Sharing Our Learning
P7/6 have been learning to write ‘daringly detailed descriptions’. We have created our own describing bubble to help us with vocabulary to add detail into our descriptions of setting and character, making them more immersive. We have taken a stroll through a tropical rainforest, described some familiar characters and this week, combined both. We have written some excellent descriptions about arriving at Hogwarts or experiencing a safari through Africa!
This week, P4 went out to the forest with Kids Gone Wild. We had an amazing time looking and exploring at our surrounding, we then got to have a shot on the hammocks, the slack line and the rainbow net. We also had time to build a den or two. The class showed great communication and collaboration skills when working together to build dens.
We are delighted to be working in partnership with the Fauldhouse Community Development Trust who have kindly offered such wonderful opportunities for our learners. The children experienced a lesson with a football coach and a chance to take part in a Little Chefs cooking class.
The children learned how to make pancakes, it was great fun although eating them was even better!
This week P6/5 have been looking into Evacuation during World War 2. After writing evacuation letters we used tea staining to make them look like they were written in 1940.
We used our Longridge toolkit creative skills to try different techniques such as dipping, dabbing and dripping, and different resources such as cotton pads, the tea bags and sponges to create different textures and appearance.
The pupils had a great time showing off their artistic skills and have all produced brilliant artwork.
P7/6 were working on the wellbeing indicator ‘Achieving’ this week. We had a really interesting discussion together about our thoughts on Growth Mindset and how it links to our opinions about our achievements. We learned about the power of ‘yet’ and the difference having a Growth Mindset can make to our learning. We also set ourselves some targets which having a Growth Mindset will help us achieve. We may not be experts ‘yet’, but we are certainly working on it!
