P5E have started their new novel for this term, The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo. After chapter 1 we compared our school to the main character’s experience of his boarding school. We used a Venn diagram to display this information.
African country research project– due 27th November
As part of our termly topic on Africa, all P5M pupils have been given a specific country to research. How the children present the information is entirely up to them. Presentations will be presented by children to their peers, this will help everyone have a greater understanding of the diversity of African countries. The country allocation is as follows:
Nathan – Liberia Melody – Kenya Jaiden – Madagascar
Liam – Nigeria Josh – Djibouti Gemma – Mali
Sophie M – Angola Lewis – Chad Jessica – Senegal
Layla – Cameroon Kalib – Ghana Aaron – South Africa
Darren – Malawi Ellie – Egypt Ava – Gabon
Lexi – Botswana Emily – Ethiopia Gabriella – Burundi
Sophie H – Benin Scarlett – Algeria Sharice – Tunisia
Millie – Angola Niamh – Uganda Tom – Ivory Coast
Cameron – Zimbabwe
They saved the best until last! Our rescheduled trip to Dundonald Castle took place last Thursday. The kids had the chance to meet a viking, a knight and a professional falconer! They even managed to have a go at all the activities themselves.The staff at Dundonald Castle were full of praise for the pupils, a credit to Onthank Primary School. Well done P5M!
Hello Everyone,
Spelling homework this week will focus on the same sounds as last week (ae) but with a new selection of words. It is also Own Choice week when pupils can choose which activity to do from the grid, as well as activity A.
Maths homework is based on Problem Solving (what number operation is used to find the answer?) with a cryptic challenge at the end. Something a little different to get the children (and adults?) thinking.
Children are progressing well with their ‘Learn Its’, recalling number facts on sight. Please continue to challenge your child on these and previous week’s numbers to greatly improve their skills. The new ‘Learn Its’ for this week are:
5 + 6; 6 + 3; 12 + 4; 3 + 4; 9 + 8
African country research project– due 25th November
As part of our termly topic on Africa, all P5i pupils have been given a specific country to research. Children can make up a PowerPoint presentation, compile a fact file, create a book … the only limit is their imagination. Presentations should be factual, interesting, informative and in their own words. No copy and pasting please. As presentations will be presented by children to their peers, I am really looking forward to learning new and interesting facts about the countries chosen by them.
Have a good week.
Mrs Irving
Primary 5M took advantage of no pens day Wednesday to explore active spelling. The class used coloured clay to create 3D spelling words. All pupils participated and enjoyed creating words rather than writing them down!
