February Update

By Lucy K & Lucy W

In Art, we have been learning to weave. We had the choice of either doing a beach or a countryside landscape. We have had fun doing it as it is very relaxing. It’s difficult at first but it’s gets easier when you know how to do it. They are all really nice. Most people loved doing this activity and we would love to do it again.

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We are also writing a diary entry about an air raid. We got some inspiration from the ‘Diary of Anne Frank’. People came up with some fabulous ideas.

In maths, we have been learning about the perimeter and area of shapes and we have enjoyed playing fun games involving centimetres and metres.

February Update

By Finn & Zara
We have been practising our writing. We were retelling the story of ‘Owl Babies’. In the story, three baby owls missed their mummy. We worked in different groups. We found the task easy and we liked it because we liked the story. We made sure we used capital letters and full stops.

February Update

By Ayaan, Gene & Rory

In maths, we have been learning the multiplication formal method and using this to solve word problems. We have also been looking at solving a mathematical murder mystery puzzle and thinking about data handling by using pie charts and surveys. W

Every Friday we have been doing an hour of code.

In writing we have been creating Scots poems.

In topic we have continued our group research on the history of:

  • Edinburgh
  • fashion
  • inventions
  • music over the decades.

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February Update

By Joe & Logan

We have read the story of the ‘Gruffalo’ in Scots and are now learning to perform it as a play.  Some of the class have speaking parts and they are having to learn to pronounce the Scots words correctly. Others are making the masks for all of the animals, like the moose (mouse), the hoolet (owl), the tod (fox) and the snake.

To tie in with this, our writing lessons have been focused around designing a wanted poster for the Gruffalo, using Scots language.

February Update

This week we have been learning about energy. We have been taught about many different types of energy, such as kinetic energy, chemical energy and heat energy, as well as many others. We focused on energy transfers such as solar energy turning into electricity which can power electrical items around the house.

This week we have also revised and/or learned different division strategies,  including changing a remainder into a decimal. 

February Update

By Olivia

We have been learning about Robert Burns.

We have been learning facts about his life, like when he died and where he lived. We now know that his father was called William. Robert Burns was born in Alloway in a small cottage. Robert Burns died in 1796 and he was buried on the same day that his son was born.