P6 Info W/b 21st June 2021

Hi all,

The final week of P6 is upon us. It seems no time at all since the start last August!

What’s on this week?

Homework

There is no homework this week.

Info

PE  – Tuesday

School finish – Friday 25th @12:25pm

News

Kids Teach – Wow – what amazing lessons we were treated to last week! A range of topics covered too; types of car engines, budgeting and finance, judo, paper sculpting and games/races in PE! Every single ‘teacher’ presented their topic content and follow up activities with developing confidence and ease. I  am so proud of you all!

This week’s lessons to look forward to include graffiti art, farming, origami, obstacle races and ancient Gods!

Carrier bag – It would be helpful if pupils bring in a carrier bag to take old   school work home (although some jotters might be kept for P7).

Google Slideshow – I hope to put some recent photos of P6 into Glow so you can see what we’ve been doing lately. I’ll let the children know when this is available.

Finally…

I want to say a big thank you to my class for being so resilient throughout a very difficult year. Their ability to cope with all the changes and restrictions has been remarkable. They are a fantastic bunch and I look forward to taking them on into P7 and although it’s too early to say yet, hopefully things at school will be back to normal a bit more next session. Fingers crossed!

Have a safe and relaxing summer,

Miss Brunt

 

 

 

 

 

P6 Info w/b 14th June 2021

Hi all,

The final two weeks of term are upon us but there’s  still so much to do!

Parents Consultations – You should have received an 10 minute appointment time for Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday.

BRAKE Walk – BRAKE is a road safety charity and on Wednesday 16th , each class will walk approximately half a mile to promote road safety awareness. The route will take us out of the school premises.

Sports Day – Well done P6 Dryden for winning this year’s P6 sports. Photos of the day can be found on the Loanhead PS Twitter feed.

Poetry Competition – Class winners and overall winners of this year’s poetry competition will be announced at Friday’s assembly.

‘Kids Teach’ – Children have been excitedly planning  lessons to teach to their peers over the final two weeks. We have been able to use Chromebooks to plan this too, which the pupils have loved.

Picnic Lunch– I haven’t chosen a specific day for our picnic lunch -we’ll be spontaneous on the day depending on weather and staff.

Euro 2021 – Children will be split into small teams, given a country to represent and then play in a fun football tournament this week.

PE – Tuesday

That’s all for now,

Miss S Brunt

P6 Info W/B 7th June

Hi all,

I hope everyone had a lovely weekend.

What’s on this week?

PE  – Tuesday – P6 Sports afternoon! Unfortunately, due to Covid restrictions, we cannot have any spectators.

Homework

  • Spelling – as normal
  • Numeracy – A maths sheet will be sent home on Wednesday.

NEWS

Order your P7 hoodies now! – Open up the school website, click on the uniform link and details should appear so you can order P7 hoodies from ImageScotland. However, you may want to wait until near the end of the summer holidays to order to allow for growth spurts! Also, hoodies should only be ordered in time for term times; the school office is closed over the summer break and so, is unable to accept deliveries during the holiday.

Class Novel StudyThe Wreck of the Zanzibar by Michael Morpurgo – developing higher order reading skills such as making inferences and discussing writer’s craft.

Picnic Lunch– If the weather stays nice,  I might take the class for a picnic one day ( just outside of the school boundary, where lots of outdoor learning already takes place, up on Ramsay Bing) Children all bring a packed lunch each day anyway and so it might be a last minute decision, depending on weather and staff available. It would be lovely to do something a bit different and we can play games too. The local outings letter signed at the start of the year should suffice as permission for this outing.

That’s all for now,

Miss Brunt

 

 

 

 

 

P6 Info W/B 31st May 2021

Hi all,

I hope everyone had a lovely weekend, making the most of the sunshine.

What’s on this week?

PE  – Tuesday

Homework

  • Spelling – as normal
  • Numeracy – A maths sheet on data handling will be sent home on Wednesday.

NEWS

Parents Consultations Return Slips – Can you please hand in your return slip ASAP. Please note, the Wednesday option is now full. Appointment letters will go out this week.

