Welcome to our Class Blog. Our teacher is Mrs Henry :)
Today we had a Maths/Technology challenge. Who can make the longest paper chain with just 1 sheet of A4 paper?
We tried to think of strategies to make our chains as long as possible.
The winners used the strategy of cutting really thin strips.
Well done everyone.
It was really fun and we used great strategies. Zak
It was fun and hard! Martha
We liked it when we were cutting and gluing. Joshua
Everyone tried their best but there were two winners. Laura
P4c working hard on their reflective reading task maps for the first time! It was challenging but we persevered – well done everyone.
Learn the un/dis words that are glued in your Literacy Jotter using one of the strategies from your sheet.
 Extra Spelling task (Optional) – go to https://www.spellingcity.com/MissCharnley/
Numeracy Homework –
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.
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Thank you for your support!
23rd September – family numeracy homework
P4c have been learning about the human body. We used our sense of sight to explore the school grounds. We had great fun collecting items around the school to make a natural colour wheel. We discovered lots of red and yellow colours but it was harder to find purples and blues.
We made sure we were being safe, responsible and respectful while we worked in our natural environment.
Look at all these colours!
We enjoyed going to the science garden and the banking. Martha
It was very interesting. Naba
It was fun. Jonathan
It was easy to find different colours. Shayaan
P4 have been working on our coding skills to celebrate National Coding Week.  We used the website code.org. We had to programme some Angry Birds to direct them around a map. We can’t wait to continue our coding next week!
We will be working in the Science Garden on Fridays this term to do some outdoor learning. Please send in the equipment detailed in this previous post every Friday – https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/er/kirkhill23c/2019/09/02/outdoor-learning-clothing-amendment/
Thank you
Please open the documents below to access the homework for this week.
04 16th September 2019 word list
We will shortly be starting some BounceBack lessons that will help us to develop our mental, social and emotional well-being. We used these question bags (pictured below) to discuss what each letter of the BounceBack acronym stands for. The children really enjoyed writing their responses on Post-It notes and adding them to the bags. At the end, each group had to choose the best response to read out to the class.
Here are some of our responses –Â
If you talk to someone you will feel better.
Learn from your mistakes.
Don’t feel afraid to talk to an adult.
Don’t worry over small things, keep things balanced.
You cannot change the past, so think happy thoughts.
Think about how to make it better.
When I fall out, I make up.
Be honest and tell the full story.
Always concentrate on the positive and the good will happen.
Everybody makes mistakes.
We are all good at something.
Say sorry to your friend.
You can read about the BounceBack acronym on the slides in the link below.
Please open the documents below to access the homework for this week.
Please click below to see a PDF of our Meet the Teacher presentation.
