During maths week we played a card relay race, we had to recognise the different suits in the pack of cards and order them correctly from smallest to largest.

We used our speed and stamina to compete against our classmates to run the quickest to complete our suit.

We have been learning about different nutritional needs. We researched different needs such as allergies and religions, who can only eat certain foods. We planned meals for particular individuals.

We focussed on how much sugar we eat and used the Change4Life Food Scanner app to identify how many sugar cubes are in each item we eat. We learned children are only allowed 6 sugar cubes each day but there is lots of ‘hidden’ sugar in items we thought were healthy like yoghurts and breakfast cereals. We know we can make smart swaps to ensure we are keeping our bodies healthy.

We have been reflecting on our strengths and areas we feel we need to improve. We set ourself some goals for the year ahead. We talked about strategies to help us achieve these goals and feel confident we can soar high in primary 5.

We read the story ‘Ahmed and the Feather Girl’ about a special little girl who was set free by her new friend. We thought about our recent experience of lockdown and related this to the UNCRC Rights of the Child.

We then learned a variety of different watercolour techniques that we used to create a unique colourful feather.

The next day we arrived at school to find all our feathers had joined together to make one big set of wings! We are so happy we can finally spread our wings after lockdown and spend some quality time together in school. 💛🌈

We’ve had a busy first week back, full of lots of outdoor learning, art and focusing on talking about how we feel about being back at school and all our new routines.

Outdoor Learning

STEM Catapult challenge – we worked in small groups using a range of materials to design and make a catapult. We tested our designs to see how successful we were.

Art – Colour Mixing

We have been learning about the colour wheel. We enjoyed mixing the primary colours to create the secondary colours.

Art – Marbling

We have been learning a new art technique –  Japanese Suminagashi paper marbling. The word Suminagashi translates to ‘floating ink’ We mixed a range of inks with water to create our own marbling designs.

Your new teacher can’t wait to welcome all of you to Primary 5.

Find out more about your Primary 5/1 teacher and classroom.

Hi 👋 Primary 4,

It has been a different sort of DIY classroom this week but you have all been amazing 😉.

I’ve been checking all week and now know that everyone can access the Google Classroom. For that reason I will only be posting our lessons in one place.  If anyone is having problems in the coming weeks please email Cross  Arthurlie and the ladies will pass this information on to me.

Thank You Miss Galloway ⭐️

💯Numeracy Targets💯
Using your previous learning on analogue clock faces. Have a go at some of these problems. Work through them And post your answers on the Google Doc attached below.

To make sure you don’t forget your multiplication tables. We will keep practising everyday.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-maths-the-2-times-table-with-bridget-the-lioness/zrrx92p

📚Literacy 🎯📚

This week we will just have a little check up on all of the skills we have been covering. I have attached a PowerPoint grammar warm up that you can look through before you start your task. It is on our Google Classroom.
Red and Blue group please complete check up one page 20 and 21 first two images
Green and Purple Group please complete check up 1 page 18 and 19 image 3and 4.
This has to be completed in your literacy books.

⭐RMEd⭐
We have been exploring the Christian Story of Easter and some of the themes from this. Today’s R.M.E lesson is aimed at understanding the value of forgiveness. Read through the slides from the power-point (6 slides) and complete the tasks included. There is a link to an animation of the Easter Story and an attached template for you to download and use if you wish. All tasks are optional mums and dads 🙂

👨‍🔬 Science Topic Materials 👨‍🔬

This is the Experience and Outcome we will be working on for a little while.
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Through exploring properties and sources of materials, I can choose appropriate materials to solve practical challenges.

By the end of this topic we should be able to explain the following.
Know that natural materials come from the Earth.
Understand that artificial (synthetic) materials are man-made
Be able to identify and classify a number of common materials as either natural or artificial.

⭐(Teaching Point)⭐
Natural materials, also known as raw materials, are those that come from the Earth. These include air, water, living things (plants and animals), rocks, some metals and fossil fuels. Some natural materials are used by humans in their original form, whereas some are treated, processed and manufactured to change how they look.
Artificial, or synthetic, materials are man-made by mixing or reacting natural materials to change their properties.

⭐First task Primary 4.⭐
I would like you to follow the link bellow and create a colourful mind map of all the artificial materials you can see around your house and a second mind map of all the natural materials you can see around your home.

🎯literacy🎯 Structured Writting

The lesson plans require that you to watch the The LEGO® Movie trailer which can be viewed at
www.intofilm.org/lego-movie or downloaded from www.nationalschoolspartnership.com/masterbuildersresources
Google Classroom Activities
Lesson 1: Character Building
This activity focuses on analysing The LEGO® Movie trailer exploring the main characters that feature in the trailer and then creating a new Master Builder characters of your own.
We will use creative writing and illustration skills to create a new Master Builder character.
We will explore  personality of your new character.

I have attached the worksheet we used for this in class last week.
I would like you to continue to build up your character and the write a short paragraph about him or her in your literacy book or a Google Doc.

💯Maths💯

Using the warm up PowerPoint please complete slide 9 and 10.

Using the link practise your multiplication.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks2-maths-the-6-times-table-with-fred-the-red/zrq3xyc

Squares and Circle Group
You are working on checking whether the two sides of an equation balance. Please complete the attached image. Green heading balancing equations.

Triangle Group
You are working on equal to and not equal to revision. Complete the attached worksheet 38 and 39 in your maths book.