Computer suite – It is the turn of P6 to have access to the computer suite this week, which is great for us to be able to access IT to support learning.

Class Novel StudyThe Wreck of the Zanzibar by Michael Morpurgo – developing higher order reading skills such as making inferences and discussing writer’s craft.

Debates – Last week we started our first round of debates. Teams successfully debated that a Jaffa cake is indeed a cake, paper straws are better than plastic straws but the teams drew level  on the pronunciation of ‘Primark’!

This week, the debates continue with new teams and new topics.

Fidget Toys

Children have been reminded not to bring in any toys from home. Thanks for your co-operation.

That’s all for now,

Miss Brunt

 

 

 

 

 

P6 Week Beginning Tuesday 25th May 2021

Hi all,

I hope everyone had a lovely weekend.

Monday  24th May– School Holiday

PE  – ***THURSDAY***  For one week only, PE will be on Thursday this week. Children should come to school dressed for PE outdoors please.

Homework

  • Spelling – as normal
  • Numeracy – A numeracy sheet will be sent home on Wednesday.

NEWS

Last week, P6 participated in a whole school Tokyo Olympic themed ‘National Numeracy/Maths Day’. There were 5 tasks to complete – money, measure, data handling, time and shape. This included managing a budget, measuring bean bag throws and working out the class average distance, converting UK time to Japanese time, and recreating the Japanese flag to specific measurements.

The children worked really hard and they gave lots of positive feedback  about these activities.

***Thanks to CL, OT and CG for sharing their learning at Friday’s Zoom assembly!***

Sticking with the Japanese theme, we also learned how to write short poems known as haikus and tankas. Finally, we learned how to drawn cartoons in an ‘anime’ style.

Fidget Toys

Children have been reminded not to bring in any toys from home. Thanks for your co-operation.

That’s all for now,

Miss Brunt

 

 

 

 

 

📗World Book Day 2021 – Digital book token 📚

📚  As part of World Book Day, the children always love to be given their book token in school.  This year I have been given a digital book token for parents/carers to save onto their phones and use in participating stores.  The children can get one of the £1 books using this token or they can get money off the other World Book Day books.  This can be used until March 28th.

Enjoy 🙂 and remember to send in your extreme reading photos

 

Mrs Hinton

🏠P6 Home Learning in Lockdown Info – W/B Mon 11th January 2021

Hi Everyone,

Happy New Year! I hope everyone is safe, rested and well. Thank you so much for the lovely gifts I received before Christmas.

As you are all aware, children will be home schooled until further notice. This can be incredibly stressful and difficult to manage; I am well aware of the challenges this presents to parents and pupils alike and so, aim to provide a good balance of activities which will revise recent P6 work and offer a little progression too. I hope my activities are straightforward to complete, bearing in mind many of you may have to share devices.

What Will Home Learning Look Like?

Home learning will be provided via Google Classroom or a Home Learning Pack of worksheets and activities.

Google Classroom  💻

There will be 3 – 4 tasks per day.

  • Numeracy/Maths
  • Literacy
  • Health & Well Being
  • Other ( this could be Topic, French or Art for example).

I will post tasks daily and these will be available from 08:50. I will be checking in at regular intervals to give feedback on assignments handed in.

I have prepared a Slideshow in Google Classroom with more information on it which can be viewed from 08:50 on Monday 11th January. Included in this is a rough guide as to the weekly timetable to expect. 

💬I will turn the ‘Chat’ function back on in the Stream. Children can  put questions on here or send as private comments on an individual assignment.

Home Learning Pack 📝

Please let me know ASAP if you would prefer a Home Learning Pack instead of using Google Classroom. However, I am going to wait and see who would like this before I assemble any packs but the plan is that these packs will be available to collect from the School Office;  if you request one, I will notify you about when your pack is ready.

 

This is a very difficult time for all of us but I am here to help and support you through this Home Learning period. Easy to say but try not to worry about it; problems can quickly be turned into solutions so please do let me know straightaway if there are any issues.

If you have any queries, please contact me through my work email:

S.Brunt@mgfl.net

Kind regards, stay safe,

Miss Brunt