Primary 7a Wallacewell Primary

This week we’ve been using Magma maths (on our Ipads) to revise fractions and percentages.

We concluded our IDL topic on WW2 and have now begun to plan our leaver’s assembly.

We continued to explore the theme of “my hidden Glasgow” in writing, and wrote some rough drafts of our poems for the Lord Provost’s competition.

We’re reaching the dramatic conclusion of our class novel “The Boy In the Striped Pyjamas”, which underlines our learning about tolerance and diversity.

This week in writing we began planning for a Glasgow wide poetry competition entitled: My hidden Glasgow. We started by creating Glasgow themed mood boards, which we’ll use to plan our poems.

In maths we translated Roman numerals, and solved problems using them. We also challenged ourselves to some very long equations, which included brackets, square numbers and square roots.

We continued looking at WW2 through our class novel “The Boy in the striped pyjamas”. We also studied a range of sources to decide whether the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was necessary.

This week our numeracy focus has been the order of operations (B.O.D.M.A.S) and different multiplication strategies. This meant solving complex problems involving brackets, squared/cubed numbers and square roots.

As part of world book week we wrote some fantastic poems, about libraries. We will continue writing poetry over the next few weeks, which will be entered in a city wide competition. We also had a live lesson with novelist Jamie Gregory, which centred around his new book “bonehead”.

In health and wellbeing (as part of our learning on respecting other cultures) we’ve been creating presentations about different cultures from around the world. P7a were asked to choose a country, research the music, food and traditions of that country, and create a keynote presentation about everything they’ve learned. We’ve found out fascinating facts about Cambodia, Russia, Libya, Japan and a host of other countries.

In numeracy this week we’ve explored different uses for, and solved calculations involving negative numbers. As well as this, we’ve used Magma Maths on our Ipads to help us show our working, and improve our problem solving skills.

In literacy we’ve been reading non-fiction books about crime scene investigation, mangrove forests, helicopter pilots and expeditions into the arctic circle. We also wrote explanation texts, which explained the process of evacuation during world war 2.

In health and wellbeing we completed our gymnastics unit by performing a series of movements and group balances. As part of our P.A.T.H.S unit about respect we learnt about the importance of fair trade, and working conditions in developing countries.

Today we explored the theme of diversity through our class novel, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. We focused on how the characters respond to the prejudice they encounter in Nazi Germany, and the importance of speaking out against facism.

P7a have been collaborating really well during our traitors game; sharing ideas and listening to each others views, as well as working together to decipher clues. Unfortunately they are yet to catch a traitor. 😕

P7a Curriculum Newsletter – Term 3 2025-26

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P7a Curriculum Newsletter – Term 3 2025-26

It’s been a busy week in P7a. Our maths focus this week has been on measuring and drawing angles. In writing we looked at how to use technical vocabulary (related to world war) in our writing about evacuees. We’ve continued to explore this conflict in our IDL and reading work, with a focus on the D-Day landings, and the horrors of Nazi Germany, as explored in our class novel “The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas”.

To celebrate lunar new year we’ve used oil pastels to create these fabulous dragon eyes.

This week our numeracy focus has been symmetry and 3d shapes. We’ve reflected symmetry in 4 quadrants, identified properties of 3d shapes and created nets of them

Our reading focus has been non-fiction. We’ve examined Kangaroos, creating dioramas, the effects of volcanic eruption and the diary of a wild life photographer.

In Writing we planned an explanation text on evacuees during World War 2.

Our IDL focus on World War 2 involved discussing and creating propaganda posters. We also learned about Alan Turing, the enigma code, and created our own ciphers.

Our P7 enterprise was a roaring success, with stock flying off the shelves in unprecedented time.

We created non-chronological reports on our personal areas of expertise, and began new reading books.

In numeracy we’ve developed our understanding of sequences: square numbers, Fibonacci, and triangular numbers.

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Smithycroft Transition Timeline 2025-26