This week in P5, we have been busy learning across many different areas of the curriculum.

In Maths, we learned how to find the volume of 3D shapes and developed our understanding of capacity by converting millilitres (ml) to litres (L) and in weight too.

In Literacy, we reflected on our time in P5 and wrote reviews about our year. We thought carefully about our experiences, achievements and feelings, and shared what we have enjoyed and learned throughout the year.

In Health and Wellbeing, we explored the changes that happen to our bodies as we grow and develop, helping us understand more about ourselves and others.

As part of our learning about food and sustainability, we explored the journey from plant to plate and created visual representations to show our understanding of where food comes from. We explored what the 7 processes of living things are.

We enjoyed taking part in PE outdoors, developing our fitness, teamwork and movement skills while making the most of the outdoor environment.

In Digital Learning, we learned how to add accessibility features to our iPads and explored Adobe Express tools to help us create and share our learning in different ways.

In Art, we learned about patterns in artwork from different cultures around the world and created our own pattern-inspired pieces.

We also continued learning British Sign Language, developing our communication skills and learning new signs.

Well done, P5, for another fantastic week of learning!

We have enjoyed joining some virtual lessons this week. On Wednesday, we joined a rainforest live lesson, where we explored biodiversity in this habitat. On Thursday, we attended a Fife Summer Reading Challenge to learn how we can participate this summer. On Friday, we had an amazing virtual tour of Edinburgh Zoo and Highland Wildlife Park and we learned about the different living things that live there.

We have used our iPads well to make mind maps in our learning about how plants benefit society.

In PE, we have been developing our skills in team games and working well with others. This week in Health, we have been learning about how to keep safe and thinking about who our trusted individuals are that can help us if we have a worry or if we feel unsafe.

In our Maths work, we have been exploring properties of 2D and 3D shapes.

We have continued sharing individual presentations on our World Cup countries and we are enjoying tracking how they are doing. We wrote newspaper reports about Scotland’s win in Boston, thinking about our use of direct and reported speech.

We have continued learning more of British sign language, including colours and the alphabet.

In outdoor learning, we tended to our planters and made maps of our grounds. In loose parts, we enjoyed working with others to create hospitals for endangered animals.

 

 

 

 

 

P5 have had a very busy and exciting week at school. Throughout Sports Week, everyone enjoyed taking part in a variety of activities including; team games, target zone, cross country, football, Commonwealth Games activities, quizzes and a fun beetle drive. Today was our School Sports Day and we all tried our best. We have showed excellent teamwork, determination and sportsmanship during all events.

In Literacy, we worked hard on writing newspaper reports about World Oceans Day, learning about the importance of protecting our oceans and marine life and using the correct format. In Maths, we developed our understanding of finding the area of 2D shapes using different strategies and problem-solving skills.

The class also delivered individual presentations about World Cup countries, confidently sharing interesting facts and information with their classmates. We made fantastic use of the iPads to support their learning, particularly through Showbie and Freeform, helping them to organise ideas, complete tasks and present their work creatively.

In Drama, we were worked well together on creating short scenes around protecting our oceans. We also designed triorama habitats in groups to develop our creative skills and show our understanding of different habitats.

A very exciting end to the week in P5 as we received our iPads and started to set them up ready to use next week.

We have been learning about World Ocean Day and participating in a whole school competition set by the Rights Respecting Schools Committee. We also wrote rhyming poems about protecting our oceans and the species that live there.

In our Maths work, we have been learning to accurately draw and measure angles. We have also been working hard at our mental maths skills.

This week in PE, we have been developing our skills in field games and also football. We have been learning about consent in our Health work.

Within our topic, we have been sharing our presentations on adaptation and giving feedback. We have also been finalising our presentations for sharing next week about life in a country involved in the World Cup.

We have been practising our numbers in French and writing to describe our family members and pets. We have also been learning sign language for numbers to 20.

 

Well done to a group of P5s that represented our School at the Fife Cross Country event on Thursday in Kirkcaldy. They all did very well and pushed themselves to do their best.

In class, we have been learning about adaptation as part of our Biodiversity topic and worked well with others to create presentations to share to our peers. We have started to explore different types of habitats.

We have continued to develop our skills in writing a newspaper report and our use of puns, openers and catchy vocabulary. We continue to develop our handwriting skills.

In our Maths work, we have been learning about different types of angles and measuring angles. We are working hard at improving our speed and accuracy in mental maths. We created angle inspired artwork.

In PE, we enjoyed playing field games and also having a go at some of the races for the upcoming Sports Day. We have continued to develop our cycling skills in Bikeability.

We have been working hard at vocabulary for food and drinks in French.

We have started creating our personal presentations to share with others. We have each been given a country participating in the World Cup and need to persuade others to go to this country and how they will perform at the World Cup.

