Over the last 2 weeks, as part of a whole school topic, P2 have been learning all about recycling.
We started our topic by having a pupil voice planning session as to what we would like to learn and what we already knew. We read through our story book and made a list in our floor book.
We learned about the different coloured bins, what goes in each bin, why it is important that we separate it and where each the rubbish goes. We created our own bins by reusing cardboard boxes, painting them different colours and labelling them. We then used these for a full week to practise separating our rubbish. We spoke about trying to do this at home too and encouraging our family to recycle.
When discussing recycled paper, we created our own paper!
We spoke about the benefits of compost and separating food waste. We identified the food waste bin in our own school and other settings. We then created our own compost. We spoke about how compost has nutrients from the food and how we can grow flowers in our compost. We then wrote a procedure piece on how to grow a flower.
As part of our targets this term, as a class, we aimed to develop our research skills. We researched save the earth posters and information after talking about clean energy. We spoke about solar panels and types of energy alongside how to recycle batteries.
We spoke about donating and upcycling clothes and other items. We spoke about how someone may have a use or a need for something you might not need anymore. We also spoke about reusable bags and the policy in place to encourage use of biodegradable products.
We ended our topic by creating recycling monsters. We gave our monsters bins for arms and legs, our own made paper for hair, a reusable bag for clothes and a recycling symbol on our the clothes.
P5 were delighted to win a prestigious award for literacy this week. In January, we did a lot of literacy work on our Scots Poetry topic including writing a biography of Rabbie Burns, learning and reciting his poems, creating our own Scots poems and hosting a Burn supper for parents. We met benchmarks across reading, writing and listening and talking.
P5 won the bronze award for second level, which was presented to the class by Mark Neil, West Lothian’s Education Officer.
Superb work Primary 5!
The scientists from the University of Edinburgh were back in P5 this week sharing our results from our DNA experiment. Well done to everyone! We discovered that it’s easier to extract DNA from strawberries than it is from grapes.
Our experiment was part of their research into DNA and will be published in a forthcoming scientific journal.
We finished off our money topic by finalising our understanding of ‘change’ through our very own shop! We made 50p in different ways, using different coins and purchased our sweeties, working out the change we should receive. Everyone did brilliantly!
As part of our recycling topic, we created our own bins and compost. We learned what the different colours means and why it is important to separate our rubbish. We also have been using our compost bin in the dining hall!
We, of course, we had our trip to Mill Farm! We had an amazing day exploring the parks and saying hi to all the animals! It was such a lovely day altogether
P4 had a fantastic trip to Blair Drummond Safari Park. We watched the sealion show and learned all about their health and how we can help them by looking after the environment. We got to pet some goats and sheep and we loved how soft they were. We saw lions, an elephant, giraffes and camels. We had a great time playing at the large park and sliding down the bumpy chute. We had a brilliant day out.
P5 have been very busy these last few weeks! We are currently in the middle of exploring the DNA of fruit samples as part of a study with Edinburgh University scientists. We conducted the experiment last week and will welcome the scientists back next week for the results. The results will be used at uni as part of the scientists research!
On Tuesday we took a trip to Blair Drummond Safari Park where we enjoyed exploring the animal enclosures and enjoyed some play time and a visit to the shop.
On Monday got our baking aprons on and made some Empire biscuits which were so delicious we have already decided we want to make them again!
We’re also still working hard on our recount writing and geometry. Well done P5 for smashing it yet again!
We have had a lovely week in Rannoch. We have consolidated our Phonics learning this year and are able to make sound associations with pictures, and in some cases with the associated word.
In our Numeracy we have focused on ordering muddled numbers to 10, to 20 and even to 25!
In the warmth of the Summer sun, we have enjoyed time on the Trim Trail and enjoyed experiencing, and participating in, Sports Day.
We are very excited about our trip to Mill Farm next week where we look forward to a day of adventure, and new experiences!
We started our week by celebrating our amazing volcano assembly by making hot chocolate! It was super yummy and super fun! We then wrote a procedure piece on how to make make it!
We continued our money work by learning how to make change from 10p. We discussed how to make amounts and how to work our change from buying items. We then engaged in outdoor learning and created scenarios, using our collaboration skills.
This week, we also engaged in our whole school sports day! We had a lovely afternoon playing games and running races!
Today we had our sports day and what a lovely day for it! We were put into house teams and we all tried really hard to win as many points for our houses as we could at each station. We then had fun taking part in the class egg and spoon and running races. Well done everyone and well done to St Ninians, the winning house.
Primary 5 have had a busy week! Firstly, we worked hard to complete our Puma Maths assessment.
We also tidied up the school grounds with a litter pick. We filled eight bags of rubbish!
All week we have also been rehearsing our assembly – Mary Queen of Scots from Birth to the Block. We have conducted a detailed study of Mary, her life, her mistakes and her downfall. We even visited Loch Leven Castle to see where she was imprisoned. We wanted to share our leaning through a dramatic and musical performance. And I have to say P5 absolutely smashed it!
Thank you to parents and carers who came to see our performance. It was a lovely way to wrap up what has been a fascinating learning journey that also helped us to uplevel our research skills, genre writing and spelling strategies too! And thanks to Miss Dixon who was in attendance today. It was a great pleasure to have you in class and help out at the start of our production! Well done P5!
