Thursday, 19 December 2013
Festive Greetings
What a year!
November
For our topic, we did a Viking museum. All the parents came in and had loads of fun - writing runes, playing Viking board games, admiring our longships, taking part in a tricky quiz, listening to our Viking stories on the ipads, and playing a Guess Who game.
In this month, we also went to the cinema to see Percy Jackson - Sea of Monsters. This action-packed adventure had us at times at the edge of our seats. Star rating ****
December
This month has seen us brush up our knowledge of all things to do with the Solar System. Do you want to know a catchy and fun way to remember the position of the planets in the Solar System? Here are a few gems to enjoy:
Note that the S in this mneumonic stands for the Sun
Near the end of the school year, the school went to the King's Theatre to see Peter Pan. This is a must-see show about a boy who never grew up. This side-splitting show will have you in tears (of laughter). Star Rating: ****
The P1s performed an excellent Nativity production called Hey Ewe. They worked so hard and it paid off in the end, as they displayed their fantastic acting talents. P1s weren't the only stars. The rest of the school worked their socks off, preparing to perform the songs at the Nativity. Our song was All I Want for Christmas. Mariah Carey, be warned, you have competition!!!
Just before the holidays, P6 and P7 had their Christmas party in the school hall. We gave the stars of Stricly a run for their money as we tore up the dancefloor with our funky moves. The next day we recovered by watching a movie called The Croods. In class, we got into the festive spirit by making Christmas decorations, making and exchanging cards and having a Christmas-themed quiz.
P6 wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Please tune in to our blog next year. Our resolution for next year is to keep it updated more frequently!
November
For our topic, we did a Viking museum. All the parents came in and had loads of fun - writing runes, playing Viking board games, admiring our longships, taking part in a tricky quiz, listening to our Viking stories on the ipads, and playing a Guess Who game.
In this month, we also went to the cinema to see Percy Jackson - Sea of Monsters. This action-packed adventure had us at times at the edge of our seats. Star rating ****
December
This month has seen us brush up our knowledge of all things to do with the Solar System. Do you want to know a catchy and fun way to remember the position of the planets in the Solar System? Here are a few gems to enjoy:
Suddenly My Very Excited Monkey Jumped Straight Under Neptune
Super Monkeys Visit Earth Mostly Jumping Sometimes Uninvited Nicely
Suddenly Miraculously Very Excited Monkeys Jumped Silly Under Neptune
So
Many Volcanoes Erupt Maybe Jugglers Use Nuts
Scuba-diving Monkeys Vomited Even Meerkats Jumped Surprisingly Until Night
Note that the S in this mneumonic stands for the Sun
Near the end of the school year, the school went to the King's Theatre to see Peter Pan. This is a must-see show about a boy who never grew up. This side-splitting show will have you in tears (of laughter). Star Rating: ****
The P1s performed an excellent Nativity production called Hey Ewe. They worked so hard and it paid off in the end, as they displayed their fantastic acting talents. P1s weren't the only stars. The rest of the school worked their socks off, preparing to perform the songs at the Nativity. Our song was All I Want for Christmas. Mariah Carey, be warned, you have competition!!!
Just before the holidays, P6 and P7 had their Christmas party in the school hall. We gave the stars of Stricly a run for their money as we tore up the dancefloor with our funky moves. The next day we recovered by watching a movie called The Croods. In class, we got into the festive spirit by making Christmas decorations, making and exchanging cards and having a Christmas-themed quiz.
P6 wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Please tune in to our blog next year. Our resolution for next year is to keep it updated more frequently!
Friday, 25 October 2013
First week back!
This week in P6 has been a hectic one.On Tuesday we did a 30 second challenge to describe our holidays.Also we had an exciting lesson of French with Mrs Banks,about prouncing colours and objects.On Wednesday we had a rugby lesson with two men from Murrayfield Stadium.On Thursday we did a fantastic lesson of the funky cowboy dance with Mrs Malaczynska.In our Big Writing we did a Show Not Tell activity showing our emotions.
Overall, it's been an amazing week in P6!
