The summer term – is this the best term of the year?

P5-7 began the new term by discussing this and their responses were mixed. Great weather, lots of opportunities for outdoor learning and the upcoming summer break were all positives but there was also some sadness at the thought of our P7s moving on and no longer being with us here at Braemar Primary. Don’t worry we are planning to give them a great last term!

Learning this week included self-reflection on our multiplication tables knowledge and recall. Everyone has some tables they chose to practise and most gave themselves a deadline of the 2nd of May to learn one of their tables well. We discussed various methods and strategies that might help with recall of tables. Here is a link to some of our ideas we found out about. If you try something different or one of these at home, please share your ideas here or with us at school (including a photo if you can!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_RBfrNAZEY&t=133s

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/times-tables-practice-makes-perfect/

We were learning/recalling how to work out the fraction of a number and our tables and division facts were essential to work these out.

Onomatopoeia poery on a watery theme was our writing focus and you can see some of them below. We also worked on completing our water saving posters from last term. We were given information about our Talking and Listening project which we will work on, mostly at home, over the course of this term. An electronic copy was sent to our glow emails and we have a paper copy with the date we are aiming to present our research. Over the next few weeks our focus will be on skills which will support our research and eventual presentation.

In P.E we began a unit on Volleyball with Mrs Nixon. We hope to improve our team building skills this term and we will continue with Hockey for a few weeks with Miss Dickson.

Our committees met on Monday. The Pupil Council met with the Parent Council to discuss a possible school event to celebrate the Coronation and the Digital Leaders and Wellbeing Committee continued to collaborate on the subject of Digital Wellbeing – more to follow!

 

The Stone 

With a bang and a roar,

 the sea crashed on the sandy shore.

 Splish, splash, splosh,

 it swirls back to the lapping, growling ocean.

Suddenly a stone plops from high cliffs, swallowed by the sea world.

All that is left are bubbles.

Rising from the ocean’s depths.

                                     Alex Charles

 

The Sea 

The sea was lapping gently 

Until the waves roared in 

CRASH BANG POOF 

The waves exploded 

Then flowing gently back 

to the lapping

of the sea.

                                                        Robin MacIntryre

 

The journey of a drop of rain  

Drip, plop, drop says the soft rain, slowly falling into pipes, 

Swirl, swish, swoosh while it runs along the sewers, and  

Then a CRASH, SPLASH, WOOSH when it breaks through to the vicious sea. 

Then a calm splash, splosh drops when it goes into a stream. 

Whoosh, splash, and then a drop into a peaceful loch.                                Lucian Sim