Month: September 2019

Primary 7 thoroughly enjoyed preparing for and taking part in our school curricular evening for maths. We put a lot of effort in to create fun and interesting stalls for parents and carers to try out!

Some of our stalls included estimating, an escape room and a scavenger hunt.

Today we got the chance to try some of the stalls out and were very impressed!

 

Being numerate helps us to function responsibly in everyday life and contribute effectively to society. It increases our opportunities within the world of work and establishes foundations which can be built upon through lifelong learning. Numeracy is not only a subset of mathematics; it is also a life skill which permeates and supports all areas of learning, allowing young people access to the wider curriculum. (Education Scotland)

Monday 23rd September – Family Numeracy and Maths Homework Challenge
Families can choose one activity (or more if you wish) from the grid and work on this together over the next two weeks. How you record and share your homework is up to you! There are some suggestions on the grid but please feel free to be as inventive as you wish. This homework will last two weeks. On Friday 4th October, the eldest child in each family should bring in their family homework and the pupils will get a chance to share their activity with the school community. The homework should be carried out as a family and each activity can be simplified or extended to allow everyone to take part. There are lots of real life challenges to allow our pupils to see the benefit numeracy and maths has on our everyday life. These activities are designed to be fun, active and engaging for all our learners. It will not only promote their numeracy, but it will also develop their problem solving, creativity and collaboration skills.

family numeracy homework 1

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Thank you for your support!

I was a ball boy at the Murray Trophy Tennis Tournament. Each day I was there for at least 12 hours but it was definitely worth it. I got to meet Judy Murray and Jamie Murray. I even got a ball signed by Jamie and his partner! When I was on I had to give the balls to the players and also get the balls from other ball kids. I had to give the players their sweaty towels and had to run a lot. I got a one hour break inbetween each time I was on.When I was off I played on the mini tennis courts and met the players. On my last day I got a couple of tennis accessories from a player that got into the Wimbledon doubles final! I enjoyed being a ball boy and I also enjoyed watching the players. I had lots of fun and it was a great experience!

(Written by IB)

Well done, what a fantastic achievement! We are all extremely proud of you 🙂

Last week we were practicing sketching techniques including shading and tone.

Here are some before and after pictures of our sketches of 3D spheres we created using shade and tone. First, we sketched out our original spheres, then we followed a step-by-step tutorial of how to draw a realistic 3D sphere using sketching techniques. We were so impressed!

This week we will use what we have learned about shade and tone in our art homework task.

Today we used our ICT time to research allie, axis and neutral countries within WW2. We are really enjoying exploring this topic!

This week we are beginning our chilli challenge spelling words. Please choose one row of words for your spelling this week (mild, hot, extra hot) and use the active spelling strategies to learn your words for the week.

The homework task sheet, spelling words and strategies are attached below.

16th September 2019

Spelling List URE

P7 Active Spelling Strategies Helpsheet

 

 

Well done for the fantastic research on WWII last week! The homework for this week is attached below.

homework 9th september

Topical Science Article

 

It was great to meet so many of the P7c families at the Meet the Teacher event and we are looking forward to getting to know you over the course of this year.

For those who were unable to attend the event, i have attached a copy of the Powerpoint below which includes details about the school year.

Kirkhill-Primary-Meet-the-Teacher-September

 

P7c were working very hard during their fitness PE lesson!

They took part in a variety of high intensity fitness stations and stage challenges.

Can you guess what some of our stations were?

 

 

OUTDOOR LEARNING CLOTHING – AMENDMENT
Different outdoor learning experiences offer opportunities for personal and learning skills development in areas such as communication, problem solving, information technology, working with others and thinking skills. Learning in the outdoors can make significant contributions to literacy, numeracy and health and wellbeing. Therefore, outdoor learning offers many opportunities for learners to deepen and contextualise their understanding within curriculum areas, and for linking learning across the curriculum in different contexts and at all levels.
(Learning and Teaching Scotland, 2010)
At Kirkhill Primary we strive to provide regular outdoor learning experiences for all our children. As a school we have a fantastic outdoor space which can be used across the curriculum to develop our children socially, emotionally and academically. During last session we had a super Science Garden added to our fantastic Eco garden and we can’t wait to explore here and other areas of our school grounds!
To allow all pupils to access outdoor learning in the changeable Scottish weather, we would appreciate the children bringing in outdoor clothing (wellies, rain jackets and trousers) on days they will be learning outdoors. Class teachers will let you know via the class blogs the days that these are required so that you can keep them at home on other days. Also, if you have any spare items which your child is not using any more and you are happy to give these to the school, please put this in a bag with it clearly labelled as spare clothing for the school to allow items to be shared with our families.
Thank you in advance with your support with outdoor learning and please get in touch if you have any questions. This support will allow our children to have a fantastic time learning outdoors come rain or shine!