Welcome to our Class Blog. Our teachers are Mrs Sammeroff & Mrs Menzies :)
Today in science, we were learning about the function of the stomach. We used bags as our stomach and orange juice as our stomach acid. We ‘ate’ some crackers and then our hands acted as the stomach walls, mixing the food and acid together until it was a smooth paste and ready to go to the intestines. Some of us thought it looked a bit disgusting in the end!
Below is some information regrading our whole school maths homework project as well as this weeks spelling list and task.
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. Â Â Â (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.
Please share your learning activities with us on twitter! @kirkhillPS and use our #
#kpsachievements #kpsmathsweeekscotland2019 #mathsweekscotland
Thank you for your support!
P4A have had an active week, here are some pictures of the active spelling strategies we used.
We were also revising 2D shape during our outdoor maths lesson, here you can see some 2D shape pictures: a rocket, bin lorry and house
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This week in science, we used playdoh to make model brains to learn about the function of our brains. We know that there are 3 main parts of our brain which control everything we do in our bodies.
Did you know… the brain is about the size of a small cauliflower?
This week the pupils have chosen their own level of challenge for spelling. Below is a link to this weeks homework. Pupils have a copy of their chosen spelling words in their literacy homework jotter but they can choose a different list if they feel the level they chose is not suitable.
In science, we are learning to identify major organs and their function within the body. We started with the lungs and used paper straws and balloons to make a working model. When we breathed into our straws (our trachea) we saw the lungs expand and fill with oxygen. We are starting to become familiar with the names of some of the parts inside the lungs too, but they are quite tricky!
 
Below is a link to this weeks homework, pupils should have brought home their homework folders with their spelling words already copied down.
Thank you to everyone who managed to pop along to our class during meet the teacher last night. It was great to meet so many families! If you didn’t manage to make it along then below is a link to the PowerPoint used.
Below is some links for this weeks homework.
Pupils should have brought home a copy of all of these sheets along with a mental maths booklet and literacy homework jotter.
Have a good week!
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!
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