Everyday we do a Daily 5 before we start our main maths work. The questions are the same everyday BUT the figures or information changes. This lasts for one full week!

Sam asked Lucas what he likes about Daily 5 “He likes that it’s not a textbook.”

Ruby asked Alexander what he enjoys about it “Alexander enjoys it because it has lots of different maths questions.”

Sandi asked Karine for her opinion “She said it’s good because when you move to high school and jobs you will know all about maths”

Amy asked Kay what she thinks about Daily 5 “She said it helps her brain work during the day”

Blake asked Rosie about Daily 5 “Rosie said it’s good for waking her up”

Liv spoke to Hollie who said “Daily 5 helps you learn more knowledge”

Iris asked Mitchell and he said “I like daily 5 because it’s not just one questions, it’s five.”

Alexander asked Beth about Daily 5 “She said it helps her learn maths that is good for daily life.”

We are back after our spring break and we have a new teacher… just kidding Miss Ritchie is now Mrs Senior! Thank you for all the lovely messages before and after my wedding.

This term has started with us really focusing on our tables. We have been using lots of different methods to help  us learn;

•  Bingo
• Battle of the Giants
• Speed Tables
• Songs
• Fizz/Buzz
• Chalk Tables

Yesterday we went outdoors for spelling, we used chalk to write our spelling words. We were writing the words we have learned over the past few weeks in school and for homework.

Some rules we have learned are;

• soft c
• silent b
• silent h
• silent k
• are (sounds like air)
• ear (sound like air)
• ar
• br sw sk tr

We had fun writing with chalk on the slabs – Alexander

I wrote my words in different sizes and shapes – Ruby

I felt like this activity was fun – Karine

We were writing our spelling words with chalk. Pencils would not work outside. It was really fun. – Amy

I had lots of fun – Iris

Yesterday we did our words with chalk. This is a fun way to do our spelling and keeps us happy and learning! – Kay

I learned how to write with chalk .- Lennon

I liked writing with the chalk and it was useful. – Blake

I learned outside yesterday how to spell tricky words on the hard ground, it was fun! – Beth

On Wednesday we used chalk to write our spelling words and I liked it. – Hollie

We were using chalk outside to spell words, it was the best! – Elijah

Outside on the patio we were learning to spell on hard ground, it was really fun – Rosie

Yesterday we were writing words with our chalk and most of us got chalk all over us (WHOOPS!) – Sam

Today we dressed up for world book day and we had lots of fun. At assembly this morning all the classes got to stand up and show the rest of the school our costumes.

The pupil council ran a best dressed competition and each class had two winners. Our winners were Kay  as Matilda and Mitchell as Dr. Who.

Here are some pictures of our FANTASTIC costumes!

We went to Eastwood theatre yesterday on a school trip to see ‘The Boy Who Cried Wolf’.  The bus picked us up at school and we went together with P3a, our teachers and some parents.

When we got there we waited in small art gallery until the performers were ready.

When the performers were ready  we went to find our seats in the theatre. Before they began the story they started with a song. There was a lady at the side of the stage playing lots of strange and unusual looking musical instruments. Sometimes she also used her voice to sing!

When the story started we found out the characters were called Jamie and Sam, BUT there was also a WOLF! The boys knew each other from school but they didn’t really like each other because Sam kept throwing paper at Jamie.

After school when Jamie was walking home he went through the forest past the winding tree then to the sinking swap and finally over a deep pit. Jamie had an idea to find some object to cover the pit so Sam would fall inside. The first thing he found was an old, smelly mattress, then some twigs, leaves and grass. Once he found enough he covered the pit to make Sam fall in.

Jamie went home and tucked himself in bed. The next morning he said to his Dad that he was bored without anyone to play with. So he decided to pack his rucksack and go to the meadow.

When he arrived he decided to pretend there was a wolf, he shouted WOLF, WOLF, WOLF. All the people from the town came running and there was no wolf. He did it again WOLF, WOLF, WOLF and still not a sign of any wolf. The people from the town were FURIOUS at his lies, especially his Father.

Jamie met Sam and they decided to walk home when SUDDENLY a real wolf jumped out of the bushes. Sam and Jamie ran round the tree, hid at the swap and leaped over the pit. The wolf managed to follow them but fell into the pit. HOORAY!

However when Jamie’s Dad came home he didn’t believe their story because he had lied before. The play taught us never to tell fibs, no matter how big or small!

At the end of the show we all got a chance to go on stage and join the actors in a poem. We had a FABULOUS time and would love to go to the theatre again!

