In P7 this week…

Excellent revision on rounding numbers has taken place in numeracy.  We have used our knowledge of place value to round whole numbers all the way to the nearest million. Number lines have helped us visualise whether to round up or down, along with the rule: if the digit to the right is 4 or less, round down; 5 or more, round up.

Mental health was the focus in our Health and Wellbeing Champions workshop this week. We discussed how we can look after our own mental health and how we can help others too. Here are some ideas from Lailah and Adam:

This week, everyone has spelling words home to practise.  In class we have been using active strategies and the computer programme, Nessy, to help with spelling.  We have been looking at multisyllabic words containing unstressed vowels and thinking about how pronouncing all the vowel sounds can help remind us how to spell a word.

Following on from the Harvest Live lesson last week, we’ve kept the theme of ‘Carbon Crunching Carrots” for Food Technology.  Today we were peeling carrots to make carrot crisps.  We used an air-fryer and made four varieties: plain, smoked paprika, cumin and salted.  Most people liked the salted carrot crisps best but smoked paprika was also popular.

Hopefully everyone has been busy preparing their talks for next week! Why not ask your child what they are going to say? It’s always good to have a practise at home. The question to be answered is: if you were stranded on a desert island what would your six must-have items be, if you could have them in your backpack?

Have a lovely weekend when it arrives.