We watched an Author’s Live event featuring the Scottish author and illustrator, Emily MacKenzie. She showed us how to draw one of the characters from her book.
Emily MacKenzie
Category Archives: Literacy and English
P3.1 Presentations
We made and presented fabulous rainforest and polar lands models.
P3 BRUNCH
Matthew-I enjoyed handing out juices to all the parents.
Rhona-I enjoyed showing the customers their seats.
Polar Lands Memory Mind Mapping
We worked in groups to try to create an exact copy of a poster about the polar lands.
We had to fill in the information on our poster.
Luke-I liked doing my mind mapping because of all the stuff you have to remember.
Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives
LI: To recognise nouns, verbs and adjectives
We have been learning that
- nouns are naming words
- verbs are doing words
- adjectives are describing words
We had to act out lots of words that are verbs, such as jumping, hopping, running and whispering.
We also identified them in sentences.
Read, Write, Count Workshop
Some of the class did the Read, Write, Count Workshop with Mrs Anderson and our parents and some of us stayed in the class and did the workshop with Mrs Wight.
Making Wind Turbines
Following our visit to the wind farm we made our own wind turbines.
LI: To construct a model.
SC: I can use appropriate tools and joining methods to construct a model.
We then had to write instructions on how to make our model.
LI: To organise information
SC: I can organise information in a sequence
I can write information that will be useful for others
I can use sequential language
I can use bossy verbs
Andrew – We learned how to use a saw and a hammer to make them.
Femke – I liked sawing.
Finlay – We all made our own wind turbine.
Ruby – It was fun making wind turbines.
Tom – I loved making my wind mill.
SILLY BILLY
As I listen or watch, I can identify and discuss the purpose, key words and main ideas of the text, and use this information for a specific purpose. LIT 1-04a
To show my understanding across different areas of learning, I can identify and consider the purpose I am aware of and able to express my feelings and am developing the ability to talk about them. HWB 1-01a
I know that we all experience a variety of thoughts and emotions that affect how we feel and behave and I am learning ways of managing them. HWB 1-02a
I understand that there are people I can talk to and that there are a number of ways in which I can gain access to practical and emotional support to help me and others in a range of circumstances. HWB 1-03a
We read the book Silly Billy about a boy who worried about everything. His grandma told Billy about making a worry doll. He could then tell the worry doll all of his worries.
We explored some of the things we worry about and we all made worry dolls that we could tell our worries to. We also discussed who else we could tell our worries to and in class we made sure we all knew how to use our worry box. Lets hope we don’t have any more worries.
MISCHIEF MAKERS
Well done to Amber, Amelie and Rebecca on completing the Summer Reading Challenge.
Finlay – Well done everyone that completed the summer reading challenge.
