Good afternoon,
“This week in P.E we have continued gymnastics, using the climbing frame, ropes and also playing football.” DP
“In maths we have been collecting natural resources and making shapes we have also been calculating area and perimeter.” SM
“In IDL we have been doing a paper tower challenge and watching more of Junior Apprentice. We have also been creating our team names, values and logos.”SS
“We have been doing our writing assessments, we were writing a diary entry.” JK
By KS and GG
In P.E on Monday, we were on the ropes, the climbing frames and vaults during our gymnastics lessons. M really enjoyed going on the vault because she liked the feeling of jumping on the spring board. On Tuesday we had Art with Mrs Barron. We were making a Halloween picture. We made a silhouette with black oil pastel and then we mixed up water colours up for the sky. On Wednesday we worked in our maths groups. Mr English’s group were working on a variety of written maths problems. W even got to vs Mr English in a game of unlucky 13, and unfortunately he was the loser. In Mr Swan’s maths group, we were working on reading and colouring in different fractions. In Mrs McGirr’s maths group, we were working on working out percentages with calculators. In Mrs Stephen’s maths group, we were working on adding and subtracting fractions and top heavy fractions. On Thursday we organised the pumpkin carving competition. We had to collect the pumpkins from each class in the school, label the pumpkins if they weren’t labelled already, collect the 50p entry fee and display them in our classrooms. Mrs Wilson and Mrs Reid from the office judged the pumpkins and chose one winner from each of the wings. The winning pumpkin entries were shared at wing assemblies. We have also been watching some of The Junior Apprentice in preparation for starting our own businesses. We also completed application forms for the various roles for our Enterprise topic. We have since been assigned to the roles, most people were successful in getting the job they applied for. We have also been writing scary stories. We had to include similes, metaphors and ambitious vocabulary.
Good afternoon everyone,
In IDL we were finishing our Titanic topic. We had a debate about who was to blame for the disaster. We had a look at ‘evidence’ and made an informed decision to present to the ‘judge’. SM
We had our Food Technologies lesson with Miss Robinson where we were learning about food allergies and intolerances. We learned about how different types of food affects the way our body works. – JK
We created Pumpkin Carving Competition posters to present in assemblies. We had to follow success criteria and all got a chance to vote for our favourite poster. Just a reminder we are holding the Competition next Thursday (31st of October) and all you need to do is carve a pumpkin and bring in 50p to enter the competition. You will be in with a chance of winning a spooky spectacular prize. – MC
We also completed some assessments on the laptops this week. We had an assessment on writing, reading and maths. – RM
Some of our P7 pupils took part in a touch rugby festival and were awarded a certificate and flag. – BM1
In P.E we have started our gymnastics block, we have been on the climbing frame, the ropes, the springboard and the table. We also completed a 6 minute run, played end ball and football. – DP
We have also been doing some maths. We have been learning about percentages, fractions, money and worded problems. – JK
We have been reading and some of us got new reading books. – DP
In Science we learned about different forces. As part of this we watched a BBC Live Lesson and watched some videos online. We learned about air resistance and made our own mini parachutes to try this out. We also wrote a letter about how the different forces played a part in the Titanic sinking, – WB
In Health this week we focussed on Mental Health and feelings. We were thinking about solutions to help with some problems we might face and how to look after our own Mental Health. – MC
Good afternoon and welcome to our blog this week.
We presented our Titanic homework to the whole school and nursery, in the Purple wing.
We got to see the P6’s show all about Alloa’s great war.
In P.E we got the choice to do football, gymnastics and badminton. In our half hour slot for P.E we got to choose between Yoga in the classroom, Football in the shelter or playing a game of tig.
In IDL we watched Titanic the movie during the week.
We also did maths In our maths groups we were learning about negative numbers , times tables and fractions. Some of the maths groups were learning to add and subtract fractions, and others were learning to convert percentages into decimal fractions and fractions.
In music we did some songs from Danny and the Lions, Some people did a duet, and some people were doing a dance.
By SM and NH
Good Afternoon!
This week in P7m we have been doing…
In Maths this week we did fractions in our math groups, with Mrs McGirr we were finding a quantity of a fraction, with Mr English we played a dice game with our times tables. We also worked with negative numbers in thermometers.
In P.E we were playing dodge ball, we had to divide into four groups. Then two groups played each other and the winning team stayed on. On Monday we were playing football in the MUGA.
We have also been to Alloa Academy for our first transition event and made model boats with the P2’s. We tested these out in the yellow wing.
Sorry our blog is short this week – we were called for photos and then have P.E.
By AK and GG
Good afternoon,
Here is a little overview of our learning in P7M this week.
This week in P.E we have been playing dodge ball. We had 4 captains and played 2 v 2, then 1 v1. The winning team from 1 v 1 got to stay on. In our lesson with Mr Richardson we were playing badminton and we split into teams of 4 and then we had 4 minute games. The others were referees during the games. On Friday we got to play rugby, we split into teams and played 5 aside. On Wednesday, two outreach members of staff from Alloa Academy visited us and shared a PowerPoint all about things to expect when we move to secondary school. We found out that the corridors are actually painted the same colour as the subject signs. This will really help us to find our way when we get to secondary school. We got to see photos of some of the teachers, including the guidance teachers and people who can help us. We know about the cashless system used and expectations for school uniform and P.E attire.
