It is hard to believe that this is the final term for our Primary 7 pupils!
We have a very busy and exciting term ahead. Lots of leadership opportunities, transition events and planning our very special P7 service.
We are delighted to share some of our learning from our Snapshot Week through our class Blog.
Literacy-Reading
‘Weslandia’ by Paul Fleischman
We are enjoying our new class novel ‘Weslandia’. Tasks this week included identifying the main idea and use of language in a True, False, Can’t Tell activity. In our Literacy pairs/trios we discussed ideas and explored supporting evidence to justify our reasons. A perfect class novel for the final term in Primary 7!!
This story deals with relationships, respect and ambition so we decided to use these themes as part of a H&WB lesson. We looked at the individual strengths, likes and character traits of every P7 pupil and shared what makes them special. This was a wonderful way to share our appreciation for our amazing and unique pupils!
Numeracy
In Numeracy we have been exploring Money, Budgets and calculating Profit and Loss. We used real life scenarios to develop our understanding of the importance of budgets to calculate spending.
Dealing with our Emotions- Assembly
On Tuesday, Primary 7 pupils organised the whole school assembly. We identified different emotions and discussed possible coping strategies. The ‘Bubble Bounce’ activity helped us focus and regulate our breathing.
The Daily Mile is an important part of our assembly as this activity allows us to have movement breaks-and enjoy the sunshine for once!!
Our Rights Respecting School Learner Participation Group shared our new Playground Charter. As a school, we discussed the importance of Rights Holders(pupils) and Duty Bearers(Adults). We agreed that we must work together to continue to make our school a safe, happy and respectful learning environment for everyone!
Writing/IDL
For writing this week we enjoyed researching and selecting accurate information for our Rainforest Information leaflets. We explored a range of sources and selected the most interesting and relevant facts to include in our leaflets.
RE
The month of May is very important as we honour and remember Mary. During this month we will focus on The Rosary and life of Mary.
PE –Some talented future tennis players in Primary 7!
We have been focusing on hand-eye coordination when passing and receiving the ball. Resilience is an important factor in Tennis and pupils have been working hard to build confidence and focus. It was wonderful to see a huge improvement in growth mindset this week. Well done Primary 7!
Art- Flowers in the style of Georgia O’Keefe
As part of our Class Novel and IDL topic we have been appreciating the beauty of nature in our environment. We invested the work of artist Georgia O’Keefe. We produced line drawings of a close up view of a flower and used bold colours of paint to create tone and texture in the detail.
‘I’ll paint what I see-what the flower is to me but I’ll paint it big and they will be surprised into taking time to look at it.’ –Georgia O’Keefe
Open Afternoon
A huge thank you to parents/carers who attended our whole school Open Afternoon. Primary 7 pupils embraced this opportunity to share learning and explore different areas of the curriculum in our classroom. It is always wonderful to share our learning with you.
Outdoor Learning/Digital Technology
It was wonderful to visit the Knowe Garden on Friday. So many flowers and colours in the garden!
This was a fantastic opportunity for us to develop our photography skills. We worked together to capture interesting photos to show growth and beauty in our natural environment.
What a lovely way to end a very busy week!
