P3d – Class of 2015

P3 Sports Day

Primary 3 had a fantastic morning yesterday. The sun was out and the pupil’s really enjoyed themselves.

Thanks to the mum’s and dad’s for being good sports and joining in the fun.

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.

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)

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.

P3 Stage Mass

Primary 3 would like to say a big Thank you to their families and friends who came along to celebrate their stage Mass today.

It was a very special afternoon for them. We are very proud of you Primary 3.

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!

Primary 3 really enjoyed their experience at the theatre.

When we came back to school, we chatted about what we thought of the Primary 6’s special performance.

“I loved the encore at the end when we got to hear the song ‘Roll back the stone’ twice.”
“I thought it was dazzling because they all looked really great in their costumes.”
“Jesus was really good at his parts. I loved his singing.”
“The Harpist at the beginning was magnificent.”
“The boys and girls were very expressive and sang out loudly.”
“I think Miss Kane was brilliant on the piano.”
“I thought it was amazing because I really liked the songs.”
“I thought the props were really good.”
“We thought it was very entertaining.”
“The acting was outstanding and they remembered all their lines.”
“Fantastic performance P6 – We loved your show. We were all very impressed.”