PE
Hello boys and girls, I hope you are all having a nice week. Hopefully you are all managing to get outside and stay active in this glorious sunshine. This week I thought we would have fun with a bit of dance. You will see there are two dance tasks. It would be great if you could take part in both at some point. They are both very different but equally as fun. Enjoy!!
P.E Lesson – 7.5.20
LI: I am developing skills and techniques and improving my level of performance.
SC: I can move with purpose demonstrating balance, control and rhythm.
1. French Disco HWB 1-21a (co-ordination and fluency)
A great video resource that can be located via Youtube, ‘5-a-day’ encourages movement and actions to music with a keep fit approach to its content. This activity blends PE skills with French vocabulary. A fun and active way to consolidate and learn some new French words and phrases. Find it at –
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVhfIgghOPw
2. Dance Class (E&O – HWB 1-21a – Rhythm & Timing)
Use the ‘Just Dance’ video to lead you through a series of dance moves to the ‘Kung Fu Fighting’ song. Each successful moves earns you points. Try to keep up with the dancer and practice to see if you can complete the dance without making mistakes – a BIG challenge! I would recommend watching the video first. ‘Kung Fu Fighting’ for Just Dance can be found at
www.youtube.com/watch?v=domGaQVg004
Have fun and enjoy dancing
Mrs Davidov
Ready, Steady, Cook with P4
Primary 4 have had a busy term so far and have loved learning all about the journey of food through their Field to Fork IDL Context. The highlight of our IDL has to be our class visit from Jennifer from Scotch Kitchen. We were able to share our learning with Jennifer and also cook Moroccan Spiced Lamb with new and familiar ingredients. The food was delicious and some of us even had second and third helpings!
Primary 4 learn about gender stereotypes
Through our topic ‘Extraordinary Humans’, the boys and girls have been finding out about people who have overcame obstacles in their lives to become successful.
This week we learned about gender stereotypes and explored the different ways that people can face obstacles in their life simply because they are a boy or a girl. When people use gender stereotypes, they make assumptions about people because of their gender.
The boys and girls believe that a gender stereotype is not a good thing because it encourages us to believe that boys can do things that girls can’t and girls can do things that boys can’t. We decided to make posters to show the different things that boys and girls can do regardless of their gender stereotype.
We were also lucky enough to have a visit from a female footballer this week. Miss Walkingshaw talked about the obstacles she faced as a female footballer and how she overcame those obstacles by not giving up. She gave a positive message to the that children you shouldn’t let gender stereotypes stop you from being who you want to be! Check out our football squad!
Primary 4 go bananas!
As part of food technology, the boys and girls in Primary 4 have been developing their peeling, slicing and chopping skills using bananas, carrots and potatoes!
We looked at how to prepare food safely and hygienically as well as techniques for preparing food before it is used for a meal.
First, we had to wash our carrots and potatoes using a colander and running water:
The boys and girls learned how to use the ‘bridge’ technique to slice a banana in half:
They also used the ‘claw’ technique to slice and dice the bananas:
They had lots of fun using the peelers too to peel the carrots and potatoes:
Primary 4 love food technology!
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