This week in P4 we have been continuing to work on our Multiplication Masters in maths and learning strategies to help us spell common and tricky words in literacy.

We went for a lovely walk to the river on Monday afternoon where we had lots of fun throwing and skimming stones in the water.

We have been learning about why we celebrate Bonfire Night. We created bonfire collage pictures and have been writing firework safety instructions.

We had our first Discovery Den activities this week. Mrs McKenna’s group were learning how to draw a folding rocket firework.

Well done to Carter who was the winner of a Ruby Reward ticket today and chose Logan B. to sit with him at the Ruby Reward table.

We have had lots of fun celebrating Halloween this week.

On Monday afternoon we went for a class walk and got to see our decorated pumpkins in the window of the pharmacy. They look fantastic!

We joined up with Primary 3 for a Halloween party on Thursday afternoon. We danced, played party games, dooked for apples and took part in some Halloween activities. It was great fun!

We have also been working hard on multiplication in maths, writing a magic spell in literacy and continuing to practise numbers in French.

Primary 4 have had a great first week of term and have been working so hard!

We have been finishing off our work on descriptive writing in literacy and counting to 21 and beyond in French. In maths we have been revising work from last term and have started our multiplication masters. Our school is taking part in the ‘Shoot to Saturn’ active travel initiative and we have been earning S-Miles for the active journeys that we make each day.

We have also started off the Halloween celebrations by creating Halloween pictures for Tesco and painting pumpkins that will be displayed in the window of Catrine Pharmacy.

Keep a look out for them!

Layla was the winner of a Ruby Reward ticket today and chose Ayla to sit with her at the Ruby Reward table. Well done Layla!

It’s hard to believe that it’s the end of term 1 already!

This week we went for a lovely class walk to the Voes to look for signs of Autumn.

We have been learning to exchange when subtracting in maths this week. In literacy we have been writing a character profile for ‘Mrs Twit’ and working on our handwriting. We have also been learning about the Earth, the sun and the moon in Science and clapping along to the beat in music.

We watched Inside Out 2 in class today as a wee treat for working so hard this term.

Have a great October holiday!

This week in Primary 4 we have been continuing to work on addition with carrying in maths. We have been learning to use contractions in literacy and have been creating character profiles. In Science we have been learning what plants need to grow.

We have been learning to recognise and accurately pronounce the letters of the alphabet in French. We have been absolutely awesome at matching a sound to a letter and spelling words in French!

The weather was not on our side and we didn’t make it out a class walk as planned. Instead we continued to work on our fitness in the gym hall.

Charlotte was the winner of a Ruby Reward ticket today and chose Layla to sit with her at the Ruby Reward table. Well done Charlotte!

Next week is the last week of our homework block, remember to keep practising times tables at home.

Have a great weekend!

This week in Primary 4 we have been learning to add and subtract multiples of 10 in maths. In literacy we have been working on descriptive writing and improving our handwriting.

We have learned about food chains in science, instrument families in music and the alphabet in French. We had our first Kahoot quiz in class this afternoon and the ‘Bullsharks’ were the winners. Great work!

Remember to keep practising times tables at home as part of our homework focus.

Have a lovely weekend!

The weather has been amazing this week and Primary 4 have been enjoying the sunshine. On Monday afternoon we went to the park for our first class walk, it was a beautiful day for it!

We have also been working very hard in class. We have been practising our times tables in maths and learning to use different strategies to spell tricky words in literacy. We have learned about vertebrates and invertebrates in science and had our first Home Circles this morning.

Adam was the winner of a Ruby Reward ticket today and chose Ayla to sit with him at the Ruby Reward table. Well done Adam!

Have a lovely holiday weekend!

Pupils were given times tables homework today which will run for the next four weeks. All pupils were given a jotter, homework grid and a times tables poster (see below).

Pupils should choose a times table to focus on each week that they feel they need to work on, and complete as many tasks as possible from the grid.

By the end of Primary 4 pupils should know the 1 to 10 times tables and be able to recall multiplication facts with speed and accuracy. This knowledge will help to support them in other aspects of maths. Lots of practise committing times tables to memory will be our focus this session.

I can’t wait to see the improvements everyone makes.

Good luck and have fun.

This week in Primary 4 we have been continuing to round numbers to the nearest 10 and have been learning to round numbers to the nearest 100 in maths. In literacy we have been practising spelling, reading strategies and learning all about Roald Dahl.

In P.E. this week we have been keeping fit by completing different circuits like skipping, sit ups, shuttle runs, step ups and tricep dips. It was tiring work!

We have also been learning about different musical instruments, French greetings, some British Sign Language and how to use Google Maps.

It was so nice to welcome families into the classroom for our Numeracy Open Morning on Thursday. Thank you to those of you that managed to make it along, We hope you enjoyed getting the chance to see the learning taking place in Primary 4.

On  Monday we are hoping to go for our first class walk, depending on the weather. Can pupils please come to school wearing a jacket and suitable footwear for this.

Have a great weekend!

This week in Primary 4 we have been revising Number Talk strategies and learning to round numbers to the nearest 10 in maths.

We have been learning about similes in literacy and wrote some super Rainbow Simile poems during our writing lesson this week.

We also created some beautiful rainbow mindfulness art by using lots of different patterns.

We have started to learn about Planet Earth as part of our Science topic for this term. We talked about what we already knew, what we wanted to learn and we were identifying living and non-lining things. We also had fun playing team games during our P.E. lesson with Mrs McKenna.

Enjoy the sunshine this weekend!