Literacy – For the past few weeks, p6a have been working really hard to improve their spelling. Daily input in class has been working well to help boost weekly spelling results and children have been engaging in a wide range of written and active tasks each week.

Maths – In maths, we have been working on money, looking at bank statements. We had fun looking at different scenarios and creating bank statements for people, thinking about their situations and what their income and outgoings would be. It was very eye-opening to see how much things cost and how little money can be left at the end of the month to do fun things!

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Primary 3 have had a very busy week rehearsing and completing work for our Easter showcase, which was today. They delivered their lines fantastically, sang loudly and danced with enthusiasm. I am extremely proud of every single one of them as they all had to speak and it can be very scary when you have an audience.  Our learning this week in maths was on interpreting pictographs. We also combined our maths and our art skills to help us learn about symmetry.  You may have spotted our fabulous symmetry butterflies on the wall at the showcase.

This week p6a created some fantastic space art using chalk pastels. We worked on our blending skills and shading, using white chalk to create a 3D effect.
We looked at scale to ensure our images were not too big and not too small.
The class were very impressed with the end results (as was Mrs Gray!)

This week we listened to the story We’re going on a bear hunt.

We had our very own bear hunt around the school grounds. Not only did we find a bear in his cave but we saw two deer running through the grass. It was very exciting.

We used this to inspire our writing and create a story map.

We also looked at the beautiful blossom on the trees in the playground to create our art.

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