On Thursday the 27th of October we were treated to a podcast of Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam by Tracey Corderoy on BBC Scotland. This was a really exciting opportunity to see the Author of these books and listen to her telling the stories. We have been focusing on using expression in our reading and this was great to see how she brought the story to life using different voices and tones.
Tracey was joined by Steven Lenton who was the illustrator of the books. The pupils were treated to a master class in drawing the character Sam.
We have had great fun learning about the characters and we are looking forward to enjoying the books in class over the next couple of months.
#BBCAuthorsLive / @ScottishBkTrust.
Since September our topic has been under the sea. First we focused on the location of the continents and the oceans to give us perspective. As part of this we have done some map work and conducted a science experiment to see how the currents of the ocean go around the world.
As you may have seen we voted, designed and created a under the sea wall full of creatures and features of the sea. This brought our learning to the ocean creatures and different habitats that they live in.
Since the October holidays we have been investigated the impact pollution can have on the ocean. We have conducted an oil spillage experiment and we are now focusing on the issue of CO2 in the atmosphere.
WATCH THIS SPACE FOR MORE PHOTOS AND INFORMATION.
The Primary 3 Homework wall was issued last week. Children have to select three tasks from the grid provided. One task from the top row, a second task from the second row and a third task from either.
The first task should be completed and handed in for Monday 7th November.
The second task should be completed and handed in for Monday 21st November.
The third task should be completed and handed in for Monday 28th November.
Children can hand projects in at any earlier date, this is simply a guideline. Any questions/ queries, please do not hesitate to contact me. Spelling/ reading homework will accompany the homework wall.
In class we have been using Dino Bonds to help us learn and practise our bonds to 10 and 20. This has been helping us to recall, test our knowledge in a fun and engaging way.
Check out our photos below to see what we have been working on.
(October 2016)
Primary 3E Homework
Homework will be given out on a Monday to be returned by Friday.
| Phonics /Spelling |
Spelling will be from the “Spelling Made Easy” Book your child is working on and/or from their creative writing. A list of activities will usually accompany the week’s words. A dictated passage will be given on Friday to test their spelling. |
| Reading & Language |
Days for prepared reading will be written in the children’s reading records/homework jotters. Worksheets may be issued occasionally instead of Maths. |
| Maths |
Homework will be consolidation of class work. |
| Topic |
Pupils may be asked to carry out research, produce a personal project or prepare a short talk. |
| Optional Extra Challenge |
Some pupils like a challenge and homework will include an optional extra challenge. This may be related to our class topic, an online learning game or a competition. |
Homework Learning Walls
A Homework wall will feature a range of tasks, often suggested by the pupils themselves, linked to the class topic where appropriate. Pupils will select tasks to complete which they will then share in class. These tasks will replace Maths/Lang and are usually completed over two weeks.
Homework guide for Parents and Carers.
Homework plays an important part in every child’s education as learning is lifelong not merely for school hours.
Homework is an area we wish to encourage in a positive way as we believe that your interest, encouragement and sharing of time with your child is of the greatest value in their overall development.
The purposes of homework:
- It gives children a routine for learning outside of school
- It encourages self-discipline and individual responsibility
- It provides the opportunity for individual learning
- It informs parents of what their child is doing in class
- It reinforces or revises classroom learning
- It allows parents to support their child
- It encourages children to explore sources of information outside of school
Parents should:
- Provide a suitable environment and time for homework to be completed
- To know what the school and teachers expect of children.
- To ensure suitable resources are available to complete given task, eg – pencil, rubber, ruler etc
- Show interest in what is being done through talking with your child about what and how he/she is learning.
- To listen to worries and complaints and be patient.
- Support child to complete work and encourage organised and neat presentation
- Check and sign
- Inform school if their child is having difficulty
- Ask for help and/or guidance
Pupils should:
- Complete homework on time
- Take responsibility for returning and asking parents to check and sign
- To make the time to do homework carefully and well, ensuring best work
- To plan ahead and Not leave homework till last minute
- To keep a careful note of what is required and when it is due.
- To look for help when stuck or frustrated.
- To make sure to hand in completed homework on (or before) the due date.
The fundraising committee have come up with some wacky and fun ideas to get us raising some money. See below for dates and themes 🙂
- FRIDAY 28th October – Wear something YELLOW
- Friday 18th November – This is not a non uniform day. This is Character Day where children are asked to dress as the character from a storybook to mark the end of our whole school literacy week
- December – There is not a non – uniform day in December
- Friday 27th January – Wear something TARTAN day
- Friday 24th February – Wear a HAT day
- Friday 31st March – Wear something FLOWERY day
- Friday 28th April – Wear PYJAMAS day
- Friday 26th May – Wear The RAINBOW day
- June – There is not a non-uniform day in June
Thank You
From, The Fundraising Masterclass group
In p3 we have been working on our use of punctuation in our writing. Here you can see the pupils are busy designing VCOP puzzle pieces to add to our Literacy wall. Each piece has a punctuation mark to help us learn and identify them.
(September 2016)
Hi everyone,
In class we have been exploring the world of books and maths through ICT. It would be great if this learning opportunity could be taken home as well. I have provided each student with a username and password which can be used for both. Our school code is wk3j for Bug Club and Menstrie for Sumdog and these can be used to login. Pupils can play games, read, explore, test themselves and much more on these sites. Its a fun an interactive way to bring learning to your home.
If pupils or those at home have any questions please let me know.
Have fun!
Miss Evans
https://www.sumdog.com/user/sign_in?to=%2Femails
https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?c=0
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