In P5/6, we have been learning lots! In maths, we have been learning about decimal points and place value. We have practiced the bar method and the formal written method for multiplying and the formal written method for addition and subtraction. We have also learned about negative numbers. Currently, we are learning about time and how to read timetables. For Maths Week Scotland, We took part in the Sumdog competition and came 180^th! We also completed Pascal’s Triangle which was tricky!

In literacy, we have been using lots of descriptive language such as synonyms and similes – we have been using Outdoor Learning to help us with this and have created our own Tweets to summarise how we have done this. We have been writing imaginative stories and including descriptive language in these. We have been summarising lots of texts such as our class novel, our Accelerated Reading books and short video clips. We have also been practicing our prediction skills. We have practiced using punctuation such as, speech marks, commas, capital letters and full stops. We read Christophe’s Story as a class and focussed lots of our learning in Literacy around it.

In Health and Wellbeing, we have been learning about food labelling and what the traffic lights mean. We have focussed on what foods are good for you and which foods are not – and learning about healthy choices and how food gives us energy. We created our own food pyramids. We have been learning about how we are resilient and what strengths we have to help us through difficult times. In P.E., we have been focussing on football and practicing our passing and travelling skills.