By Holly and Rachel
Overall, it's been an amazing week in P6!
By Holly and Rachel
Friday, 27 September 2013
ANOTHER BUSY WEEK IT HAS BEEN IN PRIMARY SIX!
This week has been busy,we have done a lot of things including painting our Viking longboats and creating our sails and masts.Also we have watched a very important video about Little Rock. This was when the blacks stood up to the whites for the right to go to school. During the week we have being writing a lot of stories like a story called 'The Elephant Train' and one using a set of pictures as a stimulus.Today was a very important day, because our school was holding a dress down day and cake and candy day for Macmillan Cancer Support. All of us have worked really hard on our stories this week and we have finished every single one and the table that won the pebble points were Jennie,Cailan,Sacha and Ibraheem's table.So well done to that table. In our RE we were learning about the Beatitudes and they are very important because they are the words of Jesus.
Enjoy your weekend!
Jennie
This week has been busy,we have done a lot of things including painting our Viking longboats and creating our sails and masts.Also we have watched a very important video about Little Rock. This was when the blacks stood up to the whites for the right to go to school. During the week we have being writing a lot of stories like a story called 'The Elephant Train' and one using a set of pictures as a stimulus.Today was a very important day, because our school was holding a dress down day and cake and candy day for Macmillan Cancer Support. All of us have worked really hard on our stories this week and we have finished every single one and the table that won the pebble points were Jennie,Cailan,Sacha and Ibraheem's table.So well done to that table. In our RE we were learning about the Beatitudes and they are very important because they are the words of Jesus.
Enjoy your weekend!
Jennie
Friday, 20 September 2013
Our Viking stories are brought to life! Listen and Enjoy and tell us what you think!
P6 has been working hard on creating Imagined Personal Responses to the Lindisfarne raid. We chose to write either from the perspective of the monk or the Viking and hope our stories capture the dramatic atmosphere of the raid. Please comment to let us know if we succeeded in our task :-)
Ellie McD - https://soundcloud.com/mfinn-1/elliem
Abigail - https://soundcloud.com/mfinn-1/19-september-2013-09-57-12
Ibraheem - https://soundcloud.com/mfinn-1/19-september-2013-09-49-26
Cailan - https://soundcloud.com/mfinn-1/19-september-2013-09-46-56
Johanna - https://soundcloud.com/mfinn-1/19-september-2013-11-48-26
Rachel - https://soundcloud.com/mfinn-1/19-september-2013-11-45-02
Holly - https://soundcloud.com/mfinn-1/19-september-2013-09-53-45
Barbara - https://soundcloud.com/mfinn-1/19-september-2013-09-49-40
Jack - https://soundcloud.com/mfinn-1/18-september-2013-10-25-23
Jennie - https://soundcloud.com/mfinn-1/imagined-personal-response
Sacha - https://soundcloud.com/mfinn-1/imagined-personal-response-1
Jessica - https://soundcloud.com/mfinn-1/19-september-2013-12-20-30
Liam - https://soundcloud.com/mfinn-1/19-september-2013-10-24-17
Owen - https://soundcloud.com/mfinn-1/19-september-2013-12-05-55
Patrick - https://soundcloud.com/mfinn-1/19-september-2013-11-49-46
Michael M - https://soundcloud.com/mfinn-1/19-september-2013-12-23-05
Ellie McD - https://soundcloud.com/mfinn-1/elliem
Abigail - https://soundcloud.com/mfinn-1/19-september-2013-09-57-12
Ibraheem - https://soundcloud.com/mfinn-1/19-september-2013-09-49-26
Cailan - https://soundcloud.com/mfinn-1/19-september-2013-09-46-56
Johanna - https://soundcloud.com/mfinn-1/19-september-2013-11-48-26
Rachel - https://soundcloud.com/mfinn-1/19-september-2013-11-45-02
Holly - https://soundcloud.com/mfinn-1/19-september-2013-09-53-45
Barbara - https://soundcloud.com/mfinn-1/19-september-2013-09-49-40
Jack - https://soundcloud.com/mfinn-1/18-september-2013-10-25-23
Jennie - https://soundcloud.com/mfinn-1/imagined-personal-response
Sacha - https://soundcloud.com/mfinn-1/imagined-personal-response-1
Jessica - https://soundcloud.com/mfinn-1/19-september-2013-12-20-30
Liam - https://soundcloud.com/mfinn-1/19-september-2013-10-24-17
Owen - https://soundcloud.com/mfinn-1/19-september-2013-12-05-55
Patrick - https://soundcloud.com/mfinn-1/19-september-2013-11-49-46
Michael M - https://soundcloud.com/mfinn-1/19-september-2013-12-23-05
A short but hectic week!
Considering its been a short week, we have packed in alot! In writing we wrote an imagined personal response about being a monk or Viking at the raid on Lindesfarne and then recorded them, which you will be able to listen to right here on the blog next week. We also made Viking longships.
In maths, we have been learning different ways to add up to 100 or 1000 using the empty number line and the zig zag method. We learnt about the differences of the metric and imperial systems in measurement. Did you know that an inch is roughly 2.5cm and is the length of your knuckle to the tip of your thumb finger?
We had someone from Scottish Power come to the school and tell us about safe use of electricity.
Overall, it's been an exciting week!
By Abigail and Jack
In maths, we have been learning different ways to add up to 100 or 1000 using the empty number line and the zig zag method. We learnt about the differences of the metric and imperial systems in measurement. Did you know that an inch is roughly 2.5cm and is the length of your knuckle to the tip of your thumb finger?
We had someone from Scottish Power come to the school and tell us about safe use of electricity.
Overall, it's been an exciting week!
By Abigail and Jack
Friday, 6 September 2013
Phew! What an exhausting week we've had in P6. Everybody has worked realy hard and earned all their Golden time. We have learned about many things this week. We looked at a timeline of British history and where the Vikings come in history. We also learned about Nelson Mandela because he is terminally ill and is in the news a lot these days. He was arrested many times for the good of South Africa. We learned a lot from watching a short movie on the Vikings. Did you know that the Vikings never wore horn on their helmets? In R.E., we had an interesting lesson on sacrifice and what Jesus sacrificed for us.
The highlight was our special drama that we performed on the life of St. Cuthbert. The reason for our performance was to celebrate his feast day.
We've had a really busy week and we hope next week is as good as this week. Enjoy your weekend and stay tuned to our blog which we update weekly.
By Michael C and Ibraheem
The highlight was our special drama that we performed on the life of St. Cuthbert. The reason for our performance was to celebrate his feast day.
We've had a really busy week and we hope next week is as good as this week. Enjoy your weekend and stay tuned to our blog which we update weekly.
By Michael C and Ibraheem
Friday, 30 August 2013
What a week it has been in Primary 6! We have learnt a lot including a drama on St Cuthbert's life. We are doing well but i think that we could try harder and really get it polished up to perfection before next week's Mass. Our highlights include learning about Marther Luther King's life and what he did for civil rights. It was the 50th anniversry of his 'I Have a Dream' speech and we felt emotional watching him deliver it. We also got our Viking names. The Vikings are our project. We listened to a story about Odin, the one-eyed Viking god. In art, we finished our peer portraits on each other. We enjoyed writing stories using a stimulus by Anthony Browne.
We really enjoyed the week and we hope you like reading our blog!
By Ellie
We really enjoyed the week and we hope you like reading our blog!
By Ellie
Tuesday, 20 August 2013
I would like to introduce myself. My name is Miss Finn and I have the pleasure of teaching a lovely group of children in P6. We have been getting to know each other and the children have been super helpful setting me and our new boy right. It seems I am in good company by being Irish and a Celtic supporter :-) We look forward to sharing our learning with you over the year.
Thursday, 15 August 2013
Welcome to Primary 6
We will be using this site to keep you updated on all the fun activities we are doing in Primary 6. We will update our blog regularly and will include information and photos for you to look at. We are looking forward to sharing our learning with you and we would love for you to leave us comments on our posts.
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