To prepare us for the World of Work, we have been applying and interviewing for the role of Nursery Buddy. Primary 6 were interviewed by Miss Hall and Miss MacAulay. Well done P6 for speaking so confidently and telling us about your fantastic skills and strengths. 
P6 STEM: Volcanoes
To finish off our Natural Disasters project, P6 enjoyed building and erupting volcanoes. We used our research skills to plan and write news reports about a Volcanic eruption. We know what a volcano is made of and should look like. We designed and decorated our volcanoes. We used our STEM skills to measure and mix ingredients to create a chemical reaction. Look at our lava pouring down our volcanoes. 
P6 Seismographs
P6 have been learning about Natural Disasters. Today we completed a STEM task in groups to build our own Earthquake readers. We tested our finished seismographs by shaking the boxes to see how the graph changed.
P6 Trip to Sky Up Studios
Last Thursday 29th August, P6 attended a school trip to Sky Up Studios in Livingston. We were lucky enough to explore the Sky offices and see lots of people at work. We learned about the different roles and jobs they offer at Sky. We were shown behind the scenes clips of the new Wicked film, taught how to produce and plan trailers and the importance of props and settings. We worked in groups to write scripts, plan, film and produce a trailer. We got to watch our final productions on the big cinema screen complete with surround sound and flashing lights.
Our teachers were very proud of our creativity and behaviour as we represented our school.
Here are some photos of our school trip and an excellent piece of writing describing the experience.
Welcome to Primary 6 – Class Charter
Welcome back to our Primary 6 pupils.
We have had a busy two weeks settling into our new classroom. Take a look at our new classroom charter that we have created together.
We will demonstrate our school values of being nurturing, ambitious and respectful. We will be ready to learn, show respect and stay safe in our classroom.
Ask us about our classroom goals at home 🙂 
P5 and P6 Amazon/Smallpeice Trust STEM Day
Today our Primary 5 and 6 classes enjoyed a full day STEM session run by The Smallpeice Trust, kindly funded by Amazon. We completed lots of fun activities to give us a taster of what it would be like to be an engineer. We learned about Engineering as a career and the jobs available in the world of work.
We started our day with a code breaking task. We worked with our teams to use our prior knowledge of skip counting, multiplication and sequencing to crack the secret code.
Next, we learned all about the mechanics behind rockets. We were tasked with designing an economical robot and had to work out the cost of our product before building and testing it.
Throughout the day we worked towards completing our STEM certificates by earning stickers for speaking, staying positive, teamwork, problem solving, creativity, aiming high, leadership and listening.
After lunch, we learned about autonomous vehicles. We created maps and used iPads to program a Sphero. We had to meet a specific criteria and direct the robots to follow our instructions.
We also had a virtual visit from Amazon where we learned about job opportunities and the role of engineers at Amazon.
We are so grateful for such a fantastic experience and we have loved learning through STEM challenges today.
Well done P5 and P6 🙂
Show racism the red card.
This week, Primary 5 have been learning about racism and the serious impact it has on victims and their families. We read about the sickening story of Antony Walker and were shocked to find out how he was treated. We wrote letters to his family to share how their story made us feel and our hopes for the future. We hope that all people learn about the impact of their actions and how dangerous and upsetting racism can be.
P5 Home Learning
P5 Termly Overview Term 3
Scots Poetry
This week, we are learning Scots poetry. Please practice with us at home so we feel confident to recite our poems next week.
Your child will have one of these poems to practice in their bag.
- Veggie Olympics
- Street Talk
- A Night’s rain
Thank you,
Miss Hall & Primary 5 🙂
