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Today in P6 we learned to use two new skills when we are reading: skimming and scanning.
We worked in pairs to scan and skim texts to find answers to questions.
We hope that these new skills will help us with our learning from now on!
The children in P6B are proud of the work we have been doing for Black History Month. This week the children each chose a Black person who has inspired them. Many chose athletes but others chose actors, politicians and authors. They then researched their lives and created a poster all about them.
These are some of the welcome signs we made for our classroom door.
Our whole school topic for the beginning of term 1 is expeditions. As a school we will be working on developing our teamwork skills ahead of a whole school expedition. We are excited to be embedding this unique learning experience through the curriculum.
We have been using our Wednesday STEM challenge afternoons to focus on different skills including teamwork, turn taking, problem solving, communication, fine motor skills and resilience!
Primary 6 worked together in pairs to ‘save Fred’ the hapless gummy worm who managed to capsize his lifeboat and lose his life jacket – all without hurting Fred or dropping him in the ‘lake’!
P6 worked super hard to assemble a catapult using lolly sticks and rubber bands – what a challenge! Well done P6 for demonstrating perseverance!
P6 worked in teams to build a contraption to keep an egg safe from breaking when dropped from a height.
We also worked in teams with a strict time limit to create ‘the longest’ paper chain. What a success!
P6 have also created self portraits which includes words we might use to describe ourselves (our interests, character traits etc) as part of the detail. You’ll be able to admire them at Meet the Teacher.
We have been discussing the importance of a ‘growth mindset’. The children made super posters to showcase what they have learned.
We started our Wednesday STEM challenge afternoons with a very challenging challenge: to assemble a catapult using lolly sticks and rubber bands. Our patience was tested but many of us persevered!
We created these self-portraits which include words we might use to describe ourselves (our interests, our character traits etc) as part of the detail. You’ll be able to admire them at Meet the Teacher.
Our next STEM challenge was slightly less overwhelming and a lot of fun! We were tasked with making the longest paper chain we could with an A4 sheet of paper. Some built longer ones by teaming up with other makers.
