Hi !

Just a short post this month as we were on our holidays for half of it!

As a class we have all been given a ‘perfect pal’. This is a person in the class who we are secretly showing large amounts of kindness towards. We love it!

In Science we have been doing experiments around the topic of buoyancy.

In RE we have been learning about St. Mark and the Resurrection of Jesus.

We have been focusing on the artist Andy Warhol and we have completed two amazing pieces of work in his style.

For problem solving we have been looking at pentominoes. We have also been learning division, shape and budgeting in maths.

In French we have been learning how to name our family members.

In the forest we built cairns which were very imaginative and well constructed.

We wrote fabulous poems in writing showcasing Scotland.

We made American landmarks using construction material which we really enjoyed.

Thanks for reading!

P5B

This month in Religious we have been learning about the Stations of the cross, St Patrick and St Anthony. We have been given music demonstrations for woodwind and brass and lots of us want to take up lessons in P6 now. We also had a Taekwon-Do taster session which was a lot of fun. We have been taking part in Beat the Street which was a fun way to exercise. We completed our novel study which we really enjoyed. Some of us were very successful in a cross country competition and also a basketball tournament; well done!

We enjoyed 6 weeks of learning Mandarin; we learned so much in this short time and are looking forward to more sessions in P6.We also donated money to SCIAF using our wee boxes.

In Maths, we really enjoyed creating Maths games for our peers to try out and in Science our highlight was learning about static electricity and making ‘Dancing Ghosts’ to see this in action.

Have a lovely Easter break! See you again in April!

P5B x

Hi everyone!

To celebrate the UK’s success in curling in the winter Olympics, we got the chance to practise curling in the hall. It is harder than it looks! We started our new topic which we picked. We are studying the USA. In Maths we have been learning about a famous Scottish mathematician called John Napier and his methods for calculating large numbers.  We have also been learning about statistics, co-ordinates, time durations and four digit subtraction and addition.

We have started our Mandarin lessons and we have already learned our numbers to ten and basic greetings.  In French we are learning how to name different parts of the body. In writing we wrote a personal story called ‘My Best Friend’, we wrote instructions on how to make pancakes and an imaginative piece called ‘Into the Wardrobe’.  In reading we have been learning the skill of visualising and creating questions using our novel. In P.E we are learning hockey and rugby skills.

In Art we created anti-racism posters, USA information posters and we also focused on creating detailed patterns.

In Technology we have been working in teams to create models using Kapla. We have made a spider and a hot air balloon so far. Check out our photos on Twitter.

We have also been learning about the skills we will need for the world of work and we talk about which skill we are developing in each lesson.

We are also in the process of updating our e-portfolios.

Thanks for reading!

P5B

Hi everyone!

In numeracy, we have been doing graphs, length including converting kilometres and metres, multiplication calculations as well as coordinates. We have also played ‘Hit the button’ to practise our multiplication tables. In mental maths we have been doing the daily ten to practise place value and multiplication tables. We have also learned mental strategies for adding and subtracting 9 and 99 too.

We have been learning about possessive adjectives in our grammar lessons. We’ve got up to chapter 4 in our class text, “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”. So far we think it’s quite interesting, mysterious, exciting and funny. We’ve also been practising our comprehension skills by creating questions for our class novel too. In writing, we wrote a piece called “Into the wardrobe” which described an adventure into our own imagined worlds with a focus on describing the characters and how they were feeling.

As part of our expressive arts, we have also created Scottish words pop art as part of Burn’s Day celebrations and also learned how to draw a realistic eye too.

In French we have learned how to write the date and practised the days of the week and months. We are learning how to say parts of the body now.

Our new topic, the USA, started this week too. We learned about its place on a world map, saw pictures of some famous landmarks and listened to the Star Spangled Banner, the national anthem of the USA. We are looking forward to learning more about the different states in the USA and the presidents who have been in charge of the country.

Thanks for reading!

P5B

Hi everyone!

In maths we have been learning about symmetry, time, angles and graphs. We are focusing on our multiplication facts and show off our improving skills in class when playing ‘Elimination’.

In literacy we wrote about our proudest moment and we wrote a descriptive poem about snow. We have also been sharing the stories we write in the morning and deciding who is the awesome author in each team. We have been enjoying reading Project X books at home. We have shared the questions we have written for each chapter with our peers and some of us wrote a fact file based on our book ‘The Amazon’. These were fabulous to read and displayed lots of hard work and excellent reading skills.

The Christmas fun day was amazing! We were able to meet Santa, pat a reindeer, go on a bouncy castle, have an indoor snowball fight and enjoy hot chocolate and selection boxes. We would like to thank our wonderful PSA for organising this for us.

