Our School Trip

We went on our school trip to Callendar House in Falkirk on Thursday 13th June 2019. It was lots of fun and we learned lots about Roman Gladiators.

When we arrived at Callendar House we went looking for the ditch of the Antonine Wall and we found it! We learned that Falkirk was as far as the Roman army got when they tried to invade Falkirk.

We then had time left before lunch so we had time to play on some of the play equipment in the park. The Flying Fox and wooden climbing frames were really popular, especially when Jay’s mum and Mrs Brown decided to have a shot!

We then had great fun playing a game of Rounders on the grounds outside Callendar House before going inside for lunch.

After lunch we went to the Roman exhibition and got to hear about how the remains of Roman Gladiators were found under 2 houses in York. They found 83 graves in total and we saw some of the skeletons in the exhibition. It was fascinating!

We then went to Gladiator School and got to make our own shields. We even gave ourselves a Roman Gladiator name to make us sound scarier.

We all had a fantastic day.

 

Week ending 7th June 2019

This week we have been learning about money in our maths lessons. We can identify coins, calculate change and work to a budget.

In Science we did an experiment using water, paper, trays, torch (or sunlight) and a mirror. We were able to make a rainbow using all of these resources.

We made thumb pots out of clay during our Art lesson on Monday. We are looking forward to painting them next week.

We learned a new game in PE called Caterpillar Rounders. It was great fun. Unlike normal Rounders, you run with the bat and the whole team follow you. Everyone who gets back safely earns a point.

P7S invited us along to their classroom to hear about how the rainforest is being destroyed. They taught us that palm trees give us palm oil and this is found in lots of food. They showed us different logos to look for when we are doing our shopping. It was very interesting! They have created their own instagram account to share knowledge and facts.

Drum Fun

We took part in a drum workshop led by Steve. First of all we did a warm up that involved us clapping and stamping a beat using different parts of our bodies. Then we were all given our own African drum to play. When Steve put his foot on the floor we had to play our drum but if he ran round the room we had to hit the drum as fast as we could. Some people were chosen to lead everyone else through a mini workshop.

We learned that if we hit the side of the drum it makes a higher sound and if we hit the middle it makes a lower sound.

We had lots of fun!

 

 

Mindset Matters

Jennifer from Live-N-Learn came along to talk to us about Growth Mindset. She reminded us about the power of “yet” and the importance of effort. We had a great time working on the activities she brought along.

Term 3 evaluation and Term 4 update

Term 3 was a very busy one but Term 4 is going to be even busier! Here’s a little overview of what we have been learning and what we are going to be learning in our final term.

Topic

Last term we were learning about the Romans, how and why they invaded Britain and we learned about the lasting changes they made to society. Our school trip is now planned and has a Roman focus, keep an eye on school bags for information about this nearer the time.

This term we are going to be learning about our hometown of Alloa. We’ve decided to transform ourselves into Alloa experts and will be creating mini Travel Agent/Tourist Information type businesses with company names, logo, uniform designs etc. We will investigate the historical importance of Alloa and will think of ways to encourage more visitors. We will also consider the distance and cost of visiting well known landmarks in close proximity to Alloa.

Maths/Numeracy

In term 3 we were learning about Fractions and Decimals. We learned about proper and improper fractions, we learned specific fractions/decimals vocabulary, we learned how to calculate the fraction of a number and we learned how to convert between fractions and decimals. We also completed a block of work on Data Handling which required us to be able to read and create our own graphs.

This term we will be learning about Measure. We have already started to measure using rulers and metre sticks. We are also learning to convert between mm, cm, m and km. We are also learning to calculate Area and Perimeter and will be learning about Weight, Volume and Angle as the term progresses.

Literacy

We continued to read our class novel, Wonder, during Term 3 and are keen to get this finished in Term 4. We used this as a stimulus for our extended writing, writing from the point of view of the main character and using emotive and descriptive words to describe how he was feeling.

We have started another novel this term which will become a focus for lots of our Literacy lessons. The book is called The Wild Robot and we have already been exploring the author’s writing style and trying to imitate this in our own writing. In doing this we have explored the use of descriptive language, onomatopoeia and layout throughout the chapters.

The children will be preparing and writing individual talks this term, so please check homework jotters and bags for additional information about this.

General Information

Our PE days will remain the same this term – Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Mrs Barron will teach Art for an hour every Monday and then will teach in class all day every Wednesday.

 

New topic, Area, The Wild Robot and more!

We have been desperate to find out what our new topic would be and we found out this week that we will be learning about Alloa. However, we are going to put a bit of a different spin on the topic and turn ourselves into local travel agents who are trying to encourage people to visit and stay in Alloa. Watch this space for information about our companies as they develop.

We have been learning about measure in Maths and this week we investigated how to calculate Area. If you see us busy with rulers or metre sticks then you will know what we are up to.

We started a new novel this week, The Wild Robot by Peter Brown. We are going to use this as a stimulus for lots of Literacy tasks and we are already really keen to find out what happens next. We were able to make links between this book and others that we know of/have read by comparing the cover, blurb and first couple of chapters.

The ipad has been away getting new software installed so there are no photos this week. We’ll be back to normal next week though!

Welcome back!

We hope you had a great spring holiday, we’ve had a busy first week back.

In maths we have been learning about length and symmetry. We have been using rulers and metre sticks to measure short and long lengths. Accurate measuring is an important life and work skill.

End of Term 3

I can hardly believe we’re almost at the end of Term 3! We’ve had a busy term and learned lots along the way.

Our Maths focus was Fractions and Decimal Fractions, along with some Data Handling work with Mrs Hallahan. The children persevered with what is a tricky concept and put lots of effort into their work. We used money as a real life link when discussing decimal fractions and have learned about the connection between fractions and decimal fractions.

We continued to read our class novel, Wonder, and have had some really interesting discussions about the book. It is turning into a favourite book for many of the children and I must admit I love it too!

We’ve focussed on descriptive language and characters in our writing, along with trying to apply VCOP strategies. The children are now being encouraged to extend the length of their writing.

There have been lots of great things happening this term, too many to write here! We are now looking forward to our final term together in P5.

Have a lovely holiday!

WOW Words, Romans and Books

We started a WOW word challenge this week which was great fun and brought out some very competitive attitudes! The children had to beat an opponent by making as many interesting sentences as they could in one minute. Our current record is 13 and is held by Cole.

We had our third visit to Alloa Academy and continued to develop our Coding skills. We are really enjoying these sessions.

The Book Fayre is at Redwell until next week and we had the opportunity to browse this afternoon. Look out for your child’s wish lists in bags and folders!

For Topic this week we made Roman sandals. We worked with a partner to draw around our feet before designing the rest of the sandal. It was a fun activity and we loved getting to work with a partner.

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