This week we took our numeracy work out to the playground. We worked in groups and had great fun creating a shop. We sold things like leaves, sticks and pine cones. We had to make price tags and take turns to … Continue reading →

P6/5 had a great time doing maths outdoors this morning.  First we collected, counted and sorted a variety of natural materials.  Some children arranged them into a symmetrical picture and some sorted them into categories by colour, shape, size or … Continue reading →

P5/4 enjoyed learning about their 2,4 and 8 times tables outdoors today.  First we collected natural materials for our tens frames. Then we looked at ways to sort them and arrange them.  Some children saw lines of symmetry, some sorted … Continue reading →

We have been using something in maths called Numicon. It is helping us with lots of concepts. We have done addition stories, pattern, symmetry and counting. It’s great fun and a fantastic visual for understanding numbers.

We have been working on using wow words in literacy. We wrote some lovely stories about Mr Potato Head. We are good  at using adjectives . Come and read our stories in class.

P7 have been using “Rigour Maths” – a children’s newspaper page related to current media news that challenges children to solve mathematical problems. Excellent problem solving P7!

P4 and P5/4 have been using arrays, numberline and their doubles knowledge to help work out their 2,4 and 8 times-tables. We also used a new resource called Numicon to help us look for factors.  Well done! Mrs Millar was … Continue reading →

We have been learning about spring and new life . We made lovely spring baskets and a super ladybird picture for our classroom. We love to watch the animals singing ”spring is here!”

We are having the best experience with Mandarin teacher Mr Du from the East Ayrshire Chinese Team.  He is based at Loudoun Academy and visits us on a Thursday afternoon. We were learning about table manners and dining etiquette in … Continue reading →