P7S completed 6 weeks of boxing lessons with Sportscotland Youth Coach of the Year Kieran McMaster.
P7S Boxing @ Northwest
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P7 Overview for Term 2
No Pens Wednesday 2019
As part of work towards Gold Dyslexia Friendly Schools status, P7Mc along with the rest of the school undertook a variety of learning activities that didn’t require any writing implements. We continued to use the Active Spelling strategies we have already blogged about. We also worked in pairs to solve Tarsia Puzzles about simplifying fractions. We did this in pairs, discussing what we already knew and working together to solve the jigsaw. In the afternoon we painted our own versions of the Great Wave off Kanagawa. We weren’t allowed to sketch any of it out first and had to go straight in with paint. We are all quite pleased with our results.
Reading Skills – Metalinguistics
As part of our Literacy work, P7Mc have been working at improving their skills for working out what new words mean (metalinguistics) when reading new texts. We are finding that we can use different strategies such as reading on and back, partner or teacher discussions, replacing new words with words we already know and think may mean the same, then checking if it changes the meaning of the sentence. We now only check the meaning in a dictionary as a last resort. We are currently doing this in pairs as we build up our confidence to doing it independently. We are finding this strategy really useful as we read lots of different entries from Anne Frank’s diary as part of out topic work 
Dyslexia Awareness Week
As part of our work on raising awareness of Dyslexia in the school, P7Mc have been making good use of their Learning Toolkits to reinforce their work on spelling rules and patterns. The pictures show members of the class showing some of the different activities they regularly participate in as part of their learning. Some of favourites include Speed Spelling, using Scrabble tiles, Play-doh and rainbow writing with chalk. 
Visit to Glasgow Science Centre 23.10.19
P7 had a fantastic experience at the Science Centre testing both their mental and physical ability. The highlight of the day was a visit to the IMAX cinema to see the V.L.T. (Very Large Telescope) in action in 3D!
Division with Tarsia Puzzles
As part of our work on division we have been working on using our skills to solve a variety of Tarsia Puzzles depending on our groups. We have had to make sure we match our calculations to the correct answers. This isn’t as easy as it seems because at the same time when all of the pieces are correctly placed we should up with a particular shape which could be a rhombus or an equilateral triangle. Some of us have managed to complete them but we don’t want to put up the finished ones as you never know who may be looking…
The Solar System – Problem Solving
As part of our work on the Solar System, P7Mc have been working on creating scale diagram using a problem solving approach. They had to draw on their previous learning about circles when working with diameters and use their measuring skills to carefully position their planets in relation to the Sun. Decision making and teamwork were the most inportant skills needed today and as you can see, everyone made a success of their diagrams. 
P7 Visit to Glasgow Science Centre
P7 is visiting Glasgow Science Centre on Wednesday 23 October. The bus will leave the school at 9.00 am and return by 3.00 pm. Your child will need a non fizzy drink, a snack and a packed lunch (if your child receives free meals, lunch can provided by the school).
The cost of this outing is £3.50 per pupil to be paid through ParentPay. We received a grant from Science Centre to help with the cost of transport. School uniform should be worn. If you would to pay this outing via Paypoint please call the school for a Barcode letter.
Algebra
P7Mc have learning about solving and simplifying equations using letters. Despite feeling quite unsure at the start they all felt they had a beter understanding of wha they had to do and are looking forward to working with more complex equations. 
