How PEF and School
Improvement has made a
difference in our class
Literacy
In primary 5/6, we have been trying out a few different things in reading.
We started working with P2 in reading buddies sessions.
Before we read with our buddies, we check in with them. Then we find out what book(s) they are interested in and we might read to them or they will have a go at reading to us. We check-in at the end of the session too, and get their thoughts and
feelings about what we read together.
Two reading groups have been working on developing reading skills and strategies. Inference (reading between the lines) has been the main focus this term.
Some children have been working on a different reading scheme with Mrs Hewitson and Mrs Rennie. They feel much more confident with reading now.
One pupil in the class has just embarked upon the ‘Reading Project’. She is already making progress with her reading and really enjoys her time reading.
In class we often use stations during reading time. This gives us a chance to read by ourselves for enjoyment, develop reading skills and strategies, work on reading as part of a group and also use the listening station or ICT to support our reading.
In writing, we have been working on developing descriptive language through the use of VCOP and thesauruses.
We also developed our note taking and list writing during our Micro Tyco learning context.
Most recently, we have been using our ICT time to enhance writing experiences. Instead of writing our stories by hand, we have been typing them up.Numeracy and Maths
As part of Micro Tyco, we were working on money. We learned about the terms ‘profit’, ‘loss’ and ‘budget’ and we used our understanding within Micro Tyco experiences.
Miss Vickers worked with us on fractions. We revisited the terms numerator and denominator and worked out how to find fractions of sets, fractions of amounts and about how fractions are relevant in real life.
This term, we are revising multiplication and division. We are using chilli challenge questions, Sumdog and Scottish Heinemann (amongst other resources) to support us in our learning.
As well as learning within the classroom, we have taken a lot of our numeracy work outdoors. We have worked on place value, addition/subtraction, multiplication/division and ordering in a range of different outdoor experiences.
The ‘Pythagoras’ maths group have been working on developing number sense and have been using the maths recovery resources in small group sessions with Mrs Hewitson. The have made good progress with their number work already.
A group of P5/6 and P6/7 children have been working with a teacher from Lornshill Academy to develop their numeracy and maths as well.
H+WB
As part of H+WB we trained with Mrs McCulloch, to become Peer Mediators. Lots of us have already put our skills to the test and have helped children from P1-4 resolve problems in the playground.
We shared out success by putting on a Peer Mediation assembly for the school.We will be working with the Countryside Ranger in the near future in activities that will help us develop our ‘team building’ skills in the outdoor environment.
