It has been a very busy 2 weeks in the P6W classroom.

Literacy

In writing, we have been creating poetry that links to our World War 2 topic.  We have been focusing on creating a repeating pattern and using figurative language to engage the reader.

Here is one of the poems created by MW:

Fear looks like a soldier,

Cowering the corner,

Like a terrified rabbit.

Fear sounds like a soldier,

Screaming so loud,

Like a new born baby.

Fear smells like a soldier,

Covering his face with an elbow,

To stop inhaling the smoke.

Fear feels like a soldier,

Saying goodbye to his wife,

Heading off to war.

Fear tastes like a soldier,

Bleeding from his head,

Hiding for his life.

Fear is hiding in your hands,

So heavy you can barely move it,

So you need to hide.

We have also been learning how to write diary entries.  We looked at examples of diaries, including the diary of Anne Frank and then created our own fictional diary of a child during the Blitz.

Numeracy

In numeracy we have continued our work on Decimals, Fractions and Percentages.  We have been learning how to find fractions of amounts and how to convert mixed numbers to improper fractions (and back again).  In Maths, we have been developing our measuring skills by learning how to measure and compare capacity.

Health

In PE, we have been learning some new dances for our Christmas party.  We have been practising the moves, improving coordination and balance as well as our listening and following skills.  So far we have practised The Slosh, The Macarena, The Cha Cha Slide and 5, 6, 7, 8.

Other

We have been working very hard on our Christmas Enterprise project which was to design and make a Christmas Tealight Holder.  First we had to do research and then we had to present our idea to Mrs Angus.  Then we designed our pots on paper before making them out of air drying clay.

We also created some wooden gift tags to sell at the fayre too.  Mrs Welsh let us try her Pyrography tool to create burned designs in the wood.  We had to be very careful as the tool gets VERY hot.

Primary 6 Blog 11^th November 2022

Literacy

In literacy, we have been making links between topic and writing.  We have written imagined recounts of evacuated children and created imaginative poems about life in the trenches. We have also make links with our grammar and punctuation lessons by including figurative language, similes, metaphors and speech.

Numeracy

In numeracy, we have started working with decimals.  We have learned how to order, round, add subtract and multiply decimals by 10, 100 and 1000.

Next we will be looking at fractions. We will be understanding how to identify and simplify fractions as well as matching fractions to their equivalent decimal number. In Maths, we have continued to develop our knowledge and understanding of measuring length, weight and volume.

Other

In groups, we have been discussing what we already know about World War 2 and what we would like to learn.  We have created a KWL grid to show what we plan to investigate during our topic.  We have created a timeline to show the correct order of the main events that lead to the start of the war.

In science, we have been participating in an Air Race Challenge.  For the challenge we have investigated different jobs to do with aerospace including air traffic control, engineer and pilot.  We have researched a range of famous aviators including Amelia Earhart and Tim Peake.  Next we will be designing an obstacle course for a set of drones to fly through.

21^st 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.