Numeracy and Mathematics – Page 2

Take a look at what P3b have been doing!

Our Local Area Study

Library Visit

Last week we spent Thursday afternoon exploring our local area. We walked to Giffnock library and explored it as an interesting place in our community.

It was a beautiful afternoon and everyone really enjoyed themselves. We learned about different ways we could use our local library. We then chose a book each and took it back to school to read.

“I liked seeing the old newspapers, in the library, because they were from a long time ago. This was cool! I liked being able to chose my own book.” – Will

“I liked seeing all the books in their order. I also liked seeing the big machine and what it was used for. I liked having some quiet time to look at all the different types of books.” – Holly

Traffic Survey

Last week, we spent some time observing the traffic outside our school. We made some predictions about the types of traffic there would be. We then made a survey grid with the different types of transport. Using tally marks, we recorded how many cars, buses, bicycles, vans and lorries we saw.

We were shocked to see a lot of cars and not one single bicycle.

“We were trying to see how many vehicles we could spot. We saw lots of cars and a couple of buses. We didn’t see any bicycles. I thought this activity was lots of fun because we had to use our maths skills too and I quite like maths.” – Cara

“We spotted cars, vans, buses and lorries. We didn’t see any bikes or even people walking. I liked spotting all the cars moving. I liked doing this activity outside because it was different and fun.” – Conor

Science – Germs & Diseases

We started a new topic in science. Last week, we did some brainstorming about what common diseases are. We did some pictures of what kinds of diseases we know about.

We are going to be finding out about the symptoms of some common diseases caused by germs. We will discuss how their are spread and we will explore some methods of preventing and treating them.

“We were doing pictures about some diseases and their effects on humans. We knew about the flu, the cold and chicken pox. I liked drawing the wee person in the middle and writing some of the diseases we knew.” – Cameron

“We were writing the diseases that we have had and talking about how germs caused them. I liked colouring the poster to make it look nice and then drawing the germs.” – Leo

Creative Talents

We have been very proud this term of our flourishing talents.

Joe worked very hard to create a pencil case with many different, impressive components. Well done Joe.

Elsa and Penny worked hard together writing a poem. They selected the subject themselves and created three wonderful rhyming verses. Well done girls.

Bullying poem

Science Centre Trip – Tuesday 5th June

Next week, we are going on a school trip to the Science Centre in Glasgow.

Can everyone please be reminded that all pupils must wear their school uniform. This is so they can be easily identified as there will be lots of other school children there.

Everyone needs to bring a small bag for their packed lunch and water bottle.

NO money is required as there will not be an opportunity to spend it.

Thank you.

Have a look at what 3c have been doing!

Digital Technology Week

P3c were lucky enough to learn about how people use technology in the wider environment. We used ozbots which were mini robots. We designed pathways for the ozbot to follow.

Local Area Topic

As part of of our Local Area topic, we have been enjoying the outdoors and conducting a traffic survey of the different vehicles which pass our school. We then created this information into graphs.

Library Visit

We walked to Giffnock Library and were lucky enough to find out about the different ways we can use the library and each selected a book to take back to class. We found out about the history of the library and had a look through some books about the history of the local area.

Science Centre Trip

A reminder that we will be going to Glasgow Science Centre next Tuesday (5th June). Children can bring a packed lunch if they wish or order a baguette from the school which we will bring with us.

P3b enjoy the sunny weather!

P3b have been very busy this week. We took full of advantage of the good weather today and got outside.

PE – Tennis

Today, we worked on controlling a tennis racket. We used backhand and forehand stroke movements. We used tennis rackets, bean bags, tennis balls and hula hoops to practise our control and hitting skills.

Outdoor Learning – Literacy

In the outdoor classroom, we used chalk to practise our spelling words. We challenged ourselves to put the words into a sentence. We then gave each word or sentence a value and calculated the total at the end.

HWB – Gardening

P3b have really enjoyed the opportunity to do some planting. They have planted onions and they are really looking forward to planting some more.

Well done P3b. Keep up all the hard work!

P3d Conduct a Traffic Survey!

As part of our Local Area Study P3d went outdoors to conduct a traffic survey. We registered the different types and the frequency of the traffic. Back in class we used the laptops to put the information into spreadsheets and then created bar charts.

P3b have been very busy!

Primary 3b have already been very busy, this term. Have a look at some of the things we have been learning.

