Learning intention:

We are learning to complete an application form.

Success Criteria (decided by P6):

I can show my understanding of the role through my answers.

I can write persuasively.

I can use formal language.

I can present my work neatly.

Primary 6 have been thinking ahead to next year and getting ready for taking on their Responsible Roles: Playful Pals, Magical Mediators and Safe Security. We have been learning about what each of these roles entail and have written our application forms ready to pass onto Miss Burton to check over with a fine-tooth comb!

To prepare to write our application forms we read examples and discussed what would should be include in an application. We thought about our previous experiences, specialist knowledge and personal skills. The result was that each application turned out to be very personal and a true reflection of each pupil. We look forward to hearing back from Miss Burton in a few weeks!

Well done to Primary 6 for a great assembly today all about storytelling. We have learned a lot about both storytelling and story writing, using what we have learned to write our own fantasy stories. Thank you to all parents and carers who managed to attend. The children enjoyed planning, preparing and presenting their assembly! Here are some videos from the assembly for any parents and carers who couldn’t attend and for the pupils to watch again!

P6 have had a great time learning all about Scots language. We have been reading a variety of poems and have studied Scots vocabulary. Using this knowledge, we have created our own ‘Oor Wullie’ comic strips. This has been a fun and engaging task and has been a great way of applying our knowledge of Scots language.

Learning intention – We are learning to write a comic strip using Scots vocabulary.

Success criteria – I can write speech appropriate to the images.

I can use 10/12/14 different Scots words.

I can write in an informal style.

P6 have been showing great effort and creativity this week whilst writing their own playscripts.

Learning intention – We are learning to turn a scene from a story into a playscript.

Success criteria – I can include the following features of a playscript in my writing:

• Scene number
• Scene title
• Stage directions to set the scene
• Stage directions in the present tense
• Character names
• Speech
• Consistent use of capitalisation, underlined text, brackets and colons

In preparation for writing our own playscripts, we read lots of examples and highlighted their main features. We discussed how stage directions were used to set the scene and show actions. Also, we looked at how dialogue was set out differently to a story. We applied all of this knowledge to writing our own playscripts with every pupil choosing a well known story to adapt. Once we had finished our writing we spent a long time assessing each other’s work, picking out evidence that met each success criteria. It has been an enjoyable process and has enhanced our experience of reading and performing the script for ‘Alice’ the musical.