Good morning!

This is the first blog of 2023, I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas and New Year and are feeling refreshed after the break.

The past few weeks have been focused on getting back into the routine of the classroom, revising what we have already covered and looking to the term ahead and setting some goals. Here is a summary of what we’ve been up to:

In literacy, we have been continuing to practice our cursive handwriting. Lots of the pupils are making good progress and are really proud of their efforts, keep practising! We have also been reading more of our novel “The Butterfly Lion” by Michael Morpurgo. Through this novel, the pupils have been developing their vocabulary and comprehension skills as well as researching some aspects mentioned in the story. P5 have all said they have been enjoying doing the task boards in class as it allows them to choose their own tasks and work independently. For writing this term, we will be focusing on persuasive writing and on Thursday we explored the features of persuasive writing and what persuasive phrases sounded like. The pupil were then put to the test and given the challenge to find 6 topic cards hidden in the playground and try to write to persuade their readers to agree with them on a a particular topic. We had great fun and certainly have some very persuasive pupils in our class!

In maths we have been revising what we know about shape and have been investigating different types of triangles and how to draw circles of a given radius. Although using a compass was tricky, the pupils demonstrated determination and were able to improve their skills. We also began to look at 3D shapes and their properties and enjoying a carousel of activities to explore these.

In other areas, we have been discussing New Year’s Resolutions and have chosen one to focus on for this term. We made bunting and hung it up in our classroom to remind us of our goals.

As we discovered, a lot of New Year’s Resolutions focused on improving our health and this term for health and wellbeing we will be exploring the effect of substances such as nicotine and what effect they have on the body.

We are continuing our Disney rehearsals as our show date comes ever closer! Keep an eye on the school app for updates on required props, costumes and important information!

Have a lovely weekend!

-Miss Frew x