Primary 6b Wallacewell Primary

Our reading skills were a big focus this week as we returned to creating reading journals on the iPads using Keynote and Book Creator. We worked hard to present our ideas clearly and creatively while developing our understanding of the texts we were reading. We also completed reading assessments and practised comprehension questions to strengthen our understanding and reading strategies.

In maths, we began exploring different aspects of measure, focusing on kilometres. We estimated distances to places in our local area and beyond by using maps on the iPads, helping us connect maths to real-life situations. Later in the week, we learned how to convert kilometres to metres and metres to kilometres, improving our confidence with measurement and conversions.

We continued developing our persuasive writing skills by writing a letter to Miss Davidson to persuade her to move us into the bigger classrooms. We focused on using strong arguments, persuasive language, and clear explanations to support our opinions.

As part of our Commonwealth Games learning, we designed and created our own Commonwealth medals. We carefully cut shapes from cardboard, painted them the correct colours, designed the details, and attached ribbons. This activity helped us develop creativity, problem-solving, and practical design skills.

We also enjoyed spending some of our class money on rewards, recognising the hard work, positive behaviour, and teamwork shown throughout the week.

This week has been full of exciting learning opportunities, teamwork, and creativity as we continued to challenge ourselves across different subjects. Here are some of the highlights and key learning points from our activities:

We stayed active in PE by playing rounders and continuing our Commonwealth Games practice. We took part in javelin, shot put, and hurdles, helping us develop coordination, balance, strength, and teamwork skills.

Our reading skills were a big focus this week. We began creating a new reading journal in our jotters using before reading strategies to help us make predictions and prepare for our texts. As the week continued, we used during reading strategies to think more deeply about what we were reading and finished with after reading strategies to reflect on and summarise our learning.

In maths, we began learning about speed, distance, and time. We practiced using formulas and solving problems to help us understand how these measurements are connected in real-life situations.

We also developed our persuasive writing skills by writing a piece to persuade Mr Milligan to let us choose where we sit in class. This helped us use strong arguments, persuasive language, and clear explanations to support our opinions.

As part of our Commonwealth learning, we researched the properties of athletes’ shoes used in different sports. We explored how design features can improve performance and safety. We then designed our own athletes’ shoes, thinking carefully about the key characteristics needed for a chosen sport. At the end of the week, we presented our finished designs and explained why they would be effective.

We also continued working on reading comprehension through our reading groups, answering questions to improve our understanding and thinking skills.

To finish the week, we completed our spelling test and reflected on all the hard work and creativity we had shown throughout the week.

This week has been full of energy, creativity, and great teamwork as we continued to build on our learning across different subjects. Here are some of the highlights and key learning points from our activities:

We stayed active in PE by playing rounders and beginning our own Commonwealth Games practice. We took part in sprint races and relay races, helping us build speed, teamwork, and cooperation.

We continued developing our research skills by building on our Commonwealth project. We explored different countries, drew their flags, and researched athletes from those countries. We then created presentations and shared them with the class, helping us grow in confidence when presenting.

Our reading skills were a focus again this week. We started a new reading journal, aiming to improve both the quality of our responses and our presentation. We also worked on comprehension questions using our reading books to strengthen our understanding.

In writing, we practised persuasive techniques by creating a piece to convince our teacher to give us extra break and lunchtime. This helped us use strong arguments and expressive language.

In STEM, we explored shape drawings and learned how to use Keynote more effectively, helping us improve our digital and design skills.

We also worked together to create a new class charter, thinking about how we want our classroom to feel and how we should treat each other. We shared our ideas through our “How Good Is Our School?” floorbook, making sure everyone’s voice was heard. Our committees also returned, giving us responsibility and opportunities to contribute to our school community.

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P6b Curriculum Newsletter – Term 4 2025-26

We’ve had another fun and productive week, packed with learning, creativity, and teamwork! Here are some of the highlights and key learning points from our activities:

We developed our reading skills by using before reading strategies to explore our new class book and began creating our own reading journals. As the week went on, we focused on during anf after reading strategies, helping us to better understand and engage with the text.

PE, we stayed active by playing rounders and non-stop cricket, building our teamwork, coordination, and game skills while enjoying being outdoors.

In writing, we used our iPads to create a recount of our Easter holidays, helping us practise organising our ideas and writing clearly. Later in the week, we focused on persuasive writing. We revisited the basics and wrote a paragraph to persuade Miss Davidson to allow phones in class, before developing more advanced skills to “uplevel” our writing with stronger vocabulary and techniques.

In maths, we worked on division using the bus stop method. This helped us break down calculations step by step and improve our confidence with dividing numbers.

We also continued developing our French skills by writing about ourselves, helping us practise vocabulary and sentence structure in a new language.

In PATHS, we focused on understanding and managing our feelings, learning helpful strategies to stay calm and make positive choices.

We explored history by learning about the Commonwealth and creating fact files. We were also assigned different Commonwealth Games countries to research, helping us build our knowledge of the wider world.

We enjoyed some well-earned free time as a reward for our hard work and positive behaviour. To finish the week, we completed our spelling test and made the most of the sunny weather by spending time up at the pitch.

We’ve had another busy and exciting week with lots of different learning experiences across the curriculum! Here are some of the highlights and key learning points from our activities:

We developed our teamwork, coordination, and strategy skills in PE by taking part in invasion target games. These activities helped us think about movement, positioning, and working together as a team.

In RSHP, we explored important topics about growing up and relationships. We learned about what sex is, how human life begins, and what it means to be a parent or carer. These lessons helped us build understanding, respect, and confidence in discussing important life topics.

In maths, we worked on a range of number skills. We learned how to convert decimal numbers into fractions and explored negative numbers, including how to add and subtract them. These lessons helped us strengthen our understanding of number systems and problem-solving.

