Primary 6W Blog – 28.1.22

Numeracy and Maths

In numeracy we have been learning how to calculate the missing digit in an algebra equation. We have been sharing different strategies and finding the one that works best for us.  In maths, we have been learning how to calculate and measure angles using a protractor.

Literacy

In literacy we have been focussing on the Scots Language as part of our Whole School Project.  We learned a range of Scottish words including “Wheesht,” and “Glasik.”  We were then using the words learned during our spelling tasks to translate familiar stories into Scots.  We have also been looking at famous Scots cartoon characters – The Broons and Oor Wullie.  We discussed characterisation and then used that knowledge to complete a selection of comic strips. We have also been learning a selection of Scottish poems for our Scottish Poetry Recital.

Health and Wellbeing

In PE we have been working on our Handball skills.  We have been practising controlling the ball with our hands – bouncing, shooting and intercepting.  We have also been working on an Orienteering project where we have been improving our map reading skills.  We plan to link this to our Scots topic and create our own Oor Wullie Bucket Trail, modelled on the original one in 2019.

IDL

As part of our Scots focus, we had a go at making Scotch broth soup.  We read the recipe, followed the instructions and prepared all the ingredients independently before of course sampling!

We have also been carrying out scientific experiments looking at the properties of different materials.  We have tested magnetism, flexibility, transparency, Conductivity and ability to insulate effectively.

Health and Wellbeing

We have been discussing our Dreams and Goals for the future.  We have created electronic presentations to share with the rest of the class.

Primary 6 Blog

It has been a busy few weeks in Primary 6W!

In numeracy we have been continuing to work on our fractions, decimals and percentages topic.  We have been learning how to create equivalent and simplified fractions as well as learning how to convert fractions to decimals and decimals to percentages.  In Maths we have been learning to calculate the area and perimeter of a shape.

In literacy we have been working on improving our poetry skills by creating our own poems based on the themes of WW2 and Christmas.  As part of our listening and talking topic we have been learning to create small weekly presentations about “Our Weekend” to share with the class.  We make some notes in our jotter to help us remember the key parts we want to share.

In Health and Wellbeing we have been continuing to develop our abilities in balance and control through Parkour.  We have designed and created our own Parkour Agility courses using a variety of gym equipment to really test ourselves.  We have also been improving our rhythm and timing through the context of dance, in preparation for our Christmas Party.  We learned the steps to The Slosh, 5, 6, 7, 8, The Macarena, The Cha Cha Slide and The Superman Dance.  We even got to teach the entire school the dances in our whole school Christmas Danceathon.

We have also been learning about The Earthshot Prize as part of our Health and Wellbeing Topic. We have listened to all the nominations for each of the categories and voted for the ones we think are the best ideas.  Then we watched the prize ceremony to see if our guess was correct.

In art we have been creating winter mosaic scenes using torn paper in different shades of blue.  We will share some pictures once they have been completed.

In Science we took part in a whole school STEAM Challenge.  Our class had to make a reindeer that could fly.  We were given balloons, string paper and pegs.  This was a difficult challenge but some of us managed to do it.  We learned how to improve our experiment by understanding how friction and thrust works.

In French we have been investigating how people in France celebrate Christmas and learning French vocabulary linked to Christmas.

As part of our enterprise topic we created some “Melted Snowman Slime” and some green “Grinch Slime to sell at the Christmas Fair.  We also had some decorated CD decoration to sell too.  We were really pleased to see that all our items sold out in the first few ours of the fair and so we have managed to make a profit which will go into school funds to help buy more art resources.

We are also very pleased to hear that The Windyknowe Christmas Window Display, which was organised by Tesco Bathgate, won first prize!

We have also enjoyed our Christmas Party, Christmas Lunch and Movie morning since our last Blog Update.

We hope you all have a safe, happy and healthy Christmas and New Year!!

P6w Blog by J and C

Numeracy & Maths– In numeracy we have been learning about decimals.  We learned to multiply, divide and round decimals. In Maths we have been measuring the weight of objects. The teacher passed around weights for us to touch. 

 Literacy – In Literacy we have been writing book reviews of our favourite books, for Scottish Book Week. We also created World War 2 fact files. In our fact files we had a pretend suitcase to put our things in if we were evacuees. 

P.E – We were practising the slosh dance, for our Christmas party. P6 enjoyed doing parkour. 

Topic – In Topic we are learning about World War 2. We drew timelines of the war and learnt about evacuees.  

French – In French we have been learning to ask and answer `where do you live?’ and `my name is …’ and classroom instructions. 

 Health & Wellbeing – In Health & Wellbeing the class has been learning about the Earth Shot prize and COP26. In the Earth Shot prize lesson we were listening to the nominations for the Revive Our Oceans Prize and discussing which one we would choose to win. For COP26 we were learning what it meant. 

Scratch – Every week we have a live teams meeting to code along with a professional coder.  

P6w tuned in to a Money Matters online lesson, with other p6 classes and realised the extent of money. We learned whether or not deals were really worth it and different ways that we spend money 

As Part of the COP26 Summit, we joined a live streaming of a performance of The Lorax Live. 

Fairy Doors – In the woods we chose a decent tree to put our fairy doors on to create a fairy trail for younger children to follow. They look really beautiful. 

On the Friday before Hallowe’en we had a class party.  We did a dance along, spider races, apple dooking, Satsuma decorating and Hallowe’en Kahoots. 

We also carried out research to help us decide what to make for our Christmas Enterprise and then we voted on our favourite idea