This week we all wrote an imaginative story about a creepy haunted mansion. Before starting, we shared with our peers some of our vocabulary and ideas that we had discussed at home as part of our talk homework. Afterwards we then created our very own VCOP wall display so that we can use it when writing future pieces.

During our Bounceback lesson we learnt that ‘bad times’ don’t last and that it is important to maintain a Growth Mindset when faced with challenging situations. We then thought of real life examples of when a situation seemed unsolvable and discussed how on reflection it wasn’t as bad as we initially thought. Afterwards we discovered different ways to share positive messages, one example we found was by Frank Sinatra “That’s Life”, which we listened to.

In our French lesson we completed a task which required us to introduce family members in French based on the Simpson family. We also discussed the significance of “mon” and “ma”. Mr Atkinson was joined by Miss Mckendrick, who read out profiles of Barack Obama, Will Smith and other celebrities in French. We then had to translate some of the sentences into English and read them back to our peers.

Finally, this week we finished off our Football skills and techniques lesson series by going out to the MUGA and playing several matches. It was great fun and there were lots of examples of sportsmanship.

Mr Atkinson’s Comment

I am looking forward to seeing parents and guardians next week at parents night! Please can pupils remember to bring in appropriate P.E. kit with them for our P.E. sessions on Monday and Friday. This is particularly important given the unpredictability of Scottish weather. Next week we will be starting gymnastics during our Friday P.E. slot. Following Mrs McGuigan’s email, mental maths homework will be issued through Sumdog. If a pupil cannot access Sumdog please let me know and I will print off the questions.