in our clan to find out what we share with each other and what is different.  We loved finding out more about each other – our families, religion, and languages spoken amongst many others.

We completed our learning with Autism Awareness Week, exploring autism to understand this further.

We created paper chain people, which we decided to link together and display in our clan, to celebrate our differences and how we are all unique.

 

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Stirling 28.3.24

This week in Stirling we have been learning all about what makes us different and unique. As it is Austism Awareness and Acceptance week we have been learning about how to better understand autistic people. We have also been exploring what makes us all the same and what makes us different from one another.

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