P5DK are enjoying working through the Barnardo’s activities in class this term. They have played bingo, learning about what life is like for different people, understanding the diversity that exists in families and respect charades.
The boys and girls in P5 DK told each other a joke and danced to their favourite song 😀 it was lovely for the boys and girls to be able to see each other in this way, as they are really missing each other.
P5DK had a lovely week in Literacy learning about and using a variety of different drama techniques. They also learnt lots of interesting facts about the Ancient Egyptians through poetry. They worked in small groups to learn a verse of a poem called The Mummy. Here are some photos to show them in action.
The Board of Governors launched a poster competition for P1 to P7 pupils. This was to raise awareness amongst pupils, parents and the local community of the importance of socially distancing to keep everyone safe.
Here are the posters that P5DK created having had a good class discussion about the importance of social distancing.
P5DK had 2 Internet Safety workshops this week. They were learning about strangers online, gaming and when it is best to switch off their devices. They have been given a few challenges:
1. Turn off all screens at least 30 minutes before bedtime.
2. Look at all accounts that they might have e.g. TikToc, YouTube etc and check for personal information visible to others. They could change their name to a funny name or their profile picture to a cartoon using bitmoji.
3. Find out how to block an inappropriate person on all apps/games etc.
They were all so given an online safety pledge which they took home and have displayed it somewhere central for them to see.
P5DK are loving that coach Steve is in three times a week for Healthy Kidz activities. They have great fun keeping fit and running the killer kilometre. Here are some photos to show what they have been up to.
P5DK had a young lady who managed to win the NI Anti-Bullying Forum Competition for the P5 to P7 category. Eva attended the prize giving at Lough Neagh Discovery Centre on Thursday 27th February.
This half term P5DK are working with Women’s Aid every Friday morning on a project called Helping Hands. The children have been looking at their feelings and talking about how they can feel on the inside and what their face might look like. They have discussed the importance of being able to talk to someone when they are not feeling good.
P5DK had a great time with Niall from the Amma centre this week. He taught the children how to use GarageBand to record their voices and add layers of music. They also became DJs and used GarageBand to create some amazing dance tunes!
P5DK had great fun trying to work out which conductors changed the brightness of the bulb. First of all they had to understand the difference between an insulator and a conductor. After that, they all learnt how to build a circuit using wires, bulb, bulb holder, batteries and battery holder. Finally, they used a variety of different conductors in the circuit to see if they affected the brightness of the bulb. Here are some photos to see then in action.
