In Numeracy, this week we have been learning about fractions eg halves and quarters. We have also learned to tell the time with  o’clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to. When telling the time we have used digital time and counted up in minutes and know to count up in 5s to help us tell the time on analogue clocks.

In Literacy, we did our writing about space using our senses and trying to use interesting vocabulary and openers. We also looked at how to punctuate sentences and when to use exclamation marks.

Mrs Lyle came in again this week and we did some singing games and used some new instruments in time to the music as well as learning ‘ta’ and ‘te te’.

With Mrs Dougall we learned about initiative meta-skill and drew ourselves showing initiative.

When learning about Vikings, we made some paper mache helmets with a partner and are waiting for these to dry for next week.

Good afternoon everyone, This week in P3a we have learned a lot more about the Vikings. We found out about some of the Viking rulers, what they were known for and where they travelled and then drew ourselves as a Viking ruler. We also learned about the Vikings Gods Loki, Odin and Thor through some catchy songs that we all can’t stop singing! Comparing the Viking’s runes letters to our alphabet, we decoded some words as well as making our names and our own words.

In Numeracy, we have focussed on our number bonds to 20 and also practised more missing number calculations. We’ve learned how to play a new board game which helps us practise our addition to 20. We have started to learn how to exchange tens for hundreds while using the HTU rods and cubes.

In PE we have started learning some ball skills, throwing catching dribbling and kicking with a basketball and football focus.

In Literacy, we described the snowy scene for our setting, with a focus on using adjectives and openers to make our writing more interesting. We also practised our spelling words by using the Viking’s runes letters which was quite tricky!

This week we have enjoyed learning more about the Viking’s culture and daily lives. We used books to complete a research task and answered questions about the food and drinks they ate, the clothes they wore, what their houses were like, and what they did for work and travel. We also created a Viking menu, designed a Viking’s outfit and drew a Viking village.

In Literacy, we have continued practising our new spelling words and reading our books. We also did a writing task, using our senses to describe the setting of a beach. We have also explored different types of nouns and proper nouns and identified these in sentences and used them in our own sentences.

This week in Numeracy we continued our number work and practised counting in tens and adding 10 and multiples of 10 to any number, recognising that only the tens change. With a focus on doubling, we have started to develop more addition and subtraction strategies. Using number lines and 100s squares, we have practised rounding up or down to the nearest 10.