In Literacy this week, to link with a spooky theme, we did some scary stories in class.  We continued to work on describing our settings and characters. After, we looked at how to split our work into paragraphs and highlighted where there was a change in place, time or theme.

In IDL, we learnt about fishing on the River Tay and took notes while watching a short video about it.  We looked at beavers and discussed why some people (mostly farmers) would be unhappy with their reintroduction to Scotland.  We also completed a comprehension piece about them.

In Numeracy, we looked at multiplication circles and the 6 times tables.  Some of us used “groups of” to help us work out 2 or 3 times table sums. On Wednesday, we completed some spooky multiplication mosiacs using various strategies to help us work out some trickier equations.

In Science, we looked at how to categorise animals and completed a chart to show which animals had particular features.

In PE, we practised an overhand throw and played several games with a partner to challenge our aim while using this throw.

In Drama, we reinacted the story of the very enormous turnip and worked with groups to create particular scenes.

In Music, we looked at sheet music and followed along to the beat by clapping and playing our glockenspiels.

In Outdoor Learning, we looked at types of trees and identified them by their leaves.

We completed our last skills academy lesson, the children all really enjoyed this.

Hope you all have a lovely rest of week.

Mrs Skilling