Of course the main event this week was the Christmas Party! We enjoyed playing all the games and dancing around. After the party, both p5 classes came together to enjoy a well earned snack and drink of juice.

Even though it was the final week, we still had to use our brains to do some work! We completed our short talks and used our targets. This was challenging for some of us and we were nervous but everyone managed and done absolutely amazing. We also completed our multiplication and division assessment, using all of the strategies we have been learning in Term 2.

Finally, to end this week we are all very excited for our visit to the ice-cream van!

We hope everyone has an amazing Christmas holiday!

Let’s start off by mentioning our Christmas writing! We watched Mog’s Christmas Calamity and created some writing based on this! We enjoyed thinking of this story from different perspectives.

We went over some multiplication and division strategies and some of us enjoyed applying these independently and working hard to remember everything we have learned before.

In Creative Enquiry, we used a range of materials to make a scene from our favourite movie.

Our IDL lessons this week have been fun. We have learned some things about Spanish foods, music and dancing. Some of us even had a go at some Flamenco dancing.

We used some digital technology to research a famous person of our choice and created a biography! We used our notes to create a short talk plan which we will be delivering next week to our classmates.

Have a great weekend and we are all very excited to be one step closer to the CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY!

It’s Christmas Door week! We have all enjoyed discussing and deciding which door design we wanted to create. Everyone has made different items to help make our door look fantastic and these activities have been a highlight for us this week.

In Creative Enquiry, we had a choice of making a parachute for Santa or an elf trap. We all made our own decision and used loads of different materials to create our item. We enjoyed this task and had lots of fun.

Most of us have been enjoying learning a new division strategy. Even though it has been tough and challenging, we have enjoyed developing our skills.

Today is the Christmas Fayre and we are all sooo excited! We can’t wait to see all of the fantastic things on offer!

Have a fantastic weekend!

The highlight of the week was definitely the visit to the Panto! We all enjoyed it and thought it was really funny. Jonny Crabsticks fell into the curtain during the show and we all thought that was hilarious and don’t think that was supposed to happen.

Everyone worked hard on their tennis skills and we played some mini matches. This was a good way for us to see how much we have improved and developed our skills.

We worked hard to uplevel some sentences and all done very well. We added adjectives and made the sentence better overall.

We enjoyed having Miss Kelly visiting us this week to look at our reading strategies and how we use them.

We are looking forward to next week… THE FIRST WEEK IN DECEMBER.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND!

This week we went on an adventure to the local library. We had a look at the books and we chose one we liked to borrow. There was also a colouring station and we could choose a sheet to colour in.

During our gym time, we have started to put all of our Tennis skills together and had some mini matches. We felt that everyone was trying hard to develop their skills and building confidence.

This week, we had an exciting assembly because the Commonwealth mascot came in to visit us. It was very fun and the unicorn mascot was running around and shaking their tail. We learned lots about different sports and that it’s always good to try something new.

This week we were using the grid method for multiplication. Most of us enjoyed this and liked how we can use it to multiply larger numbers.

As part of IDL, we carried out a floating and sinking experiment. We made predictions and enjoyed checking to see if these would be correct. When we put the orange in, it floated with the peel but when the peel was removed it sank to the bottom!

In gym, we practised our target skills using the tennis balls. We used different tennis techniques to try and hit the balls into the hoops to win points.

For health and well-being, we used drama to role play some scenarios related to good sportsmanship and how to act when someone might not be playing a game correctly.

We hope everyone has a lovely weekend!

This week in creative enquiry we used glitter to make fireworks and most of us really enjoyed that!

We played some games in P.E and enjoyed them. We played some new ones introduced by our classmates and also played some old favourites.

In Numeracy, we have started a block on multiplication and some of us have enjoyed learning a new strategy: the grid method.  Most of us enjoyed multiplying by 10 and 100, we were shocked at how easy it can be when you use an appropriate strategy.

Most of us have liked using our reading strategies to help us answer questions and find information in our reading books.

Some of us have enjoyed writing our short stories and adding description and details.

It has been another speedy week with a lot of interesting learning. Let’s see what next week will bring. Have a good weekend!

The highlight for most of us this week was the Halloween Disco! We had so much fun and loved seeing all the costumes.
We played American Handball again and loved it! We could see a big improvement in our skills and supported each other.

We enjoyed it when some parents came in to see our numeracy and the different strategies we have been learning.

All we can think about is our Halloween evening and how many sweets we might get!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

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 Beatson Cancer Charity works alongside the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre – one of the leading cancer care facilities in the UK – providing vital funding for specialist staff, innovative research, and improved patient wellbeing. From emotional support and complementary therapies to cutting-edge treatments and clinical excellence, the charity ensures that patients and their families receive the best possible care at every stage of their journey.

We are proud to continue supporting the Beatson and the life-changing work they do for so many across Scotland.

This year, some of our amazing staff will be taking part in the Glasgow Santa Dash 2025 with Beatson Cancer Charity on Sunday the 7th December at Glasgow Green. Please help us to raise our fundraising target by donating to our Just Giving fundraising page. Click on the link below to access –

https://www.justgiving.com/page/miss-d-ht-8?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL

Every little counts and everything is very much appreciated.

Thank you in advance. 🧑‍🎄🎅🏻

From Miss D (HT) & Team Wallacewell

Our first week in Term 2 was a busy one!
In Numeracy, we have been challenging ourselves to learn the Algorithm method. We felt like it was tricky to start with and as the week has went on we are more confident and feel better when using it.

We started learning Tennis skills in P.E. We found it fun and enjoyed developing our skills in lesson one and felt proud of how responsible and ready to learn our class was. During the outdoor learning, we played American Handball and this was a new sport for us. Some of us found it tricky to start with but we still liked it and had fun.

Our first topic this term is all about the Titanic. We used our research skills to find some facts on the iPads and we feel like we have found out a lot already. Some of us are looking forward to finding lots of interesting things out.

We learned all about Diwali and made some Diya lamps using tissue paper. We enjoyed this and took our time to make them as colourful as possible.

Let’s see what next week has in store!
Happy Weekend!