Author Archives: Mrs Welsh

29.4.22 P6W Blog

In literacy we have been learning how to write persuasive texts. We started by researching renewable energy v non-renewable energy and discussed reasons why we think renewable energy is a better option. We then learned how to structure and write an exposition, using justified arguments and emotive language. We have now used what we learned in that lesson to write persuasive letters to the council. We are trying to persuade then not to build houses on our playing field (Mrs Welsh promised that they weren’t really planning to do that!)

In numeracy we have been learning to collect, organise, interpret and display information in the form of bar line graphs. We have also been learning about the properties of circles with Ms Brody. WE have been revising some aspects of numeracy such as rounding numbers to estimate and answer to a sum and identifying and continuing patterns.

In art we have been linking our skills to our RME topic and Pattern work in numeracy by printing our own Rangoli patterns. We used a wedge of press print to create or intricate designs and then repeated the pattern in a circle to create the finished design. We linked our Russian topic with Easter by researching and creating our own Faberge Eggs and we created Easter themed headbands to wear on our Whole school spring walk.

In Science, we were so pleased that our chicks hatched. We have had great fun watching them play, feed and sleep in class. We made up a timetable so that everyone got a chance to hold the chicks before they were returned to the farmer. We were also learning about friction and air resistance by creating egg parachutes. We tested how successful our egg parachutes were by throwing them out the window on the bridge. Two parachutes were successful/

In PE we have been developing our skill in cross country running in preparation for a festival we will be taking part in later this month. We have also been developing skill in athletics. We have starting with improving our jumping for height and distance techniques.

We have linked our 2D shape topic in Maths with ICT skills by inviting some P& pupils to show us how to use the programmable Probots to draw a range of 2D shapes. We needed to remember the properties of the shapes such as side length and angles so we could programme the probots correctly.

P6W Learning Blog 18.3.22

18^th March 2022 Primary 6W Blog

Literacy

In literacy we have been investigating how to create a range of texts from notes that we have made. We began by researching information about famous Russians and then created a biography. Now we are making notes on the advantages and disadvantages of renewable/ non- renewable energies in order to write a persuasive piece of writing called an exposition. We celebrated book week by joining in with lots of book week related tasks – we created a school relay story, we joined in with a BBC Live Lesson and Mrs Welsh went to the book shop to collect our free book. We are looking forward to adding these to our “First Minister’s Reading Passport.”

Numeracy

In numeracy we have been learning strategies for long multiplication and division including the “chimney method” and the “grid method.” Miss Foote came to do our number talk with us on Tuesday and she was “blown away” with our mental arithmetic skills. In Maths, we have been developing our understanding of increasingly complex shapes – polygons and quadrilaterals.

IDL

As part of Science fortnight, our topic work has had a STEM focus. We have been nurturing our eggs in their incubator. On Monday, we learned how to “candle” our eggs to see if any of them contained a growing chick. Unfortunately , it doesn’t look like the eggs have developed into chicks but we are hoping to have another try after the Easter holidays. Fingers crossed that we have better luck the next time. We were also using our engineering and problems solving skills to build the tallest tower possible using just spaghetti and mini marshmallows and creating a paper bridge strong enough to hold 15 unifix cubes.

We have had a number of pupil led lessons since our last blog. This is where one of the pupils in class has an opportunity to teach the rest of the class a skill they are really good at. We have had a great lessons on Coding, Football Skills and Origami.

RME

In RME we have been learning about festivals from across the world and how they link to religion. We were making connections between British Pancake day and Russian Maslanitsa Day. We made our own pancakes to celebrate. This also involved us using our reading skills and measuring skills in order to follow the recipe accurately.

We have also been discussing the importance of Holy week to Christians and looking at famous works of art that illustrate the key events of Holy Week. Do you recognise any?

Assembly

We are all VERY excited to be having our first, whole school assembly in over 2 years tomorrow!

24.2.22 P6W Blog

It certainly has been a busy few weeks in P6W since we last shared our learning!

We participated in a number of tasks as part of “Languages Week” at the beginning of February. Each task undertaken earned us points towards a school competition which we won jointly with P2C. Here are the activities we took part in and some pictures of the tasks.

Activity

– Get Set Activity – Learn how to say “How are you?” in 6 different language – French, Spanish, British Sign Language, Russian, Chinese, German . Respond to register call (Individual task)-

Freestyle – (Pupil Led Lesson) Paper Origami Tiger Bookmark to celebrate Chinese New Year (Individuals task)

– Listen to a story in a different Language – The Eejits in Scots (Class)

– Sing a song in another language -Chu Chu Wa (Class)

– Find and cook a recipe from another country – chicken noodle soup (5 Groups)

– Wordwall Language Quiz (Class)

– Design a badge featuring a word or phrase in another language (Individual Task)

Languages Week Quiz – completed in jotter and peer assessed (Individual task)

– Create a piece of art inspired by a famous artist from another country. Piet Mondrian stained glass windows (Individual task)

– Free writing in Spanish – Carmen (Individual)

– Children order lunch in Spanish – respond to register call (Individual task)

– Spanish Lesson – Freestyle Challenge. Ordering food in Spanish – Listening and talking challenge (individual task)

– Watch a story you know in another language – El Grufalo (Class)

– Freestyle Challenge – Get Set Task- Duolingo Lesson (Individual task

– PE/ IDL – Learn how to dance like a Russian Kossak (Individual task)

In addition our special language focus, we have also been developing a number of other skills;

Numeracy – We have been learning all about how to manage finances by creating a budget. Mrs Welsh set us the task of planning a holiday with a set criteria and a budget. Here is one of the proposals put forward for consideration.

IDL – We have continued to work on our Russian topic, which has had even more relevance now given how much Russia has been in the news lately. We have been learning about the physical and human geography of Russia – learning about its varying biomes. To link with our writing theme of “information texts,” we have also been investigating and learning about famous Russians like Putin, Rasputin, Gagarin and Tchaikovsky. We will make notes and then use our notes to write a biography.

Next week we will be beginning a mystery topic. Mrs Welsh had been giving us clues each day this week to help us guess what it is. Do you think you know?

As well as developing our ball skills in PE, we have also been learning how to do orienteering. We have been learning how to read maps accurately and even participated in an orienteering course around the school grounds. We also became quite interested in the Winter Olympics, especially when Team GB were doing so well. Miss Foote and Mrs Welsh arranged for some indoor curling equipment to be delivered so we could practise the skills we had observed.

In science we have been investigating materials by carrying out a number of different experiments. We were separating materials by filtering (sand/water), sieving (Flour/ raisins), Evaporation (Salt/water) and magnetism (rice/paperclips). We have also been investigating reversible and irreversible reactions by mixing warm milk and vinegar to create casein plastic and bicarbonate of soda and vinegar to create carbon dioxide.