gw10gordonnicola2@glow – Page 4 – Camstradden Primary School

November 30, 2022

Our week In Primary 4

Primary 4 have had a busy week. Here are some of our highlights from the last week:

Literacy: This week we have been writing recounts. The children have been working on peer assessment and have been giving each other feedback on their writing using the success criteria.

Numeracy & Maths: We have been doing information handling this week. The children have carried out surveys in class and are exploring different ways of presenting their information. Look out for a survey question for adults at home!

HWB: The children are continuing to work on fitness training and gymnastics in PE. The focus for health & wellbeing in November has been healthy and the class have exploring then importance of a balanced diet. They are compiling a mini cook book of healthy recipes so please send us any recipes you have on Seesaw and we will include them in our book!

RME: Our themes this term is Buddhism and this week the class read a Buddhist story called ‘The Wind And The moon’. Make sure to ask your child about the message learned form the story.

IDL: We are continuing our topic on climate zones and this week the children have been learning about tropical and mountain climates.

Expressive Arts: Our art work is top secret this week but has involved design and choosing suitable media for a particular task. All will be revealed at the Christmas Fayre!

November 30, 2022

Primary 1b… our term so far

Message from Miss Murray – Term 2:

Primary One have had a successful term so far and are looking forward to the festivities this December. We are currently rehearsing for our Nativity and cannot wait to perform for you all!

Reading:

Primary 1 have demonstrated their knowledge of phonics through their recent reading tasks. Children have shown they can read words by sounding out and blending familiar sounds. They are beginning to show an understanding of a text through using picture clues and recalling main characters/event in the text.

Primary 1 demonstrate enjoyment and choice through voting for our ‘Book of the week’. The story is read 3 times throughout the week, allowing children to develop skills in predicting, sequencing and summarising.

Writing:

Children in Primary 1 are now able to write CVC words with increasing independence. They have been able to use their knowledge of sounds and apply this when writing short words. Almost all children are able to draw a picture and narrate what they have drawn.

Listening and Talking:

This term, children have been learning to retell the story of ‘The Gingerbread Man’. Children are able to identify the main characters in the story and retell the main events with increasing independence. Children have been developing their listening skills and are able to follow short instructions.

Numeracy:

This term, children have shown confidence when adding two amounts together. They have demonstrated an awareness of number talks and are beginning to justify their reasoning behind their answers. Children will continue to work on formation of numbers within 20.

Social Studies:

We have been learning about Transport this term as part of our IDL topic. Children have been constructing cars out of recycled materials and learning about the transformation of cars through the decades. Whilst playing in the role play area, children have shown an understanding of what jobs there are in a train station.

Miss Murray and Primary 1b.

November 25, 2022

A week in P7

P7 have been very busy; here are some of the highlights!

Maths – We are beginning work on fractions and enjoying learning how to use bar models (and getting to write on the desks!)

Reading – We are exploring a mix of fiction and non-fictions texts to improve our reading skills and our general knowledge.

Writing – Having had great fun writing all about Pirates last week, we are now moving on to Recounts in different forms e.g. newspaper report, diary, blog.

Talking & Listening – We have been having some great discussions about challenging questions including “What is Beauty?” and “Should Women and Children Always Be Evacuated First?”

PE – As a Leadership Opportunity, some of our Primary 7s are leading the class in their Social Dance lessons. We’ve had great fun learning with Karla, Zoey and Summer this week; Emily, Paige and Leo are taking the lead next week.

HWB – We are continuing our work on learning about healthy lifestyles. We have already looked at portion control, and keeping mobile by ensuring muscles, heart and lungs are fit for purpose. This week we will be looking into dental health and hygiene.

Topic – We have been learning about Fair Trade and the food journey of bananas. Soon, we will move onto our Christmas Fair Enterprise topic to plan, design, manufacture, package, advertise and sell our products once we have consulted with potential customers!

November 16, 2022

Cinema Trip 10th November

Primary 4 went all the way into the city centre last Thursday to see ‘The Croods 2’ at Cineworld. This trip linked to work we have been doing in class on film literacy. Everyone enjoyed the film, especially Miss Gordon and Mrs Neil who laughed almost the whole way through! We were very lucky to have 2 parent helpers come with us. The boys and girls all followed our code of conduct and were ready, respectful and safe at all times; we even got a compliment from the bus driver on their good behaviour!