Here we are at the last week of term.

What’s happening this week –

Monday – potted sports for all pupils in the afternoon.

Wednesday – Duthie Park outing in the morning and meet the                                               teacher in the afternoon.

Thursday – P7 leaver’s assembly in the afternoon.

Friday – children can bring something in from home to do in class.                          Treat snack. Church at 10.30am.

Reading books will be taken in on Monday and there will be no homework this week.

Hope you all have a lovely summer. School starts after the holidays on Tuesday 21st August.

This week’s star of the week is Megan. She has been getting excellent scores in Beat That during Primary 3.  Well done Megan.

Our class trip to Crathes Castle is on Tuesday this week. Please remember packed lunches if you are providing your own and come dressed for the weather and wearing school sweatshirt/jumper.

The children will get a chance to play at the big end of the playground on Thursday in preparation for moving up to Primary 4.

Homework – Spelling and reading homework will continue this week. Spelling words will be given home on Monday and the book should be returned to school on Friday.  Our spelling pattern is silent c as in scent and crescent. Please write each word 3 times and choose 2 words and write a sentence with each. Spelling test will be on Friday so homework should be completed by then.

Reading – The children will get 2 new books this week on Monday and Thursday.

Maths

C – Counting multiples of 2, 5, 10

L –  revision of P1-3 learn its (children will get a sheet home with these)

I –  Jigsaw Numbers        missing piece to 100  

C – Division with remainders    16 divided by 5 = 3 r 1

Our focus for other maths work this week will be measurement, thinking about length, weight and volume.

French – This week our French will be our daily routine of the day and date for our calendar. We will also revise the French topics we have covered this year.

Topic – This week we will be looking at exercise, hygiene and food to keep us healthy.

This week’s star of the week is Carly .  She has got full marks in every spelling test we have done throughout Primary 3.  Well done Carly.

Parent interviews are on Tuesday and Thursday of this week.

Homework – Spelling and reading homework will continue this week. Spelling words will be given home on Monday and the book should be returned to school on Friday.  Our spelling pattern is silent h as in hour and ghost. Please write each word 3 times and choose 2 words and write a sentence with each. Spelling test will be on Friday so homework should be completed by then.

Reading – The children will get 2 new books this week on Monday and Thursday.

Maths

C – Counting in 4s

L –  5 x table jumbled facts

I –  Coin Multiplication    multiply a number by 1, 2, 5, 10  

C – Division with remainders    16 divided by 5 = 3 r 1

Our focus for other maths work this week will again be place value at the start of the week. We will then be moving on to measurement, starting with length in centimetres.

French – This week our French will be our daily routine of the day and date for our calendar. We will also revise asking and replying to How are you?

Topic – This week we will be looking at different types of exercise and keeping ourselves clean to be healthy.

This week’s star of the week is Jack. He always works hard in  classroom activities.  Well done Jack.

Homework – Spelling and reading homework will continue this week. Spelling words will be given home on Monday and the book should be returned to school on Friday.  Our spelling pattern is y as in baby and family. Please write each word 3 times and choose 2 words and write a sentence with each. Spelling test will be on Friday so homework should be completed by then.

Reading – The children will get 2 new books this week on Monday and Thursday.

Maths

C – Squiggleworth   partition 3 digit numbers

L –  5 x table jumbled facts

I –  Coin Multiplication    multiply a number by 1, 2, 5, 10  

C – Multiply 1 digit x 1 digit numbers

Our focus for other maths work this week will again be place value. We will concentrate on ordering numbers and rounding to the nearest 10.

French – This week our French will be our daily routine of the day and date for our calendar. We will also revise the weather.

Topic – This week we will be looking at the different types of food and how much of each we should be eating. We will also talk about other things we can do to keep healthy such as exercise and getting enough sleep.

This week’s star of the week is Lyla L. She always tries her best and works hard in all class activities .  Well done Lyla.

This week we will be going up to Kincorth Library for our final visit of the session on Tuesday morning.

Homework – Spelling and reading homework will continue this week. Spelling words will be given home on Monday and the book should be returned to school on Friday.  Our spelling pattern is ey as in honey and monkey. Please write each word 3 times and choose 2 words and write a sentence with each. Spelling test will be on Friday so homework should be completed by then.

Reading – The children will get 2 new books this week on Monday and Thursday.

Maths

C – Counting along a number line in 2s, 3s, 5s, 10s

L –  2 x table jumbled facts

I –  Coin Multiplication    multiply a number by 1, 2, 5, 10  

C – Addition 2 digit + 2 digit numbers

Our focus for other maths work this week will again be place value. We will concentrate on partitioning a number into hundreds, tens and units.

French – This week our French will be our daily routine of the day and date for our calendar. We will also revise the colours and numbers to 31.

Topic – This week we will do some taste experiments and find about about the different tastes the tongue can detect. We will also start thinking about healthy and unhealthy foods.

This week’s star of the week is Barisha .  She is always polite and well-mannered and has a positive attitude.  Well done Barisha.