A group of Primary 3 and 4 pupils have been taking part in our Spring Art Club. We have been working to develop creative skills such as line drawing, mixing paints to create different shades and using chalk pastels to create a variety of different artworks.
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.
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Tay Clan put on a brilliant and informative Connects all about Earth Day. They delivered a very important message; Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, they even put on a fashion show! Well done Tay Clan!
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!
Calderwood Can Certificates were given out to all these fantastic pupils. We had a variety of Communicates, Counts and Care Certificates…well done everyone! We hope you enjoyed your cuppa.
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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Calderwood Can Certificates were given out to all these fantastic pupils. We had a variety of literacy work, numeracy work and lots of certificates for going above and beyond. Well done to all.
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Our network is currently down, any messages left on the answering machine from 3pm, have not been picked up.
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The Trip to the Oriam – March 2024
To begin to explore the topic of Global Goals, we arranged a trip for our pupils in Primary 6’s to go to the Oriam at University to hear from some marine experts to learn about how sea life, in particular, whales were impacted by human behaviour.
The groups had two experiences, one being able to go inside the body of a life size blow up whale and the other visiting the Robotarium to hear from, and see in action, a real life whale robot which has been used to capture data about whales within the seas and oceans surrounding Scotland.
During the trip we were able to handle some real life bones, skulls and baleen. We were amazed at the sizes of the bones and tried to imagine the size of some of the larger whales, some as long as the hall we were in.
A marine biologist that specialises in understanding the behaviours of orcas was also really interesting. We looked at the sizes and shapes of fins to establish there gender and where they might come from. Their markings were all different and they had lots of different shaped heads and skulls depending on what they ate.
On our way back to the bus, we got to see around the university.
It was an interesting trip but we are now aware of some of the dangers facing the species and want to learn more about how to protect our seas and oceans.
