Primary 3a have been working very hard during maths time this week. Yoda have been learning about fractions.

“A fraction is where something is split into equal parts.” (Alexander)

“Fractions and division are also linked because you are sharing something equally.” (Cole)

“We have been learning about numerators and denominators. The numerator goes on the top of the fraction and the denominator goes on the bottom. A way to help you remember this is upstairs numerator and Downstairs Denominator.” (Louis)

“The denominator tells you how many sections the whole has been divided into and the numerator tells you how many equal parts you actually have.” (Oscar)

 

Yoda have been using their knowledge of fractions to complete lots of game stations this week including playing bingo, loop cards and a memory game.

 

 

 

 

BB8 have also started looking at tiling 2D shapes.

“Tiling is when you join 2D shapes together with no gaps or overlaps.” (Cara)

We have been experimenting with tiling by using a range of materials and strategies to discover which shapes tiles.

“We have tried to join 2D plastic shapes together, traced around the shapes, cut out the shapes and tried to stick them together and drawn tiling patterns on dotty paper.” (Eilidh)

After all our experimenting we have discovered that squares, rectangles, triangles, hexagons, parallelograms, diamonds, trapeziums and hexagons will all tile on their own. However, circles, semi-circles, octagons and pentagons will not.

We are all very excited to use our knowledge of tiling to design our own stained glass windows – keep your eyes peeled for our creations!

 

Kylo Ren have been applying their knowledge of addition and subtraction to help them solve problems involving money.

“We have been using different strategies to help us solve the problems. We have used coins to help us and 100 squares and also writing the calculation.” (Lauren)

Rey have been continuing to work hard focusing on rounding numbers to the nearest ten and investigating whether numbers are greater than or less than a different number.

“I have liked doing the different stations.” (Aliyah)

“I have enjoyed using a 100 square to help me round to the nearest ten.” (Amy)

During P.E. this week we have been learning how to work effectively as a team during different games. We have also had to apply these skills during our language work. We have been using word banks and brainstorming ideas to create lists of interesting adjectives to describe a variety of nouns.

During RME we have been learning about Rangoli patterns with Mrs McGuigan.

“Rangoli patterns use all different shapes and colours. They are usually found outside of a front door.” (Sam)

We have been exploring the visual element of line this week by completing our own line drawing of a space shuttle.

“We were given a piece of paper with half a space shuttle on it and we had to draw the other side. We had to use some maths skills too by making sure it was symmetrical and measuring with a ruler to try and make sure both sides were the same size.” (Eleya)

Finally, Primary 3 have begun to learn how to cross stitch. We will be working on this skill over the next few weeks. Although we found it difficult we all showed wonderful concentration and perseverance to thread our needle and create our first stitch. We are excited to show you all our hard work over the next few weeks.