Mrs Boyd brought in some apples from her mum’s garden and we made ‘Apple Crumble’ with it.

We worked together to cut the apples and make the crumble topping.  The best bit was eating it when it was ready.

We worked with Adventure Aberdeen on an assortment of team building activities.

We split up into groups and got a chance to try the different task with our team.

We learned it is important to communicate, be patient and to try and try again if it doesn’t work the first time.

P7B girls got the chance to visit Hazlehead Academy and take part in a female empowerment workshop.

They took part in various activities which included sating nice things about one another, power poses and learning about a female pirate.

Primary 7B went to Techfest to learn more about Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

It was hosted in Robert Gordon’s University and we were all very impressed by the modern building.

We got to learn all about the science of rubbish, build a real life swing bridge and take part in sports science experiments.

Primary 7B Newsletter

Term 1

2018-19

Welcome to Primary 7B, I hope you all had a lovely summer holiday and are ready to come back to school and take on the roles and responsibilities of Primary 7.  

This term in Numeracy and Mathematics we are going to be looking at ‘Ideas of chance and probability’.  Through this we will be learning how to use and apply the following vocabulary correctly; probability, chance, good chance, poor chance, no chance, risk, doubt, equally likely, equal chance, even chance, fifty-fifty, biased and random. The progression of our learning through this topic in maths will be simple choice and decision making, predicting and describing likelihood, choice and decision making based on likelihood, probability and applying knowledge of probability.  In addition to this we will be looking at measurement. Through this we will be learning to understand and use the following vocabulary; measurement,standard, metric, imperial unit,millilitre (ml), centilitre (cl), pint, gallon,breadth,edge, perimeter,metric unit, imperial unit,circumference,feet, foot,inches and inch. The progression of our learning will be awareness of size and amount, comparison of size and amount, the concept of area in standard and non-standard units and the concept of volume.  We will then progress to convert our calculations of measurement.

This term in Language and Literacy we will be reading a whole class novel called ‘ The Garbage King’ by Elizabeth Laird.  In addition to this reading will also be heard weekly in a group and also individually through ‘ Fluency Tutor’ which is linked to our Google Classrooms.  For spelling we will be learning spelling rules. Each week we will learn a new spelling rule and investigate/learn word which are linked to this rule. In grammar we are going to be strengthening our knowledge and practise the use of different pieces of punctuation for example the semi- colon and parenthesis.  In writing we are going to be learning how to write non-chronological reports.

Miss Leitch, from Hazlehead Academy, will be taking the class on a Tuesday afternoon for Science . They will be learning about energy this term.

In RME this term we will be furthering our knowledge of Buddhism by learning about the story and journey of Buddha, ‘ The Four Noble Truths’ and the importance of solitude and thoughtfulness within the religion.

Physical Education will be taught twice a week by Mrs Boyd on a Monday and Mr Friel, the PE Specialist, on a Thursday.  Please ensure that you have a change of clothes/ shoes and all jewelry is removed prior to the lesson in accordance with Aberdeen City Council Policy.  

In Digital Technologies this term we will be exploring how to use the different application of  Google Classrooms. For example, Google Sheets, Google Forms, Google Slides and Google Docs.

Mrs Boyd