Hello and Welcome!
I just wanted to introduce myself as Miss Mathers and alongside your child and their peers, we make up P7B for this year. We are all looking forward to the year ahead. I thought I would share some information with you.
Suggested Home Learning (Homework)
Home learning tasks will be issued at the start of every month this will take the form of a task grid for learners to complete. Task grids will be supplied in a paper copy and digitally on our class glow page. Your child will be issued with their glow log-in details and a jotter for any written work. Bug-club will have set time in class to complete.
Home learning will start week beginning Monday 1st September. All task grids will be discussed at the start of the month and any learner can approach myself for any further support. Any learning completed by learners will be shared with the class.
September Home Learning Home Learning Grid – September 25 (1)
October Home Learning Home Learning Grid – October 2025
November Home Learning Home Learning Grid – November 2025
December Home Learning Home Learning December 2025
January Home Learning January Homework 2026.docx
February Home Learning Home Learning Grid – February 2025
P.E.
Our P.E. days have changed to Thursdays (period 3) and Fridays (period 6). Please ensure that your child has a change of suitable clothing (shorts/leggings, polo-shirt/t-shirt and trainers) and jewellery is removed.
Please ensure that your child has a change of suitable clothing (shorts, polo-shirt/t-shirt and trainers) and jewellery is removed. Learners will be dismissed at PE doors on a Friday afternoon. We are encouraging everyone in Primary 7 this year to change into PE clothing. This is in preparation for secondary PE routines as this is essential.
I look forward to our year ahead together, please if there is anything you wish to discuss or any issues with log in details please do not hesitate to email me at earebecca.mathers@glow.sch.uk.
Miss Rebecca Mathers
Class Teacher
Term 1 Harmony Topic – WW2
Our enquiry question is ‘What can we learn from life on the home front?’
Team 7B are loving the topic so far. We have learned about the outbreak of WW2, who was involved, the home guard and ARP wardens. We watched a theatre production of “What War Was Like” this brought our learning to life. We are looking forward to the end of October when we have a special WW2 day with a visiting museum in school!
We planned, designed and modelled our own air raid shelters. Here are some photos of the team’s fantastic work.
First we explored the geography of Antarctica and learned about our planet’s continents too. Next, we explored the frozen landscape including looking at ice bergs, glaciers and melting ice shelves. We investigated how global warming is affecting the landscape, rising sea levels and the impact on Antarctic wildlife.
In science we completed an experiment to show the freezing temperatures and how seals’ flubber protects the seals. The bubble wrap within the freezer bags acted as this layer and we experimented with other materials like Vaseline and tin foil to examine insulation.
As you can tell by our faces… it was very cold!
We completed information reports on our favourite Antarctic wildlife and focused our attention to the many species of penguins who inhabit the land.
For art & design, we created something a little different. We designed, moulded, sculpted and painted these clay penguins. Some of us choose to embrace a little winter theme! Learners will be taking these home at the end of term but here are some finished photos!
****Well done Team 7B ****
November & December
One word … busy!
The class worked exceptionally hard on their Christmas wreaths for the Christmas Fayre making a total of 35 wreaths and selling 30! This allowed us to raise a great profit for school funds.
Well done team 7B, our stall helpers and for the amazing turn out from home.
We finished our Lochnorris Studios Podcast in partnership with John from Ayrshire College. It is now fully on Spotify and everyone pushed themselves out their comfort zones and surprised themselves a little! At the end we had a celebration session and learners were presented with their completion certificates and qualification.
Christmas Parties & End of Term Fun
We enjoyed our Christmas party and danced our Canadian Barn Dane and Dashing White Sergeants excellently!
Finally, we finished off our term with spreading some festive cheer by collaborating with P7A to create playground games.
Then enjoyed a p7 outdoor treat of festive hot chocolate and toasting marshmallows on the fire pit!
January 2026 
Happy New Year, I hope everyone had a lovely festive break. Whilst, this week has not been the start of term 2 that we hoped, I am looking forward to seeing you all very soon.
Here is our January Home Learning grid to keep you busy.
I will give you a paper copy of our Scots poem when back in class however, for just now here is a link to the words and a performance of it with subtitles so you can have a go!
Don’t worry we’ll practise in class and all just have a go as it can be tricky!
The Scots competition will run in school again and I will put finalists forward on 6th February to Mrs Smith for the Burns Competition.
Poem – BBC – Robert Burns – Address To The Toothache
Performance with subtitles on Youtube.
World of Work Week
We enjoyed hearing from Mr Cruikshanks a Project Lead Engineer for a well known company using smart technology to produce products around the world. The class asked curious questions about engineering and technologies. Thanks Mr Cruikshanks!
Next, we completed our Skills Development Scotland ‘My World of Work’ Profiles by answering questions about our personality traits, personal skills and interests. This profile then suggested the strengths and skills we are likely to show in a career. and finally suggested career pathways.
We found it very interesting… some of us are set on our career paths, some are in between ideas and others not really sure yet. This is exactly why we take part in World of Work week to encourage everyone to start thinking early.
Burns Night 2026
We practised our poem ” Address to The Toothache”… its tricky!
We then celebrated with P1L enjoying some shortbread and singing Auld Lang Syne.
February 2026
Literacy – We have started our new class novel ‘The Boy At The Back Of The Class’ by Onjali Q. Raúf.
We are learning new skills of paraphrasing and rephrasing as well exploring the experiences of refugee children through our book.
The links well with our new Harmony topic with our enquiry question being “How can we learn to live in peace?”
We started exploring what peace means to us and the four dimensions of peace. First, we focused on inner peace and discussed our own internal peace and control over our thoughts and feelings. We took part in guided yoga practice.
Basketball PE Block
For our PE block we started basketball. We focused on dribbling, defending and tackling on the move. Our dribbling control and team communication has improved!
