We are fully embracing Literacy Week by taking part in lots of fun literacy based activities this week!

We started our week by reading example scripts and identifying the key features of script writing. We then started to plan our own scripts based on The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. With a partner, we planned up to 3 scenes of dialogue between the main characters Bruno and Shmuel and we will act out our scripts later in the week.

We then thought about the literacy aspect of Numeracy and Maths and decided to create our very own Mathematical Dictionary. The challenge for this task was to find mathematical vocabulary for each letter of the alphabet.

Here are some photos of us hard at work this week so far…

We started working on diary entries for our writing lesson today. We are using our class novel as a stimulus and our diary entries will be written from two very different view points.

The children were asked to select one main event from the story involving the main characters, Bruno and Shmuel. They were then asked to compare the thoughts, feelings and experiences of each character during this event and write a diary entry as if they were the character.

Here are some pictures of us hard at work…

Mr Richardson and Mrs Morrison set up a really fun PE session for us today. We got a little taste of some of the sporting events on offer at the Winter Olympics. We got to have a go at speed skating, curling, hockey, bobsleigh, ski jump and ski slalom. We also used the iPads to map out some of the participating countries on a paper map.

Have a look at our photos from today…

Thank you very much for supporting our sharing of learning afternoon. The children have worked very hard and really did themselves proud today!

We are pleased to announce that the winning raffle ticket is 223. *Please contact the school to collect your prize*

Many teams scored highly in the quiz and we are pleased to announce that the winners are Mr and Mrs Collins and Monty!

Here are some photos for you to enjoy…

We had great fun being the first class to visit the P7 Bake Sale!

We thought about a book we’ve read and enjoyed recently and made notes about our likes and dislikes, puzzles and any connections we could make to the story.

We added these to our developing reading area in the hope that we’ll encourage a classmate to try something new.

We have been keeping track of the progress of our science experiment from last week by checking and recording our results every day. We have noticed small differences and have been a little bit surprised by what is happening so far.

We are working to improve our class library to make it a more comfortable and enjoyable place to be. As part of this we looked at whether we should ‘trash or treasure’ the books we currently have in our library.

Here are some photos of us organising the books that we wanted to keep…

We met Anne Hunter from Clackmannanshire Sports Development today. Anne is going to be taking us through a 6 week training programme to enable us to be Young Leaders.

We spoke about the what we would need to consider in order to be a successful leader:

communication

safety

co-operation

responsibility

enjoyment

organisation

Anne took us through a variety of activities that made us consider how best to communicate effectively with younger children.

Here are some photos of us in action…

We spent the afternoon setting up an experiment to investigate what plants need to survive. We spoke about using a control experiment and how to ensure a fair test. We will check and record our results daily.

Here are some photos of us in action…