Author: Mrs Ali

Primary 5 participated in a Robert Burns workshop today. They enjoyed some dancing, drama and story telling. The pupils had a wonderful time!

Ewan – I liked listening to the music of the 17th century.

Imogen – It was fun learning about the life of Robert Burns.

Matilda – I enjoyed learning the traditional dance for the New Year.

Rebekah – It was fun learning about the jobs they did in the 17th century.

Scots Verse

Primary 5 have been working hard to learn a Scots Verse this week. Isla, Muriam, Aisha and Waniya chose “A Dug a Dug” by Bill Keys. They performed it with a fantastic accent and some actions. Ewan and Eden performed “Street Talk” by J.K. Annand. They both enjoyed the challenge of learning and reciting a Scottish poem.

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Reading – Prepare 1 or 2 questions about your book that you would like to discuss in your group. Read the relevant pages of your book for next Monday.

Maths – Sumdog

Swimming – P5 will be swimming every Thursday. Please ensure your child has their swimming kit. A packed lunch should be provided on Thursdays.

Scots Verse – Please prepare a Scots Verse poem for class. There will be a Robert Burns workshop on Thursday 25th January. The best recitals will be performed in our class assembly on Wednesday 31st January. You can select one from the booklet provided or choose your own. Good luck!

 

Primary 5 have been working on gymnastic skills during P.E. we have some very flexible children in the class.!

 

Primary 5 busy researching using Chromebooks.

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Reading – Prepare 1 or 2 questions about your book that you would like to discuss in your group. Read the relevant pages of your book for next Monday.

First Minister’s Reading Challenge

Maths – Education City

Road Safety – Please reinforce road safety procedures with your child. We will be revising this in class. Be safe!

Swimming – P5 will start a block of swimming on Thursday 18th January. Please ensure your child has their swimming kit. A packed lunch should be provided on Thursdays.

 

In Term 3, Primary 5 will be studying The Vikings as part of the Social Studies programme. We started the study by brainstorming what we know already and what we would like to find out about. Primary 5 were full of great ideas!

I can investigate a Scottish historical theme to discover how past events or the actions of individuals or groups have shaped Scottish society.

SOC 2-03a

I can compare and contrast a society in the past with my own and contribute to a discussion of the similarities and differences.

SOC 2-04a

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Reading – Prepare 1 or 2 questions about your book that you would like to discuss in your group. Read the relevant pages of your book for next Monday.

Maths – Complete multiplication grids and Sumdog.

 

Primary 5 have been very busy over the last couple of weeks making Sweetie Cones to sell as part of their Enterprise project.

Amazingly, we sold out on the first day of sales. We did not want to disappoint anyone so we went back into production to produce more Sweetie Cones. Batch number 2 also sold out on the next day of sale.

We would like to say a massive thank you to all parents and pupils who helped to make this project so successful. We are going to donate all of our profits to our chosen two charities, SSPCA and Cancer Research.

As part of our Science programme, we created a mini volcanic eruption in the classroom. We discussed what we thought might happen.

Matthew – I think the vinegar will react with the bicarbonate of soda and give off a gas.

Scientist Matthew was absolutely correct! The vinegar (acid) reacted with the bicarbonate of soda (alkali) and produced carbon dixoide.

Last week, we had a visit from Lynsey and Joanna from The Royal Bank of Scotland. They helped deliver a workshop about Enterprise. We worked in small groups to plan a birthday party. We found it quite tricky to work with a budget! We received  a fabulous goodie bag! Thank you RBS!

Homework

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Reading – Prepare 1 or 2 questions about your book that you would like to discuss in your group.

Sumdog or Hit the Button Games on Top Marks

 

Whole School Homework

Homework Task week beginning  11^th December

Dear Parent/Carer,

As part of our updated homework policy, the children will be working on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.  It allows children to become familiar with some of the articles and their impact, as well as opening up conversations at home.

It is an online resource which our RRS Committee trialled last year.

Your child has registered with The Children’s Rights Launchpad and their username and password are in their class diaries.

Primary 1-4 will be working on UNICEF Launchpad 1.  Primary 5-7 will be working on UNICEF Launchpad 2.

Please follow the link below;

https://launchpad.unicef.org.uk/