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Primary 7 used digital technology this morning to provide instant feedback on their technique and performance in our Monday fitness session. High quality self and peer assessment resulted in improved performance and improved fitness!

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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Primary 7 are supporting Odd Socks Day as part of anti bullying week! Check out some of our funky designs!

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.

Improving our fitness levels and sweating it out with Mrs Kerr’s early morning fitness session in PE!

 

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!”

The following homework should also be completed by Friday please.

Reading

Read the relevant pages of text as detailed in your homework diary.

Research Task

Complete the research task on the WW1 centenary commemorations in the local area. See your jotter detailed instructions.

Also this week…

WW1 Commemorations

Primary 7 have produced some beautiful artwork commemorating the centenary of WW1. They have also created some wonderful poetry about life as a soldier in the trenches during WW1.  We look forward to attending Giffnock Library on Tuesday to share our work.  We will be adding some to a display the library has created to mark the centenary.

Primary 7 will be sending some pupils to represent Braidar at a cluster memorial ceremony in Thornliebank this week. Some of our artwork and poetry will be shared at this event.

Rag Bag

Please return any filled bags no later than Wednesday 7^th November.

Parent Consultations

I look forward to meeting with you on Wednesday or Thursday of this week.

Book Fair

Children will have an opportunity to visit the Book Fair on Monday of this week. Books will be available to view during Book Fair

Children will have an opportunity to visit the Book Fair on Monday of this week. Books will be available to view during parents evening.