Today we took our numeracy lesson outdoors for a carousel of number activities. We used natural materials to make our numbers, practised our number formation on chalk boards, made sets for numbers 1-6, played number ladders and beanbag toss.
The children had lots of fun writing Viking Sagas in small groups today. They then read them aloud to their peers.
This half term the WAU topic in P5 in Space. The boys and girls discussed the need for pressure in order to launch a rocket. They looked at how to make sure the experiment was a fair test by only making one change and keeping everything else the same. Here are a few photos and videos to show them launching the rockets.
All of the children enjoyed PE this week with Coach Steve. We climbed up the rope, balanced on the benches and learned how to roll.
This week P5D have had great fun planning and carrying out a technology investigation. They had to cut wood using a saw, stick it together using a hot glue gun, use polystyrene spheres to make planets using a variety of colours and pipe cleaners. The boys and girls also had to work together in groups to create the space mobiles they had planned.
We have been doing lots of activities and learning important messages as part of Road Safety Week this week.
Today we talked about the importance of being seen by motorists especially in the darker evenings. We learned it is good to wear bright clothing, especially with reflector strips or sections as this will help us be seen and keep us safe. We were amazed that our book bags have reflective strips on them!
This week we have been reading the story ‘Owl Babies’ by Martin Waddell in Primary 1 as part of our topic on ‘Light/dark’. Today we enjoyed making an owl picture using a variety of materials. The first step was colouring a branch using paint sticks. Then we painted our white owl body using pegs and pom-poms dipped in white paint to give a fluffy texture. We stamped on a peach circle for the eyes and printed orange feet using the edge of our pegs. Lastly, we stuck on eyes, a beak and stars in the night sky.
