Category: Primary 6

In P5/6, Primary 1 and Primary 5/6 did P.E together and used the bars on the side. We partnered up with a primary 1 and took turns using the turns.

We did questions about Australia’s fires and handled data.

We got new classwork on Education city.h

Last week we were looking at a famous Scottish cartoon character and climate change. We have tried designing our own comic with the character about climate change. We also decided to be put forth in a big event in the Edinburgh Film Festival. We can get to make our own mini movies and if we win, we get to see our movie in a cinema! Also if we win massive film directors can get to see it on the big screen, other school pupils also get to see it! We have made letters to ask the company (for copyright reasons) if  we can use their characters.

We tried using a new genre in language, Persuasive writing. We used this genre for writing our email/letters to the company to persuade them to let us use their characters.

On the first week back we looked into a new topic for math, Division.  We have made math posters on laptops to show what we understand in math. We tried using the bus stop method when trying to do division. We have learnt what a remainder and how to use the bus stop methods. We also used fact families and used algebra.

Our class have been thinking about ideas they would propose if they were prime minister. There were some really valuable and interesting suggestions such as, possible solutions for global warming, strategies for reducing homelessness and living in more environmentally friendly ways.

On Tuesday lots of people wore their Christmas jumpers to school and greatly enjoyed having their Christmas lunch together. The class is getting more and more excited as the holidays draw near! Many members of our class have been taking on extra responsibilities either in the choir, leadership team or as a narrator in the infant’s nativity.

In literacy we completed a piece of information writing about school life in Japan. We used the internet and topic books to research relevant information and take notes. We worked on using appropriate titles, subtitles and topic vocabulary.

The class are looking forward to their pizza and movie afternoon next week.

In topic work this week we have been trying out some anime style art. Pupils worked well to grasp the techniques involved and produced some excellent results.

In maths we have started work on angles and will be moving onto compass bearings next week which will also link in with our map work on Japan.

In ICT we have been continuing work on our information leaflets and re visiting maths and spelling topics on Education City and Sumdog.

This afternoon we planned out our topic for next session.  The pupils have chosen an environmental awareness theme. As part of this we will be looking at; the impact of human activity upon different areas, renewable energy, transport around the world and the work of different environmental campaigners.

The class are looking forward to their local area visit this week. However,  we are still missing some permission slips so if these could be brought in tomorrow that would be great.

 

 

For Math we used brackets on our target tables. We used various strategies, one of the strategies was using an empty number-line.

Inside of music we learnt a new song called ”Hit the road, Jack” We used actions to remember the lyrics. We tried sound orchestra where you say a noise and do an action.

Spanish (Espanol y Ingles) We have been learning about Christmas like- árbol de Navidad – Christmas tree, papa noel – Santa and Turquía – turkey.

Inside of Writing we did winter/Christmas senses poems for example- Adam S.

I see razor sharp icicles pointing dangerously at me! The super slippery snow threw me into my friends. It was an addictive adventure in the snow. I saw Santa crash into the frozen pond and Rudolf shouted,”AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!”  A fearless flying ship flew past and shot enormous icicles at me and hit the snow balls that glided past me. My Christmas calendar shouted, “EAT ME EAT MEEEE!!!” The North Star show me North Pole. Me and my family. I and my family went Christmas shopping and everything was waiting for me. My dog went like lightning mcqueen threw the grizzly grass because he is a grey hound the fastest dog in the world!

I hear the wind whistling, throwing me off my feet like an eagle.

I hear the snowflakes gently dancing to the ground like sleek, spring feathers.

I hear the old man throwing the bumpy grit on to the roads.

In this week P5/6 have been learning about anti-racism, inclusion, celebrating our differences and cyber-bullying. We made posters in partners about one of the themes.

We discussed what cyber-bullying is to prevent it and what we should do. We used the online resource. ”Think You Know” We tested how far we could go and how much answers we could pass.

Inclusion is one of our own school values.

It’s been a very busy week in P6/7!

At the start of the week we all chose a book from the Waterstone’s website to add to our new class library. We look forward to them arriving soon.

On Tuesday our P7’s went to a Sports festival at Craigswood. After getting changed the P7’s took part in approximately 12 activities such as hurdles, javelin, long jump and sprinting. They had a great time but everyone was very tired the next day!

In maths we have been working on multiplication by two digits, square roots and division. Next week we will be moving onto angles.

As part of our work on information writing we have been creating information leaflets about Japan. Work on these is still ongoing and we hope to print them off next week for our display.

In health we have been discussing celebrating differences and recognising individuals for their qualities. We also discussed gender stereotyping and how this can affect us in daily life.

P6/7 have created some excellent art work as part of our topic on Japan. For this they had to complete pictures of Japanese creatures, paying particular attention to proportion, symmetry and detail.

Finally, some staff from Deans Community High School came down to work with the P7’s on their science passport as part of their transition activities for high school.

The class are very much looking forward to their educational walk to the park this coming Monday (25th November) which we hope will inspire them to write fabulous poems on “Winter”. Please make sure that your children have appropriate clothes etc for such a trip.

Next week we will also be looking at cyber bullying.

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In gym this week we have been learning about the Haka and the traditions associated with it. We watched some clips of men and women’s rugby teams performing the Haka. We then worked in groups to create our own sequence of moves in that style. This was also a good opportunity to develop skills in collaboration, communication and leadership. In just two sessions each of the groups did incredibly well and there was a great range of facial expressions, gestures and moves in the sequences. Pupils in the class reported that they thoroughly enjoyed the sessions as was evident from the volume of noise in the hall and smiles on faces!

In literacy we applied our descriptive skills in our last session on narrative writing. We used a video clip from the Literacy Shed website to give us a story start and focus for our writing. We looked closely at the targets for our level to make sure we were including the right aspects. We then used peer and self assessment mats to provide constructive feedback. Next week we will be starting work on information writing and will be creating a leaflet about Japan using Publisher.

In art this week we have been creating pieces based on celebrating difference which is our health theme just now. These are still a work in progress and will be finished off next week. The class are looking forward to working on anime style art as part of our topic on Japan. The lessons will be led by one of our pupils who is very skilled in this area.

It was great to see so many people at our school birthday celebrations last week. Our class really enjoyed seeing everybody and sharing their learning. The visit from the ice cream van was also a firm favourite for pupils!

Our class have been discussing changes they would like to make to their learning environment. So far we have incorporated a new library area with new books from the main school library. Pupils are looking forward to adding to their book collection next week. Classes have been allocated some money for pupils to select a range of new books from Waterstones. This follows on from our reading ambassadors visit to the Livingston branch to select some books by their favourite authors. These included Michael Morpurgo, Emma Carroll and David Walliams.

Pupils have further plans to develop/ improve their classroom by adding in inspirational posters and LED strip lighting. A common request was also to buy in new Together Time and wet play activities.

This week we have been working on some Winter poetry and trying to incorporate descriptive language techniques. We described scenes using our senses, alliteration, similes, metaphors and personification. Our pupils will be creating a display of the work for everyone to see.