Maths Stations

In Maths we have been consolidating our learning. On Tuesday we rotated around different stations.

Station 1 – Roll the dice

Here we worked with a partner and rolled the dice to make different calculations using either add, subtract or multiply. We had calculators to check our answers were correct.

Station 2 – Number fans

Here we worked with Mrs Stephenson on our mental maths skills. She asked us questions on number sequences and different calculations.

Station 3 – Money, Money, Money

Here, we looked at the different prices of toys displayed on the SmartBoard. We had to find the correct coins to use to pay for items.

 

Gastronomers Week 3

This week, half of us went to the kitchen to make apple and sultana crumble. We learning the technique ‘rubbing in’ where we had to rub butter into flour until it resembled breadcrumbs. Again, we showed fantastic team work, our weighing skills are amazing and our cleaning… wow! We used Scottish butter and Scottish oats in this recipe.

Back in the classroom, the other half of us were having a more in depth look at Scottish produce. We created fact files on strawberries, raspberries, oats, potatoes and dairy, learning when some of these are in season and what is involved in their growth/production.

Next week we will swap 🙂

Mearns Masters – Gastronomers

On Tuesday we started our new Mearns Masters pathway, Gastronomers. For this, we are focusing on the places our food comes from. Each week, half our class will go to the kitchen to make something which includes one type of Scottish produce whilst the rest of us stay in class to complete a research activity. The following week, we swap

This week in the kitchen we made blueberry and oat muffins, the oats were produced here in Scotland 🙂 We were amazing at getting ready to cook by washing our hands and ensuring we had all the kitchen equipment needed. We then followed the recipe well, using scales to measure quantities. Mrs Stephenson and our parent helper Mrs McLuckie, were amazed at our fantastic cleaning skills at the end. We have never seen dishes with such a sparkle!

In the classroom, the other half of us were learning about different types of Scottish produce and had to design a school dinner including one of these. Mrs Gray was thrilled with our super ideas!

Letters to Staff

Each of us were assigned a member of staff to write a letter to, wishing them a lovely Winter break. We loved going around the school to deliver these and the staff were very thankful.

As part of our letter writing focus, we have also now posted letters to new pen pals. These are the primary 3s at Netherlee Primary School and we are looking forward to receiving their responses.

It’s Party Time!

We all had a fabulous morning at our Christmas party with the rest of the P3s. We danced, we laughed and we played lots of fun games. We particularly loved ‘pass the parcel’ and ‘corners’!

Coding Challenge

Today Mr McKenna spent the morning in our class working on our coding skills. We were tasked with using digital technology to create something which could help the upcoming primary 1’s learn more about Mearns Primary. Some of us created informative cartoons on Scratch Jr while the rest used Spheros to map out directions (eg how to get to the gym hall, toilet, school office etc). This involved lots of trial and error to get the code right but we demonstrated determination to successfully reach our end product. Below is an example of a pair who created directions for the gym hall using their Sphero Indi.

We definitely want to use these again, they were lots of fun!

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