Primary 6 really enjoyed going outside in the nice weather to engage in some mindful drawing. They had a look at something of their choice and worked on their sketching skills to draw it. Some lovely results shown below.
 
P6 outdoor learning
We took our spelling outside this afternoon, competing in “Spelling races”
Each spelling group had to race up and be told a spelling word, race back and write their words down then repeat. Great fun!
P6 Parliament trip
On Tuesday, Primary 6 went on a school trip to the Scottish Parliament.
We were given a presentation about democracy and learned about the difference between devolved and reserved laws.
The class then went on a guided tour around the parliament and got to see the debating chamber.
After the tour the class engaged in a Q+A session with our local MSP, Angela Constance. We spoke about matters local to us, such as the proposed closures of the Swimming Pools across West Lothian and what this will mean to us.
P6 had a great day!
P6 outdoor learning
Primary 6 enjoyed the sun yesterday when they were doing their numeracy work. We have been learning about percentages this week.
P6 outdoor learning
To kick start our new topic on democracy, Primary 6 spent Monday afternoon doing a scavenger hunt, looking for key vocabulary related to the topic.
P6 Weekly Round Up
Literacy – In literacy, we have been learning about semi colon. These are used for adding on more information about what we might be talking about instead of using a connective.
We have also been learning about cause and effect, as this is going to link with our explanation writing.
Numeracy – In numeracy this week we have been revising our fractions, working out fractions of amounts. The circles were also learning about sevenths and and ninths. We also did problem solving with Mrs. Harrison.
PE – In P.E, we started our new unit on Tennis. We were working on our agility, balance and co-ordination.
Science – We were learning about gravity and how it pulls everything down. This was demonstrated by pouring water out of water bottles.
P6 Science Day @ Broxburn Academy
P6 had a great day at Broxburn Academy for their science day. They took part in three experiments.
For the first experiment, the class made o-wings – they were measuring to see the average distance they took to fly depending on how big the circumference was of the wings.
For the second and third experiments, P6 got to experience being in the science labs. They were given a talk about lab safety, then got to use the bunsen burners, studying different chemicals and the colours they made under the flame!
The last experiment consisted of making a rocket, simply using an seltzer and either hot or cold water, to measure how quickly it would take off!
When P6 returned to class, they made posters labelling the importance of lab safety, so that when they go to high school next year, they are well aware of the importance of lab safety. Well done P6!
Primary 6 world book day
Huge well done to Primary 6 for delivering a fantastic assembly on World Book Day. It was wonderful to see the class, and the rest of the assembly sharing their love of reading. It was also lovely having the parents in and reading with their children.
In class, P6 participated in various reading activities, including recreating a book cover of their favourite book and explaining why they liked it. We also joined in with a BBC live lesson. All the classes went to author masterclasses in different classes to learn about all the wonderful authors out there.
Great effort P6!
  
 
P6 weekly round up
This week Primary six have been learning about fractions. We have learned how to convert mixed numbers into improper fractions by looking at concrete materials and recording our answers.
For our Scottish themed topic, we have been researching the Scottish Colourist, Samuel John Peploe. We recreated one of his pieces “Tulips” – and alongside this we have been drafting out a procedural text to instruct people on how to create their own.
For reading, we have been studying Friend or Foe – this week we focused on using empathy to ask questions about the main character, with some children pretending to be the main character to try and work out how he might be feeling.
For PE we are doing handball – this week we were looking at our passing skills – jump passing, bounce passing and overhead passing.
Primary 6 are very excited for their upcoming excursion to the Sky Academy on Monday – parents please make sure children are in sharp so that we can all leave on time 🙂 thank you
