Despite all the changes in our lives in the last week, it is good to see that most children in P623 are “Feeling good”.
Could I ask families to continue sharing their photos with me so that I can share them here to help the children keep in touch with each other. Thank you!
Again, thank you to all the children that have shared photos with me of the activities they are completing at home. Today i asked you to create your own villains and bring them to life in a piece of artwork.
Zaina has created a character called Wickedmoon and her artwork looks amazing.
Ibrahim has done an annotated pencil drawing of his villain.
Finally, Lea has created a character called Fang.
I will try to use the class blog now to keep us all in touch and help share our learning whilst we are all at home.
Thank you to all the pupils who have shared photos with me so far and keep them coming.
Aatish has shared his solution for the Countdown problem
as well as Jamie who shared this one.
Lucy also shared a photo of her STEM activity and showed her ingenuity substituting the cork with some orange peel following Lewis’ great tip.
This week the Maths groups have been working on the following
Pythagoras: Properties of 2D shapes and 3D objects- using language such as edges, corners and faces.
Fibonacci: Time – using 12 hour and 24 hour notation, and coverting between the two.
Lovelace: Volume and capacity – calculation the volume of 3D objects and relating this to capacity of liquids.
If your child has access to Education City at home, I have updated the activities to reflect on what we are doing in class and to consolidate new skills in Maths.
At the end of Term 1, it was noticed that very few pupils taking part in PE lessons were wearing complete PE uniforms. In the last few weeks, only 7 out of 33 pupils completely changed out of their normal uniform into a PE uniform: some keeping outdoor shoes on or their shirt/blouse, etc. on.
Children should bring into school each week a PE bag containing navy short, white t-shirt or polo shirt with appropriate shoes for sports. Pupils, whose ears are pierced, should remove earrings for their PE lesson. If earrings are studs and parents do not wish them removed, they should be taped over with micropore and parents should supply this tape.
Pupils are free to leave their PE uniforms in class, hanging on a peg, and can take them home at the end of the week or term as you see fit. However, uniforms should always be returned to class on Monday mornings ready for use that week.
Some parents expressed an interest at Parents’ Night to know what area of Numeracy and Mathematics their child is currently working on in class. Pupils are made aware on a daily basis what they re working on but I will try to keep Home informed using this blog.
This week the Maths groups have been working on the following
Pythagoras: Decimals – multiplication and division by single-digit numbers, 10, 100 and 100.
Fibonacci: HTU – addition and subtraction of 3-digit numbers.
Lovelace: Coordinates – plotting and reading coordinates on Cartesian diagrams.
Thank you to all of the family and friends that supported our Christmas Fayre on Saturday. P623 were busy last week researching, designing and manufacturing our wood slice Christmas tree ornaments and thanks to you, we were able to sell over 60.
We will be attending the Newton Mearns Baptist Church tomorrow to take part in their annual ADVENTure.
We will be leaving school at approximately 9.15am to arrive there for 9.50am. Please ensure that the children are dressed appropriately as the weather is forecast to be inclement.
P623 are hosting an Advent assembly this week and we are very excited about welcoming our family and friends.
Children have been sent home with their lines for the assembly and I would very much appreciate if you could practise with them at home.
A pupil in P623 has secure a prestigious place with the Scottish Ballet thanks to her dedication and hard work. For more information, see the latest copy of the East Kilbride News newspaper.
