Category: Interdisciplinary Learning

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Primary 2

Science & Digital Learning Week

What were we learning?

We were learning:

  • About how the Earth gets daytime and night-time
  • How long it takes for the Earth to spin.
  • How long it takes for the Earth to orbit the Sun.
  • How long it takes the Moon to orbit the Earth.

How would we know if we were successful?

  • We would be able to present this information in the form of a film/iMovie.

What did we do?

We used papier mache to make models of the Sun, Moon and Earth. Then, we worked in groups to plan the different jobs we would have for the film. We practised our script with our group and our models and then Miss McLaughlin filmed us.

Watch our videos below. Did we include all the right information?

Check in with us next week to see what we are learning!

Until next time…
Primary 2 & Miss M 🙂

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P6 Digital Learning Week

LI: We are learning to retrieve and analyse information

SC:
I can select appropriate information
I can use digital search methods
I can analyse information to support my argument

For our digital learning we were looking into rumours of the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus, a type of octopus that has been sighted living in trees on Mt Baker. 
Pupils were asked if they believed these rumours and were sorted into partners that had a similar view to them.
We then began creating short presentations with evidence to back pour views and used digital search techniques to find this.


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Nursery Digital Learning Week.

This week we have been using a range of digital equipment in the nursery.

We start our day by using the Smartboard to register. We find our name on the board and when we click on it a picture appears related to our topic. This week we have baby animals.

We have been using our Ipad’s to record how big our plants are growing. We have planted seeds, broad beans, runner beans, peas and potatoes with Sarah-Jane. JJ said our potatoes are “huge”. Kai took pictures of our wild flowers and said the flowers are “for the bees!”

We have used the nursery digital cameras to take pictures of our learning. We have been looking at where mini beasts live and what they like to eat. Demilouize said “they (worms) like to live under the ground in the dark”.

We have been using Beebots and our remote control cars to show we can use our fine motor skills to move the cars and Beebots in different directions. We talked about the Beebots moving forwards and backwards and we used the remote controls to drive the cars in all directions.

We used some new technology this week in the form of a “busbi video”. We used it to record our day outside in the sun and watched it back on the Smartboard together.

Outside we  had painting, water play, snack outside, bikes and wheeled toys and we watered our plants.

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Sumdog Maths Contest Update

Well done to P6 and P4 who have reached the leader board in the national contest.  583 classes in the U.K have qualified so far so this will be a real challenge!  Here are the results so far:

P6 – 344th

P4 – 361st

There will be an extra playtime and Class Dojo points for the leading class at PUSCPS.  Which class will it be??

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Lay a little egg for me!

P1 had a fantastic suprise when they arrived at school this morning. A mummy hen has left us 10 little eggs to look after. Two of the eggs had already hatched before we got in and there was another arrival after school today! They are desperate to say hello but Hopefully we get to see some pipping and hatching tomorrow. We have a boy and two girls so far. P1 had lots of super questions about the chicks.

More from ‘Chick Cam’ tomorrow …

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Developing the Young Workforce – Final Call for Support!

At Pumpherston and Uphall Station Community Primary School, we are finalising our Developing the Young Workforce Week on 22nd – 25th May 2018. Last year we had great support from our school community. This year again we are asking if any parents, carers or members of our community can support this valuable learning opportunity for our children, as we really need your support for this week to a success. If you can offer some of your time to come into school or make a video about your job or interest can you please fill out the form below.

https://bit.ly/2K6bUUi

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Club Wild – Seed Bombs Away!

Now we can hear the sound of bees we know that spring is definitely here. Our wild flower bed is full of beautiful spring tulips and daffodils but to make sure the bees and butterflies have all that they need through to Autumn, it is time for ‘seed bombs away’.

Last Autumn we collected wild flower seeds from our wild flower patch and stored them in a dry place. We used these along with other seeds that bees and butterflies particularly like. Here is our seed bomb recipe:

1 cup of wild flower seeds

2-3 cups powdered clay or clay spoil

5 cups of Compost

We could tell if the soil had lots of clay by rolling it into a ball. If it stayed in a ball shape it has lots of clay but if it crumbles it does not. The clay will bind all the ingredients together. We delved right in and mixed all the ingredients together to make balls.

Now for the fun part… the throwing. Seed bombs away! 

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Club Wild – Spring is in the air!

Now that the long winter is finally over Club Wild have been busy out and about exploring the wildlife and plants around us and starting to give them a helping hand for the months ahead. Catch up with all our adventures here…

Club Wild – Animal tracks and Signs

 We put on our detective hats and set out to find what animals we have living in the school area. We might not see them all the time as they are shy and hide from us but we know they are there from the clues they leave behind. We took with us identification guides but most importantly our alert senses and curiosity.

 The snow  left the ground wet and muddy which makes an excellent surface for preserving paw prints. Looking down, we identified dogs large and small, ducks and other birds and deer. One small track even looked like it has been left behind by a hedgehog.

 We thought about other clues that animals might leave. Erin said they could leave fur or feathers behind. She is right, sometimes when animals brush past bushes or fences some of their fur gets left. We found some very soft grey/brown fur that we think was left by a rabbit.

 Lucas said that they would leave poo and he is absolutely right. Identifying animal droppings is a great way to kmow what animals are there as all animals eat and get rid of their waste as droppings. Scientists call animal droppings scat. Using our scat id sheet we can now tell the difference between the rabbit (rounded) and deer (pointy at one end) droppings. We also found what looked to be fox poo as we could see fur, tiny bones and seeds within the scat.

 We also found some pellets, again full of animal bones and fur. Pellets are the undigested parts of a bird’s food which are coughed up through the beak. You can tell which bird left the pellet by dissecting it and finding out what small mammals that are around and then eaten.

 We were rewarded with the sight of three beautiful deer! They watched us for a bit before moving on. There are lots of other clues to look out for, nibbled bark on trees, nibbled hazelnuts left under the hazel trees. We have found nuts nibbled by wood mice and those eaten by squirrels before.

 We also found lots of tracks and signs left by us as we stumbled over what humans leave behind… rubbish. From the old rubbish of the Victorian bottle dump to all the litter left behind today. Let’s be more like animals and leave behind things that can decompose.

 Club Wild, Mrs Young and Sarah-Jane

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