This month Primary 1 have been continuing to learn their Jolly Phonics Sounds and securing their knowledge. We have been looking at the beginning, middle and end of fairytales and predicting what happens next. We have been using these fairytales to created character descriptions such as the gingerbread man and little red riding hood. Using colour, number, size and texture to describe them.

In Maths we have continued with adding and subtracting within 10 using strategies such as part-part whole and using a number line. We have also looked at capacity using a water tray and measuring jugs, cups and jars.

Children have been learning about the Nativity through R.E. They have been able to order and explain the events within the Nativity. They also took part in the Nativity show, doing a fantastic job performing.

December has been full of festive fun and hard work for Primary 6. We have been working hard alongside Primary 1 planning, practising and performing our school Nativity. There was lots of hard work on stage and behind the scenes to get everything ready. We hope it was an enjoyable performance- we certainly had fun!

Alongside our Nativity we still manage to squeeze in lots of hard work. We have been learning about fractions and using out STEM knowledge to create traps for our elves.

P6 also enjoyed their boxing sessions with our coaches. These were lots of fun.

December has been another busy month for Primary 7.

We had lots of opportunities to apply our numeracy skills when learning about money. We learned how to work within a budget to; plan a weekly shop, shop for a Christmas meal and budget for Christmas gifts. We also learned about profit and loss and the importance of this when creating, buying and selling products. We use our learning to plan, create and price our Christmas item for the Fayre and then as create our own imaginary Christmas Business/Event.

We have continued with our descriptive writing whiles getting in the festive spirit and using our skills to describe winter scenes, festive decorations and much more.

There have been lots of opportunities for us to be creative and show our skills. We have been busy building in our STEM area as well as using our coding skills with Spheros and Lego kits.

A busy month for Primary 7 who are now ready for a well earned rest!

There has been lots going on in Primary 6 this month.

In literacy, we began our persuasive writing unit. We have been using the PM writing programme to develop our writing skills, focusing on the description bubble to enhance our work. We have explored different features of persuasive text and completed our first piece of writing about why P6 should go to the zoo! 

We have also been working on our film literacy, describing scenes and the characters in the Harry Potter movies. 

This month in numeracy, we have completed our multiples, factors and prime numbers topic. We are now moving onto fractions, decimals and percentages where we will be exploring their relationship and how this knowledge can help us in the real world. 

In maths, we have been learning about shape, symmetry and angles, extending and challenging our current understanding. 

P6 have been enjoying our animal’s topic, where we have been learning about different animal habitats and adaptations. We were able to apply our learning during our visit to Edinburgh Zoo this month!