Kirkhill Primary (P3c.1 & P3c.2)
Welcome to our Class Blog. Our teachers are Miss Ali (P3c.1) & Miss MacArthur (P3c.2) :)
Over the last few weeks P3c.1 have been exploring different bridges across the world. They have investigated which shapes are used to make bridges strong and stable and discovered that it is cylinders, triangles and arches. They worked in groups to plan and design a bridge that was 1 metre in length, 30cm in width and 40cm high.
This week is the last week of covering the Stage 2 programme for phonics. Next week is a consolidation/assessment week so if you could please send in the homework jotters on Monday 28th October as we will be updating them. Please see attached this terms homework grid which can be started as of next week. The homework jotters will be coming home week beginning 4th November. You will then have the rest of the term to work your way through the grid and we will request the jotters in for our next consolidation week closer to the end of term.
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P3c. 1 and P3c.2 had a great time working together yesterday exploring the outdoors. We searched for different shapes and colours of leaves to create some animal portraits. We had to use our creativity to try and piece them together. We think they look great, can you work out what we designed?
In the afternoon, we extended our learning by creating some amazing autumn poems using similes. We worked together in our classes to come up with some fantastic similes about autumn leaves and then in pairs we wrote our own simile poem. We are really proud of all our hard work!
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.
Thank you for your support!
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)
We would just like to inform everyone to the change in P.E days. Could you please ensure that all jewellery is removed on the following days.
P3c.1 – Tuesday and Wednesday
P3c.2 – Monday and Wednesday
Phonics: Our sounds this week are ew/ow and ou
ew words
drew, flew, chew, grew, threw, blew
ow words
owl, now, brown, growl, crown, allow
ou wordsÂ
count, house, round, outside, sound, mouse
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!
On Tuesday the 25th of June we will be having a Pyjama Party in P2c.
On this day you may:
Looking forward to seeing all those jazzy PJs!
Last Friday we went to a medieval banquet! Our kitchen staff made it all nice for us. Lorraine, Sharon and the other ladies worked so hard and we had an amazing time. They made the gym hall dark and we had candles. We had made crowns and swords and helmets and hats at home so we could pretend to be real people from the Middle Ages. Mrs Wallace, Ms Galt and Mr McKay dressed up too!
The kitchen staff made a big long table with a white tablecloth and we had bread, grapes, meat, cheese and pottage. Pottage is like very thick soup. In the Middle Ages poor people had pottage just made of vegetable that they grew themselves and also some herbs. (We are growing herbs in our classroom!) Rich people had meat as well as the vegetables in their pottage.
After we had our banquet, we had some entertainment. There was jousting, sword fighting, some jokes from the jesters and medieval dancing. It was so much fun and we learned a lot more about the Middle Ages by actually pretending to be there!
A huge thank you to Lorraine and her staff for helping us to have such a lovely time!
