Hurlford Primary School and Early Childhood Centre

An East Ayrshire Council School

October 8, 2020
by Ms Wilson
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P6W: week beginning 5th October 2020

We have made it to the end of Term 1 – well done P6W.  I’m sure everyone is looking forward to their holiday.

This week we have been focusing on improving our story writing skills.  We planned and wrote another adventure story and the pupils agreed they had met more of the required success criteria for this genre.  We all enjoyed listening to our stories being read out.  In maths we have been calculating time durations and used stopwatches and egg timers to time different activities.  As part of our Forces topic we used a Newton meter to measure the amount of force needed to pull an object over different surfaces then we designed information posters to explain when friction is useful and not useful.

HOME CHALLENGE

As we are off for a week it would be a good idea to keep practising multiplication tables, in particular the 6x, 7x, 8x and 9x tables.

I have also assigned you some tasks on Education City – homework.  I hope you’ll give them a go.

Another home learning task would be to draw and/or take a note of 2 or 3 occasions when friction has been useful for you and when it has not been useful .

Email your work to me if you can to eaavril.wilson@glow.sch.uk

Have a great holiday!

Mrs W

October 6, 2020
by Miss Frew
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P4 Week Beginning 5.10.20

It’s the last week of term 1, can you believe it!!

It’s been such a busy term settling into new routines and working hard. Well done to all the pupils in P4 for trying their best and showing a positive attitude this term, you’ve been superstars!

For your home learning tasks this week:

  •  Log into Education City and look at homework. I have assigned you a task with this weeks date called “5.10.20“. Complete the all of the games and try to get over 70%! This will practice using capital letters correctly in a sentence and also given you a place value challenge involving 4 digit numbers!
  • This week we investigated living/non-living things. We also looked at things that used to be alive. Can you look in your house or garden and try and find an example of something that is a living thing, a non-living thing and something that used to be alive.
  • We have been learning about the pop artist Andy Warhol who printed pictures that were very bright and eye catching. He printed pictures of celebrities and every day items and repeated the image over and over. Here is an example of his work to remind you:

See the source image

 

In class we started a piece of artwork similar to his. Can you choose an every day item at home and make an Andy Warhol inspired piece! Send in a picture by email if you can to EAaimee.frew@glow.sch.uk.

 

I hope you enjoy your home learning tasks and have a lovely holiday when it comes!

 

Miss Frew

October 5, 2020
by User deactivated
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P2M Monday 5th Oct 2020

Hi everyone

It’s October already and nearly the end of Term 1. We have all been working hard on literacy tasks ,reading ,spelling and working on our handwriting. In Maths and Numeracy we have been learning to tell the time and we have been working on subtraction and place value. We have finished our topic on weather and this week we have been exploring floating and sinking .We are making tinfoil boats and counting how many pennies they can hold before they sink .You could try this at home too! Ans as it is Autumn , we have made an Autumn display and looked at how the trees and animals get ready for winter.

For a challenge this week can you draw an autumn tree and cut out 4 leaves. Write each of this weeks common words  on a leaf and stick them on your tree.

Remember to keep reading and  practising your words at home. Happy Spelling ,here is the link to the common words

homewrk 5th oct

Mrs Muir and Mrs Miller

October 5, 2020
by Mrs Johnstone
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P7 Monday 5th October

What a lovely start to October we have had! We are almost at the end of term but have a busy week ahead before we stop for a well-earned rest.

Last week we developed greater understanding of tenths and hundredths in Numeracy and we became budding journalists when writing.

Everyone demonstrated creativity and concentration when making a volcano model  within a time limit, using limited materials. Well done to Taylor, Callum, Katie and Alicia who were able to erupt their models in an experiment to show a chemical reaction.  Can you tell someone at home what gas was produced when the acidic vinegar and alkaline bicarbonate of soda were mixed together?

Home Learning

  • Please complete the S.T.E.M challenge that was set last week.  Thank you for the videos and photos that have already been emailed in!
  • On Wednesday you will be writing another newspaper report, building on what you learned last week about vocabulary, structure and use of quotes.  Choose one of the scenarios below and talk to someone at home about what you could write.  Think of a headline too.

Scenario A:  A mysterious new fossil has been unearthed.

Scenario B:  A rare, precious stone has been discovered.

For your scenario, think about: who made the discovery?  Where and when was the fossil/gem found?   What size is the fossil/stone?  What does it look like?  Why is it an important discovery?  What would the person who made the discovery say?  What impact will the discovery have on the world?

Keep up the super work P7!

Mrs J

 

October 5, 2020
by Miss Baillie
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P2B – Week beginning 5th October

Hello there Primary 2B,

This week we are going to continue working hard on the lead up to the holidays. We are also going to start our new literacy rotations. We are an excellent class for being organised and by the end of the week I think our rotations will be working very well!

