7b have had a very busy but good month. In writing, we have been focusing on both imaginative and personal writing. We have been focusing on using descriptive vocabulary, a variety of punctuation and incorporating feelings by making use of the five senses.    We are making good progress with our novel study, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and have been examining the writer’s style and the development of characterisation.

In Social Studies this term, we have continued to learn about World War Two the Home Front We have been making comparisons between the lives of children living then and now, the German Air Raids and the impact this had on peoples’ everyday lives, especially those living in Scotland

In Numeracy we have been learning to problem solve making use of many strategies including; Reason Logically, Act it Out, Guess, Check and Improve and Produce and Organised List or Table.  Some children have been learning about Fractions, Decimals and Percentages and have been able to make links to real life situations, properties of 3D Shapes, multiplication and division and rounding numbers up to one million.

In Religious Education throughout the month of October we have been learning about the Mysteries of The Rosary and how use Rosary Beads to pray The Rosary – some children have been able to take on a leadership role and lead the class through The Rosary. We have all had the opportunity to share a presentation with our class about of chosen saint for the Sacrament of Confirmation or our Faith.

We have made excellent progress in our Bikeability Training and have learned how to: start and stop safely, cycle in a straight line, glide, stop in an emergency situation, slalom, signal left and right and make right and left turns including crossing over on-going traffic.  We are now ready to being our on road sessions.