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As part of our Scots focus, P6 have been studying the work of the Scottish Colourists. First, we looked at examples of their work and talked about their styles of painting and what the artwork made us think and feel. The children then created their own portraits inspired by the work of John Duncan Fergusson. Finally, they set up their own still life compositions using classroom objects and used shading to draw the still life, inspired by the work of Samuel Peploe.
Our school football team looked fantastic in their new sponsored strips on Friday. Â Many thanks to the parents who help the coach, David, at the matches. Â If you are interested in being more involved in supporting our team – please let us know.
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As part of our Scots focus, P6 have been analysing ‘A Red, Red Rose’ by Robert Burns. We discussed his use of rhythm, rhyme and repetition and used this to inspire our own class poem in the same style. We used the Scots spelling of ‘luve’ rather than ‘love’, as Robert Burns did in his poem. You can read our poem below; we hope you like it!
My luve, Ross
Oh my luve’s like a teddy bear,
That’s soft and fluffy too;
Oh my luve’s like a purple pug,
That’s filled with joy like you.
Oh my luve’s like a big Big Mac,
That’s so juicy inside;
Oh my luve’s like flowers in grass,
That touches my heart with pride!
Oh my luve’s like a cheese pizza,
That’s crunchy like some toast;
Oh my luve’s like a golden ring,
That’s a perfect fit for most.
Oh my luve’s like a bunch of grapes,
That’s growing on a tree.
Oh my luve’s like a juicy lime,
That’s growing just like me.
Oh my luve is like a diamond,
He shines so bright at night;
Oh my luve’s like a chocolate cake,
We will not ever fight!
Oh my luve’s like a cosy fire,
I’d love to give him hugs;
Oh my luve’s like the gentle breeze,
He is as cute as pugs!
Oh my luve’s like chicken nuggets,
Covered in curry sauce;
Oh my luve’s like a frying pan,
And my love’s name is Ross!
This week we learned about time in maths, we were learning 12 and 24 hour time. We found out that 24 hour time has a colon and 12 hour doesn’t and 24 hour time is mostly used on your phone or electrical device.
With Mrs Andison we have been learning about smoking. In drama we made a smoking advert to help people stop smoking and to tell them about the consequences.
By Mya and Iona
by Sarah Jane
Happy New Year from P6!
We are raring to go and keen to learn lots in 2017. On our first day back, P6 have been learning about states of matter in science. We made a video to show how particles behave in solids, liquids and gases. You can watch it below.
https://vimeo.com/198051863
P6 and Mrs Cullum would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
This week in maths we were using 2D nets to make 3D shapes. We made a cube, a cone, a square based pyramid, a cuboid, a triangular prism and a cylinder.
This week we were doing writing too. We were writing about a Christmas day and were setting a scene using the 5 senses: sight, feel, taste, smell and sound.
By Mya and Logan
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The outdoor club have made a fantastic job of creating winter wreaths to take home for loved ones. The pupils in the club collected Willow branches, wove the branches into a ring and then used a variety of winter foliage to create their beautiful wreaths.
