Welcome to Primary 5B
Our Social Studies topic for this term is the Native Americans. Our mapping skills have already improved by studying world maps, and will further develop by identifying the geographical features that had an impact and influence on their society. We will then study the impact the European settlers had on the Native American people. Through this context, we will have lots of opportunities for art and music work.
In Science, Miss Convery has started teaching us about mixing and separating mixtures. We will be learning about dissolving, filtration and creating a hypothesis before carrying out experiments. We have already had fun timing how quickly four different types of sugars took to dissolve.
As part of our Health and Wellbeing focus, Mrs Campbell is looking at Food and Nutrition with us. So far we have learned what a balanced diet looks like and have looked at the Eatwell Plate diagram. We look forward to finding out a bit more detail about the nutritional values of foods we eat regularly.
Our PE focus this term is on fitness and we have already had lots of sore legs from doing lots of workouts and stretches! We have watched a video of Joe Wicks to help us see how stretches and exercise should be done properly. We look forward to creating our own fitness workouts based on what we learn. We are also partway through our swimming block where we are learning different techniques and developing our swimming. It is lots of fun!
In Digital Technologies this term, we will be studying how to stay safe online, using the CEOP resources online. As part of maths week we also started to look at our computer science coding work on Hour of Code. Throughout the term we will continue to use digital technologies to support other curricular areas.
As part of our RME context, we are using BounceBack to explore team work and co-operation. As this topic develops, we hope to link this to our upcoming assembly in November. Similarly, we are excited to lead part of the Inclusion Service at Orchardhill Parish Church in October. Later on in the term, we will be looking at how different religions celebrate weddings.
Literacy and Numeracy
Our learning in these areas will draw upon the contexts listed above but will differ according to the needs of each class/group. Your support with consolidation of core learning through homework activities will be very beneficial to our children.
Awesome Achievers
We have been very busy achieving lots of different things inside and outside of school. Several of us have joined new teams and clubs for football, gymnastics, cheer competition and art class. As well as this, we continue to develop our skills in existing clubs and have learned how to do an illusion in gymnastics, tumbling in swimming, roulette turn in football and shuffle hop step in dance. Our love of the outdoors continues, as some of us successfully climbed some Munro mountains. We were proud to see several Blue Peter badges being awarded within our class, including a diamond badge. At home, our baking skills are coming on nicely with lots of cakes, scones, brownies, biscuits and fudge being baked.
Article 29: You have the right to education which develops your personality, respect for other’s rights and the environment.
