21st October 2022 Primary 6W Blog
Literacy
In literacy we have been learning how to make notes and then use them to create new texts. We carried out independent research on either Moscow or St Petersburg and created notes using subheadings. We then used these notes to produce colourful leaflets to encourage people to visit these Russian cities. This week we have started a new topic looking at how to write our own narratives. We read a story about a boy called Tom who was evacuated to the countryside during World War 2. We highlighted vocabulary, figurative language and excellent openers that we thought we might use in our own story which we then worked hard to create.
Numeracy
In numeracy we have completed our topic on patterns where we were investigating famous patterns such as Fibonacci and Pascall’s Triangle. This week we have started our new topic on decimal numbers. We have been learning to understand what a decimal is, how to find them on a number-line and how to order them. Next week we will be learning how to round decimal numbers, using our knowledge of rounding whole numbers.
Others
In science we have been investigating reversible and irreversible reactions. We experimented by separating rice and paperclips using a magnet, separating flour and peas using a sieve, separating salt and water by evaporation, melting chocolate to make Krispie cakes and mixing vinegar and baking powder.
We have also continued to learn about sources of energy by creating and experimenting with our own circuits. We made clowns with light up noses.
We had a visit from West Lothian Ranger Services this week. They were talking to us about the Scottish Outdoor Access Code. They explained how we can keep ourselves and others’ safe whilst exploring the outdoors. They also had a variety of activities for us to do that helped us remember how to use the Code correctly.
We participated in a live Harvest lesson led by the National Farmers Union. In this lesson they were showing us how carrots go from seed to fork. Inspired by the lesson, we decided to make our own carrot soup in the afternoon. Some people even tried dipping carrots in chocolate to see if it tasted nice – it was a mixed result.
During STEAM week we were learning to reuse and recycle plastics. We heard information about how long it takes a plastic bag to decompose and then created our own “fashion accessories” using recycled plastic bags.
