Good morning! We’ve had such a busy month of May so far and have enjoyed lots of different activities! We’ve enjoyed the bank holidays and Coronation Celebrations and have lots still to look forward to. Here is a quick update from P5:

In literacy, we have been continuing our novel “The Last Wolf” and also explored a text about William Wallace. The pupils had to independently read this text and answer a variety of questions to show their understanding. From there, pupils were then asked to create their own questions based on what they read.

For writing this week, we partnered up with P4F and participated in some creative writing. We had to work collaboratively with a P4 partner to produce a creative story of our choice. P5 had to support their partners with spelling and how to organise their stories into paragraphs. I was really impressed and proud of how the P5 supported the younger pupils and the stories that were produced were fab!

In maths, we have finished our block all about angles and completed an angles assessment. Most pupils can identify types of angles and missing angles. The trickiest part was using a protractor to draw and measure angles. We have now started a block on division and have been focusing on using the “equal groups” strategy with the 2, 5 and 10 times tables. Ask the pupils to demonstrate this at home!

In other areas, we have been enjoying our Scottish Wars of Independence topic and have been given a homework challenge which will be due Monday 5th June. This has been discussed in class and pupils have some brilliant ideas, I can’t wait to see them! This week we learned about William Wallace and his significance in the Wars of Independence, including his victory at the Battle of Stirling Bridge. In groups, the pupils took on a STEM challenge to build a replica Stirling Bridge which had to stand on its own and be strong enough to hold a figure.

Next week is parents night and I’m looking forward to chatting with you all! Hope you have a lovely weekend!

-Mrs McDonald x