The whole world are on the road to Rio and are starting to get Olympic fever! So P5 have started a mini focus on “The Olympics Games” this week. Read on to see how we have linked our learning through this topic.
Reading for information
We initially looked at the history of the Olympic Games and learned a lot of facts about how it all began. From here we have identified the differences between the Modern Games and the traditional Games.
Maths
We became city planners and created our own Olympic Park. We used our knowledge of coordinates and direction to complete this work. Through this work we discussed the massive consideration that has to be given to the infra structure of a city which is hosting the Games.
Art and Design
We looked at examples of Olympic torches and medals from over the past few decades. We were inspired by these and then used our own creativity to design our own on paper. Our next challenge is to try and create a small scale 3D model of these designs.
With the weather being so good for most of this week we have also been discussing how to be Summer Safe. Last week during assembly the children were all given information regarding this topic and they received their Summer Safe sticker from West Lothian Council. In writing, they were given the opportunity to turn all the information that they were given into a poster or an information leaflet. Many are still on going, but so far they look really good.
Another great week P5. Well done.
Mrs Currie
