Welcome back to our P4/5 Blog. We’ve been continuing to work super hard on our learning and can’t wait to share it with you.

Numeracy

We have been working on using the grid method to help us solve multiplication calculations. We really enjoy this method as we have to make use of our knowledge of partitioning and place value too.

We are working on division and are becoming more and more confident everyday! We are identifying lots of different strategies to help us solve division calculations including repeated subtraction on a number line and identifying related multiplication facts.

 

Literacy

We are really excited as we have now started our new book study. Our first task was to carry out some predictions. We used only the title and the blurb and designed what we thought the front cover may look like. We had to have lots of reasons to back up why we included certain things on our cover. We spotted lots of clues that helped us to make predictions.

In spelling we are looking at the representations of the phoneme ‘ee’. We have spotted 5 ways that we can make the ‘ee’ sound including ‘ee’ ‘ea’ ‘e’ ‘ie’ and ‘e_e’.  We are working hard on our Active Literacy strategies to help us identify the phonemes within our spelling words. We are also playing fun pairs games.

Through our reading  we have been exploring literacy devices that are used in persuasive writing. We have looked at fact and opinion and hyperbole. The pupils have been able to identify these in texts and give their own facts and opinions too. We have also learned that hyperbole is when things are exaggerated. Some of us (Mrs O’Neil) do this all the time! We read a really funny poem called ‘I ate a spicy pepper’ which was full of hyperbole. We created a visualisation of the scene created by the poet.

 

We are using this learning to help us write persuasively. This week we wrote about the controversial issue of school uniform! We worked as a group to identify reasons for and against wearing uniform and then decided what our own opinions were.

PE

This week we started learning the skills for hockey. We explored the correct way to hold the hockey stick and took part in different activities to help us control the ball effectively.

IDL

What a fantastic lot of inventors we have in P4/5. Pupils came up with wonderful designs based around a need or a problem that could be solved. We followed the design process and created 2 or 3 designs that we liked. In groups we discussed the pros and cons of our designs and settled on a final choice. Each pupil created a detailed, labelled design. They range from a projector to allow you to change your bedroom without the need for messy paint, to a clever arm band for Mrs O’Neil to keep her whiteboard pens close to her!

We then used our knowledge of fact and opinions to create an advert to sell our newest inventions. Our adverts had to include facts, opinions, hyperbole and much more!

To finish off our week we created KWL boards to identify what we already know and what we would like to find out about the topic Vikings! We are super excited to begin learning more about the Vikings!!

2’s Day

To celebrate 2’s day on 22.2.22 we had a whole school dance party for 2 minutes. It was lovely for us all to be out together in our own sections of the playground. What fantastic dance moves P4/5 have. The YMCA was a favourite!

We have also been working incredibly hard during French lessons to recognise and say the vocabulary for numbers up to 100. Pupils took part in french whispers and interactive splat team games when counting in tens in french…

and then putting our French vocabulary to the test by playing fun French matching games online..

In R.M.E we have been learning about Christianity and have been focussing on parable stories from the bible. So far we have discussed the morals from each of these parables by watching video clips and taking part in activities.  Last week we discussed the parable of The Two Sons. Here are our parable posters and puzzles that reinforce that actions speak louder than words…

Thank you for reading our blog. Remember homework tasks are uploaded to TEAMS.

Have a lovely weekend!

Mrs O’Neil 🙂

Welcome back to our blog.

Literacy

In reading and writing we have been exploring rhyme schemes. We have used this knowledge to help us write limericks.

We had a great laugh writing our limericks!

One of our favourites was:

 

There once was a young boy called Stu,

Who opened a brand new zoo.

He fed the animals food,

But they were in a bit of a mood,

So they left him a big pile of poo!!

Well done Cameron, Zak and Eilidh.

For spelling we are exploring all the different representations of ‘ay’. Pupils are doing a great job recognising all the different ways we can make ‘ay’.

Numeracy

Pupils are continuing to make super progress with multiplication. We have been creating new facts using our knowledge of multiples of 10. We even created games to help us practise!

Pupils are also becoming confident using the grid method to multiply. We enjoyed racing against each other in a game to practise this strategy.

IDL

To finish off our current IDL topic we became experts and researched a Scottish inventor. We had lots that we had to include in our presentation, including a timeline. We presented our research to each other and asked questions.

We explored the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, the famous Scottish architect and artist. We followed a step by step video to help us create the famous ‘Glasgow Rose’ in the style of the artist. We then used our knowledge to create our own designs using the rose.

CLASS REWARD

As a class, we work hard together to be the best we can be. When we have collected enough shiny stone points we enjoy group rewards. This week, we had celebrated enough group rewards to enjoy our next class reward. We voted on a class game of hide and seek, however the weather was not very kind to us, so we enjoyed 30 minutes of games instead. We had cars, Simon says, chrome books, art tasks and so much more!

Poetry- ‘Last Nicht’

All pupils worked so hard to learn a Scots poem and they all performed it in front of the class. They did a wonderful job with lots of super actions and great expression! Finalists were chosen and another teacher chose our final winners. A big well done to all of P4/5. You made me very proud with your poetry!

Congratulations to Ryan, Robyn, Zak, Blake, Lucy and Georgia.

Thanks again for reading our blog.

Have a wonderful February weekend and I’ll see all the class back on Wednesday! 🙂

Mrs O’Neil