We’ve had another busy week as the children settle into P5. Here’s what we’ve been up to and what we are looking forward to next week…
Health and Wellbeing
We continued working on our movement skills and spatial awareness in P.E this week. The size of ball increased as the session went on. We began by following hand-clap patterns and sequences with a tennis ball to improve our hand-eye coordination before introducing the basketballs and working with a partner. We tested our reflexes against different opponents before mirroring their movements and varying the ways in which we exchange the ball.
This week, we were also lucky enough to have a surprise visit from the SSPCA. We were spoken to about the importance of being kind towards animals and heard stories about some unusual call-outs made by staff. The session finished with a coding exercise where we were tasked with building a programmable owl which flapped its wings and moved its head. Unfortunately we weren’t able to make Oscar fly…
Technologies
In the upper school this term we have a particular focus on building and construction, mimicking that going on around the school currently as our toilets are upgraded. We’ve got real-life materials, Spheros, K’nex and Lego workstations to choose from. On Wednesday afternoon we tried some K’nex challenge cards in small groups and created our own unique designs. We had strands of DNA, noughts and crosses, cars and even a wheelbarrow!
Literacy and English
The genre for writing this week was creative and imaginative. Mr Logan introduced our word bank and recapped on the important features of a story before showing us an image of Japan. Our stories had to use this setting but the characters and plot were left to us. The standard of writing was incredibly high and Mr Logan was impressed with the ambitious range of VCOP in our work.
Problem Solving
We’ve been taking part in varied problem solving and team building exercises over the first couple of weeks to improve our teamwork and communication skills. Our final challenge of the week was the classic ‘Egg Drop Challenge’. All 8 groups were given a minimal amount of resources including tape, newspaper, string and a plastic cup to create a protective capsule for their egg. Out of 8 groups, 4 managed to keep their egg intact after it was thrown into the air in the back playground on Friday. You’ll see their proud wee faces below, well done everyone!
Achievements
Finally, a couple of achievements from this week to mention…
- O and S have been attending gymnastics sessions in Linlithgow and received a number of medals for their efforts! Well done girls, Mr Logan is really proud of you both!
- E has been demonstrating her creativity at home, constructing Mt. Fuji and a Japanese building using Lego. Super job, E!
Coming Up
- 2.9.19 – Japan IDL learning context begins
- 4.9.19 – Swimming assessment at Xcite Lgow, leave 12.15 and return 15.15
- 13.9.19 – ‘Responsible’ assembly
- 16.9.19 & 17.9.19 – Holidays
- 18.9.19 – Liaise with Leadership from 16.00-17.00
It was great to meet you all on Wednesday evening, have a relaxing weekend!
P5 and Mr Logan
