Primary 4a Wallacewell Primary

This week in p4a we have been working on comparing and ordering numbers in maths as well as exploring the place value when we add or take away 10s and 100s. We also went outside to take part in a Maths scavenger hunt.

In writing we have been looking at character descriptions and have created our own character to use for our detailed descriptions next week.

In reading we are nearing the end of our Novel The Hodgeheg , we have been learning lots of strategies and skills to support our reading and have been working on applying these with the text. We have also been developing our skills through our roles in reciprocal reading groups.

As part of our Scottish wildlife topic this week we went outside to be wildlife detectives, looking for clues and evidence of animals in our school grounds. Some children found lots of evidence!

Please see our Term 1 curriculum newsletter.

P4a Term 1 Curriculum Newsletter

Another busy week in p4a! This week we have been working hard on our procedural writing; using good time openers, imperative verbs and adverbs when giving clear instructions. In reading we have been exploring characterisation, as well as building on our reading skills and strategies. This weeks Maths focus has been on Multiplication, where we have been using different strategies to solve multiplication calculations, we have also been listening to some times tables songs and playing some multiplication games to support quick recall of tables facts. Our skip counting is getting really good!

During our Scottish Wildlife topic this week we have done some independent research to create animal fact files, and we have looked more closely at habitats within Scotland for different animals. We also continued our stations of leaf art, tessellation and animal classification!

In Paths this week we have continued to add more emotions to our comfortable and uncomfortable list, whilst exploring what these emotions look at feel like and sharing our own experiences and strategies. We have also been really good at complimenting our classmates!

Hello everyone,

For this week’s recap, we moved on from information report writing to creative short stories! Pictured below is a whole class plan we came up with together before writing our first short story in small groups. In Maths and Numeracy, we created tessellated patterns using 2D shapes and practised the open number line strategy to solve addition and subtraction problems. Excitingly, we also had an author visit who read and spoke about her book! Lastly, in line with our Space topic, the children created solar system art using the shading technique. The children are excited to present their Space projects next week as a short talk, so please encourage them to complete this and bring it in on Tuesday 🙂

As this is my final blog post of the year, I have to say what a pleasure this year has been with the children. Every single one of them has flourished academically, but socially too. They were all determined to reach their full potential for the year, which I believe they all achieved, and developed their friendships within the classroom along the way. I am sincerely going to miss them all dearly and am, in fact, not looking forward to the final day before the Summer holidays! Although, it will be fun 🙂

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller.

Thank you for your cooperation and encouragement throughout the year, everyone at home! Every attendance to parents appointments, the showcase, and open afternoons was greatly appreciated. All of your support with homework, attendance, and projects did not go unnoticed. By working together, we have helped the children learn, grow, and thrive.

Have a lovely long weekend, are you watching the World Cup?

Miss Love

Hello everyone,

This was an exciting week as we began another topic, Space! In Writing, the children researched Mars using both non-fiction books and iPads before writing an information report on Mars using the information they gathered themselves. In reading, we read more of our class novel and in Maths, we calculated the area of shapes and converted kilograms to grams. Pictured below are Writing and PE lessons. In PE, the children participated in different stations: long jump, planking, shuttle run, aiming and throwing, and bench climb.

The children took home instructions for a homework project that is due Tuesday 16th June, so please look in their bags 🙂

Have a lovely weekend,

Miss Love

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Hello everyone,

It was nice to see more of you this week for our final parents evening!

This week in Primary 4a, we read more of our class novel, ‘The Hundred-Mile An-Hour Dog’, and began to identify themes in each chapter! In Maths, we revisited data handling but this time, used technology to create the bar graphs with data. Below is our Mneumonics Wow Wall created by the children during an active spelling lesson and our bar graphs!

Have a lovely weekend,

Miss Love

Good afternoon everyone,

This week was exciting because we started our class novel, The Hundred-Mile An-Hour Dog, for which each child also made their own bookmark! In Maths, we practised accurately weighing using scales and weights – pictured below.

I hope you all have a lovely long weekend,

Miss Love

Hello everyone,

In line with our current topic – the World of Sports – the children wrote an information report on the Commonwealth Games and filled in a fact file of any country that has qualified for the World Cup 2026. Also, we explored the life cycle of a sunflower and focussed on comprehension in reading! In PE, we have been focussing on athletics and more specifically, the long jump this week.

Have a lovely weekend,

Miss Love

Hello everyone,

This week was a very short week but as usual, P4a still managed to do loads, including have Sports Day! In Spelling, we managed to recap on most of our strategies we have learned this year and practised correct letter formation with joined writing. In line with our topic, we created abstract art with line and colour and created a sports character in the middle. We also designed an alternative Scotland football top containing culturally appropriate elements and practised note taking on a spider diagram whilst watching olympics performances.

Have the best weekend,

Miss Love

Good afternoon,

This week in P4a, we wrote an information report on Bottlenose Dolphins and converted millilitres and litres in Maths. In spelling, we focussed on the final phoneme family left to learn, “ow”, and the children performed excellently in their spelling test today! For our current topic, The World of Sports, we explored what countries have qualified for the World Cup and their flags. Pictured below are active Spelling and Reading lessons.

Have a lovely long weekend,

Miss Love