This week in P4 we chose our finalists for the Scots verse competition. Well done to Carson who was the P4 winner and to Alfie who was the runner up.
We went for a walk to the river on Monday afternoon and found lots of interesting stones and rocks.
We have been continuing to divide with remainders in numeracy and have been writing in Scots in literacy. In Science we have been learning to identify the location and the role of bones in the human body. We also had Discovery Den activities again this week and got to take part in lots of different activities including clay modelling, pancake making, mindfulness, fruit tasting, sports/games, music, STEM and quilling.
It has been a very busy second week of term in Primary 4!
In numeracy we have been beginning to learn how to divide with remainders. In literacy we have been using interesting vocabulary to write a description of the Loch Ness Monster. We have been learning lots of interesting facts about Scotland and have started our new science topic learning about the Human Body. In French we have been learning to say the months of the year and to say when our birthday is.
We went for a class walk to The Voes this week to feed the ducks.
We have also started to learn how to play chess in preparation for the Chess Championship next term.
We have had a great first week back at school and even managed to get an unexpected early finish on Monday! In class we have been talking about the new year – we have been discussing and writing about our goals and resolutions.
Our topic this month is Scotland and we have been talking about what we already know about Scotland and what we would like to learn. We have started our new book study ‘The Treasure of the Loch Ness Monster’ by Lari Don and went to the library to choose a new book to read.
In numeracy we have been dividing by 2 and 3, in literacy we have been writing about our prior knowledge of the Loch Ness Monster and in art we have been creating beautiful winter pictures.
Ellie was the winner of a Ruby Reward ticket today and chose Harper to sit with her at the Ruby Reward table. Well done Ellie!
As part of our Scotland topic this term all classes are learning a Scots poem. Paper copies of the poems have been given to all pupils to learn at home and are also shown below.
The Primary 4 poem is The Magic Pizza by Ali Christie which was chosen by the pupils.
THE MAGIC PIZZA
by Ali Christie
Eh’m a pizza, a magic pizza,
Bein stuck in the freezer’s a scunner –
So Eh grew twa legs an oor ago
An fae Tesco Eh did a runner.
Eh’m a pizza, a gaun-ma-dinger pizza,
Eh’m skitin doon the street,
An giein a muckle cheesy grin
Tae the dumfoonert fowk Eh meet.
Eh’m a pizza, a please-mehsel pizza,
Eh can dae whitiver Eh like –
Fleh wi cheese and tomatae wings
Or gae dancin doon a dyke.
Eh’m a pizza, an oan-the-rin pizza,
The polis are efter me –
But they needna think that ony o them
Are haein me fur thir tea.
Eh’m a pizza, a thumb-yir-neb pizza,
Eh’ll tell them tae git loast.
Oh jings – Eh’m a puggilt pizza noo –
Eh’ve stertit tae defroast!
We have discussed in class that we will pronounce the ‘Eh’m’ as ‘Ah’m’ and ‘Eh’ as ‘Ah’ as this is how we would say these words with an Ayrshire accent!
Pupils should learn their poem and be ready to present it to the class by Wednesday 21st January . Pupils will be chosen to perform their poem in front of judges and the winners from each stage will then perform at our Scots Verse Celebration on Wednesday 28th January.
It has been a fun filled week of Christmas activities in Primary 4!
On Monday afternoon we went for a class walk to The Square to see the ECC and P6/7 pupils carol singing.
We went to the park to play afterwards.
We all got our glad rags on for our Christmas party with P3 and P5 on Tuesday afternoon. We had great fun dancing and playing party games.
Yesterday the whole school went on a trip to The Galleon in Kilmarnock to see the panto ‘Sleeping Beauty’. It was a lovely morning and a great end of term treat!
Last week we finished reading our whole class book study ‘The Twits’ by Roald Dahl. We plan to watch the movie in class tomorrow to compare it to the book. The movie has a PG rating. If you do not wish for your child to watch the movie, please contact the school.
This week in P4 we have been learning to divide whole numbers by 10 and 100. We finished reading our class book study ‘The Twits’ and plan to watch the movie next week. We created ‘Melted Snowman’ pictures in art and then wrote about our snowmen in literacy. In French we have been learning about how they celebrate Christmas in France.
In Science we carried out an investigation to find out which materials are soluble and insoluble.
Well done to Lyle and Logan who managed to complete their times table passports in numeracy this week.
We went for a class walk to The Voes to feed the ducks.
We enjoyed a lovely Christmas lunch on Wednesday afternoon.
Next week we will be having a fun filled week of Christmas activities. Only 5 more school days to go!
It’s the beginning of December so this week we started to get into the Christmas spirit. We put up our class tree and decorated the classroom for Christmas!
We have been learning to multiply whole numbers by 10 and 100 in numeracy. In literacy we have been continuing to work on using interesting vocabulary in our writing.
We started social dancing and played some Christmas games in P.E.
We have been learning to say and understand the meaning of French Christmas words.
We had the school Christmas Fayre on Thursday night. Thank you to everyone that purchased crafts from our stall.
Demi was the winner of a Ruby Reward ticket today and chose Harper to sit with her at the Ruby Reward table. Well done Demi!
The pupils voted to go for a walk to the monument this week.
We had a great morning visiting the Primary 7 ‘Revive and Thrive’ toy sale on Wednesday. We bought lots of lovely toys, games and books.
We had Discovery Den activities again this week and got to take part in lots of different activities including clay modelling, pancake making, mindfulness, fruit tasting, sports/games, music, STEM and quilling.
In literacy we have been learning to use interesting vocabulary in our writing. In numeracy we have been working on the links between times tables and tiling 2D shapes. We have also been finishing our crafts for the Christmas Fayre and finding out about St Andrew’s Day which is on Sunday.
A huge well done to our pupils for the hard work and effort they put into their class talks this week. You all did an amazing job and should be very proud of yourselves!
It was lovely to see so many families join us for our literacy open morning on Thursday. We enjoyed sharing our learning with you all.
We went for a lovely walk to the river this week. We found lots of interesting rocks and even saw a couple of herons.
We have been working hard in writing and numeracy and are ready to move on to new learning targets next week. In French we have been learning numbers to 100.
We have also been creating crafts to sell at the Christmas Fayre.
