Perfect Planting Promotion Challenge
As part of their Rainforest IDL, Primary 3 have been learning all about what plants need to grow and survive. As P1, P2/1 and P2 are going to be learning about ‘In the Garden’ this term, we were challenged to share our knowledge with them by creating a tutorial video about how to plant a plant.
We had to script, film, direct and edit our tutorials, using our digital skills to help us to add background music, transitions and sound effects when filming was complete. Check out our amazing videos!
Bafooni Tribe:
Cfilmt Tribe:
Minyo Tribe:
Pando Tribe:
Pirano Tribe:
We shared our tutorials with P1, P2/1 and P2 and then wrote invitations to ask them to come and help us to plant the plants that our tribe have been growing and nurturing for the last 2 months. Both Primary 3 and Primary 1-2 loved planing the plants and we can’t wait to see how well they continue to grow in their new home in our playground.
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Primary 3 are extraordinary!
On Friday, Primary 3 shared their learning about what it means to be ‘extraordinary’ with their parents/carers, family and friends, as well as the rest of our school, at their class assembly. They told everyone all about their IDL context, Extraordinary Humans, and taught their audience about some of the challenges that the people they have met and been learning about have overcome. They explained what gender stereotypes are, described challenges like dyslexia and autism, and discussed some physical disabilities, ultimately teaching everyone to break down these barriers because all of these things can make people extraordinary!
Check out their fascinating documentary, Extraordinary Earth, which is all about gender stereotypes and is led by the trusted explorer, Smavid Battenborough:
A big part of our IDL context has been looking at what makes Primary 3 extraordinary too, and celebrating how amazing it is that we are all different and unique. We created a music video for one of our favourite songs, Different, by singer, Tom Fletcher.
Primary 3 did a fantastic job at teaching their audience that everyone should have an equal place in society, and that being different really is what makes us extraordinary!Â
Burns Day 2019
A big thank you to all those who took part in our PSA fundraiser by wearing tartan or dressing down to celebrate Burns Day on 25th January. We raised a fantastic £130.12 for the school.
Extraordinary Humans in Primary 3
As part of our IDL context, Extraordinary Humans, Primary 3 have been learning all about different people who have not let a physical disability affect their confidence, strength, or their ability to believe in themselves and become extraordinary.
We have been learning all about the Paralympic swimmer, Ellie Simmonds. We used fact sheets and online search engines to find out about her childhood, achievements and life after the Paralympics. We organised our notes under subheadings and then used Microsoft Word to create a biography about her. We tinkered with the features of Word before using it, learning how to layout our biographies neatly, add an image, how to change the fonts and colours, and how to use bold and underlining to make our headings and subheadings clear. As our final subheading, we had to explain why, in our opinion, Ellie was extraordinary, and our reasons were something that we should all aspire towards.Â
Last week, we also had a talk from Linda, who told us all about how her granddaughter had the life threatening liver disease, biliary atresia. Linda explained how, despite having gone through many challenges in her 9 years of life, Alesha is always a fighter and has an enthusiastic and positive outlook on life. She left us with the message: Stay strong. Stay beautiful. Be yourself. Believe. Another extraordinary human!
