Primary 5a Wallacewell Primary

In maths this week we have begun work on our decimals block of learning, whilst also beginning a maths project which is game based, using lots of problem solving skills.
In writing we completed out non chronological reports and were able to structure these well with lots off detail. We have been working hard on our diversity topic and this week explored the impact of stereotypes and bias. We have now begun work on our Diversity showcase which will be next month, so any practice of our songs at home would be great!

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A busy short week in p5a! We have been working on our tennis skills in PE . We have been working on our reading strategies and applying them to texts. We are continuing to learn some British sign language as part of our Diversity topic. We have also been celebrating Diversity Day today by wearing clothes that represent our cultures and uniqueness! We also designed some diversity posters and poems.
We have begun our Maths project with a selection of new games to try.

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Another busy week in p5a! This week we wrote another non Chronological report and were able to make improvements in our structure and level of detail as well as uplevelling our writing. In Maths we finished off our fractions block by working on using bar models and the calculation method for solving fractions of amounts. We have been working hard in our Diversity topic, this week exploring physical and hidden disabilities as well as neurodivergence. We completed group tasks to help us with this and have also been able to create some unique puzzle pieces and diverse superheroes whose brain is their superpower! We also enjoyed some diversity related artwork. In Pe we finished our Scottish dancing block with a Scottish ceilidh, which was fun but exhausting!

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Have  a lovely long weekend!

P5a Curriculum Newsletter – Term 3 2025-26

Happy Friday!
This week in p5a we have been working on non chronological reports all about Scotland, while in Maths we have been using the bar model to work out fractions of amounts. We created our own Rangoli patterns as part of our RME, incorporating our symmetry skills. This week in Scottish dancing we learned strip the willow, it was tricky at first but we soon got the hang of it! We started our new IDL topic all about Diversity. We began by looking at how we are all unique and created our own unique puzzle pieces. In RSHP we also explored stereotypes. On Thursday we went on our class trip to the Science Centre, it was great fun. We enjoyed the Planetarium too.

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This week we enjoyed Scottish country dancing, we practiced the Military Two Step and Gay Gordons and learned the Canadian Barn Dance too, we even tried the progressive version. we learned about Scottish Inventors before finishing off our Scotland Topic with a large Display of Knowledge poster.  We created our own version of Steven Browns highland coos in Art.  In Maths we worked on equivalent fractions and comparing fractions then moved on to simplifying fractions. In reading we have been developing our Reciprocal reading skills. We have also been working on balancing skills as part of our gymnastics.  We have also been continuing with our RSHP lessons, this week exploring stereotypes.

This week in p5 we have been working hard on comparing fractions with different denominators in Maths, we have been able to find the lowest common denominator and make equivalent fractions to compare them. In our Shape block we made 3d shapes monsters.  As part of our Scotland topic we used our writing time to write detailed fact files and we also learned about some of the wildlife native to Scotland. We have been trying very hard with our Scottish dancing and we now know the military two step and the Gay Gordons. We have some fabulous dancers! We also created our own McIntosh inspired Roses in art this week. We have been enjoying the Paths stories focussing on making choices, peer pressure and uncomfortable feelings.
We have been working on our reading strategies and applying these in our tasks with our reading books.
We worked hard on showcasing all our spelling strategies during our open afternoon on Thursday.

We have had a busy start to the new year in p5a. In Maths we have been working on our fractions block and have been working hard on solving equivalent fractions. In Writing we began by working on Scottish poetry, we listened to and translated ‘the wee malkies’ poem then wrote a response in the same style. Our new topic is all about Scotland, we explored Scottish symbols as well as looking at clans and tartan, we designed our own tartans using oil pastels. We have also looked at Scottish landscapes and famous landmarks.  We have also begun learning some Scottish Country dances!
We have also enjoyed learning some British Sign Language as our Friday master class.

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This week we started the week by presenting our solo talks. We did a little work on fractions. Lots of other things we did were Christmas-y! Like Christmas French, Christmas art, Christmas maths, Christmas literacy! On Tuesday we had our Christmas party, it was good fun! We had ice cream from the ice cream van this morning too!

Merry Christmas and Happy holidays!

This week we showed great teamwork after deciding on our Christmas door design. We used our handprints to create a Christmas tree, and everyone had a part to contribute. We have enjoyed opening our advent calendar daily too! In Maths we did a  snowball maths game using our division strategies. We have been working hard on larger division calculations using partitioning arrays and algorithms. In literacy we used Christmas spelling words to practice , we also did some research for our biography writing and have been improving our reading strategies through various tasks and reciprocal reading roles. We have done some Spain art as well as some Christmas art this week. In Creative enquiry this week we used our problem solving skills to design and build parachutes for Santa and traps to catch the mischievous elves!

we continue to have a secret student every day too!