Here are some pictures of  us sharing what we learned at the play today in class. 🙂

Today we have been learning how to write a summary. We spoke about summaries of books and films like Despicable Me and Harry Potter. It is important to learn about summaries so we can use these skills when we are reading!

“Elijah and I learned how to write a summary by working together.” – Amber

“I learned what a summary is used for. On a book instead of looking at the front cover you can read the blurb for a summary.” – Ben

“I learned how to read information and write a summary.” – Hollie

“In the lesson about summaries, we had to identify WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY and HOW withing a news article.” – Beth

“I learned that summaries can be written about books and movies.” – Lennon

“I learned how to write a summary. A summary is a few sentences about a book, film or TV programme.” – Alexander

“I learned that writing summaries can be an  important reading skill.” – Sam

“Today I learned that summaries don’t spoil the ending of a story!” – Ruby

Next week we are going to try and write a summary of our own from Roald Dahl book. Check back and see how we got on!

We used the laptops to help us research into our science topic, we are learning about food chains and habitats. It was amazing using the laptops in the classroom as we now have wifi. It really helped us to investigate different habitats, animals and plants. 

“This afternoon we got a special delivery to help us learn – it was LAPTOPS!” – Rosie

“Kay and I found out to zoom in and out on the screen.” – Amber

“We had to learn how to use the laptops because they are different from computers! – Ailsa

“We were using the laptops to find out about different animals and their food chains.” – Hollie

“Miss Ritchie showed us how to use the laptops and it helped us find the animals.” – Kyle

“We learned how to use the touch pad to click on stuff” – Lennon

“Mitchell and I discovered a new word – Chifchaf – It is a type of bird that lives in the city” Beth

“To link with our science topic we looked up different habitats for plants and animals” Mitchell

“We learned how to switch the laptop on and off.” – Lucas

We had a fantastic afternoon using the laptops and it allowed us to develop a variety of skills such as listening, talking and teamwork. The skills we used helped us to be successful in our learning. We also thought that we were very patient when Miss Ritchie was demonstrating how to to use them and in addition we thought we were very good at taking turns using the laptop with our partner. 

In health and wellbeing we have been learning how to safely prepare food so we decided to make lentil soup. The first thing we had to do was WASH our hands!

Ben “We washed our hands so no bacteria got on the food”

Next we had to peel and chop our vegetables.

Iris “I peeled the leek into smaller pieces”

Amy “I am watching Iris carefully”

Amber “Chopping the turnip was quite tricky because it was hard”

Lucas “I am cutting the turnip into small pieces”

Liv “I held the bowl for the boys to put the vegetables in”

Rosie “I am watching them chop safely”

Alexander “I am cutting the carrot and holding it tight so it doesn’t slip”

Beth “I am cutting the onions into little pieces and putting them into the bowl”

Mitchell “Our group were exhausted from the chopping but delighted with our efforts!”

Very happy chefs here in Primary 3!

Ruby “Miss Ritchie washed the lentils in cold water so get rid of germs”

Sam “The chicken stock cubes dissolved in the hot water”

Sandi “We used stock cubes to add flavour”

Karine “We mixed all our ingredients with a wooden spoon!”

We look forward to tasting our soup and writing the recipe in Literacy!

Primary 3 are back and ready to work! Definitely off to a great start today!

#primary3 #hardworkers #2017

We made some achievable targets for ourselves.  

“I will try not to put my letters up above the line this year.” – Sandi

“I am going to improve my use of punctuation” – Iris

“I need to work on adding tens in maths” – Elijah

“In the next term, I would like to improve my spelling” – Beth

“This term I would like to focus on learning in language” – Sam

“Today I have decided I want to improve my reading” – Ben

“I would also like to improve my reading”- Amber

“This term I would like to improve my mental maths” – Mitchell

“I want to prove that I can do better in reading” – Sean

“I want to make sure I can add 10s and 20s” – Lewis

“I am going to make my writing neater” – Karine

“I want to learn more about art this term” – Ailsa

“I would like to get better at my maths calculations” – Kay

“I would like to improve my dividing” – Amy

“This term I will improve my reading” – Lucas

“I have decided I will improve my handwriting” – Liv

“I would like to work on taking away with carrying” – Rosie

“This term I would like to improve my reading work” – Ruby

“The triangles are learning to multiply, now we are ready to learn more” – Alexander

“I would to improve my maths calculations” – Hollie

“I want to work on writing sentences” – Kyle

“I need to work on my spelling” – Blake

PHEW! What a week, we have performed the Christmas concert FIVE TIMES!

Jingle promised if we made the last one our very best he would leave us a gift. Guess what?

He did! He left us hot chocolate and the polar express. We had a lovely afternoon. 🙂