It has been another busy week in p5a! In Maths we have been working on different strategies for long multiplication – we have used the box method, partitioning and the algorithm. We have all worked very hard on these. In … Continue reading →

This week we have been working on developing a Plot in our imaginative stories. In Maths we have been learning to solve larger multiplication calculations using the box method strategy. We have also been exploring weight through our measurement unit. … Continue reading →

Another busy week in p5a! In writing we have been working on our spooky stories , we have now created the beginning of the story using descriptive and figurative language to describe the setting and introduce the characters. In reading … Continue reading →

This week in p5a we have continued with our addition and subtraction strategies, focussing on using the algorithm. On Thursday we welcomed parents in to our class to showcase our different maths strategies.  In writing this week we have been … Continue reading →

Two years ago, our school community came together to raise funds for the Beatson Cancer Charity. Cancer impacts countless lives in different ways, and the Beatson continues to make an incredible difference through its compassionate care and unwavering support. The … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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. … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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