– Maths – Round the numbers in your jotter to the nearest 10.

– Write and practise spelling words: spot, spell, spray, spring, sprint or knee, knew, lamb, comb, climb

Maths and spelling is due on Thursday (21st November 2013).

Reading homework should be completed each night (Mon-Thurs) and page numbers are written in purple diary. Pupils should bring their purple diary and reading book to school every day.

We have been rounding numbers to the nearest 10 – Marc

We were learning about three different netball passes – Eve

We made tree pictures using ripped up paces of colored paper and stuck them on to tracing paper – Lucy. M

We have been learning how to write a letter – Calum. M

We have been learning about different charities in our area – Zoe

We made winter scenes using paint – Lucy. W

We made autumn scenes by ripping up tissue paper – Joshua

We painted winter trees – Ruby

We have been practising our songs for ‘Hey Ewe!‘ – Lilly. V

We have been learning how to say ‘hello’, ‘goodbye’ and ‘my name is..’ in French. We have also been learning some colours and numbers in French. – Finlay

What a fantastic day it was today in Lochardil. We loved having boys, girls and staff dressed in their pyjamas. The Junior Leaders did a fantastic job with the Pudsey themed games, and Mr Cook was tired out after playing goal-keeper at lunchtime.

With the support of you all, we raised a massive £404.88 – a fantastic total!

Our competition winners were announced at assembly and are on the Pupil Council blog.

On Monday afternoon, the shoeboxes were picked up by Blythswood. We took pictures of the shoeboxes getting put into the lorry. We collected 90 shoeboxes and put them in the lorry. We helped the men put all the shoeboxes into their lorry. They will be given to children who don’t have anything at Christmas time in other countries. We feel like Santa’s elves!

Written by all the boys and girls of P3FS

The Parent Council blog can be accessed by clicking the image above. Check it out for Parent Council Minutes and updates.

Our topic this term is called ‘Helping and Giving in Our Community.’ This will involve discussing local charities and projects that help different people in our community.

P3FS are organising the Blythswood Shoebox Appeal for Lochardil Primary School. We will also be carrying out a fundraising project to raise money for a charity of our choice. The pupils will be working on their team work and decision making skills throughout this project.  We hope to learn more about the Lochardil community and communities in other countries.

Here are some of our questions:

Which countries do charities help? (Pupil)

How does the Blythswood Shoebox Appeal work and who does it help? (Pupil)

What is “water aid”? (Pupil)

Who are the people that are ‘in need’? (Teacher)

What help is there in the Lochardil community? (Teacher)

How do we make informed decisions? (Teacher)

If anyone has any ideas that would help us to learn more about our topic, then please let us know!