Class blog
We have had a fantastic week this week participating in all the activities for Health Week. We kicked off health week with a bit of dance. Thank you so much to Holly for teaching us this amazing routine!
We then made some delicious fruit kebabs. We got to try lots of different fruits like mango, pineapple, apricot and melon.
We also didn’t let the bad weather stop us from enjoying our sports day. Well done to those who placed in the races.
We had a blast at Rouken Glen on Monday. Here are some pictures from our adventures that day. We loved feeding the ducks, playing in the park and going on a woodland walk.
Over the past few weeks we have been making the most of the lovely weather by taking our learning outside. We love being outside learning new and exciting things. We went outside to practice telling the time on numeracy. We used natural materials to create a clock face on the ground together working as a team.
We also went outside to practice our numbers to 100. We spoke about odds and evens and created our own number lines.
We also worked with P3b outside to practice our times tables. We used stones, sticks and leaves found in the playground to show each calculation and the answers.
This week we celebrated Digital Learning Week. Throughout the week we got the chance to use lots of different digital technologies in class to enhance our learning.
To kick off our week we visited the hall to see and use all the digital equipment we have in the school. The digital leaders showed us how to use it all.
We then used the chrome books to practise our spelling for this week. We used google docs to type up our words and also created stop motion films that show us spelling our words.
During literacy we started learning about comic books. We looked at the layout of comic books and spoke about why we enjoyed reading them. We then worked together in groups to create our own comic books. We created characters and a storyline and drew this on our storyboard. Using the app ‘Book Creator’ on the IPads we then began to create our own digital comic book. We had so much fun using our imaginations and working together.
We had so much fun using digital technologies this week!!!
We have started learning about magnets in Science this week. We know that magnets have a North Pole and a South Pole. Magnets can attract other materials and they can also repel material. When magnets attract other materials they are drawn close to them.
We had lots of fun using the different magnets around the classroom to see which materials were magnetic.
We carried out an investigation in the class to test the magnetism of different objects. First we predicted if the material was going to attract or repel the magnet. Then we tested the object with a magnet to see if our predictions were right.
In numeracy we have been learning about time. We have been learning to tell the time using o’clock, half past, quarter to and quarter past on analogue and digital clocks. We are coming to the end of our topic of time so we decided to take our learning outdoors for some revision.
We used chalk to draw our clock faces and found natural materials from the playground to make the clock hands. We had lots of fun working together to make our clocks and then competing against one another in a head to head game of “stop the clock”.
We have also been learning about drama techniques this week. We have started learning about freeze frames. We know that in a freeze frame we are not allowed to talk so we have to make sure we are making use of our facial expressions and body language to show the image.
In literacy we have been looking at setting. We have been listening to some descriptions of settings from our favourite books in the class library. On Thursday we had a discussion about what makes a good description of a setting and the most popular answer was adjectives. We then looked at some different pictures of settings that we might use to write our own stories and worked together to record as many adjectives as we could to describe the pictures.
Just before the holidays primary 3a completed their solo talks on The Rainforest. I was blown away with the time and effort that had been spent creating these talks. They were amazing! As a class we listened to each other’s talks and gave comments and questions at the end of each one. Here are some pictures of us in action.
We have just completed our block of gymnastics in term 2. Over the weeks we learned many new skills and improved on some of the skills we learned in primary 2.
Here are some pictures of us practising our balancing. We worked together to create different balances using all different parts of our bodies.
T-Rex’s and Triceratops LI: silent ‘h’ sound – spelling list number 25.
Pterodactyls L.I: ‘er’ sound – Spelling list number 32.
Please use SACAWAC to write each word 3 times. Children should then use the activity guide at the front of their jotters to see which activity to complete each day.
Reading
All children have been issued with a new reading book this week. Children should read this book every night with an adult. Please use the reading marker for ideas of activties you can do with your child when reading.
Numeracy
Numeracy homework this week is on Education City. All children have 3 tasks to be completed for friday.
If you have any issues please contact Miss McFlynn 🙂
This week we spent some time outdoors using the new equipment with P3b. We worked hard together to build a den using the wooden planks.
We also worked together to build some towers with the tyres. Look how tall they are!
We can’t wait to go outdoors again next week!
REMINDER: Can all pupils remember to bring in warm clothes and shoes that are suitable for outdoor learning. These may get dirty so if possible can it be old clothes.
Thanks Miss McFlynn and P3a 🙂
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