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P6-5 and P5 Hat Workshops

Hat- Tastic IDL

Learning Intention

1. We are learning to create 3D sculptures which represent hat design for a purpose

2. We are learnng to use a variety of media and techniques to create our hat designs

Success Criteria
A successful design will have,
-a style
-a chosen base colour
-represent your personality
-2 elements in your design from the hat workshop

During the last two weeks, Primary 5 and Primary 6-5 have been very busy designing hats and learning about the design process. This will all come together in a final hat showcase at Howden Park Centre on the 17th June.

We first all had to read our design brief/challenge and then start thinking about how our hats would represent our personalities and be bright and colourful. During the design process, we recorded our ideas and thinking in our design journals. These entried included illustrations, sketches, labels, dates and an evaluation of each day.

We were lucky enough to have a professional Milliner visit us, Sally- Anne Provan, and she provided two hat workshops. These were fantastic experiences, allowing us to learn new skills from an expert and express our own creativity at the same time. We were measuring, cutting, gluing and working co-operatively during both of these workshops. In the end, the results were some amazing and individually styled hats!! We can’t wait to show them off next week to our parents. All parents are welcome to this event.

P6-5 First Club Golf

Health and Well- Being

Physical Education Lesson 1

LI We are learning to play golf
SC
I can name the golf equipment correctly
I can hold the club properly and stand in the correct position
I can aim the ball at a target area

“Firstclubgolf provides a unique opportunity for children to try out golf in an environment where they feel confortable. It brings a fresh approach to the way we introduce children to the sport, and I am convinced the progress we are now seeing ensures more children, from a wide range of backgrounds, will have an opportunity to be part of Scottish golf in the future”
(Torquil McInroy- clubgolf Project Manager)

Activity

During this sequence of lessons, we will be learning about golf equipment including:
– the Putter which is used to hit the ball along the ground
– the Chipper which is used to hit the ball in the air
– all surface tees and tee pegs
– balls and targets

We ventured outside for our session in the glorious sunshine and using simpler rules, smaller equipment and working together we had a fantastic session. After our quick warm up, Reece modelled the correct position to stand in and the correct way to hold the club. Reece also informed us about his experiences within golf from Harburn golf course, where he is a member.This helped support us in our introduction to golf as some of us had never played before.

We were all excited and ready to start practising. In our pairs, we collected equipment and stood at the playing area. We took turns at aiming the ball in to the target. Reece then helped pupils align their stance to the target and to hold the club correctly. This should be left hand on top of grip and right hand beneath the left.

In our next lessons we will be learning chipping, striking and playing a simple game.

Reece and Ben commented on this session,
“We were all enthusiastic and loved learning these new skills. We can’t wait for our next lesson!”

Thank you to Reece for his expertise in this area and well-done P6-5! Perhaps some competition for Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods in the future!!

P6-5 Dessert Mania

IDL/Food Technology Project

TCH 1-11a,TCH 2-11a, TCH 1-11b, TCH 2-11b

LI; We are learning to apply our knowledge and understanding of healthy choices to design a new health product.

SC;
I can design a new healthy food or drink product that incorporates two or more food groups.

I can make my product using the correct ingredients.

Last week we had fun making our fruity desserts. We used our recipes from the ‘Apprentice challenge’ and our recipe writing project in class. After looking at our recipes closely we had to write a shopping list with all ingredients we would require and list all equipment needed for this session.
We were all very excited about our creations and the excitement of eating/drinking them afterwards! Firstly we talked about hygiene in the kitchen and safety rules when using sharp knives. We all washed our hands and prepared the surface area we were going to work on.

Desserts detailed below:
Caitlin N and Anna made Healthy fruit boats
Laura and Olivia made Berry Boo smoothie
Charlie, Louis and Euan made a Raspberry crush smoothie
Zach, Reece and Harry made Blueberry Bananza smoothie
Ayla and Louis made Fruit cocktail
Holly and Caitlin N made Mr Pears
Rudi, Reno and Ben made a Cloudy smoothie
Connor and Ellis made Berryblue smoothie
Trystan, Chiaro and Jacob made an Orange delight smoothie

Ayla and Holly commented, “We really enjoyed making our own product come to life and the best bit was eating it with a little fresh cream!!”

Photos to follow soon