We had a great time designing our Christmas crafts and these are now proudly displayed in our homes or given as a gift to others.

Today, we are just about to watch a pantomime called Mother Goose and in the afternoon we are going to have a party. Can’t wait!

Remember to go into Google Classroom to watch our Advent Service.

Merry Christmas and best wishes for the new year everyone!

Stay safe and we’ll chat again in the New Year.

Love from 5B x

Hi from 5B!

November has been a very busy but fun month here in 5B!

We have really enjoyed making our Christmas crafts for enterprise. This will help to raise much needed funds to buy things for us.

As part of book week, we made alternative book covers for our favourite book and we watched an author live with the author Danny Wallace, he was so funny!

We have been learning about the battles and famous heroes during the wars of independence; we are loving learning about them.

As part of anti-bullying week, we learned about different types of bullying and what to do if you are being bullied. As part of this lesson we wrote  a positive comment anonymously about everyone in the class. They then made these into ‘I am’ positive thinking statements which they can look back on at times when they need to be strong.

We have been focusing on writing imaginative stories which contain dialogue and descriptive vocabulary.

In Maths we have been learning symmetry, time, division and solving problems. We are also focusing on our multiplication facts and need to keep practising these at home so that we can survive longest when we play elimination.

In French we have been learning the months of the year and reciting our numbers.

We played hide and seek in the forest and learned all about camouflage.

We took part in  Christmas card competition to create a design for a local MP. We had a runner up in our class and her design will now be sent to print works!

We all had or second session at our committee which is excellent for giving us a voice.

We are really looking forward to the Christmas Extravaganza on Thursday!

Thanks for reading!

P5B

Hello!

In Maths we have been learning about area, perimeter, multiplication and money. We are working really hard to learn our multiplication facts; we now have a special homework booklet which we use each night to practise these.

In literacy we wrote a ghost story and also an imaginative story about a wish granter. We wrote a letter inviting a friend to a special event. We have continued to practise joins in handwriting and we are getting much better at this.

in outdoor learning we were completing  Halloween forest craft.

In Art we have been designing Converse trainers.

In French we have been practising numbers to 30, learning the days of the week and the months of the year,

We all joined a committee and we had our first meeting this week. This means everyone in the school will have a say in what happens in our school and help to improve things like energy efficiency and improving our library etc.

In Technology we created a house for a teddy bear which was a lot of fun.

We had a judo taster session this week which was lots of fun.

Canon Eddie came in to hear Confession and we had a Penitential service.

We have been learning about COP26 and we made posters for Glas-Glow. One of our classmate’s posters is on display at the exhibition.

Today is a very exciting day as we are are going to have a pumpkin parade and a party for Halloween.

Thanks for reading!

P5B

We have had a wonderful month of learning and fun activities. We really enjoyed our cycle to India to raise money for school funds.

To improve our physical fitness we have been taking part in stamina contests and the mile run. We are all feeling fitter.

For outdoor learning we were investigating angles in the forest as part of Maths Week Scotland.

To celebrate St. Cadoc’s day we had a class talent show  which was very entertaining.

In writing we wrote acrostic poems using the letters of our name. each line was about an aspect of our personality. We also wrote a story called ‘The Wish Granter’.

In Science we have been learning about solids, liquids and gases and we have done some exciting experiments.

In Art we have been drawing landscape patterns and we also made posters for the Glas-glow competition.

In P.E we have been practising our tennis skills and playing rounders.

In Health we have been learning about eating a balanced diet and we illustrated the balance on a food triangle which we have displayed in class.

In maths we have been multiplying, subtracting and adding. We have also learned about function machines. We are working hard to learn our multiplication facts up to 8 times and we play fun games to show off our improving skills.

In topic we have been learning about heraldry and we made shields using heraldic symbols to represent our personalities.

In French we have had loads of fun learning our numbers to 20 through fun games.

We have been working so hard but having fun doing it.

P5B

We have enjoyed our first couple of weeks back after the summer holidays.

In Maths we have been learning the 6 and 7 times tables .  We have also been learning addition and subtraction and we have played a game called elimination.

We have also been doing k’nex challenges. This has been fun and has helped with team building skills.

In PE we have been doing tennis, the daily mile and some races.

In Art we have made names for our trays and we have also designed our own drink cans.

In spelling we have been practising the ‘ea’ sound.

in French we have been learning numbers  up to 20 and we are also playing French elimination.

in writing we have been writing acrostic poems and writing instructions.

In handwriting we have been learning to join and use the correct shape and size of letters.

Thanks for reading!

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