Primary 5a Wallacewell Primary

This week p5a have been working hard, in maths we have been working on the algorithm strategy for addition and subtraction. We thought the exchanging would be very tricky but we did really well! We had to remember our number bonds.  In writing we began exploring features of a good setting for our imaginative writing. We created our own spooky Halloween inspired ‘starry nights’ drawings in Art. In PE we began a block on Tennis. We also started our new IDL topic all about the ‘unsinkable’ ship – The Titanic.

This week in p5a we have been working hard in Maths on using the compensation and constant difference strategies for addition and subtraction.
in Literacy we began looking at features of explanation writing, which we will work on next week.  We managed to complete our novel the Queens Nose and have created fabulous storyboards to retell the main events. We have been having fun trying to beat the teacher with our speed spelling too!
In Art we used chalk pastels to create some amazing ocean animals, focussing on colour and blending.

We have been able to discuss our emotions more and talk about our own experiences during our Paths lessons.

This week p5 have been very busy in our learning, we are improving our recount writing skills and using great time openers when sequencing events. Children are trying hard to Uplevel their writing by adding extra information and feelings and using great adjectives to describe.

In maths we have been exploring rounding as well as using what we already know when adding and subtracting multiples of 10,100,1000, first we find the hidden number facts for addition or subtraction then use the rule for multiples. We thought this would be very tricky at first but we are already really good at this, it will help us when using a new addition strategy next week.

In reading this week we have focussed on characterisation and finding evidence in the text as well as working on our metalinguistics and clarifying skills.

Through our IDL context of the Oceans, this week we explored lifecycles and have begun looking at food chains.

In our Paths lessons we have been working on using the Control Signals to help us calm down and deal with problems effectively. We showed great teamwork when solving problems this week.

Another busy week in p5a!

In maths we have begun exploring strategies to help us solve addition and subtraction problems. We have particularly liked the open numberline.
we are continually consolidating our knowledge of place value as it helps us with all number work, so we enjoyed some active place value tasks this week too.

In writing we have been working on the recount genre, this week we watched a short clip called ‘taking flight’ and wrote some super recounts, retelling the events from the childs perspective.

In reading we continue to work on employing our reading strategies and skills through our novel study.

In our Paths lessons we have been exploring different emotions and how these present as well as looking at resulting behaviours and strategies we can use to support these.
We also use an emotional checkin every morning, where the children all chose the most relevant emojis to have and decide each morning on how they are feeling, this can be changed throughout the day.

As part of our IDL context this week we were exploring the creatures that live in each layer of the ocean in a little more depth and have created super fact files about some of these animals.

We are further developing our teamwork and cooperation skills in PE and in our Creative enquiry sessions.

Click on the link below to view our Term 1 Curriculum Newsletter.

P5a Curriculum Newsletter – Term 1 2025-26

We have had a good start to primary 5, we began by creating our class charter and deciding what we wanted our class to be like. We have been working on teamwork and cooperation skills, and have been working well together.
In maths we began work on Place value and were able to show this outdoors. We have now moved on to strategies for addition and subtraction. Our class novel this term is The Queens Nose, and we have been working hard on applying our reading strategies.  In Writing we have started with Recounts. Our Topic is Ocean Life where we have been very engaged in our learning.

Welcome to Primary 5a. We are looking forward to sharing our learning journey with you.