Primary 7b Wallacewell Primary

It has been another busy week in P7B! Here is a little look at what we have been learning.

In numeracy, we have been developing our understanding of decimals. We practised partitioning decimals, comparing and ordering them, and adding and subtracting decimal numbers. We have been working hard to explain our thinking and challenge ourselves!

In writing, we explored similes and metaphors to make our writing more descriptive and exciting. We then took part in different writing stations, collecting ambitious vocabulary to build our own word banks. We will use these words next week to write our own haunted house stories! Our writing genre this term is narrative, with a particular focus on describing settings and helping our readers imagine the places in our stories.

In reading, we moved on to our new reading books! We explored different before reading strategies, investigated unfamiliar vocabulary and tackled a variety of comprehension questions. We are continuing to develop our skills in understanding texts and thinking more deeply about what we read.

We also began our new IDL topic on the Amazon Rainforest and Brazil! We started by looking at a range of pictures and using our detective skills to work out what they showed and how they were connected. We are excited to discover more about this fascinating part of the world and investigate the questions we have about it.

We are very excited for our Divided City bus trip next week! We will be making connections between our class novel and the world around us, bringing our learning to life.

If you have any old newspapers at home, we would really appreciate donations for our upcoming STEM projects. Please send them in with your child if you have any spare. Thank you for your support!

Have a lovely weekend, everyone!

What a fantastic final week of Term 1 in P7B!

We completed our final week of our Journeys topic in the STEM room. We had lots of fun getting creative and putting our problem-solving skills to the test. We made objects that could float, designed objects that could move along the ground, created marble runs and rollercoasters, and even became TV news reporters!

We also finished our biographies about people who broke barriers and made a difference in the world. We then challenged ourselves to give a solo talk about the person we had researched. Everyone worked so hard to speak clearly, share interesting facts and show confidence. We were so impressed with how well everyone did!

In Maths, we have also been learning about percentages of amounts, developing our skills and applying what we have learned to different problems.

What a brilliant first term we have had! We have worked so hard, learned lots of new things and enjoyed so many exciting experiences together. Have a wonderful and well-deserved October break, P7B!  Well done for an amazing Term 1!

It’s been another busy week in P7B!

We have been getting creative in STEM by designing and building our own shelters for Sukkot. We had to think carefully about our designs and how to make our shelters sturdy!

In numeracy, we have been practising division with remainders and have now moved on to fractions. We are using our division skills to help us find fractions of different amounts.

During writing, we researched famous people who broke barriers and made a difference in the world. We used our research to help us prepare for our solo talks, which we will be presenting next week. We can’t wait to share what we have learned!

In PATHS, we started exploring different types of conflict and discussed how we can use our PATHS strategies to resolve disagreements and get along with others.

We are almost at the end of Divided City and are getting very excited about our upcoming bus tour! We have been developing our reading skills by summarising events, making predictions using evidence from the text and visualising scenes as we read.

Another fantastic week of learning, teamwork and new challenges in P7B

Click on the link below to view our term 1 curriculum newsletter. 

P7B Term 1 Curriculum Newsletter

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Transition Welcome Letter (2026)

Click on the link below for the Primary 7 Smithycroft Transition Timeline for 2026-27 –

Transition Timeline (2026)

Short week, but a busy one!

In Writing, we completed our writing assessments on “How to Log into Teams”. We brought together all of our prior learning, including grammar skills, and used our planning sheets and jotters to help us complete our final pieces.

In Maths, we have continued developing our multiplication skills, focusing on multiplying 4-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers. We also looked at common mistakes and worked together to overcome any misconceptions.

We have continued working on developing our basketball skills, focusing on improving our skills, teamwork and confidence.

In IDL, we created posters for our “Breaking Down Barriers” campaigns. Next week, we will be researching individuals who have broken barriers throughout history. We will then create a fact file and use our research to prepare and present our solo talks.

We also presented our group presentations on different cultures and how we can show respect for them. These presentations turned out fantastically, and everyone learned lots from each other. We were very proud of the confidence, teamwork and effort shown by everyone.

Welcome to the very first P7B blog!

We have had a busy and exciting week, with lots of opportunities to learn, be creative and challenge ourselves.

In Literacy, we have continued our reading of Divided City. We have explored new vocabulary by using clues from the text to work out meanings, as well as developing our character analysis and inference skills. We have also been thinking about what it would be like to put ourselves in the shoes of the characters and consider their thoughts and feelings.

In Maths and Numeracy, we have been working on multiplication and division, with a particular focus on multiplying and dividing by multiples of 100. We have been using our place value knowledge to help us understand the patterns in numbers and explain our thinking.

Our STEM learning in the Creative Enquiry Room has been lots of fun! Our focus has been journeys, and we have been using recyclable materials to create vehicles that move on water and land, designing marble runs and using the green screen to create news reports about famous journeys. If you have any clean cardboard boxes or other cardboard recyclables at home, these would be greatly appreciated for our upcoming STEM activities!

During PATHS, we have been preparing presentations about respect, with a particular focus on respecting different cultures. This links closely with our IDL topic, Breaking Barriers, as we explore how we can challenge prejudice and help everyone to feel included and respected.

In PE, we have been developing our basketball skills and putting them into practice. This week, we completed our very first basketball game as a class!

What a fantastic week, P7B! We are looking forward to another week of learning and fun!

Hello everyone!

This is our final blog of 2026 and the final blog for P7B as they prepare to leave Wallacewell Primary School.

This week, the class has been busy rehearsing for our leavers’ performance. They have worked incredibly hard practising their songs, learning their lines and developing their drama skills. I am very proud of the effort and enthusiasm they have shown, and we cannot wait for you to see the final performance on the 23rd.

In Film Literacy, we continued our work on Lord of the Rings, focusing on character analysis and exploring the traits and motivations of key characters. In maths, we consolidated our learning on angles through a variety of revision and problem-solving activities.

It has been a wonderful year teaching P7B. I am incredibly proud of everything they have achieved this year and wish them all the very best as they begin their high school journey.

Thank you to all for your kindness, encouragement and support throughout the year. It has been greatly appreciated.

This week, we have been very busy with our learning!

In literacy, we worked on writing a recount about our favourite memory from primary school. This helped us to reflect on all the wonderful experiences we have had and also gave us the chance to rehearse parts of our leavers’ assembly.

In maths, we continued developing our data handling skills. We interpreted information from bar graphs and line graphs and explored different sets of data to find the mean, median, mode and range. We used our mathematical thinking to answer questions and explain what the data showed.

As part of our Rights Respecting Schools work, we linked our learning to our World Cup topic. We created origami-style football tops and chose a UNCRC right that was important to us. We then designed a slogan to promote that right. Our finished football tops looked fantastic and showed great creativity and understanding of children’s rights.

As we continue preparing for our leavers’ assembly, we would be grateful if children could practise their scripts at home whenever possible. Even a few minutes of practice can help build confidence and ensure everyone is ready for the big day!

Well done, P7B, for another excellent week of learning!