Welcome to Room 16’s class blog. Primary 6a have all settled really well into our new class and are demonstrating excellent behaviour.

Primary 6 comes with a lot of roles and responsibilities and we are enjoying having our turns to show that we can be responsible and trusted with such important jobs within our school.

 As a class we have been reading ‘There’s a Boy in the Girls Bathroom’ and we have enjoyed getting to know the main characters.  We particularly love trying to predict what might happen as a result of what we have read.

Our topic this term has been Brazil.  This has allowed us to enhance our knowledge of Brazil and comparisons with Scotland.  We have created fabulous sense poems relating to the Brazilian Carnivals and using pastels we have produced very colourful macaws. 

We have completed our two week block of swimming lessons at Renfrew Victory Baths.  This has enabled us to become more confident swimmers and a highlight of ours was being allowed to jump into the pool at the end of each session.

This term in P.E. we have been focusing on refining our ball skills and developing our fitness.  We have also had the opportunity to learn some samba dancing and created routines which related to our Brazil topic.

We have started our new PATHS lessons this term and we have been enjoying learning about different feelings and emotions.  Pupil of the Day is part of our PATHS lessons and this is something the children really look forward to.  The Pupil of the Day give the children the opportunity to share compliments and we LOVE hearing the compliments from our friends and families. 

Welcome

We have been very busy recently.  We performed a ‘Burnstastic’ school assembly which focused on the life and work of Robert Burns.  This allowed everyone to perform in front of an audience and to recite some of Robert Burn’s famous poems and songs.  Our P6 poetry winners were Max and Heather and they done a fantastic job at reciting ‘A Man’s A Man For’ A That’. 

We also had a fab time at the P6 Ceilidh in which we hosted alongside the PTA.  We focused on the traditions of a Burns Supper and took part in some Scottish dancing.  We all had a great time dancing and trying some haggis, neeps and tatties.

While learning about Robert Burns we were also very fortunate in being able to attend the Celtic Connections.  This was a fantastic day as we had the opportunity to enjoy some traditional Scottish and Brazilian music.  The first band got us all singing along with them which involved us using some Scots language.  The Brazilian musicians played very interesting instruments some in which we had never seen before. 

This week is ‘World of Work Week’.  We have been learning lots about the skills and qualities required for different types of jobs.  We have been listening and taking notes during our visits from different people telling us about their jobs.  This week we have been completing some WOW Week related tasks for homework.  This has given us the opportunity to find out about the type of jobs the people in our family have and thinking more about the types of jobs that we would like to do when we are older.

Our Final Term!

It has been an incredibly busy and fun filled last term in Room 15, and the Summer Holidays are just around the corner.

Just before the holidays we all took part in the Go Run for Fun. Some of us were lucky enough to have our photos feature in a news article about it, you can read the whole story here: http://www.paisley.org.uk/2016/04/hundreds-kids-fun-run/

It is a very exciting time for our Primary 6 pupils, as they begin to learn about the different responsibilities that they will be undertaking next year, and an even more exciting time for our Primary 7 pupils who will be moving up to High School in August. With that in mind our Primary 7 pupils have enjoyed taking part in a transition programme with the rest of their year group, and they have also had the opportunity to meet several teachers from Renfrew High School who have come in to deliver lessons in various areas of the curriculum. Primary 6 have had their share of the fun too, with all of them taking part in Playmaker training and being awarded their certification. They have been putting their skills to good use down in the infant playground, where they have been leading fun games and making sure that the smaller pupils stay safe at play time.

As a whole class we have been making the most of the lovely weather this term, taking our learning outside wherever possible. As well as running our Daily Mile we have been enjoying our PE activities outside, and we have also been lucky enough to sit out on the grass during reading time and share our opinions about our new novel.

We have had a big focus on Health this term, and have been learning about Smoking, Alcohol, Drugs, and Our Bodies. We have found out loads of fascinating information and asked plenty of questions - using our new Wonder Wall!

 

 

It's hard to believe that there is only one month left until the end of the school year. I feel very lucky to have such an amazing group of pupils, and will miss you all very much next year! 

 

Mrs Connolly and Room 15 :)

Happy Easter everybody!

All of our hard work paid off last week when we were able to show off our amazing skills in Art, Writing and Numeracy at our Open Evening. We had lots of fun actives and loads of interesting information to share with you all about the Transatlantic Slave Trade. A huge thank you to everyone who attended to support our pupils, and for those who were unable to come along here are some pictures of our fantastic work.

We are now looking forward to the Easter break, and of course, the two week holiday that comes afterwards. We have a special Easter Assembly at church to look forward to on Thursday, and next week the whole school is going to the cinema for our End of Term Reward. We cannot wait! :-)

2016 in Room 15

We have made a great start to the year in Room 15, working hard and almost always staying on the star, which has earned us Best Behaved Class a number of times so far. We have all made our own personal resolutions which will be displayed in class for the year. Having them on display will help to remind us to work towards them, and make us more likely to succeed.

In January we were lucky enough to have the opportunity to visit the Science department at West College Scotland, where we learned about Osmosis, used Chromatography paper, and examined the unique aspects of our finger prints.

We also got a bit of a shock with one of the experiments, where a build up of pressure resulted in a loud pop! Some of the faces we pulled were hilarious.

Then we were fortunate enough to participate in World of Work Week, where many people from a range of different careers came to speak to us about their job. There were a few jobs which we had never even heard of before, and it has helped us to think about our future, and what we need to do both inside school and at home to achieve these goals.

Our Primary 7s were lucky enough to take part in Work Cluedo which was amazing! It will be the Primary 6s turn next year.

We are well underway with our topic on the Transatlantic Slave Trade now and cannot wait to welcome you all to the school on Wednesday 23rd March to find out all about our learning. Hope to see you then! Primary 6/7 and Mrs Connolly. :)

Christmas Games

If you're looking for something Christmassy to play online, check out the link below.

http://akidsheart.com/holidays/christms/chgames.htm