Category: Primary 6

DB I learnt how to use metaphors.  In Metaphors we use the words is or was for example:

Simile- I am as strong as the Hulk

Metaphor- I am  Hulk when I’m angry.

FS- I learnt how to write a descriptive text.  I know that it has to have a title, introduction, characteristics and evaluation.

GH- I learnt how compare numbers.

TN- I learnt to find to add and take away 100000 from a 7digit number.

EH- I know how spell words with ph.

MG-  I enjoyed recreating Henri Rousseu’s painting of a Toucan.

This week we have been doing chimney sums. When we were doing chimney sums we found That if you made sure that you put each number in its own square it was much easier.

For outdoor learning we went to Eiliburn park with Mrs Dobbie to look for hazards. We went to the lake and saw some swans. We also saw swan eggs.

We also did activities to help us with our literacy and spelling. For grammar we looked at adjectives, verbs, pronouns, proper nouns, common nouns and conjunctions (connectives).

Numeracy

I learnt how to write numbers up to millions.  CW

I learnt to use compensation strategy for addition. FS

I now know how to read number up to the hundreds. G

I learnt different ways of saying add and subtract.  I know that ascending also means addition.

I know how to read and write up to hundred million. CC

LITERACY

I know that I need to make a new paragraph when I talk about new topic.  HA

I need to change paragraph when people are talking in the text.  KP

I know that to change a verb into past tense.  If the last of the word ends with the vowel e, I have to drop the letter e and then add ed. LD

I enjoyed answering questions about our Class Novel. LD

I learnt that Con ( character in the novel) is really bossy and mean.

I enjoyed making a character profile about Con. KP

IDL

I learned that there are four layers of the rainforest. LD

I enjoyed creating a diagram of the layers of the rainforest. EH

I know that the Emergent layer has bird- eating tarantulas. TW

 

We have enjoyed our learning this week! We are looking forward for next week!

 

 

We have been practising the points of the compass by running around the playground – out door learning.

We have been using our art skills to create a drawing of a sunset.

We are going to make a movie! We watched  lego movie made by an eleven year old boy that inspierd us to make our own movie.

We are doing stuff on the rainforest. We have been looking at maps to find out where the rainforests are – they are around the centre earth near the equator, in an area called the tropics. They are located between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.

In drama we have been working on emotions and facial expressions with Mr Turner.

We have been using tally marks for each table for how they behave.

We have been doing Big Maths Beat That to help us with our maths.

We have also been using the commutative law of multiplication.

 

Welcome to our first blog for this session.  We’ve an amazing week!

For Literacy, we learn to write an informal letter, we learnt to create/ use paragraphs and we learnt visualisation techniques.

For Numeracy, we have been learning add numbers using partitioning strategy and column addition.  We have bee revisiting place value of numbers too.

For Expressive art, we created Zentangle art.

For IDL, we located the Amazon rainforest on the map.  We also identified the countries it belongs to.

For Health and Well- being we revisited the well being indicators and we discusses who our trusted adults are.

Hope you all had a lovely weekend!

It is finally here! Our last day of school!  I hope to see some of you in Teams at 11.30 today 🙂

Presentation1- A goodbye message  from me 🙂

Here your activities for the day.  You can choose as many tasks as you like.

T-C-203-End-Of-Year-Scrapbook

T-C-780-School-Year-Memory-Write-Up

T-T-5883-Five-Things-I-Want-To-do-This-Summer-Writing-Frames-Narrow-Lined

For P7s-  Please fill in the This is Me document and send them to me today.

This is Me

Today, we are going to go on a Trip to Blair Drummond Safari.   This is going to be your task for the whole day.  Here is the link for virtual tour: Virtual Trip Blair Drummond Safari

 

Please do take care with your work.  Do not rush.   Here is the link to the different types of animals you will find in the Safari Park- https://www.blairdrummond.com/animals

If you would like to view some animals live please open this link.

https://www.blairdrummond.com/animals/webcams

If you do happen to finish this task before 3, you are welcome to choose tasks on the activity grid that I uploaded on Monday. The link is attached below.

Creativity-Grid2

 

Biogrpahy and Art response Van Gogh

Morning Break

T2-M-474-Mental-Maths-Challenge-Cards-   Make sure you do not use pen and paper for this :).  Use a calculator to check that your answers are correct.

Components of blood_ STEM Challenge

T-T-13177-A-Z-Of-The-School-Year-Writing-Frame

Lunch

In the afternoon, please choose one or two activities from the grid.  We will be using this  grid for the whole week so please save this in your device.

GRIDS-APPS-P4-7

Good morning class!  We are on our last week and I am excited to share with you all the fun learning we will be doing for the rest of the week.  Let’s start the day with some exercise as usual.  Then at 9.30, we will start our second task which is below.  Please read the PowerPoint first then move on to the activity.

8_12_Topic_3_School_fundraising_Presentation

8_12_Topic_3_Fundraising_planner_Activity_sheet_UK

Morning Break

Biography and artist analysis

create a board game

In the afternoon, please choose one or two activities from the grid.  We will be using this  grid for the whole week so please save this in your device.

Creativity-Grid2