We are going to look at the feeling “excited,” and discuss what makes us excited and how we calm ourselves if we get too excited. We are also nearing the end of our Weather topic and will be looking at waterproof materials and extreme weather this week. We will also be conducting some experiments. If possible, could you please send in any big bottles you have spare (1litre or more, if you can) to help us with our experiments.

Home learning activities

If you can spare another bottle you can create a rain gauge to use to measure rain fall over the week. Below is some information on how to do this.

We have been revising the “ch” phoneme this week. Please find below this weeks phonetic words and common words.

Red/Green group

check     children      church     chest

chirp      with            us             so

 

Blue group

chip      chin      much      such

chop     an         is            and

 

Please practice these at home along with reading words and common words that have been sent home in learning packs. Here is a grid of activities that you can do.

I look forward to another fantastic week Primary 2 🙂

Miss Baillie

October 5, 2020
by User deactivated
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P6P Week Beginning 28th September 2020

Hello P6P,

We have made it to the end of another busy week and only one more week to go before the end of term 1! Well done to everyone who achieved an award this week or gained lots of personal points – keep up the good work!

This week in literacy we have been writing fairy tale stories and will be sharing some of our great work with the rest of the class. We have also been working hard on our handwriting this week and wrote a winter poem in our best handwriting.

In maths we have been focusing on volume as part of our measurement topic. We were using the dines materials to create cubes and cuboids with particular volumes and were able to challenge our peers.

We have also been investigating the effects of air resistance this week and we worked in teams to complete the parachute challenge. When we had completed creating our parachutes we tested them by dropping them over the balcony to see which parachutes landed safely.

HOME CHALLENGE 05/10/20

We have also been working on our times tables during maths time. Some of us were finding some of the stations of the seven times table quite tricky. Please practice your seven times table, remembering all of the stations.

7 x 0 = 0

7 x 1 = 7

7 x 2 = 14

7 x 3 = 21

7 x 4 = 28

7 x 5 = 35

7 x 6 = 42

7 x 7 = 49

7 x 8 = 56

7 x 9 = 63

7 x 10 = 70

 

Miss McLeish 🙂

October 5, 2020
by Mrs Campbell
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MATHEMATICS

For young children Maths is embedded in their play and everyday situations. At Hurlford Primary we also build on and extend these experiences in a structured way. The main scheme used by the school is Scottish Heinemann Mathematics and Teejay Maths. Although a number of additional resources are used to supplement this scheme where appropriate.

As well as basic number work, the children learn about shape, measurement, money, information handling, problem solving and enquiry and calculator work. Financial education is further developed during Money Week.

Interactive Mental Maths plays an important part of our pupil’s learning. The emphasis is on activity and practical example. This is then followed by consolidation and practice. Assessment is built into the scheme and this allows the teachers to plan accurately for the next steps in the children’s learning.

The computer is a valuable resource and learning tool in Mathematics. The children learn a great deal of the mathematical concepts through the ‘fun’ of using the computer in conjunction with commercially produced software. The use of I.C.T. is embedded in the learning and teaching of mathematics.

NUMERACY ACROSS THE CURRICULUM

Numeracy is a fundamental life skill. Being numerate involves developing a confidence and competence in using number that allows individuals to solve problems, interpret and analyse information, make informed decisions, function responsibly in everyday life and contribute effectively to society. It gives increased opportunities within the world of work and sets down foundations which can be built upon through life-long learning.

Whilst numeracy is a subset of mathematics, it is also a core skill which permeates all areas of learning, allowing pupils the opportunity to access the wider curriculum.

Teachers look for opportunities to develop and reinforce numeracy skills within their own teaching activities and through inter-disciplinary projects and studies.

October 5, 2020
by Mrs McMillan
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P3 Week beginning 5.10.20

Here we are at the last week of term 1! Well done to everyone for the hard work. We are all settled into school routines and trying hard with our learning.

This week for our recognition board target we are focusing on being organised and keeping our classroom and work areas tidy. You can make sure you are organised at home by packing and checking your schoolbag, making sure you have everything you need for the next day. Also check the blog and organise some time to practise your home learning tasks. We organised and tidied our trays at school so hopefully we are going to try to keep them tidy!

We have continued to practise using capital letters and full stops, remembering to put them not only at the beginning of a sentence but also when we write names of people or places.

In numeracy we are practising  place value with 3 digit numbers, ordering and sequencing them. We have also been looking at the numbers that come before, after and between given numbers.

In our water topic we learned about the water cycle. Ask us to explain where we might see examples of evaporation inside or outside the house. And to sing the water cycle song! 🙂

Here is the link to your home learning tasks for this week

P3 Home Learning 5.10.20

Have a great week everyone!

Mrs McMillan 🙂

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