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P4/5 Make games for P2

P4/5 designed and created games that used magnets. The pupils worked co-operatively in groups to plan, problem solve and create games that would be suitable for a P2 audience.

P4/5 then shared these games with P2. They had to explain how to use the games and support the pupils to be ensure everyone was included.

P2 were encouraged to engage with the games and think about how well the games were designed and constructed.

P4/5 planned feedback forms and supported the P2s to share their views. P2 scored each success criteria out of five and gave 2 stars and a wish.

P4/5 will write instructions for their games next week.
All pupils were fully engaged in this experience and demonstrated the school values by being: responsible, respectful, kind when supporting each other and including everyone.

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Jupiter Artland Trip

Primary 5 enjoyed a wonderful creative adventure to Jupiter Art Land! We learned about art installations and sculptures in the natural environment. We used our senses to express our emotions and describe our interpretation of different types of art work. Applying what we had learned, P5 became fabulous sculptors and created their own ‘clay creatures’ using items we’d collected on our walks through the sculpture woodlands. We had a fantastic day! 

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Numbers in Mandarin with P5 #MathsWeekScot

P5 are enjoying weekly Mandarin lessons from Miss Ding who has joined the Tynecasle Cluster from China for the next two years.

This week was Numbers for Maths Week Scotland.

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Mandarin Mathematics with P3 #MathsWeekScot

Primary 3 really enjoyed their first Mandarin lesson last week. They were learning how to count to ten and took part in fun games to help them learn. Everyone had a fantastic time! 

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Road Numbers With P4 #MathsWeekScot

P4 hit the road but more with Numberjacks than Jack this week. As part of our work for maths week scotland we were surveying traffic in Dalry.

We were counting different vehicles, vehicles per minute and comparing volumes of traffic.

Maybe you could carry this on on walks to school or the shops? How many cars on the way to the shops and from the shops? Which is bigger?

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P4 #MathsWeekScot Nature Numbers

Forest Schools carried on for our fours this week, but with a Maths week Scotland flavour.

Twig compasses were built and every kind of maths was found amongst the trees. We saw twig sums, spot counting leaves and lots of lovely numbers.

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