The children really enjoyed their learning on light and electricity this term. The topic involved them successfully completing a presentation, problem solving, and working together in groups. Rich discussions were had especially when making different electrical circuits, and the children had opportunities to create their own in groups and discuss why they worked well or how they could be improved. When learning about light, they focused particularly on reflection in lots of different forms, for example within their eye, and through looking at famous paintings (e.g. Water Lilies by Monet) and creating their own versions of these paintings.

This week the class are working within a group to research about Life in Roman Britain.  Each group is find out key facts from websites or using books, create a fact-file poster and then present it to all of P5. Each group has a different category to focus on.

Mr Pole visited our class and revealed he use to be an archaeologist.  Mr Pole brought in different items he dug up from around the  time of the Romans.  The items included: part of a mosaic floor, animal bones and Roman pottery.  The class enjoyed be able to handle the various items.

Primary 5

Topic/Learning Context

Our Learning Context for this term will be The Romans and their Impact on Britain. So far we have looked into the Spread of the Roman Empire and the myth of Romulus and Remus and the founding of the city of Rome. We will also be using this context as the focus for our Sharing of Learning presentation to parents/carers on Tuesday 22^nd of November.

The main focuses of our learning will be:

• Who were the Romans and where did they live?
• What was the Roman Empire?
• What was the historical impact of the Romans on Britain?
• How have the Romans influenced society today?

Core Literacy

• Develop our note-taking skills using a variety of sources and using these notes to create new texts such as a newspaper report.
• Continue to improve our written work through focussing on the technical aspects of writing including word choice, grammar and punctuation always keeping in mind the purpose, style and audience for our writing.
• Continue to work on comprehension skills during our Reading, Language and Interdisciplinary activities.
• Continue to learn spelling rules and participate in a variety of activities to promote and help develop our spelling.

Core Numeracy

• We will develop our understanding of time focussing on the different ways of recording time including am/pm, 24 hour clock and interval durations.
• Develop our understanding of patterns and sequences for shapes and numbers.
• Reinforce our Mental Agility through various mental strategies and activities.