We enjoyed designing games in our Loose Parts play for others to enjoy.

This week we have continued to monitor the Oystercatchers and their eggs in our playground. We wrote newspaper reports about the Oystercatchers and the progress they are making. We had to consider the layout of our text and use interesting language and headlines. We have also been working hard on her handwriting, comprehension and spelling skills.

In Numeracy, we have been developing our division skills and making links to multiplication. We have been working hard at mental maths and problem-solving.

In our topic work, we have been learning about food chains and waves and how they are linked. We have created our own examples. We have explored how adaptation works and researched some examples. We enjoyed creating animal printing in art.

As it is national Bee Day this week, we have been creating beehives in loose parts and working well together. we also learned about the importance of bees for biodiversity.

On Thursday it was National Outdoor Learning Day and we enjoyed a visit to Forgan Arts Centre and exploring the grounds there.

In our health and well-being work, we explored what makes a good friend and created our own friendship recipes. In PE we have been working hard at developing our athletic skills and our field sports in team games. We also completed another session of bikeability and developed our slow control and braking.

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This week, we have been learning more about biodiversity as part of our topic. We have been learning about endangered species and the factors causing this.

We have been very interested in the Oyster Catcher who has chosen to lay eggs below the ramp access at our classroom. We have created some beautiful artwork of the Oyster Catcher.

In Writing, we chose who we would like to write to in order to persuade them. This included the Scottish Government, local shops and the Council. We are working hard at using openers and persuasive language.

We have been learning the difference between facts and opinions and identifying both in different texts.

In Numeracy, we have been working on number equations and our mental maths.

We have been developing our skills in PE in athletics and field sports. We also had a group representing our school in Dundee at the Pentathlon. They all did very well and won medals in the relay, short and long distance running and welly throwing!

In French, we have been learning to describe hair and eye colour.

We enjoyed working with P2 in outdoor learning and we explored food chains in our playground.

We have been writing this week to persuade our local Council to grant permission to give all pupils in Fife an extra holiday for the World Cup. We have been developing our use of persuasive language and rhetorical questions. We have also been working hard at improving our spelling and handwriting skills.

In Numeracy, we have been learning how to use number machines and calculating input and output. We have been developing our mental maths skills using 5 a day questions and Sumdog, where we have had a class competition.

In P.E, we have been working hard at improving our skills in team work in field sports and also in athletics. We have been learning about the physical and mental benefits of exercise.

In French, we have been learning our numbers and to describe family members and pets orally, also  writing.

We are continuing to explore Biodiversity in our topic and in our outdoor learning. We enjoyed learning about David Attenborough to celebrate his 100th birthday in recognition of his contribution to nature and the environment.

This week we have been working hard at our mental maths skills and also completing our learning in symmetry, including problem solving challenges. We also looked outdoors to find signs of symmetry in nature and used MS Paint tools to create symmetrical images.

We have been writing persuasive letters to our local councillors regarding rubbish, why it is a problem and what we would like them to do about it. We have been focusing on using persuasive language, openers and rhetorical questions, as well as setting a formal letter out correctly.

We have also been developing our handwriting, spelling and comprehension skills.

We have begun learning about Biodiversity as our new topic and have worked well with a friend to research and create an online book about our findings.

In Loose Parts, we enjoyed working together to make animal habitats.

We have enjoyed participating in the SFA competition to create a poem or picture to inspire Scotland at the World Cup.

In French, we have continued to learn to talk about family members and numbers.

With Miss Allan, we have been developing our ICT animation skills and also learning about people who have made a difference in RME.

We have been working hard in P.E to develop our running, throwing and jumping techniques. We have also been working in teams during field games.

In our Health and Wellbeing work, we have learned about the signs of a heart attack and what we can do in an emergency situation.

We have enjoyed our drumming lessons with Mr Foggo. In Drama, we have been developing our character skills and quick improvisations.

We have had a busy first week back to school!

We have been enjoying the lovely weather and taking our learning outdoors. We enjoyed athletics and field games in P.E. Today, we worked with P2 to identify minibeasts in our garden area. We also planned what we would like to do with the containers in our playground and have chosen wild flowers to help the bees we look after.

We have written informal letters about our time over the holidays and we are focusing on openers and rhetorical questions. We have also been working on our handwriting skills this week, with a a big focus on this during this term.

We have been working together to plan and develop ideas for a new healthy biscuit. We have then been creating packaging following a design brief.

In Science, we have been exploring dissolving and what affects dissolving rates.

In French, we have been developing our number skills and introducing others in our live lessons.

We are participating in the ‘Newport in Bloom’ art competition which is called ‘Bouquet of Garden Flowers’. We are enjoying being creative and choosing our medium for this task.

We have been working hard at our times tables in mental maths and developing our understanding of symmetry in maths.

We had a visit from the RNLI to help keep us safe when we are around the sea.