Primary 7 have been taking part in a counting choir at the beginning of a maths lesson, this gives the pupils the chance to be the teacher and test their classmates on their counting skills! We have also been using the number ping pong balls to test each other with mental calculations.
This term Primary 7 are learning how to play netball during gym lessons with Mrs Paton. They are enjoying developing their skills and yesterday took part in a mini-tournament.
Primary 7 are continuing to work in their cooperative learning teams for a variety of lessons and this week Stewart visited us and taught us a few different strategies. We had the opportunity to work with other members of the class and took part in a consulting line discussion, through these tasks we are building our confidence and developing our talking and listening skills.
Last week Primary 7 created their own Word Goals, this is a word that helps them focus on an area in which they wish to improve, grow or do more of. As a class we talked about possible words, such as perseverance, focus, patience, responsible and lots more. Each pupil completed a planning sheet and they had to brainstorm 6 possible word goals for themselves, they then chose one of these and completed a speech bubble for the wall outside our classroom. We then made a Bitmoji of everyone to go alongside their goals, they look amazing!
This goal can be shared with someone at home and each pupil can discuss the action steps they can take to meet their goal.
Primary 7 have enjoyed spending some time with their buddies at the Pod and visiting Menzieshill Library. They also helped Primary 1 to make their New Year’s Resolution and talked about how they can work to achieve these.
Primary 7 have been revising fractions and took part in a quiz relating to finding fractions of a quantity, next we will be learning about improper fractions and mixed numbers.
There is a fantastic website that can be accessed at home and the children can select areas of numeracy that they wish to focus on. The website is:
