This term Primary 5 are completing a whole class novel study. We will be reading Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by JK Rowling in school and sometimes at home. We have already started reading it and are really enjoying finding out about Harry and his journey to Hogwarts. Grace said she finds Harry Potter’s story interesting. While Abi says reading Harry Potter is magical and Steven likes the amusing parts of the story.
We have been writing newspaper articles, letters to Harry Potter, predictions of what will happen next and have lots more exciting writing tasks to come. Throughout the term we will be developing our reading skills of prediction, summarising, clarifying unknown words and characterisation. The whole class will be developing presentation skills considering pace, gesture, fluency and expressions through preparing and preforming short drama pieces.
Miss McKay
This term Primary 5 will be studying the British Isles as their topic. This will be explored through various aspects of the curriculum in an interdisciplinary way. We are working on ball skills in PE and have been building up our over arm, under arm and bounce throws. We will also be studying yoga, to help aid our mental and emotional wellbeing as well as gently stretching and toning our muscles. We will shortly be beginning a novel study in class and using literacy circles to work co-operatively to build on the skills of teamwork that we learned in term 1. This will help to reinforce our understanding of text by developing our summarising and clarification skills amongst others.