Hurlford Primary School and Early Childhood Centre

Welcome back, I hope you all had a lovely Easter break and are looking forward to our final term.

Primary 6 have had a busy and productive first week back. Here’s what we’ve been doing.

In Literacy, we read the next couple of chapters in our class novel. We found out one of the main characters had a secret talent. We then wrote about a special talent we have or would like to have and how we discovered it. For spelling, the focus was words with the suffixes _sion and _ssion. We also had lots of discussions around news items and our space topic.

This week in Numeracy, we began learning about percentages and explored the link with fractions and decimals. We all gave it 100% effort! We took our learning outdoors for our maths focus which was using measuring equipment to find the length and width of various objects. We had to accurately measure in metres, centimetres and millimetres.

We continued our Space topic and this week. We learned about different types of galaxies. We then moved on to exploring the Solar System. We now know the names and order of the planets, how they orbit the sun and the huge distances across the solar system. It was a lot to get our head around. We used collage skills and worked with a partner to create a picture of the planets. Today, we are designing and making models of the solar system using coat hangers, string and various art resources.

For PE, we are practising for the P6 and P7 Sports Championship. We will be using throwing, jumping and running skills in 5 different events. We all enjoyed a sunny WOW session on Wednesday. Hopefully this good weather continues.

Enjoy the rest of the week and have a lovely weekend.

In literacy this week we have been revising many of the phonemes and the children are progressing really well and now using their knowledge of sounds to decipher words and begin to spell some simple words with growing independence.

In maths, this week we have been subtracting  from 20 game using Numicon and number lines. The children are still having fun applying their problem-solving skills using the theme Goldilocks and the three bears exploring measure and volume.

As this is Food Fortnight for health and wellbeing, we will have been exploring the children’s understanding of healthy eating. Last week we explored where bananas come from and the type of climate, they need to grow so by contrast this week we have been looking at growing carrots and what dishes we could make using carrots. Big Cook Little Cook showed us how to make a carrot cake so you might get some requests to bake next week.

Thanks again for supporting your children with their homework tasks and preparing a short talk about their favourite toy. The children were very proud of their toys and good at explaining where they got it and keep it. Who is allowed to play with it and the class were very good at asking questions about their friend’s toys?

Have a lovely Easter holiday and happy egg hunting and enjoy some chocolate treats.

Primary 2 week beginning 27th March

Go to this Sway

Mrs Carey

We’ve made it to the last week of Term 3. It’s been a very busy time and everyone’s looking forward to a well deserved break.

Here’s what P6 have been focusing on this week.

In Literacy, for our spelling we were focusing on words linked with the Easter story. We used talking and listening skills to learn more about Easter practices and traditions. Our reading into writing this week was predicting the next part of our class novel and writing in the style of the author. We practised our handwriting skills with recipes and an Easter poem.

For Numeracy we continued to use problem solving strategies. We acted out the situation and used practical resources to get to the solutions. We also brushed up on our multiplication tables and played lots of interactive games.

On Wednesday we had our final skiing and tubing session. It was a chance for some of our parents and carers to come along and see the progress we’ve made. We all had a great time.

As part of Food and Fair-trade Fortnight, we planted cucumber seeds and learned all about herbs and spices. We researched where they are grown and how they can be used in cooking. Yesterday we made Tzatziki dip using cucumber, mint, Greek yogurt and lemon juice. Most of the class liked the taste and texture. We learned how to use the claw grip when using a knife to safely chop fruit and vegetables.

Today we enjoyed watching the P6 and P5’s performance of The Lion King. Later we took part in an Easter quiz in teams of four. It was great fun.

Have a great holiday and look forward to seeing you all at the start of Term 4.

Happy Easter.