This week, outdoors, we were consolidating our knowledge of times tables and addition strategies. We collected sticks, bark, leaves and stones.

We created pictures using the materials we had gathered. We allocated each object a value and then we calculated the total value of our pictures. We had a lot of fun doing this challenge.

“My favourite part of this was collecting all the stuff. It was like we were going on an adventure.” (Aleena)

“I liked making the pictures and calculating what value they were worth.” (Cian)

“I liked collecting all the stuff. I also liked working in my group with Gabriel E, Samuel and Cian.” (James)

This term, we have started doing gymnastics in PE. This week, we were stretching, balancing and working on controlling our bodies. We had some very talented leaders and demonstrators.

“I liked demonstrating jumping over the bench. My favourite part of it was choosing three shapes to make with my body.” (Mia)

“I liked doing the bridges in gymnastics. I loved being a team leader.” (Sarah)

In Talking & Listening, we learned about children’s and teachers rights. We had a group discussion about what we thought were rights and what were responsibilities.

Today, we had a real treat trying out the new Virtual Reality headsets. We had a go at using them to get used to them. We are looking forward to using them as part of our learning this term.

P3 Numeracy fun!

P3b and P3d are having great fun, in maths, this term.

“I liked breaking up the fractions and trying to see which ones would fit together.” (Gabriel B – 3b)

“I liked using the foam fractions because it was great fun. I liked using the one that was like a big pizza. Me and Matthew made houses out of them.”

(Joseph H – 3d)

“I liked making the fraction pizzas and I love playing games on the laptops.” (Emily – 3d)

“I liked that we could make things out of the shapes. We made an alien pop star.” (Mia – 3b)

“I liked how we could make whatever we wanted out of the shapes. My favourite part of maths is when we use the laptops because we do a whole load of different games. Sometimes Miss Gavin sets us games and sometimes we can choose our own.” (Sophie – 3b)

“I liked making different things out of the big shapes. I also like playing all the games on the laptops.” (Matthew – 3d)

“I liked how we play games on the laptops because they are a lot of fun.”

(Joseph K – 3d)

“I like using the laptops because it helps me to learn big numbers when I’m playing games.” (Eve – 3b)

“I like how we are doing different tasks in small groups. I really liked using the big shapes because it was a good way of helping me learn them. I like how Miss Gavin challenges us with different games, on the laptops, every week.”

(Penny – 3b)

“I liked using the big games. I liked making shapes with the big shapes.”

(Callum – 3b)

“I liked working with our workbooks this week. The big numbers were very challenging. I liked the big shapes because they were nice and glittery.”

(Rachel – 3b)

“My favourite game was the dominoes because I liked how we could build them up and knock them down. We made calculations with the spots on them.” (Maggie – 3b)

Have a look what P3c have been doing!

Digital Technology

We tried using the Virtual Reality Headsets which we have recently got in the school! We absolutely loved using them!

Maths fun

We regularly use Kahoot quizzes to help consolidate our learning in class. This group were playing a division quiz!

We also enjoyed practising our times tables through multiplication snap!

Talking and Listening

We have been working together in small groups to discuss the importance of our rights and responsibilities which we have been learning about in our topic!

P3c have been learning to use technology and other methods to describe, follow and record directions.

P3c have been learning to use technology and other methods to describe, follow and record directions using words associated with angles, directions and turning including full turn, half turn, quarter turn, clockwise, anticlockwise, right turn, left turn and right angle.

We enjoyed using the beebots, probots and playing the game ‘follow the leader’.

P3d Share Their Projects

Check out P3d’s Blog!

P3d presented their amazing projects on their chosen aspect of the Celts topic. The children have worked really hard researching and developing their investigative skills and should be extremely proud of themselves.

Eva-Grace said, “I liked learning about the Celts and how they made their houses and clothes.”

“The Celts topic was interesting. I put a lot of effort into making my powerpoint but I really enjoyed it.” said Eamon.

“I felt really pleased with the Celtic house that I made.” Matthew said.

Designing Magnetic Games

Check out P3d’s Blog. Over the last number of weeks P3d have been investigating forces on magnetic and non-magnetic items. We worked together in small groups at a variety of Stations to learn about magnets.

From there we progressed to designing magnetic games. We had to decide on what type of game we wanted to create and then decide on the materials that would be needed. We wrote out instructions so that other groups would know how to play our games.

We are really pleased with our finished games!