As part of a transition project for P7 pupils who are attending ICHS, we have been asked if the pupils could download an app called Google Expeditions onto their smartphones. This will be used with Virtual Reality headsets as part of their work in English, Maths and Social Studies.
Thank you,
Mrs Sansom
The Children received another visit from the Friendly Dragon, this time asking for the children to create “Mirror Mirror on the wall…” self-portraits. The children used mirrors to look at and study their facial features. I think you will agree they have created some true mirror likenesses!
Nathan – we made a castle we made them with paint and sponges
Aakruti – we made the blocks with paint and there were different patterns
Emma C – We are saving fairyland
Maizy – we squished the sponges onto the paper
Sophia – I covered the whole space then I did a
Nathan – I rubbed a toothbrush over the paper and it made a pattern of lines
Holly – I used gold first then on top of the paint I printed a dotty pattern
A – I covered the whole page so the white didn’t show up then I added details and patterns by printing
Jamie – you have to squish it down to get a print
Emma – We used black paper then added all our bricks to it. Nathan – We need to add a roof
Sophia – we need to add flags by cutting a bit of paper and then we have to make it wave
We also need a river!
Maizy – we need to make a roof!
Here are some photos of the children in Group 2 having fun at archery. It was lovely to see everyone’s sportsmanship as they supported their peers in learning this new sport. By the end of our session, everyone’s skills had improved and we even had a number of bullseyes! The children were quite surprised to see how competitive Mrs Clyne can be and even she managed to achieve a few bullseyes.
What a whirlwind few days it has been. Miss Lenathen has been squeezing in lessons in between all the other activities, including practising for our assembly today. Thank you to the parents who attended and for their positive comments and feedback.
The highlight of the week had to be our visit to The Risk Factory. The class have been continuing to reflect on the scenarios they encountered and on what they would do better/more safely next time. It is a great learning experience for P7 pupils as they begin to be more independent and venture further afield. Thankfully, at The Risk Factory, they are allowed to make risky decisions in a safe environment – was your child one of those who went onto the railway line to get a £20 note, or did they run back into a burning building?
Just a reminder for pupils that the latest Sumdog National Competition started today, and that all pupils have been entered. It is easy to log on and join in from home. As soon as they start answering questions it will count towards our school total.
Over last week and this week we have had two trips to the library and Morrisons att Carmondean. In the library we had tasks to do to help us find books using alphabetical order for fiction books and the Dewey decimal system for non-fiction books. In Morrisons we tasted some fresh fruit, and talked about canned fruit and dried fruit. We met a fishmonger who gutted a fish and a butcher who showed us pieces of meat and talked about what animals they came from. The baker showed us how he made donuts and rolls.
This week we had an extra adventure on the way up to Carmondean . We saw a Blue tit caught in some fishing string. Mrs Smith picked up to the Blue Tit in her scarf and tried to untangle the fishing string. She asked Mrs Findlay for her car keys to try and cut the sring. Meanwhile, Mrs Findlay and Mrs Farrell stated to open the first aid bag to find scissors, but the scissors were not sharp ended so the twine could not be cut enough to loose the birds toes. Mrs Smith decided it was best to call the SSPCA and continue to Carmondean.
While at the library Mrs Smith lay the Blue Tit down on the librarians desk, wrapped in the scarf, so she could help with a task. When it was time to go, we were going to put the bird in a box to keep at the library until the man from the SSPCA arrived. However, we found out the bird was gone! It was now time to leave so the SSPCA man just had try and find it himself, we still dont know how it escaped or where the bird hid. Later, back at school, Mrs Young got a phone call from the SSPCA man and he said that he had found the Blue Tit, taken off the string and it was back in the wild. By Owen, Lily-rose and Mrs Smith .
Although this has been a short week we have still been learning lots in class. We used a word processor to develop our understanding of typography. Typography is when writers present text in different ways, this might include the font, the style and the size. We practised using the word processor to change text. In science we have been learning about mini-beasts and Ethan reminded us that ladybirds have a red shell so that the birds don’t eat them, this helps to protect them. Leo told us that he learnt that insects have 6 legs apart from spiders which have 8 legs. Darcy said that she had learnt that insects have 3 parts to their body; head, thorax and abdomen. Freya told us that some mini-beasts have four wings. In grammar, we have been learning about synonyms and the children worked in groups to identify synonyms for the words ‘bad’, ‘good, ‘happy’ and ‘sad’.
Some of Primary 6 have been given the chance to take part in our weekly chess club with our instructor, Tom.
‘I like learning new strategies’ Ben Y
This week we used reading routes as part of our comprehension. We were focusing on summarising. Our story was based around a dragon named Shaa.
Primary 6 have been playing Futsal this term. This takes place every Wednesday.
‘It was really fun and you get to develop lots of new skills’ Ben M
‘It’s nice to have 3 different teachers for PE, teaching us different things’ Sophie M
