Primary 4 – Aye Aye Captain

P4’s IDL this term is learning about Dundee –  transport old and new and The Tay Bridge Disaster.  Pupils will study a variety of famous bridges around the world, choose one to sketch and make a model then design a bridge of their own.

Pupils in p4 are collecting bus/train/tram tickets to study and analyse and one pupil kindly brought in a Captain’s hat for Show & Tell.

Aye Aye Captain

Primary 4 – Money Calculations

P4 are working hard to calculate money calculations this term.

Each pupil drew an item for our class “virtual” shop and decided on a price for that item. These items are to be displayed on our class washing line for our 9 o’clock maths challenge. Pupils will choose 2 items and write the prices of these items as a chimney sum and add them together.  The total cost will then be deducted from either £5, £10 or £20 with the change written as various money combinations.

This is helping pupils to gain a better understanding of the addition and subtraction of decimals (money) – skills for life, learning and work.

This will also help us when making preparations for our enterprise project for the school summer fayre.

Money, money, money

 

 

P4 Barnardos

Sharing views and opinions about oppression and liberation

This term, P4 are receiving weekly sessions from Barnardos to help encourage pupils to think about “oppression” and “liberation”.  Pupils take part in circle time style games and take part in discussions to share their views and opinions.

P4 Thera-Ponies

Pony-trekking pupils

St Ninian’s pupils have been very privileged to receive weekly visits from R&J Thera-ponies for the past 12 weeks.

Today P4 pupils were allowed to ride some of the ponies, Tutti and Hercules around the nursery playground.  🐴😊

 

P4 Mindfulness in the Outdoor Classroom

Primary 4 are enjoying Mindfulness Sessions this term.  Pupils have learned to relax their bodies through a 3 minutes body scan, they have learned about being in the “present moment” and how to be mindful of their breathing, hearing and seeing.

Pupils in P4 enjoy listening to Mindful/Relaxation Stories which help them to bring a sense of calm to their minds and bodies.

On Friday, we listened to “Peaceful Butterfly” in the outdoor classroom.  Then pupils coloured in a butterfly printout and/or sketched and coloured on our own butterfly pictures.

 

P4 Questions Questions Questions

As part of our “Questioning Minds” classroom focus and Data Handling in Numeracy this term, Primary 4 are enjoying regular opportunities to conduct surveys amongst their classmates.

Pupils have constructed their own interview questions as well as being given set questions to gain more information about the likes and dislikes of classmates.

Questions Questions

P4 Data Handling with Numicon and Cuisenaire

This term, P4 are learning about Data Handling. Pupils have conducted their own survey to find out information about their classmates and presented their findings in a bar graph.

P4 also surveyed each other to find favourite fruit, cereal, crisps and pets.  This information was collected in the form of tally marks in tables. Numicon and Cuisenaire rods were used as visual aids to represent each answer prior to the construction of bar graphs on a bar graph template. Pupils were then challenged to create their own graphs on squared paper.

Bar Graphs using Numicon and Cuisenaire

P4 – Trading Places

P4 pupils tricked Mrs Robertson last week by changing coats, hats etc during playtime.

When they entered the classroom it took some time for Mrs Robertson to realise what the pranksters had got up to 🙂

Mrs Lange also swapped her jacket with someone… Can you spot who it was?

Trading Places

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