We also focused on our reading skills. During our novel study, we explored new vocabulary and used it in context. We practised reading comprehension using our own books, helping us improve our understanding and thinking skills.

In STEM, we presented our learning using Keynote, sharing what we have been working on over the past few weeks. We also enjoyed a special STEM afternoon with parents, where we planned a space mission and learned about gravity and orbits. We continued working on our space presentations, developing our research and presentation skills.

We explored creativity through Art Hub on the iPad, using digital tools to develop our artistic skills.

In PATHS, we learned about dealing with teasing and how to respond in a calm and respectful way, supporting our emotional wellbeing and relationships with others.

We enjoyed rewards for our hard work, including time on the pitch playing with the new football goals and using our class money system. These rewards recognised our positive behaviour and effort.

We also had some special experiences this week. We attended an interfaith roadshow, where we learned about different beliefs and cultures, and an assembly focused on rights and World Water Day, helping us understand global issues and the importance of fairness and responsibility.

To finish the week, we completed our spelling test and enjoyed our final week of swimming, continuing to build confidence and skills in the water.

We’ve had another exciting and productive week full of learning, creativity, and teamwork! Here are some of the highlights and key learning points from our activities:

We developed our skills in PE through basketball and cricket, improving our coordination, teamwork, and game awareness. In maths, we began learning how to simplify fractions and continued building our understanding throughout the week, including learning about equivalent fractions and practising using Magma Maths. We also completed maths tests to show what we’ve learned.

In French, we created our own family trees, helping us practise vocabulary for family members and understand how to present information in another language.

Our writing skills were a big focus this week. We practised setting descriptions and explored creative writing through a Stranger Things theme, using imaginative ideas and descriptive language. We also learned how to “show, not tell” in our writing to make it more engaging. Additionally, we wrote newspaper reports about the Highland Games, developing our understanding of structure and formal writing.

We enjoyed hands-on learning in STEM by designing and making chairs out of cardboard, which encouraged creativity, problem-solving, and teamwork. Some of us also used iPads to create 3D cups, building our digital design skills. We also followed a sketchbook tutorial to improve our art techniques.

We were rewarded with free time for our hard work and positive behaviour, which we really enjoyed. At the end of the week, we attended an assembly about school values and rights, helping us understand the importance of respect and responsibility.

We also kept up with our spelling practice by completing a spelling test. In swimming, we practiced in the big pool, building our confidence and improving our swimming techniques.

What a fantastic and busy week we’ve had! Here are some of the highlights and key learning points from our activities:

We started the week with lots of energy by playing non-stop cricket in the gym. This helped us improve our teamwork, coordination, and batting skills. In French, we learned how to say family member names, which built our vocabulary and confidence in speaking a new language. In maths, we put everything we’ve learned about graphs into practice, helping us better understand how to use data.

We continued developing our physical skills with target practice in PE, where we focused on accuracy and concentration. We also enjoyed a World Book Day assembly, which reminded us of the importance of reading and storytelling. In maths, we carried on with data handling, learning how to collect and organise information.

Our creativity shone through when we wrote Toy Story-themed setting descriptions, using imaginative and descriptive language. In maths, we learned how to read and create pie charts to show data visually. We also enjoyed some free time as a reward for our hard work and positive behaviour. Additionally, we set up our class iPads and learned how to use them responsibly for learning.

We explored science by learning more about different substances and their properties. In social studies, we discovered the history of tartan and even found our own family tartans, which was very exciting. During reading time, we continued our class novel, identified interesting words, and used them in our own sentences to improve our vocabulary.

To finish the week, we went swimming where we had some free play and learned breaststroke techniques, focusing on breathing and coordination. We also completed our pictures for the class challenge, showing creativity and effort. We carried out surveys, practising how to gather information, and completed our spelling and data handling test to show what we’ve learned.

Primary 6B enjoyed a wide range of exciting learning experiences across the curriculum.

Literacy

We explored metaphors and similes, learning how these creative tools help to make our writing more imaginative and descriptive. We had great fun creating comparisons and sharing our ideas with the class.

We also continued reading our class novel, The Girl Who Stole an Elephant, and completed descriptive writing based on one of the chapters.

Learning focus:

• Understanding figurative language

• Developing descriptive writing skills

• Using evidence from a text to inspire our own writing

Maths and Outdoor Learning

In Maths, we learned all the compass points and practised giving clear directions to our partners in the classroom and playground. We used our knowledge of angles to help us calculate accurate directions. We also enjoyed reinforcing our learning through new and engaging maths games.

Learning focus:

• Using compass directions confidently

• Applying knowledge of angles in real-life contexts

• Building teamwork and communication skills

Outdoor Education – Pinkston

We had our final session at Pinkston, where we learned about predators and prey and took part in exciting survival games in the forest environment. It was a fantastic way to experience learning outdoors and apply our knowledge in a practical setting.

Learning focus:

• Understanding food chains and ecosystems

• Developing teamwork and strategic thinking

• Learning through active, outdoor experiences

Health and Sport

Some pupils continued with their swimming lessons, building water confidence and improving technique.

We also learned about the Winter Olympics, exploring different winter sports and watching highlights from the games.

Learning focus:

• Developing physical skills and resilience

• Learning about international sporting events

• Understanding sportsmanship and dedication

Special Visit

We were so excited to have Mrs Jodah come in and visit us and update us on all the fun things she’s been doing since she retired.

Teamwork & Responsibility

We have introduced a new class money reward system, which encourages teamwork, responsibility and positive behaviour. Pupils can earn rewards by working together and supporting one another.

Learning focus:

• Cooperation and collaboration

• Responsibility and positive choices

• Working towards shared goals

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