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  • Welcome back to Term 2

    We have had a busy week after the October holiday! We have had another busy week of learning. In reading we have been finishing of our class novel we have worked on whole class reading this week and using emphasis and projecting our voices. In writing we have started to look at recount as our focus this term with a particular focus on describing the setting and helping our readers imagine the place in our stories. In numeracy, we have been working on time particularly durations. We have used our knowledge of time and our skills to look at timetables ...

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  • Welcome Back to Term 2

    It has been another busy week in P7B! Here is a little look at what we have been learning. In numeracy, we have been developing our understanding of decimals. We practised partitioning decimals, comparing and ordering them, and adding and subtracting decimal numbers. We have been working hard to explain our thinking and challenge ourselves! In writing, we explored similes and metaphors to make our writing more descriptive and exciting. We then took part in different writing stations, collecting ambitious vocabulary to build our own word banks. We will use these words next week to write our own haunted house ...

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  • P4a

    As always we have been busy working hard in p4a this week. In Maths we have been working on adding and subtracting multiples of 10 and 100. As well as beginning to look at the algorithm strategy for addition, using number bonds, correct place value and exchanging where necessary. In writing we were developing our character descriptions to  use within a spooky story. In Reading we have begun working with our PM levelled reading books and have been applying our strategies to text level work within this. We began the week by reviewing and evaluating our term one targets and ...

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  • P1b Weekly Update

    We have had a fantastic week of learning in P1B! 🌟 In our playroom, we have continued exploring our topic, Room on the Broom. We investigated forces through exciting push and pull experiences and enjoyed bringing the story to life through role play. We used different voices and body language to represent the characters and really got into our roles! One of our favourite experiences was mixing the witch’s brew, carefully adding different ingredients to our very own cauldrons. In writing, we continued developing our descriptive writing skills. We drew pictures of what we would put in our own magical ...

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  • Welcome

    Welcome to the Bellahouston Academy Website. The Google translator tool can be found on this page. Please also download the FREE Bellahouston Academy App. It is my privilege to be the Headteacher of Bellahouston Academy, a welcoming school which is at the heart of its vibrant, diverse community, where relationships are a source of encouragement and support, and where we take great pride in the many achievements of our young people. I hope that you find the information within our website useful, and that it effectively captures the character of our school: a supportive and nurturing learning environment where young ...

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