We have had a super week in Primary 6 with lots of maths activities to celebrate Maths Week Scotland 2018!
On Monday, we had a fantastic science lesson with Mrs Fraser. We put bread in a bag with water and then put it in different places to investigate which environment mould would grow best.
“Science is realistic and fun.” – Ainslie
“I liked looking at the mould under the microscopes.” – Logan F
“It was fun to see where different mould grows, it can be lots of different colours.” – Zoe
“Some of us actually grew Penicillin!” It had a greeny/blue bit in the middle and a white ring around it.” – Leon & Rowan
As part of our Maths Week Scotland activities, we have been investigating a Murder Mystery. We have been multiplying and dividing decimals by 10, 100 and 1000 and plotting coordinates on 4 quadrants. This has given us a preview into what we will be doing in maths this year!
“I really enjoyed doing the murder mystery. I can’t wait to find out who it is!” – Logan F
“I really enjoyed it because I thought the maths was challenging!” – Calum
“We are so excited to find out who the murderer is!” – Ainslie & Lewis
“We found the clues outside, which made it really exciting!” – Ainslie
“I agree with Ainslie!” – Callan
“My favourite part was plotting the co-ordinates because it wasn’t too hard but it wasn’t too easy either.” – Leon
On Thursday, we did some baking to celebrate Maths Week. We used real life maths skills such as estimation, measure, time and sequencing. We then worked out some abstract calculations over a slice of banana bread! How much flour would we need to make 8 loaves? How many 500g tubs of butter would we need to buy? How much would be left over?
“I loved squishing the bananas. I can’t wait to bake again!” – Eesa and Logan Y
“The banana bread was delicious!” – Luke
“It was really fun and it tasted so good!” – Katy & Logan F
“The best maths lesson I’ve ever had!” – Aiden
“I enjoyed beating the eggs!” – Matthew, Hayley D & Kyle
“Squishing the bananas was disgusting!” – Zoe
“I liked eating the banana loaf.” – Logan Y
“I was in charge of spreading the butter over the baking tin!” – Natalie
“I loved eating the banana bread. It was SO delicious!” – Rowan
“I WANT MORE BANANA LOAF!” – Finlay
“I quite liked how we got to estimate the amounts first because we got to test out our skills.” – Hayley B
“I really hope we can do it again soon. It was really fun and delicious!” – Leon
This week we’ve been practicing our handball skills in preparation for our handball festival and afterschool club.
“I enjoyed playing handball. I’m hoping to go to the festival!” – Katy
“Handball has been great fun. I’m glad we’re getting to play it again!” – Zoe
“I really enjoyed dribbling in handball because it made the games more challenging!” – Calum
“I’m excited about the handball afterschool club starting!” – Callan
We are still enjoying reading the novel Holes by Louis Sachar. This week we have been using visualisation to help us to make sense of the story so far.
“I enjoyed visualising the storyline. It’s really helped me.” – Hayley B
“Miss Marnie read us the book whilst we visualised the story. I found that easier.” – Logan F
“It helped me to understand the story better.” – Eesa
“I enjoyed drawing the Lizard!” – Zoe
Today we started Bikeability. The first thing we had to do was the M-check where you check all the parts of the bike are safe. Then we practised “Starting Off” by getting into a safe place where we could see and be seen by others.
“It was really fun and I enjoyed it!” – Sri
“It was amazing!” – Ellie
“My favourite part was the lifesaver signals.” – Silvester
“I learned a lot about how to check your bike and how to act on the roads.” – Rowan
“We also did a helmet check to make sure it fits properly.” – Jamie & Cade
