This week in literacy we looked at the features of a newspaper article. We then wrote our own article about the sinking of the Titanic, using both our topic knowledge and additional research about how the Titanic sank.

In numeracy we have started learning to divide using decimals. We have different stations set up during numeracy time to support our practice of division with remainders and our new learning.

During our Titanic topic, we were completing research on the sinking of the Titanic to support our writing. We had different research questions to guide our searches and were using different sources to ensure that the information was accurate.

On Thursday we held our Literacy Open Morning – thank you to all who were able to come along.

This week in numeracy we continued learning about division, focusing on remainders. We practiced different strategies of answering questions that have remainders such as using groupings.

This week in PE we were developing our hockey skills, focusing on having control and moving the ball.

This week we continued learning the skills of badminton in PE. We were practicing our serving and aiming by trying to maintain a rally.

This week in numeracy we have been focusing on division. We have been working on dividing 2 digit whole numbers by one number. We have been using arrays and grouping to help us solve our division questions.

In literacy we have been making inferences about the novel ‘Matilda’ using the clues in the words to find out more about the characters Matilda, Miss Trunchbull and Miss Honey.

This week in P5 we have continued our Titanic topic and have been looking at different outfits that first, second and third class passengers would have worn. We then designed our own outfits using different collage materials.

In literacy this week we looked at the features of a letter and wrote letters as different passengers of the Titanic, using all of our knowledge learned so far to discuss what life would be like as a passenger.

In numeracy, we continued to look at multiples and factors using our whiteboards to help us divide to find factors.

Title:  Countries

You have been given a project to prepare and present a short 5 minute talk about a country of your choice. The presentation should be as detailed as possible and could include information about the climate, capital city, popular food, population, flag, famous buildings/landmarks, any other interesting details. You can use the internet or books to find out facts about your chosen country. You could also use other ideas to enhance your talk e.g. PowerPoint (saved on GLOW or a pen-drive), drawings, diagrams or items from home.

You should practise your talk at home as often as possible and use a timer to help. You may want to use notes or prompt cards to help you stay on track.

Talks should be ready to be present the week beginning Monday 17^th November.

Today we have had lots of Halloween fun in Primary 5.

This week we have been doing some amazing work on  factors and multiples of a number. We have been learning about pairs of factors and have been able to find all the factors of larger numbers.

This week in literacy we have been writing about a passenger on the Titanic. Everyone had previously researched a different passenger from either first, second or third class.  They were then able to create a profile all about their chosen passenger.

To start this term we have been learning about factors and multiples in numeracy. We have been drawing arrays to help us find different factors of a number. We have also been using different times table games and cards to support us when identifying multiples.

Within literacy this week we have focused on our metalinguistic skills. We were finding clues from the novel ‘Matilda’ to help us find out the meaning of new words. We also developed our skills in using dictionaries to discover the true meaning of the words.

This week in PE we finalised our basketball block by having a larger class game of basket ball. All learned skills could be put into practice. There was great defending, teamwork, shooting and dribbling used by all.

This week in literacy we have been focusing on descriptive writing. We discussed a picture as a class to come up with different ideas then wrote about it in as much detail as possible.

This week during science we completed a STEM challenge. Each group were given the same resources and had to create a working marble run within the time limit.

This week in numeracy we focused on times tables to help us when we move onto factors and multiples next term. We completed different activities such as times table games, answering questions and using times table cards to practice.

In literacy we have been learning about inferencing. We have been using pictures to help us inference, spotting clues that help form our opinions to answer different questions.

In PE our we are doing basketball, this week we focused on defending the ball. We played different games that helped us practice defending the ball and brought in our dribbling, passing and movement skills. We were able to put all our skills development into practice by playing small games of basketball.

In numeracy we have continued looking at 3/4 digit subtraction with exchange and writing our answers in both numbers and words. Additionally we have started to explore rounding money and answering different word problems.

This week in literacy we focused on the skills we need for writing, creating stories inspired by different pictures. We have also continued to read and explore the novel ‘Matilda’.

In science we focused on floating and sinking this week. To explore this, we created our own paper boats which we then tested in the water using objects to try to weigh them down.

In numeracy we have been focusing on subtraction of 3 and 4 digit numbers with and without an exchange. We have used dice and cards to create our numbers for our calculations.