Primary 7b Wallacewell Primary

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

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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!

For Literacy, we continued developing our Film Literacy skills through Lord of the Rings. We focused on developing our inference skills by discussing how the ring impacts different characters throughout the story. We also explored character analysis by making comparisons and connections between characters, helping us to prepare thoughtful predictions based on what we know so far.

In Maths, we completed our maths assessments throughout the week. Everyone showed resilience and determination, using their prior knowledge and growth mindset strategies to try their very best. We are proud of the effort and positive attitudes shown by everyone.

We also enjoyed taking part in Sports Day this week. Our P7 pupils were fantastic role models, helping to set up activities and supporting younger children during some of their very first sports days. It was wonderful to see such teamwork, encouragement and leadership on display across the school.

We are also looking forward to our residential trip next week, where there will be lots of exciting activities, opportunities to challenge ourselves and plenty of fun to be had!

In literacy, we started learning about film literacy and used our before, during and after reading skills to help us understand clips. We also made fortune tellers and wrote our own instructions, using exciting vocabulary and adverbs to make our writing clear.

In maths, we learned how to find missing angles in triangles and quadrilaterals, using our addition and subtraction skills to help us.

We also held auditions for our leaver’s show—everyone was amazing and showed lots of confidence! We have started practising our songs and can’t wait to perform for you.

A reminder that we are collecting recyclables to help fund our leaver’s party. Thank you for your support!