This week we have been doing some Titanic reading comprehension. We used the chilli challenge to decide which level of questions we would like to answer. We tried really hard to answer in full sentences and have been practising this before we move to secondary. In writing, we continued with our diary entries and wrote about the first full day aboard the Titanic. We had to think about the activities we would have been doing and writing in past tense. We practised writing in past tense during our grammar lesson this week. In reading we have been skimming and scanning and reading aloud to help develop our fluency and expression.
In maths this week we have been learning about the use of negative numbers when we are working with temperature and money. We learned what the term ‘withdrew’ means and also how the number line works when we go below zero. On Wednesday, we were working in our math sets. We were working on times tables and fractions. We also got maths homework! We also learned how to complete long multiplication sums and answer multi-step written worded problems.
In our topic lessons this week we have been very busy. We have been creating a design brief about how we’re going to make a model to float in our school pond. We’ve also started PowerPoint presentations about Harland and Wolff ( the ship building company who made the Titanic). We also had a look at the timeline of events and ordered these in chronological order.
In Science, we continued to learn about floating, sinking and buoyancy (or Beyoncé, ask your child what we mean!!) 
. We also had a tin foil boat competition where we had to design a boat which could float with marbles on top of it.
Phew, what a busy week.
Mrs McGirr and P7M
Hi everyone and welcome to our blog this week. Here is a little snapshot of our learning this week.
WB-This week in P.E we have played dodge ball and had choices between football, gymnastics and basketball.
BM1- In maths this week we have been doing word problems we had to answer 10 questions and do extension task. We were working out which operation we needed to do for each question.
GG-In health we have been improving our mental health skills and learning about our emotions and what calms us down. We have been looking at ways to calm ourselves if we need it. We thought about how we could stop little worries becoming big worries.
BM2- In chanter some of us have been attending a chanter lesson in the lunch hall.
BM1-In music we have been learning about different instruments like the keyboard, drum kit, drum pads, guitar, xylophone & glockenspiel.
NH- In topic we have been creating posters to present to the class. We worked in cooperative groups and focussed on our Talking and Listening skills when presenting. We each had a turn to present and a turn to assess. We were looking for things such as eye contact, pace and tone of voice. Our posters were about the class system on board the Titanic.
By DP and JK
Dear Parent/Carer,
I hope you find the following information useful. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
General Information:
Welcome to the start of new session here at Redwell. I am looking forward to continuing working with you and your child throughout the year. I’m sure P7 will thrive on the challenges and responsibilities that their final year in Primary will bring. They have already settled into our daily routines and have impressed me with their positive attitudes to learning and working with others.
P7 continue to have two 45 minute sessions of P.E each week, one on a Monday and one on a Friday. They will also have an extra 30 minutes of P.E. with me on a Thursday. The pupils will have Art with Mrs Barron, Food Technology with Miss Robinson or Music with Mrs Pennie every Tuesday, on a rotational basis. A reminder that Golden Time is on a Friday afternoon and a selection of activities will be available. Please ensure your child returns their Golden Time Diary on a Monday.
Topic/Learning Context
After consultation with the pupils, we have decided that our Learning Context for this term will have a history focus and will look at The Unsinkable Ship, The Titanic. We have started to look at the construction of the Titanic and the passengers onboard. We have created biographies for the passengers. Next week, we will look more closely at the class system used during the time of The Titanic.
Through this topic we will:
Core Literacy
Core Numeracy
Many thanks for your continued support
Mrs McGirr
Here are some of our highlights from this week.
RM: “We had maths this week. We split into 4 groups. Some of us some worked with Mr English, some with Mr Swan, some with Mrs Stephen and some with Mrs McGirr”
WB: “In P.E we were doing the beep test. We are working on our fitness, strength and stamina”
JK: “We were writing letters as if were just about to go on the Titanic. We were writing to a friend or a member of our family”.
DP: “In spelling we were learning new words and we did a spelling test”
RM: “This week in Art we cut out our Titanic pictures and added the background using oil pastels”
BM1″ In grammar we were learning about double negatives. We were identifying double negatives in a sentence and we were writing them out correctly on our whiteboards”
Check back next week.
P7M
We started our week with us writing about skiing on the laptops. We were writing a recount about the times when we were in the learning pit and the times when we were climbing our way out.
In Science, we were learning about microorganisms and we even built our very own microorganisms using play doh. DP said “There can be three types of microorganisms such as bacteria, virus and fungi. sometimes bacteria can be good for you and there is millions of bacteria on our body.”
In Writing, we learned about the forest fires in the Amazon rainforest. We then decided to write persuasive poems to inspire people to do something about it. Here are a few examples.
In other news, we all managed to use the tow at our skiing lesson and received a certificate. Mrs McGirr is very proud of the resilience we all showed during our lessons and extends her thanks to the hardworking staff at Firpark.
By NH and SM
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