Author: Mrs Kerr

The Fibonacci group have been learning about the Mean, Median, Mode and Range.  They took part in a number of different active maths stations to calculate these.  Who knew playing cards and bottle flipping could be part of maths?!

Homework – Week Beginning Monday 3^rd December 2018

Literacy –

Potters- Read chapters 11+12

Weasleys – Read chapter 8

Grangers – Read chapters 13+14

Comprehension

Complete the Cyber Safety comprehension activity.

Maths

See online Sumdog activities

Pupil Council Foodbank Collection

Braidbar Pupil Council would like to ask for your help in supporting those in need this Christmas. We are organizing a collection for the local Foodbank and would encourage anyone in a position to do so to support this worthwhile cause.  Donations can be brought into school between Monday 3rd December and Friday 7th December.  Please see a list below of items that would be gratefully received.

• Toiletries including toilet roll, deodorant, shampoo and liquid soap.
• Food items including UHT milk, long life juice, small coffee, small sugar, Jam, pasta sauce, cereal, biscuits.
• Tinned food such as peas, tomatoes, sweetcorn, meat, tuna, custard, fruit, creamed rice.
• Braidbar Pupil Council
• Thank you in advance,
• The Foobank currently has a large stock of soup, beans and pasta so any of the above items would be a great support in feeding families during the festive period.

P.5 Enterprise Project – Note from P.5

Primary 5 are studying Enterprise in Social Studies and are learning about running a business. We have carried out market research to investigate the best product for sale to maximise profits.

Our research has revealed that sweets are the most popular product. As a result, we will be producing Sweetie Cones. All sweets are gelatine free and suitable for a vegetarian diet.

We have taken out a business loan from Mrs Friel and have to repay this in full. Profits made in this venture will be donated to charity.

Sweetie Cones will be available for sale from Monday 10th December for £1. We hope you will support our project.

Homework – Week Beginning Monday 26^h November 2018

 

Literacy –

Potters- Read chapters 8 and 9

Weasleys – Read chapter 6

Grangers – Read chapters 9 and 10

Spelling

Complete spelling words and associated activities. See homework jotter for details.

Maths

Pythagoras- T.J booklet 3b – P.55+56

Fibonacci – T.J 2b – P.5

Newton – T.J 2a – P.55&58

 

Pupil Council Foodbank Collection

 

Braidbar Pupil Council would like to ask for your help in supporting those in need this Christmas. We are organizing a collection for the local Foodbank and would encourage anyone in a position to do so to support this worthwhile cause.  Donations can be brought into school between Monday 3rd December and Friday 7th December.  Please see a list below of items that would be gratefully received.

• Toiletries including toilet roll, deodorant, shampoo and liquid soap.
• Food items including UHT milk, long life juice, small coffee, small sugar, Jam, pasta sauce, cereal, biscuits.
• Tinned food such as peas, tomatoes, sweetcorn, meat, tuna, custard, fruit, creamed rice.
• Braidbar Pupil Council
• Thank you in advance,
• The Foobank currently has a large stock of soup, beans and pasta so any of the above items would be a great support in feeding families during the festive period.

P.5 Enterprise Project – Note from P.5

 

Primary 5 are studying Enterprise in Social Studies and are learning about running a business. We have carried out market research to investigate the best product for sale to maximise profits.

 

Our research has revealed that sweets are the most popular product. As a result, we will be producing Sweetie Cones. All sweets are gelatine free and suitable for a vegetarian diet.

 

We have taken out a business loan from Mrs Friel and have to repay this in full. Profits made in this venture will be donated to charity.

 

Sweetie Cones will be available for sale from Monday 10th December for £1. We hope you will support our project

Reading – Homework Help

While reading remember to make use of this page of your homework diary which explains in detail each of the reading strategies we use during our class reading sessions.  Parents, this reading grid could be used as a tool to allow you to discuss your child’s text in more detail!

 

As part of Scottish Book Week today we went to read to our primary 1 buddies.  They loved it as much as we did!

Homework – Week Beginning Monday 19^th November 2018

Literacy –

Potters- Read to end of chapter 6

Weasleys – Read to the end of chapter 4

Grangers – Read to the end of Chapter 7

Your Literacy homework is to write a 100 word summary of the chapters that you have read this week. Think about the main characters, the setting, the sequence of events and any feelings.  Remember you will need to plan this carefully to ensure that you have included enough detail but it is not too short either!

You have also to fill in the First Ministers Reading Challenge booklet about what you are reading about at the moment (P.7) and set yourself a challenge on P.4.

 

Maths

This is East Renfrewshire Sumdog competition week. You need to play for an hour or so during the whole week period to get a competitive score.  We are aiming to have P.7 having a high ranking in the competition!  There is also an online an online homework activity to complete.

 

Road Safety Week

 

Road Safety Week is this week. The theme this year is Bike Smart.  Bike Smart aims to raise awareness about the importance of being safe while cycling, the dangers cyclists face on the roads, and what children want so they can cycle safely in their communities.  The JRSOs will share more information about this and a competition they would like to lead at assembly.

 

Book Week

Braidbar are also celebrating book week this week. P.7 are going to be going to P.1 to read and share some stories to them on Friday from the p.1’s Book bug Bags.

 

 

As part of our planning for our WW2 topic the children were asked key questions about what they wanted to learn about and activites that they might take part in to ehance the learning.  Here are some of our results!

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One of the maths groups have been learning about spreadsheets. A spreadsheet will calculate when a formula is entered into a cell.  We discussed the types of jobs that people might have that would use these skills.

Homework – Week Beginning Monday 12^th November 2018

Literacy –

Potters- Read to end of chapter 3

Weasleys – Read to the end of chapter 2

Grangers – Read to the end of Chapter 4

 

Spelling

New spelling words & activities. See your diary.

 

Maths

All work should be completed in maths homework jotters. Please do not write on the booklets.

Pythagoras – T.J 3a P.38 & 39

Fibonacci – T.J 2b – P50&51

Newton – T.J 2a 56- 57

 

Anti – Bullying Week

As part of our focus during Anti-Bullying Week, the Rights Respecting Committee would like you to ‘Choose Respect’ and wear odd socks on Wednesday 14^th November. The odd socks represent everyone being different, unique and special.

Dance Appeal

On Thursday please bring your trainers to school as we are taking part in Strictly come Dancing.

2 coaches are coming to lead us through as session.

The event is in aid of the STV Children’s Appeal. All voluntary contributions will be gratefully received.

Today we presented our homework research tasks on events in the local area that are taking place to mark the end of World War 1.  We had a whole range of different styles of presentation and found them all very interesting.  Carla also brought in a medal and diaries from her Great Uncle who was in World War 1.  We found them fascinating.

 

One of the Maths groups today took part in lots of practical measuring activities.

Carla said, “It was really fun because we had to estimate and then measure and twice we got the perfect answer!”